Philadelphia schools are completely online, however, an estimated 18,000 low-income families with school-age children still lack reliable broadband Internet service, city officials told the school board Thursday night.
The main problem: it’s hard to succeed in many parents, and even if they get data on allocating $17 million from the city to provide a loose Internet service to 35,000 families, they want a broad awareness: up to seven contacts before enrolling. It is not yet a simplified process: after calling 211 to request information about the program, families are transferred to schools, which will need to verify their eligibility.
And while some families without high-speed Internet access or wireless cellular access point might still have access to online classroom paints from their phones, public WiFi or borrowed, officials said they understood the urgency of access to reli in a city where more than three-quarters of public academics live in poverty.
“We don’t need academics or other young people to use their cell phones,” said school principal William R. Hite Jr. “We would very much like them to have the access and devices to do so. “
READ ALSO: 18,000 families in Philadelphia schools still have reliable Internet access; the board learns of long-term monetary difficulties
– Kristen A. Graham
On-site liquor sales at all Pennsylvania restaurants must end until 11 p. m. , starting Monday, September 21, according to an order issued Thursday through Gov. Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Rachel Levine. Guests will have until the end of their last drink.
The current deadline for promoting alcohol in Philadelphia’s outdoor counties is 2 a. m. In Philadelphia, it’s 11 p. m. Takeaway cocktail sales also close at 11 p. m.
Wolf’s tenure may have been more draconian. Wolf had announced last week that curfew would be at 10 p. m. , which in particular frustrated sports bar owners.
All drinks in Pennsylvania should be served with a meal, explained as “ready-to-place food sufficient to constitute breakfast, lunch or dinner. “
The building coincides with a building in the inner capatown of the village’s outdoor restaurants at 50%, if self-certifying that they comply with COVID-19 protective precautions, those who do not self-cense can stay at 25%, which is also the existing limit in Philadelphia. Percentages will have to come with staff in front of customers.
Philadelphia restaurants can sit more than 4 people at indoor tables and six others at tables, adding personal events.
“While we continue to take critical steps to continue mitigating the spread [of coronavirus], we also recognize that this pandemic has wreaked havoc on the food service sector, so we want to balance public fitness with economic recovery,” Wolf said. “These orders give restaurants the ability to safely build an indoor occupation while providing consumer confidence when they stop in a restaurant. “
– Michael Klein
Philadelphia reported Thursday of 88 new cases of coronavirus. In total, 35,538 citizens have been testing for the virus since the onset of the pandemic.
At least 1,774 Philadelphians have now died after contracting coronavirus, and 3 new deaths were reported Thursday. Among the city’s deaths, 879 (about 50%) were among citizens of nursing or nursing facilities.
Rob Tornoe
Obesity, a serious threat to COVID-19, remains increasingly common, according to knowledge published Thursday through the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But it’s not the first time
Twelve states now have a self-formed prevalence of obesity among adults of 35% or more, compared to nine states in 2018 and six states in 2017. La prevalence of obesity among adults in Pennsylvania 33% and New Jersey did not have sufficient knowledge for an estimate.
In the United States and evolved countries, obesity and obesity have expanded for decades as a result of the conversion of diets, sedentary lifestyles and genetic factors.
The pandemic has gotten worse.
An exam published in July suggests that the activity has taken a bad turn in the world, as other people stay in the house and businesses close. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco analyzed knowledge of the smartphone’s exercise tracker and discovered an overall minimum of 5. 5% in average steps, or about 287, no less, 10 days after the World Health Organization declared the pandemic on March 11. Thirty days after the start of the pandemic, this average number of steps was reduced by 27. 3%, or 1,432 steps.
As the CDC noted in Thursday’s report, the consequences of COVID-19 are worse for minority groups.
READ ALSO: Obesity increases in US adults. U. S. , Says CDC report
Marie McCullough
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday extended the state’s mail voting deadlines, which may allow tens of thousands more votes to be counted, and most likely to provoke complaints from Republicans, who argued that votes are obtained before Election Day.
State law stipulates that ballots must be won by 8 p. m. On polling day, however, the high court said Thursday that ballots will be counted if won before 5 p. m. Friday after the November 3 election. To be counted, ballots arriving after polling day must carry postmarks by 3 November or not be aware of their subsequent shipment. Ballots arriving before the new deadline with non-existent or illegible postmarks will be counted.
In addition, the court found that state electoral law allows counties to use deposit boxes to deliver ballots by mail; rejected cross-appeals from President Donald Trump and others to allow election observers to paint in counties other than those recorded; and rejected a request to allow others to hand over voter ballots.
Alongside the resolution that expelled the Green Party presidential candidate, the resolutions gave a special touch to the crusade of Democratic candidate Joe Biden in critical condition just 47 days before Election Day.
READ MORE: Pennsylvania Supreme Court extended state postal survey to bring Biden to life
– Jonathan Lai
Pennsylvania reported 933 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday. The Commonwealth now registers an average of more than 830 new instances consistent with the day over the more than seven days, according to an investigation through Inquirer, proceeding to an accumulation that began this week.
The increase in the number of new cases in Pennsylvania is partly due to the fact that scholars of the virus after returning to state universities. Center County, Penn State’s home, reported new cases on Thursday 88 and has noticed an increase in new cases since. the resumption of face-to-face categories in August expired.
“We know that the congregation, especially in schools and universities, is expanding the number of cases,” Health Secretary Rachel Levine said in a statement, highlighting the continued use of masks and compliance with social estating guidelines.
The Ministry of Health reported that between 10 and 16 September 176997 coronavirus tests were administered, with 5700 cases. In total, 147,923 Pennsylvanians have conducted coronavirus tests since the onset of the pandemic.
At least 7913 Pennsylvanians have now died after contracting coronavirus, and 10 new deaths were reported thursday. Of state deaths, 5,327 (approximately 67%) occurred among citizens of nursing or care facilities.
Rob Tornoe
A senior Official of the World Health Organization warned Thursday of a “very serious situation” resulting from a resurgence of coronavirus in Europe, with cases that have re-emerged sharply after being under pressure for much of the summer.
“More than part of European countries have reported an accumulation of more than 10, consistent with the penny in the last two weeks,” Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, said at a briefing. The number of cases in seven countries has doubled in the past two weeks, he said.
“While these figures reflect more comprehensive evidence, they also show alarming transmission rates across the region,” Kluge said. He said the numbers in development serve as a “call for attention for all of us” to be more attentive to the transmission of the virus. At the moment, he said, most of the accumulation has occurred among the younger and sometimes more resilient segments of the European population, however, he said that the number of the elderly and the most vulnerable are also increasing.
“We’ve already fought it and we can do it again,” he said.
– The Washington Mail
Public fitness organizations have other express tips for interpersonal estating. While the CDC’s widely publicized board is six feet, WHO recommends one meter (just over 3 feet).
The science of these rules goes back to experiments more than a century ago that used plaques spaced on the ground to measure the distance traveled through the respiratory droplets. It was concluded that larger droplets traveled only short distances and that contagion could likely spread to other people just a few feet from the ‘infector’.
Contemporary studies question whether six feet of separation is sufficient. Air samples taken six feet from influenza patients involve a sufficient concentration of viral waste to be infectious. Indoor spaces such as offices and outlets have air currents that can circulate more widely debris that remains suspended inside. air for long periods of time.
Recent experiments have shown that coughing and sneezing create droplet clouds of up to 27 feet. These observations corroborate the effects of hospital departments of COVID-19 where viral air samples up to thirteen feet of inflamed patients were detected. Therefore, although six feet may be practical, there is no guarantee that even this distance will be safe.
In a nut words: the further away you are, the better. For most people, close contact is not an absolutely avoidable daily activity, so dressing in a mask is a vital complement to social estating.
READ ALSO: Two Philadelphia doctors discuss COVID-19 protection scientific precautions
– Michael P. Savage and David L. Fischman, by The Inquirer
The number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits dropped to 860,000 last week, a traditionally high figure that reflects the economic damage through the coronavirus outbreak.
Before the pandemic hit the economy, the number of unemployment signatories had never exceeded 700,000 in a week, even in the depths of the Great Recession of 2007-09.
The Department of Labor said Thursday that unemployment applications in the United States had fallen to 33,000 since last week and that 12. 6 million were receiving classic unemployment benefits, up from 1. 7 million a year ago.
READ ALSO: COVID-19 continues to generate unemployment in the US. But it’s not the first time
– Associated Press
So for a view of the city.
The popular platform on the 57th floor of One Liberty Place announced that it had indefinitely suspended the sale of price tickets and visits due to a minimisation in the number of tourists during the coronavirus pandemic.
“The uncertainty surrounding the existing economic climate has created challenging situations that no tourist destination could have imagined,” Jennifer Hesser, executive director of the platform, said in a statement. “The Philadelphia One Liberty Observation Deck remains to be determined in the long term. We look forward to reconnecting with the public after this difficult time and will continue to monitor the scene closely.
The platform reopened in July after being closed for 4 months during the peak of the pandemic in the city.
R2L, the living room dotting the place to eat that also featured a bird’s eye view of the city from the 37th floor of Two Liberty Place, which closed in June, a victim of the pandemic.
READ ALSO: A decade of tourist expansion in Philadelphia crashes into a pandemic, according to new figures
Rob Tornoe
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congressional Republicans to help a large economic relief bill with “much higher numbers” and stimulus bills for Americans, proposing an absolutely different plan than the Senate government has sought to advance in recent days.
Speaking at the White House on Wednesday night, Trump expressed, though without particular approval, a $1. 5 trillion plan unveiled Tuesday through the bipartisan group of challenge solvers on the proposed Cámara. La includes a new $1. 2 billion stimulus check circular for individual Americans, a disposition went from a $300 billion plan that Senate Republicans unsuccessfully tried to approve last week.
Congressional leaders from both parties have already rejected the challenge solvers’ proposal: Republicans because it costs too much and Democrats because not enough happens.
Democrats expanded stimulus payments, which were part of a $3 trillion bill passed by the House in May. This move never became law because Republicans in the White House and Senate rejected many other parts of the legislation, adding aid to states. the Senate Republican Party attempted to advance a bill value of about $300 without stimulus checks, but Senate Democrats blocked it, calling it insufficient.
– The Washington Mail
The school year has just begun in districts in the region that have practically opened up amid the existing pandemic, but in the region, many parents insist that online education does not paint for young people or families, and implore school forums to obtain academics. get back to school as soon as possible, especially the little ones and those with special needs.
Day after day, parents organize: they write letters, spread petitions, form ad hoc committees, and spread messages on social media to put pressure on districts. So far, promotion has largely been a phenomenon among middle-class and prosperous parents. Struggles exist among young people of all backgrounds and are aggravated by those living in poverty.
At Cherry Hill, parents who were not yet satisfied with the district’s last-minute resolve to put distance learning into effect until November were expected to protest Tuesday night.
Some districts have announced plans to bring students back, adding Lower Merion, who said Monday that he would begin sending kindergarteners back to school the week of September 29 as a component of a slow reopening that will roll back every grade until the week of October 19.
“We realize that virtual education is ideal, especially for our younger students,” spokeswoman Amy Buckman said.
Central Bucks also plans to resume use as of September 30.
READ ALSO: As the virtual year begins, frustrated parents urge forums to reconsider
– Maddie Hanna, Kristen A. Graham and Melanie Burney
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