Public Health

The Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based Just Born confections company said its production facilities there and in Philadelphia closed Wednesday through April 7.

The stimulus program also includes increased unemployment benefits — even for gig workers.

The numbers on a national level are equally sobering: a record 3.3 million Americans filed for the unemployment benefits in a single week.

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate has risen the fourth most in the country. At least 649,967 people have filed for compensation in under two weeks.

We talk about the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill the Senate passed on Wednesday, the details of the package, and how it might impact individuals and the economy.

Long before the coronavirus pandemic reached Philadelphia, advocates were on the front lines of another crisis: gun violence.

Delaware has more than 1,000 child care facilities. They are reeling, but many remain open with reduced enrollment as coronavirus infects more across the state.

The legislation includes direct payments to Americans, an aggressive expansion of unemployment insurance and billions of dollars in aid to large and small businesses.

Indoor air is often worse than outdoor air due to trapped toxins, household appliance emissions and allergens from pets and dust mites.

Good urban design helped Philadelphia stop 19th-century disease outbreaks. It can also lessen the impact of COVID-19 and future epidemics.

COVID-19 is not transmittable through water, experts say. Tap water is safe and there’s no need to buy bottled water.

Working with newly available stats, the state has learned that one in four symptomatic patients tested have COVID-19.

SEPTA and other regional transit agencies are facing an unprecedented challenge that won’t be solved by a $25 billion relief package advancing on Capitol Hill.

“The first wave of this epidemic is younger adults.”

Across the state, Pennsylvanians are trying to adjust to a new normal. Life in our homes, our public spaces, and our economy looks much different than it did mere weeks ago.