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Philly’s allowing fitness centers to reopen, but some gym owners are wary
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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.
Philly is testing about half as many people as needed to safely reopen, per one measure
That's better than the statewide average.
Meet the key officials leading Philly’s pandemic response
Who's running the show on health, schools, operations and transit.
Updated maps track Philly’s positive COVID-19 cases by ZIP code
The city health department is updating numbers daily.
Philly rushing to add morgue space in advance of COVID-19 death surge
Refrigerated trucks are a potential solution.
No plan for people living on the street as coronavirus lands in Philly
Outreach workers fear a COVID-19 outbreak among the city’s homeless population.
What do you want to know about the coronavirus in Philly?
Tell us your most pressing questions regarding COVID-19.
Urgent cares are suddenly everywhere in Philly. Can they help boost the city’s health?
Over the past four years, Vybe has doubled Philadelphia's stock of walk-in clinics.
Cheesesteak destination Max’s shut down by Philly Health Department
The Germantown Avenue shop had cameos in "Creed" and "This Is Us." It's expected to reopen soon.
Philly gives out 750,000 free condoms a year
Here's a map of where to find them.
Philly has more restaurants per capita than New York City
For the first time, Philadelphia has an official count of how many places you can go out to eat.
Hepatitis A outbreak spreads in Kensington, prompting pleas to ‘Get vaccinated!’
Residents want the city to deal with the issue of human feces, which transmits the disease.
Philly’s opioid epidemic is so bad Starbucks has blue lights in the bathrooms
The coffee giant also has needle disposals at the ready.
Who’s Next First Responders: 13 young leaders on Philly’s front lines
When emergency strikes, they go above and beyond.