Coronavirus Pandemic

After 76 days in lockdown, the Chinese city at the heart of the global pandemic reopened Wednesday, and tens of thousands immediately hopped on trains and planes to leave.

With COVID-19 patients at half of the state’s eldercare facilities, and shortages of staff, PPE endemic, regional cohorts could help slow spread of infection.

Pennsylvania’s divided Legislature is struggling to agree on how to help the commonwealth recover from coronavirus — and who should get the most aid.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, families are adapting the traditional Seder meal for virtual gatherings.

The new “Lifeline Service Schedule,” intended to increase safety for riders and operators while discouraging nonessential trips, will take effect April 9.

PMA stopped construction in light of worker safety concerns. Work also stopped Monday at the new Philadelphia Police headquarters at 400 N. Broad.

At least four caseworkers have tested positive for the coronavirus and one is hospitalized, said Steve Catanese, president of the union representing the workers.

Citizens Bank Park and Temple Ambler test locations will close. FEMA says they were intended as “immediate high-impact intervention” for initial testing.

Cystic fibrosis advocate Emily Kramer-Golinkoff tells Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn how the coronavirus pandemic has made her life more difficult.

The briefing comes after a day of staffing shakeups on the White House communications team

That’s the word from the Sunday Love Project, which is feeding people in the neighborhood daily.

Both states have stockpiles from pandemic planning in the mid-2000s. Bloom Energy officials said it takes about two hours to perform the maintenance to make them operational.

Union officials allege that the general contractors on several high-profile Philadelphia projects were not complying with CDC regulations.

Health care workers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have been boosting team morale by breaking it down.

Gov. Phil Murphy left it up to municipalities whether to keep their parks open.