City officials began clearing out about 50 homeless individuals from Philadelphia International Airport Tuesday morning, offering COVID-19 tests to anyone who asked to be transported to a shelter. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Dentists could charge a personal protective equipment fee directly to patients or raise prices to account for the additional expense after two months without any income. Patient advocates worry that rising dental costs will inevitably fall on families who are already struggling financially during the pandemic. | From” The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Philadelphia has added more COVID-19 testing capacity, opening a new site at the Health Center 5 community clinic on North 20th Street in the city’s Stanton neighborhood. Health Commissioner Thomas Farley pointed to the disproportionate effects of the coronavirus on Black communities, as well as low-income communities, as reasons why the city had chosen North Philadelphia for testing availability. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
As with heat, low-wage workers and communities of color have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Without safeguards against the heat in place, the compounding risk factors could lead to an increase of fatalities within these vulnerable communities, epidemiologists say. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Officials at Philadelphia International Airport had initially planned Friday to remove the between 50 and 100 homeless people who have been sleeping at a baggage claim area underutilized during stay-at-home orders. But airport and city officials agreed to wait until Tuesday after homeless advocates threatened to file a lawsuit if the people were moved to shelters without being tested. | From: NBC 10 Philadelphia (Read more.)
CVS has added more free COVID test sites in Pennsylvania. Rite Aid also expanded testing as well, covering parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
If you got laid off when the coronavirus pandemic hit and lost your employer-sponsored health insurance, you have options to get covered — but you should act fast. Here’s what you need to know. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
What this pandemic has highlighted is the intersection of vulnerability posed by race and class. Many of the workers most exposed to the virus are low-wage. They are often framed as heroic, in a narrative that overlaps with the American romanticization of the “working-class hero.” But such a narrative dodges the reality that being this kind of hero, right now, means that you’re someone this country is willing to sacrifice. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
To keep parks open and citizens safe outdoors, cities must take a more proactive approach to prevent crowds. Two ways to achieve this goal are limiting the number of people in a given space, and increasing available spaces to safely spend time outdoors. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
El nuevo sitio web de la ciudad presenta un mapa de todas las ubicaciones y otros criterios para ciertos sitios. | Por: AL DÍA (Read more.)
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