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Animal sedative adds new suffering to opioid drug crisis, but is it driving up deaths?

A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023

Philly’s water is safe to drink, Mayor Jim Kenney declares: ‘The threat has passed’

PHILADELPHIA — OK, Philly, you can drink the water without worry now.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 29, 2023

Half of omicron infections asymptomatic

A new study reveals that more than 1 out of 2 people infected with omicron didn't know they had it

Salon · Aug 19, 2022

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Philly’s COVID cases are up since the mask mandate ended. Did the city make the right call?

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s COVID-19 case counts have steadily risen since the end of the city’s indoor mask mandate, but hospitalizations and deaths have not followed suit, a striking change to a pandemic-long pattern of infections leading to serious illness.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 11, 2022

Editorial: Philadelphia messed up the mask mandate

On April 18, Philadelphia made national news by reinstating the city’s indoor mask mandate even as COVID-19 mitigation efforts were being rescinded elsewhere. Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole told The New York Times, “The thing is, I could be wrong — people two weeks from now could be laughing at me,…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 27, 2022

Philadelphia seemed to have solved the problem of seesawing mask mandates — then its automatic-trigger COVID-19 rules backfired

As many parts of the world do away with COVID-19 restrictions altogether, some are trying to strike a delicate balance of dialling measures up and down in a bid to outrun new variants without further crippling fragile economies.

ABC News · Apr 23, 2022

Philadelphia mayor said decision to end mask mandate was partly influenced by SEPTA going mask-less

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said the decision to scrap the mask mandate after just a few days was influenced in part by SEPTA’s announcement on Monday that masks would no longer be required on public transit.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 22, 2022

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Suit seeks to overturn renewed Philadelphia mask mandate

Several businesses and residents have filed suit in state court in Pennsylvania seeking to overturn Philadelphia’s renewed indoor mask mandate scheduled to be enforced beginning Monday amid a surge in COVID-19 infections

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2022

Philadelphia is first big city in US to reimpose indoor mask rules as COVID rates rise

PHILADELPHIA — Alone among major U.S. cities, Philadelphia soon will again require masks indoors at all restaurants, shops, offices and other indoor public spaces next week, the city health department announced Monday. Businesses can opt to require proof of vaccination instead of requiring masks.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 12, 2022

Philadelphia to restore indoor mask mandate as cases rise

Philadelphia has become the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

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