Public Health

With the rate of new coronavirus cases increasing across the United States, some of the country’s top scientists are racing to understand how bad the outbreak is going to get.

The test’s creators at Connecticut-based medical technology incubator 4Catalyzer hope to start producing the kits within weeks, pending FDA approval.

The 11,000-seat arena will be retrofitted to hold 250 beds for COVID-19 patients.

As the COVID-19 pandemic ramps up, Philly area hospitals begin accepting daily donations of food for staff.

The White House task force is expected to give an update on the nation’s current novel coronavirus situation as the outbreak spreads.

SEPTA is cutting back its already reduced Regional Rail service after ridership dropped by more than 90% this week. PATCO is also reducing services.

Crowded conditions in immigration detention could spread coronavirus. The lack of social distancing is compounded by limited access to soap, according to an ACLU complaint.

Philadelphia has given community gardens and urban farms the green light to operate during the COVID-19 shutdown with new safety and social distancing measures in place.

"These aren’t abstract numbers,’ Gov. Phil Murphy said. ‘These are our neighbors, our family, our friends."

Mari-Carmen Farmer ends World Doula Week with a message of encouragement to a community of women.

The House has approved a $2.2 trillion rescue package, rushing it to President Donald Trump for his signature.

Board members read (and sang) all the written testimony submitted and allowed real-time public input.

Mayor Jim Kenney confirmed that Temple’s Liacouras Center, its parking garage and a nearby pavilion will be available for patient overflow space.

The Bryce Harper jersey that could have been worn this baseball season by the biggest Phillies fan is now a protective mask in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

The second person in the state to die from coronavirus is an 86-year-old man who lived in a long-term care facility in Newark. Total state cases have hit 165.