
Coronavirus update: 200,000+ unemployment claims as joblessness surges in Southeastern Pa.
New statistics from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry shows hundreds of thousands of unemployment claims have been filed in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
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Coronavirus update: Delaware state of emergency extended
Gov. Carney issued a declaration formally extending the state of emergency order he first put in place on March 12.
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Some Philly gyms delay membership freeze, causing customer outrage
If you tried to cancel and you’re still being charged, you’re legally owed a refund.
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How to stay occupied during quarantine
What are the best things to read, watch and cook during your time in quarantine?
Air Date: April 10, 2020
Listen 49:13Open letter from Mayor Kenney to Philadelphia amid coronavirus crisis
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney addresses the impact of coronavirus in a letter to all Philadelphians.
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The “save-the-most-lives” approach will exacerbate the already-existing health care inequalities, argues Dr. Hannah McLane, an occupational medicine physician.
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Cats can get coronavirus. How worried should you be?
A study published in the journal Science now says the virus can infect both felines and ferrets. But there are some important caveats to the findings.
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Penn doctor uses his near-death experiences to research why COVID-19 patients crash
Facing the cytokine storm — David Fajgenbaum brings his first-hand experience with cytokine storms to bear on this new coronavirus.
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Listen 09:10‘My teams are undefeated during this quarantine’: Philly sports fans live on replays
The NBA, NHL, MLB and NCAA have cancelled games during the coronavirus pandemic. Philly sports fans are trying to adapt.
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Listen 3:41‘Still hopeful’: For Easter, Philly churches are coming together for virtual communion
Philadelphia churches have had three weeks to build their online chops for Holy Week, the biggest week of their calendar, during a pandemic.
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Listen 3:13N.J. prepares to ‘beg’ for federal bailout as financial disaster looms
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy has ramped up savings, but it will be too little, too late to weather the financial wreckage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Listen 4:19SEPTA police urge nonessential riders to stay off transit as coronavirus hits force
Philadelphia’s transit cops are “on edge” about managing the safety of the system while protecting themselves from coronavirus. At least two officers have tested positive.
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Philly eyes Mastbaum High School for temporary Kensington homeless shelter
The city is opening a drop-in site in the neighborhood to encourage more social distancing.
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Why N.J. wants coders fluent in a 60-year-old language in the middle of a pandemic
Experts say COBOL was likely not written to be able to process the more than 500,000 unemployment claims New Jersey residents have submitted online.
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Listen 1:56Most Pa. hospitals expect to burn through mask supplies within a week
Over the last two days, health care workers have demanded that the federal government provide the emergency supplies they need on COVID-19 front lines.
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