Public Health

An update on the coronavirus in the Philadelphia region.

The number of patients in New Jersey is growing quickly, but officials say they don’t yet see it spreading through “community transmission.”

Organizers of Philly’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade say the event will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday, despite concerns about the spread of coronavirus.

Penn Medicine is fully prepared to deal with COVID-19, a spokesperson said.

The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines.

With cases of the virus now confirmed in Pennsylvania and N.J, unfamiliar words and acronyms are being used. Here is a guide to some of them.

Gov. Wolf’s office announced the two new Montgomery County cases Saturday evening. Earlier, transparency issues were addressed in Delaware County.

Questions are coming up as travelers cope with the threat of COVID-19. Here are some answers that may help.

One good thing may come from the coronavirus: cleaner trains and buses for SEPTA riders. 

City health officials outlined a plan for identifying patients with symptoms and said as the situation changes, so will the response.

Pennsylvania’s third-largest school district made an overnight decision to close five schools after a COVID-19 scare. It could be a taste of what’s to come.

Philadelphia officials provided an update on the city’s coronavirus preparations at 2 p.m. at City Hall. There are no confirmed ...

The bill provides federal public health agencies with money for vaccines, tests and potential treatments and helps state, local governments prepare and respond to the threat.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday morning the state's first two cases of coronavirus, one in Delaware County and one in Wayne County.

Coronavirus exposure closes five schools in the Central Bucks School District out of an “abundance of caution,” no cases in Pa. confirmed yet.