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Philadelphia City Hall (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Philly reports first COVID-19 death; DOC extends visitor suspension

Pennsylvania reported an additional 276 COVID-19 cases in the state Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 1,127 cases.

6 years ago

Spanish Flu
Radio Times
Health

Lessons from 1918

We're joined by two historians who will discuss the 1918 flu pandemic and what we can learn from it today.

Air Date: March 25, 2020 10:00 am

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The Postal Service says gloves and surgical masks are made available to all employees who request them, but many postal workers say they don't have what they need. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Postal workers say they lack supplies, training to protect themselves from virus

The USPS says that employee safety is its highest priority. But some workers still fear becoming carriers of another kind — catching and spreading the virus themselves.

6 years ago

Dr. Monica Taylor is the vice chair of Delaware County Council. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pandemic spotlights Delco’s long-standing health department fight

Delaware County doesn’t have a health department, and Democratic county officials say that’s a problem in the time of coronavirus.

6 years ago

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Pedestrians in protective face mask walk past a closed business in Philadelphia, Friday, March 20, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

If the person you live with has COVID-19, here’s what to do

For many people, COVID-19 has only mild symptoms. In these cases, there’s a good chance the sick person might be able to convalesce at home.

6 years ago

A mural created by artist Nile Livingston was installed at 17th and Vine streets along with a public hand washing station meant for people who are living with housing instability. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
Broke in Philly

People experiencing homelessness have a place to wash their hands while the city shuts down

As the city shuts down to slow a COVID-19 outbreak, people experiencing homeless are left with fewer resources for personal hygiene when they are needed most.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf (Contributed photo)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. ‘particularly ill-prepared’ for financial blow caused by the coronavirus

The scale of the shortfall will become clearer in about a week, an official said, when final revenue numbers for March are released, coming in “many millions under estimate.”

6 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney listens during the daily coronavirus update at City Hall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Mayor to Philly landlords: ‘Be a good citizen,’ don’t evict people during a pandemic

Mayor Jim Kenney denounced those who would first look after their own financial interests over the greater public good during the current public health crisis.

6 years ago

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(Screenshot via PA House Livestream)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. lawmakers gather at Capitol despite remote voting and calls for social distancing

Many Republicans said they felt conflicted about balancing their duties as elected officials with their responsibilities as individuals to stop the spread of coronavirus.

6 years ago

A person walks down Sansom Street in Center City Tuesday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus death toll rises in N.J. and Pa. as Del. confronts new cases

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the tri-state region have topped 4,500 with New Jersey reporting nearly 1,000 new cases in a single day.

6 years ago

President Trump speaks with anchor Bill Hemmer during a Fox News virtual town hall from the Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Watch live: White House holds coronavirus task force briefing

President Trump hopes the United States can begin to get back to normal by the middle of next month, he said on a Fox News TV special on Tuesday.

6 years ago

A medical staff member in protective gear administers a test for COVID-19 at a drive-through testing center in Paramus, N.J., Friday, March 20, 2020. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. now has second-most cases nationwide

3,675 coronavirus cases in New Jersey puts the state second only to New York. The Garden State moved to cancel all standardized tests for students.

6 years ago

DANYA HENNINGER / BILLY PENN
Community
Billy Penn

All the Philly coronavirus helplines, in one convenient directory

There’s lots of ways to get info about COVID-19.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during briefing on coronavirus in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump hopes country will be reopened by Easter amid outbreak

“I would love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter," he said during a Fox News virtual town hall.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Medical Reserve Corps volunteers (from left) Megan Boyle, Marina Spitkovskaya, Jamie Huot, and Stephen Bonett, all of whom are nurses, walk to the swabbing tent as the city's coronavirus testing site prepared to open next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health

Philadelphia officials refute Trump’s comments, call on federal government for help

“If we do this right, then maybe, maybe within two to four weeks, we can see evidence of slowing of the epidemic wave,” said Health Commissioner Tom Farley.

6 years ago

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