Public Health
The Wolf administration has laid off about 2,500 part-time and seasonal employees and interns as the financial fallout from the coronavirus deepens.
6 years ago
These Philly stay-at-home portraits show resilience in the face of the pandemic
“Through the Lockdown Glass” was photographed following all coronavirus social distancing rules.
6 years ago
Murphy will ‘almost certainly’ announce state tax-filing extension but won’t say when
Governor says delay is due to ‘a number of moving parts,’ such as how state will pay its own bills, amount of federal support
6 years ago
Apple’s new tool lets you screen yourself for COVID-19
Apple's new COVID-19 website and app allow users to screen themselves for coronavirus symptoms and receive recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
6 years ago
Trump considering quarantine for NY, NJ and Connecticut
President Donald Trump said he was considering a quarantine as early as Saturday for coronavirus hotspots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
6 years ago
Why it takes so long to get most COVID-19 test results
After a slow start, testing for COVID-19 has begun to ramp up in recent weeks.
6 years ago
Use this map to track Philly’s positive COVID-19 cases by ZIP code
The city health department is updating numbers daily.
6 years ago
Immigrant detainees stage hunger strike at York County Prison
Up to 180 people held by federal authorities are refusing to eat in protest of what they say are insufficient precautions against the coronavirus.
6 years ago
Pennsylvania corrections officers, advocates worry a prison coronavirus outbreak is inevitable
As of early Friday evening, there were no reported cases of the coronavirus inside the state prison system, either among those incarcerated or corrections officers.
6 years ago
These ‘escape communities’ avoided death as Philly succumbed to the 1918 flu pandemic
Bryn Mawr College and Princeton University were quarantine and social distancing early adopters.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
University of Pennsylvania researchers help develop rapid at-home COVID-19 test
The test’s creators at Connecticut-based medical technology incubator 4Catalyzer hope to start producing the kits within weeks, pending FDA approval.
6 years ago
Temple’s Liacouras Center, set to be Philly’s coronavirus overflow site, almost didn’t get built
The 11,000-seat arena will be retrofitted to hold 250 beds for COVID-19 patients.
6 years ago
Food donations flood hospitals as pandemic surge begins
As the COVID-19 pandemic ramps up, Philly area hospitals begin accepting daily donations of food for staff.
6 years ago
Listen 3:45Watch live: White House coronavirus task force holds news briefing
The White House task force is expected to give an update on the nation’s current novel coronavirus situation as the outbreak spreads.
6 years ago














