HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Beginning Monday, the state health department will make COVID-19 testing available to people with or without symptoms in an attempt to stop the rapid spread of the virus. Five counties at a time will hold pop-up, drive-through, and walk-in testing clinics. Dauphin County is among those to get started Monday. The … Read more
The cases started to come slowly in early March. By the end of the month, Pennsylvania was in a lockdown because of COVID-19. Students and parents were quickly introduced to mandated online learning and working. People found new ways to celebrate milestones and learned the beauty of video calls and meetings. Holiday gatherings were missed, … Read more
YORK, Pa. — Small restaurants in York County, still struggling under operating restrictions in Pennsylvania, started a social media page to support and promote each other. Many restaurants battered by this year’s capacity restrictions were hit again by the state’s indoor dining ban from Dec. 12 to Jan. 4. Some Central Pennsylvania restaurants decided to … Read more
School districts across central Pennsylvania have been forced to temporarily close buildings as the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb. For now, many students will be learning virtually until in-person classes resume after the Thanksgiving break. “Pennsylvania is experiencing our highest numbers of cases since the pandemic began,” said Kendall Alexander, a spokeswoman for … Read more
Harrisburg, PA — WellSpan Health announced that effective Nov. 17, 2020, visitation at all its facilities will be temporarily prohibited due to the rising rates of sustained community transmission of COVID-19 across Central Pennsylvania. Although visitation will be prohibited, the health system says that some certain clinical exceptions of support persons will be made. WellSpan Health … Read more