News Digest :: April 3, 2020
Coronavirus – COVID-19 Pennsylvania asked FEMA for nearly 500,000 N95 masks. It’s still 380,000 short. https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania-coronavirus-fema-supplies-falling-short-20200402.html Pa. needs another 1,000 to 1,400 ventilators, governor says....Gov. Wolf: Support & Referral Helpline Created for Pennsylvanians in Need of Behavioral Health Resources and Referrals During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced the launch of a statewide Support & Referral Helpline staffed by skilled and compassionate caseworkers who will be available 24/7 to counsel Pennsylvanians struggling with anxiety...Department of Health Provides Update on COVID-19, 1,404 Positives Bring Statewide Total to 8,420
Harrisburg, PA- The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., April 3, that there are 1,404 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 8,420 in 63 counties. The department also reported 12 new deaths...Gov. Wolf Calls for Universal Masking
During a COVID-19 press briefing today Governor Tom Wolf recommended that all Pennsylvanians wear a mask any time they leave their homes for life-sustaining reasons. As COVID-19 cases steadily rise in the state, Gov. Wolf stressed the need to intensify all measures to...Voting by Mail is No Longer the Exception
Op-ed By Sen. Wayne D. Fontana
As this frightening pandemic affects every facet of our lives, more and more citizens are doing what they can to keep safe by staying at home, practicing social distancing and keeping in touch with others as remotely as possible.
We cannot be sure when this nightmare will end, or when we can return to living our normal lives. Some project it will be weeks. Others have argued that it may take months or longer. Many medical experts have even warned that a second wave of Covid-19 may target us when the weather cools this autumn.