Coronavirus Pandemic

The Pennsylvania Department of Health says the site will be staffed by federal contractors and able to test about 1,000 people a day.

Friday had been the deadline. The city cited ongoing negotiations with employee unions for the extension to Jan. 24.

Despite public health guidance, for many workers amid the omicron surge, the idea of missing so many days of work has become wishful thinking.

At the same time, the court is allowing the administration to proceed with a vaccine mandate for most health care workers in the U.S.

The problem is that production is not yet at full strength and that the pill considered to be far superior, Pfizer's, takes six to eight months to manufacture.

The teams will support Henry Ford Hospital, University Hospital in Newark, the University of New Mexico hospital, Coney Island Hospital, and Rhode Island Hospital.

Most COVID regulations apply to students, faculty, and staff, but specifics vary by school.

P.O.C., a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, hit the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents are faring amid the COVID testing crisis.

Vaccinations among the elementary school set surged after the shots were introduced in the fall, but the numbers have crept up slowly since then.

Hospital parent Crozer Health says patients looking for care will be directed to other emergency departments and urgent care centers.

Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, the Public Health Emergency will expire after 30 days, unless renewed.

The governor acknowledged that hospital leaders had been urging restrictions, but said the business community is already pushing back.

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are still high in Philly overall, straining hospitals, city health officials said, but new positive cases are down slightly from last week.

“The vaccine is our strategy and people need to get the vaccine," Wolf said.

Cold weather and a COVID surge are making things harder for those living on Philly’s streets.