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Community
Billy Penn

Foster kids left in limbo during Philly’s coronavirus lockdown

Courts aren’t holding key hearings, which means everything from safety to family reunification is up in the air.

6 years ago

A screenshot from a 2018 viral video of bedbugs on a SEPTA bus. (Courtesy of Crystal Lopez)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Bedbug roulette’ comes to an end, as SEPTA removes buses with cloth seats

In an effort to maintain a clean and sanitized fleet of vehicles during the coronavirus pandemic, SEPTA has announced the removal of buses with fabric seats.

6 years ago

(Commonwealth Media Services)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Advocates call on Pa. officials to reduce prison population amid coronavirus outbreak

Corrections leaders, along with advocates for incarcerated persons, believe the spread of COVID-19 inside prisons is imminent.

6 years ago

Spring break revelers party on the beach, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Pompano Beach, Fla. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Health

Think you’re young and safe from COVID-19? Your immune system might disagree

In some cases, patients have been shown to develop an immune reaction called the cytokine storm. Youth can’t protect you from it.

6 years ago

A rider waits for a SEPTA train.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘Difficult measures’: SEPTA cuts executive pay, takes other steps to stem revenue losses

As the coronavirus pandemic drains SEPTA of riders and revenue, the agency is implementing a range of emergency cost-cutting measures.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf (Commonwealth Media Services)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Challenges to Gov. Tom Wolf’s mandatory shutdown mount from businesses

A Harrisburg-based law firm is asking the state Supreme Court for an emergency injunction.

6 years ago

PlanPhilly
Health

Visualizing the curve: Philly leads Pa. in new COVID cases

Three data visualizations show how the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is growing in Pa. as Philly sees a surge.

6 years ago

Venita Bracy at a laundromat in Northeast Philadelphia, on Feb. 15, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Wolf administration backtracks on closing laundromats for coronavirus

When Gov. Tom Wolf first issued a new order for businesses to close, laundromats were included. After public feedback, he’s reversing course.

6 years ago

Eric Jaffe performs a digital drag bunch.  (YouTube)
Arts & Entertainment

With doors shuttered, performers, museums and zoos are forced to go digital

Performers, museums and zoos turn to the internet during the coronavirus shutdown to entertain — and to raise money.

6 years ago

A long line of cars waits to enter a drive-through COVID-19 coronavirus testing center in Paramus, N.J., Friday, March 20, 2020. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. will shut down nonessential businesses

New Jersey also joined with Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut to request $100 billion in cash assistance from the federal government.

6 years ago

Medical staff prepare to start working at a drive-through testing center for COVID-19 in Paramus, N.J., on Friday, March 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

Haunted by Italy scenario, N.J. rushes to add hospital beds

Will it be enough? That’s the question on everyone’s mind, and it’s a difficult one to answer.

6 years ago

(Commonwealth Media Services)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. eases take-home restrictions on meds for people in opioid recovery to reduce clinic crowds

Some patients in treatment for opioid use disorder will be able to take home up to a month’s supply of methadone, Pennsylvania officials announced Wednesday.

6 years ago

Daaiyah Boone hands out bagged meals to students at Tilden Middle School during the coronavirus shutdown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education
Broke in Philly

City revises its plan for Philly kids in need of meals during school shutdown

Starting Monday, the city will provide families packages of three breakfasts and three lunches per student at 50 schools throughout Philadelphia.

6 years ago

The YWCA York closed its child care center operations and has not applied for a waiver from the state. (Ed Mahon / PA Post)
Community
PA Post

Pa. child care providers dealing with ‘a lot of really, really sleepless nights and hard decisions’

Child care providers across Pa. face a choice in response to the state’s efforts to halt the spread of the coronavirus: Close their doors, or seek permission to stay open.

6 years ago

A health care worker stands by at a COVID-19 temporary testing site at Abington Hospital in Abington, Pa., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Delaware has 39 coronavirus cases; Georgetown court closed after worker sent home

Family Court facilities in Georgetown in Sussex County are closed until further notice. A worker there showed signs of COVID-19 at security checkpoint.

6 years ago

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