Coronavirus Pandemic

Philadelphia's municipal courts' will not execute any evictions for the next two weeks, starting Monday, March 16, in response to the spreading coronavirus pandemic. 

With jittery shoppers flocking to supermarkets to stock up on supplies for the coronavirus outbreak, some of the grocery chains are announcing measures to maintain supplies.

Restaurants and bars in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Allegheny counties must end dine-in services after midnight Sunday for 14 days.

Many of us are burrowing in for a few weeks of social distancing as the virus amps up anxiety levels everywhere. Shopping helps, an expert says.

Melissa Hall, who has a weakened immune system, ventured out for the first time in a week on Friday and donned a surgical mask to go grocery shopping.

President Donald Trump has tested negative for the new coronavirus, according to the president’s personal physician.

The weekend saw school closures and cancellations sweep across the region as the number of COVID-19 cases rose in all three states.

The U.S. internet won’t get overloaded by spikes in traffic from the millions of Americans now working from home to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus, experts say.

Gov. Tom Wolf said he hopes people vote by mail.

Starting Friday, all public events in the Capitol are canceled until further notice, state officials said. That includes tours, school field trips, and rallies.

As ridership numbers drop, the SEPTA riders left on emptier trains take up new safety practices.

Schools in the state will close for two weeks, leaving parents with the daunting task of keeping up at work while scrambling to arrange care for their children.

Health Commissioner Thomas Farley said testing more people is not necessarily a sign that more people are feeling sick.

A number of utility providers servicing Philadelphia are suspending shut-offs in the face of the growing coronavirus outbreak.

It comes as the world has been lurching to try to contain the virus's spread, with millions of students staying home across three continents and large gatherings canceled.