Public Health

The city health department is updating numbers daily.

Up to 180 people held by federal authorities are refusing to eat in protest of what they say are insufficient precautions against the coronavirus.

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.

Bryn Mawr College and Princeton University were quarantine and social distancing early adopters.

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.