
Pennsylvania asks FEMA for help with COVID surge
The Wolf administration requested that FEMA send strike teams to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and ambulance companies in the hardest-hit areas of the state.
3 years ago
U.S. faces a double coronavirus surge as omicron advances
The latest COVID-19 surge threatens to further stretch hospital workers and upend holiday plans for the second year in a row.
3 years ago
Philly health commissioner advises against holiday gatherings
With an increase of new COVID-19 cases after Thanksgiving, Bettigole warns holiday gatherings could cause a surge hospitals in the city may have difficulties handling.
3 years ago
COVID cases are up on Philly’s college campuses. Universities aren’t doing much about it
Many schools force you to toggle between at least 3 pages to get an accurate picture of the situation.
3 years ago
COVID toll nears 800,000 to close out year filled with death
As the year ends, the delta variant is fueling another wave of hospitalizations, court battles are brewing over vaccine mandates and fresh questions are swirling.
3 years ago
How Philly’s indoor dining COVID vaccine mandate will work
The policy goes into effect Jan. 3, with a short grace period.
3 years ago
Pfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, potency versus omicron
The updates come as COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalization are all rising again and the U.S. hovers around 800,000 pandemic deaths.
3 years ago
Number of women doing gig work in Philly region surged during COVID-19
Women are picking up gig work in droves, many motivated by the need for flexibility. But experts say it could cost them in the long term.
3 years ago
Listen 3:28N.J. coronavirus update: 70% of state employees fully vaccinated
At least 70% of state employees are vaccinated, N.J. health officials said. All but seven state agencies that reported numbers have even higher vaccination rates.
3 years ago
Hospitals across Pa. are overflowing with mostly unvaccinated patients
“We're making every effort to make sure the current surge doesn't affect our ability to take care of non-COVID patients.”
3 years ago
Some Philly area school districts make masking optional in wake of Supreme Court ruling
At least five school districts in the Philadelphia suburbs are no longer requiring face masks to be worn by students and staff.
3 years ago
Philly to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for indoor dining in 2022
The mandate will start on Jan. 3, 2022. Restaurant employees will also have to show that they are vaccinated.
3 years ago
Why is it so hard to get a COVID booster these days?
Demand is high, and appointments in and around Philadelphia are at a premium right now. But super vaccination clinics probably won’t be back.
3 years ago
COVID-19 boosters on backburner for most U.S. pro sports leagues
Even as cases continue to crop up, the NFL and NHL have no current plans to follow the NBA’s lead of requiring an additional dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
3 years ago
Delaware students try to sweeten day for hospital staffers amid latest COVID spike
Culinary students from Delcastle Technical High School deliver 12,000 cookies to ChristianaCare workers amid the latest COVID spike.
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