Philadelphia Health Department

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Philly residents who took part in election demonstrations should self-isolate for two weeks, city health officials say

School District of Philadelphia postpones return to in-person learning

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St. Joe’s Prep suspends in-person classes for a week due to positive COVID-19 tests

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Temple suspends in-person classes for remainder of fall semester due to rising COVID-19 cases

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Temple pauses in-person classes for two weeks due to COVID-19 outbreak on campus

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Delaware, Maryland removed from New Jersey’s COVID-19 travel advisory

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Philly restaurants allowed to restart indoor dining with significant restrictions after Labor Day

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Philly officials to make decision on indoor dining by Aug. 21

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Indego bike share delivering free pack 'n' play cribs during COVID-19 pandemic

Philadelphia pack and play program

White House's Dr. Deborah Birx says Philly becoming coronavirus hot spot, but city's data not showing it

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Philly opens drive-thru coronavirus testing site for residents older than 50

Coronavirus Public Drive-thru Testing Philly Citizens Bank Park

Philly region ramps up COVID-19 testing, plans drive-thru site near stadium complex

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Children's Health

Philly officials ban mass gatherings as coronavirus concerns grow

Coronavirus Philly Schools Gatherings

Six months after Philly's hepatitis A outbreak, cases have dropped sharply

Philly health department response to Hepatitis A outbreak

Second Philadelphia patient cleared of having coronavirus, health officials say

Another possible coronavirus case in Philly

Philly health officials investigating possible coronavirus case at William Penn Charter

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First-ever ranking of the health of Philadelphia's 46 neighborhoods

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Philadelphia declares Heat Health Emergency, from Wednesday to Sunday evening

Carroll - Summer, Swimming in Fountains, Logan Square, Heat Wave

3 Philadelphia dental offices closed due to unsanitary practices, possible infection

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Philly effort to ban flavored tobacco dies with state budget

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Safe Injection Sites

State rep: proposed safe injection sites in Philly are 'dangerous'

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Their son got lead poisoning and the city treated them like slumlords

Lead Poisoning

In Philly, he wages war on a never-ending tide of rats

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