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Public Health

A runner at Ridge Avenue and Spring Garden Street on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Exercise is good for us. Even more so now that we’re stuck at home

We’re all a little stressed during these “stay-at-home” days. The health benefits of exercise can help counteract the impacts of isolation.

6 years ago

Dean Lindsey shared a picture on Facebook on March 21, 2020 of the items on his bedside table in quarantine in his State College house.
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Health
WPSU

First-person account of COVID-19: Centre County man shares his story

WPSU’s Emily Reddy talked with Dean Lindsey, who says he’s one of the first positive cases in Centre County.

6 years ago

File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Property tax relief takes big hit as N.J. freezes nearly $1B in spending

The $921 million on the chopping block includes tuition assistance, lead abatement, drug recovery programs and municipal aid.

6 years ago

Nurses with ChristianaCare test people for the coronavirus in downtown Wilmington on March 13, 2020. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Health

Delaware coronavirus case total hits 104, presidential primary postponed

Delaware’s Democrats will have to wait a little longer to vote in what’s expected to be a landslide primary win for Joe Biden.

6 years ago

A man walks past a large banner promoting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Monday, March 23, 2020. The IOC will take up to four weeks to consider postponing the Tokyo Olympics amid mounting criticism of its handling of the coronavirus crisis that now includes Canada saying it won't send a team to the games this year and the leader of track and field, the biggest sport at the games, also calling for a delay. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Community

Tokyo Olympics officially postponed until 2021

The IOC said the games will be held “not later than summer 2021” but they will still be called the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

6 years ago

Xiomara Diaz and her daughter Genesis Diaz leave William Hunter School in Kensington with free meals because of the coronavirus shutdown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Education

Parenting during the pandemic

We talk to Philadelphia School District Superintendent William Hite about how the district is supporting students and get tips for parents on coping during this trying time.

Air Date: March 24, 2020 10:00 am

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Photographer HughE Dillon, who tested positive for COVID-19, is experiencing anosmia COURTESY HUGHE DILLON
Health
Billy Penn

Many COVID sufferers experience loss of taste and smell, but it’s not a quarantine symptom in Philly yet

“Everything tastes like sewer water,” said one Philadelphia patient.

6 years ago

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

DIYers and fashion designers in Philly region sew face masks for health care workers

Facing a shortage of face masks, health care workers go to DIYers and designers for help. Philadelphia launches task force to set mask-making standards.

6 years ago

The City of Philadelphia cleared the encampments of people living in tunnels beneath the Pennsylvania Convention Center Monday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Health
Broke in Philly

Philadelphia to open a quarantine facility for people who can’t go home

The news came hours after local officials moved forward with a long-planned effort to clear a homeless encampment in the tunnels beneath the Center City convention center.

6 years ago

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Down the Shore
Community

Seaside Heights closes beaches in support of N.J. ‘stay at home’ order

An Ocean County municipality has closed its ocean and bay beaches as coronavirus cases increase in New Jersey. 

6 years ago

Medical workers wait for cars to pull up to the swabbing tent at the city's coronavirus testing site next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health

Coronavirus update: Wolf issues stay-at-home order for Philly suburbs, extends school closures

Pennsylvania reported 165 new patients diagnosed with COVID-19 on Monday, the largest single-day jump since the coronavirus outbreak began.

6 years ago

A notice is displayed above the lightly traveled Garden State Parkway in Ocean View, N.J., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. promises crackdown on ‘stay-at-home’ scofflaws

Stiff penalties await individuals and businesses who violate New Jersey’s strict social distancing mandates, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said.

6 years ago

Berks County Residential Center. Oct. 6, 2016. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Lawsuit: ICE family detention in Pa. is a ‘tinderbox’ due to COVID-19

According to immigration attorneys, conditions in family detention centers create “a crisis that threatens the lives of women, men and children.”

6 years ago

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Washington. Adm. Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health, center, and Vice President Mike Pence listen. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Health
Science Mag

‘I’m going to keep pushing.’ Anthony Fauci tries to make the White House listen to facts of the pandemic

Anthony Fauci has become the scientific voice of reason about how to respond to the new coronavirus

6 years ago

A 2018-19 WIC food guide at a supermarket in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

When you shop, don’t leave mothers using WIC empty-handed

The federal benefits can only be used for certain sizes and brands — and shelves are running dry.

6 years ago

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