Like the hospitality and entertainment industries, museums have been hard hit by the pandemic and, according to the American Alliance of Museums, this cultural sector is just beginning to assess the impact closures, travel bans, cancellations of major events, and the implementation of physical distancing is having on institutions and the people who work for them.
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Coronavirus
Contact tracing critical to stopping COVID spread
With increased coronavirus outbreaks, hospitals and health departments say contact tracing — an essential part of controlling the pandemic's spread — will be more difficult, causing Pennsylvania to now shift the focus of those efforts to those diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last six days.
Read More »Pennsylvania targets Thanksgiving Eve in latest COVID-19 orders
With COVID-19 cases on the rise -- the state health department reported 44,502 positive cases over the past seven days -- Pennsylvania is issuing what it called targeted safety measures to slow the transmission rate.
Read More »Covid vaccine could be ready for rollout in Pennsylvania next month, health secretary says
"It could take a significant amount of time to immunize everyone in Pennsylvania. I anticipate that we’re going to be wearing masks in 2021, well into — maybe until the end of — 2021," she said.
Read More »Maryland sets new limits on restaurants, bars, religious institutions
Restaurants, bars and other establishments in Maryland must close their dine-in services by 10 p.m. under new COVID-19 restrictions announced Tuesday.
Read More »Pa. has no plans for new statewide restrictions amid rising COVID-19 cases, health secretary says
"We talked about for many months the anticipation of a fall resurgence and that’s what we're seeing now," Levine said.
Read More »With more than $1 million already being spent, you can’t escape ‘Mask Up Lebanon’ campaign
Lebanon County Commissioners still have nearly $2 million to spend to meet their obligations for a massive "Mask Up" campaign. And they need to spend that money before the end of the year.
Read More »Pennsylvania reports single-day high for new coronavirus cases and most deaths since June
Pennsylvania reported 4,361 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and 62 new known deaths — the most in a single day since the beginning of June — as hospitalizations for the disease continued to rise.
Read More »COVID-19 cases continue to escalate in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is urging residents to keep up the mitigation efforts as the fall wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pick up speed and break record case counts in the commonwealth.
Read More »Grocers including Giant restore purchase limits on toilet paper as COVID-19 cases surge
Some grocery store chains are bringing back limits on purchasing certain items including toilet paper as COVID-19 cases spike in the U.S.
Read More »Pennsylvania state health officials outline their COVID-19 vaccine plan
As pharmaceutical companies race to create, test and stockpile doses of vaccines to protect against the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania is contemplating a similarly daunting challenge: distributing those doses as quickly and effectively as possible.
Read More »‘Each case is a person,’ Levine says as Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 numbers hit record high
"I understand that people are becoming immune to the numbers, but each one of those cases is a person. Each one of those numbers is a human being, someone who might be in ICU.”
Read More »After 58 years, York County’s Vito’s Pizza closes its doors due to COVID-19 restrictions
"We've endured the ever-changing regulations and occupancy restrictions and the continued targeted assault on our industry. The governor's recent veto of HB2513, a bill that would have allowed for bar seating and ended the alcohol sales restrictions, along with no real PA restaurant relief plan in place, have proven to be insurmountable and impossible for us to overcome,"
Read More »Poconos’ beauty draws tourists to an outdoor comfort zone
Barrett said roughly 29 million people visit the region for recreation and entertainment on a four-season basis. Since the March shutdown, visitors have been flocking to the Poconos outdoor nature and beauty spots, as well as enjoying biking, hiking, nature walks and water sports.
Read More »Levine: Pennsylvania facing fall resurgence of COVID 19
The increase in Pennsylvania COVID-19 cases over the past week are the first signs the virus is surging into the fall, according to state Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine.
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