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For the first time in five months, foreign flights from countries considered most dangerous will be able to resume Monday at Philadelphia International Airport.
The update comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which indicate that foreign travellers no longer want to be directed to certain airports.
Flights from China, Iran, Brazil and Europe’s maximum have been suspended since March, when the federal government designated 15 airports to monitor high-risk foreign travelers.
Philadelphia International is not one of them.
Airport officials have been waiting some time to get permission to resume foreign flights, but it will be some time before those flights start operating.
CEO Chellie Cameron says the airline wants to rebuild its routes. The airport reports a giant budget deficit.
Starting Monday, Philadelphia plans to increase its outdoor number limit from 50 to 150, indoor meetings are still restricted to 25 people.
These restrictions come with meals, Health Secretary Thomas Farley said.
“We don’t intend to expand that at the moment,” Farley said of food inside. “The explanation for why we’ve expanded meetings is to inspire others to go outside, especially when it’s sunny. “
Meals in the dining room didn’t resume until Tuesday and Farley said it’s still “too early” to say how well it’s happening.
The cases of COVID-19 have remained quite solid in the city, on the last day there were 77 new instances for a total of 34,886 since the beginning of the pandemic, there were no new deaths, an update of knowledge greater the number of deaths – 1,763 – through one.
It’s been six months since Philadelphia diagnosed his first case, and Farley took some time on Thursday to say he thought the city had made “huge progress” since “dark times. “
Cases peaked in mid-April, when about 800 more people were admitted to hospitals in the city per week, and in a week of that month another 250 people died.
Since then, Farley said, the city has expanded to more than 60 sites, response times have decreased to a few days, and about 90% of Philadelphians wear masks in stores.
Lately there are 175 other people hospitalized with the virus, a minimum of 90% since April.
But, Farley added, there are points that make him nervous.
He warned Eagles enthusiasts about plans to celebrate for the opening of Sunday’s season. Some people, he noted, would probably be susceptible to using the tailgate, but believe that they remain the occasions reserved for the circle of close family and friends.
Even if it’s outdoors, he says, combining and eating in combination is still “high risk. “
Although there have been more color teachers in the career since 2013, the development rate has not kept up with student demographics.
Philadelphia School District Superintendent William Hite said that despite some technical issues, the school year got off to a smart start.
“This is going as well as you expected, under the circumstances,” Hite said at his weekly press convention on Thursday.
Hite said problems with district servers that prevented some students from connecting to virtual school last week have been resolved, however Hite said at least 3 students joined and interrupted the virtual categories they had been a part of since school began, a practice known as “Zoom Bombing. “
“Anyone who participated in those Zoom jokes will be responsible,” Hite said.
Hite also gave the impression of backing down the district’s plan to move teachers to accommodate enrollment adjustments through October 5, a practice that has long frustrated educators and is now considered a matter of specific concern.
Hite said transfers, known as “leveling,” are likely to be delayed.
“We don’t have to do that from time to time. each and every time we get back to training in person, we may have to do it again,” he said.
Hite also announced logistical adjustments for laptops and food.
Starting Monday, September 14, the main collection center or on a Chromebook computer issued by the District will be moved to South Philadelphia High School.
Starting Friday, September 18, the window to collect food boxes with five days of breakfast and lunch will be moved from Thursday to Friday and will run from 9 a. m. 2 p. m. at 63 locations in the city.
Century 21, a store that has had a location in downtown Philadelphia since 2014, announced that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and completed all of its locations.
The cause, the chain said on Thursday, is the non-payment through insurance of some 175 million dollars that the company believes owes due to losses induced through COVID-19.
Century 21, which sells clothing, cosmetics and family pieces at a discounted price, has been fashionable since 1961. Before the closure was announced, it had thirteen branches across the country, these retail stores were located in New York, New Jersey and Florida. as well as Pennsylvania.
Philly’s Market Street is one of the largest in the area. The company that owns its building, PREIT, has already suffered heavy losses since the start of the pandemic, as well as the difficulties in adapting to an increase in online shopping.
Century 21 says it is launching a cessation and abandonment sale at its retail and online outlets before settlement.
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The public fitness campaign, titled “Protect Your Circle,” will aim to inspire other young people not to open their circle to others they don’t know and to get tested.
Advanced studies of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine are temporarily discontinued while the company investigates whether a recipient’s “potentially unexplained” disease is a side effect.
The announcement comes amid considerations that the FDA will be under political pressure to produce a vaccine before testing is completed to be effective.
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