Gov. Tom Wolf Announces New Restrictions on Bars, Restaurants
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The rollbacks are the first the Wolf administration has announced since it began reopening counties amid the COVID-19 pandemic in May.
Government
Pa. Democratic State Senator Tests Positive for Coronavirus
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Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and PennLive/Patriot-News. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. HARRISBURG — Philadelphia state Sen. Anthony H. Williams has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the second Pennsylvania legislator to contract the virus. Williams’ disclosure of a positive diagnosis Tuesday led at least two of his Democratic colleagues who recently attended a press conference with him–including Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa (D., Allegheny)–to seek testing. Another lawmaker, Majority Leader Jake Corman (R., Centre), said he decided not to return to the Senate floor Tuesday for the voting session because he had been in contact with Williams in the last 14 days, and believed it was prudent to self-quarantine.
Business
Hellertown Dental Group’s Innovative COVID Response Puts Safety First
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Ann Hunsicker-Morrissey, DMD, who owns Hellertown Dental Group, and her staff have spent much of this year adapting her practice to accommodate a post-COVID world.
Community
St. Luke’s Helps Condition Young Athletes in Innovative ‘Fitness Center’
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The Municipal Ice Rink in Bethlehem has been transformed by St. Luke’s University Health Network into a vast, well-ventilated summer fitness center for local high school and college athletes.
CDC Guidelines
“Phase One” Reopens Saucon Campus To Fall Athletes (Photos)
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The first week of Saucon Valley Athletics Resocialization Plan seems to have run without incident. Designed to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus amongst Saucon Valley student-athletes and staff, “Phase-One” of the plan has participants arriving to campus wearing their masks and checking in with the training staff for a mandatory screening and temperature check. If no red flags are raised and the screening is normal student-athletes receive a sticker that must be worn allowing participation in the voluntary workout.
Community
PA Reports Largest New COVID-19 Daily Case Count Since May 21
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health Thursday reported the largest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases in nearly six weeks, as health officials in the Commonwealth and other states work to contain an increasingly worrisome surge nationwide.
Community
Pa. GOP’s Effort to End Governor’s Covid-19 Disaster Declaration Fails
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In the first of two constitutional showdowns, the court rejected the GOP’s argument that it can strip Wolf of his emergency power without his consent.
Community
New COVID Case Counts Continue to Creep Up in PA
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New COVID-19 case counts continue to creep up in parts of Pennsylvania; a trend that is also occurring nationally, prompting concern that the coronavirus pandemic’s so-called “second wave” is about to strike.
Community
St. Luke’s COVID-19 Patient Recovered After 54 Days on Ventilator
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Andrew Priliszh, 64, of Rahway, N.J., left St. Luke’s Warren hospital in Phillipsburg Tuesday after a two-and-a-half month stay. During his treatment for life-threatening complications from COVID-19, Priliszh spent 54 days on a ventilator, which required him to have a tracheostomy and other medical interventions that saved his life.
Community
Diversity, Fall Reopening Concerns Dominate Southern Lehigh School Board Meeting
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The final Southern Lehigh School District School Board meeting of the 2019-20 school year was characterized by two prevailing themes: approving a Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Program for all faculty and staff and concerns over reopening schools for the 2020-21 school year.
