Public Health
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.
Air Date: March 26, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:14Violent crime dipped in Philly last week. Anti-violence advocates want that dip to last
Long before the coronavirus pandemic reached Philadelphia, advocates were on the front lines of another crisis: gun violence.
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Listen 4:23Child care workers ‘scared, but they come’ during coronavirus health emergency
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.
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Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus relief package
The legislation includes direct payments to Americans, an aggressive expansion of unemployment insurance and billions of dollars in aid to large and small businesses.
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Open a window: It’s the best thing you can do for your health when stuck at home
Indoor air is often worse than outdoor air due to trapped toxins, household appliance emissions and allergens from pets and dust mites.
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How Philly’s neighborhoods can help us understand pandemics
Good urban design helped Philadelphia stop 19th-century disease outbreaks. It can also lessen the impact of COVID-19 and future epidemics.
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One less thing to panic-buy — Philly tap water safe from coronavirus
COVID-19 is not transmittable through water, experts say. Tap water is safe and there’s no need to buy bottled water.
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With private labs now sharing COVID-19 data, N.J. in better shape to plan, project
Working with newly available stats, the state has learned that one in four symptomatic patients tested have COVID-19.
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SEPTA faces a ridership problem that coming federal aid won’t fix, experts say
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.
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More than half of Philly’s coronavirus cases are millennials and zoomers
“The first wave of this epidemic is younger adults.”
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Life during coronavirus: the Pennsylvania shutdown in pictures
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.
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Watch live: White House to hold coronavirus briefing amid stimulus bill uncertainty
Last-minute objections are holding up a massive aid package that President Trump had been expected to sign.
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With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, Gov. John Carney is asking vendors to keep offering hand sanitizer, N95 masks and other critical supplies.
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Police can now shut down your ‘non-life-sustaining’ business, but they’d rather not
State police and other officials now have the power to order “non-life-sustaining” businesses to close. They say so far, they haven’t really had to use it.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers vote to delay primary election
Pennsylvania lawmakers voted Wednesday to delay the state's primary election by five weeks to June 2, potentially past the spike of the state's spreading coronavirus cases.
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