Public Health

The rationing comes as the state Department of Health maintains that it has personal protective equipment available and is working to make sure they have what they need.

U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday -- leading off a worldwide hunt for protection.

In light of the coronavirus outbreak, the University of Pennsylvania has announced that the Penn Relays, scheduled for April 23 through 25, has been cancelled.

With the total in Philadelphia rising to nine people, city officials announced sweeping restrictions on commercial and city government activity.

The goal is stopping the spread while still giving folks their caffeine fix.

The extraordinary new restrictions will impact business operations and discourage individual travel. School closures are set to begin Wednesday.

Airlines have been slashing flight schedules, especially on international routes, to cope with downward-spiraling demand from fearful leisure customers and a slowdown

As the coronavirus outbreak continues, the White House has told federal agencies and executive departments to suspend all work travel unless absolutely necessary.

In the space of a week, Gov. Tom Wolf has shut down schools statewide, put four counties in lockdown, and directed businesses to temporarily close their doors to customers.

With multiple Philadelphians testing positive for COVID-19, the city’s Office of Homeless Services has drafted a plan to prevent an outbreak among people living on the street.

Philadelphia's municipal courts' will not execute any evictions for the next two weeks, starting Monday, March 16, in response to the spreading coronavirus pandemic. 

With jittery shoppers flocking to supermarkets to stock up on supplies for the coronavirus outbreak, some of the grocery chains are announcing measures to maintain supplies.

Restaurants and bars in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Allegheny counties must end dine-in services after midnight Sunday for 14 days.

Some students are staying in Tokyo, since even Philly switched to remote learning.

The United States government maintains an enormous stockpile of emergency medical supplies, and officials have already started dipping into it to help fight coronavirus.