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Philly’s new mobile testing truck is designed to contain COVID clusters with rapid response
Patients will self-administer the tests, then hand them to workers through a plastic barrier.
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The city health department updates numbers daily.
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Pop-up events and text alerts: How Philly might distribute the coronavirus vaccine
With little concrete information, the city health department is trying to work out logistics.
As demand surges, some Rite Aid and other free COVID test sites in Philly are closed
There are still dozens of options available, although many have long wait times and longer turnaround.
Philly to open second quarantine hotel for vulnerable COVID patients as cases surge
The 30 beds at the first site sometimes fill up, officials said, with people from shelters or those experiencing homelessness.
Philly COVID positive rate worse than other big U.S. cities, cases surge past spring peak
As positivity spikes, hospitalizations grow and mask-wearing drops, Philadelphia is enacting new restrictions to send a message.
Philly adds online options as coronavirus spike overloads city contact tracers
A web-based survey and info portal will help the health department’s team keep up.
Kept from the polls: Some residents at Philly long-term care facilities struggle to cast a vote
Nursing homes must weigh coronavirus safety concerns with individuals’ voting rights.
When a coronavirus vaccine arrives, Philadelphia is primed for battle
Implemented in 1994, the immunization registry known as PhilaVax gives the city a head start.
Philly relaxes rules at farmers markets to make outdoor shopping easier
You can now pick your own produce when you visit the stands.
Outdoor Philly mask use nearly doubles in August, in-store face coverings top 95%
The city’s #MaskUpPHL campaign proved more popular than expected.
You can now get 15-minute coronavirus test results in Philly: Here’s what to know
Rapid antigen tests can provide a quick answer for COVID infections — but false negatives are an issue.
How fast is the coronavirus spreading (or not) in Philadelphia? Check this chart
Contact tracing is key to keeping Rt below 1.
Philly’s coronavirus curves: Daily updated stats on COVID-19
How serious are infections? Is testing increasing? What's the positivity rate? Check these charts.
Philly’s allowing fitness centers to reopen, but some gym owners are wary
"I wish they had given us more time," said one operator.
This is how Philly decides which states land on the quarantine list
The city has walked back its Delaware travel advisory, but is still urging extreme caution.
Leading Philly’s coronavirus response: Meet 15 key people in the city health department
The team has been working nearly 24/7 since the pandemic landed.
The inside story of how Philly’s health department reinvented itself to fight the coronavirus
"You can study a pandemic till you’re blue in the face, but you never know what it’s going to be like until it happens."
Rapid testing is coming to Philly and could trim wait from days to minutes
Officials say more tests and speedy results are key to reopening the economy.