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COVID-19 Lockdowns also Help Environment Say Scientists

Lauren Cribbs and Caroline Glus May 12, 2020

The coronavirus has impacted most lives in the United States and other countries around the world with issued lockdowns. Being stuck at home due to stay-at-home orders, where the only time you can leave...

A healthcare worker in Madagascar documents a COVID-19 test on March 26, 2020.  The rumor of testing a vaccine in an African country is false, but multiple trials of the vaccine have begun around the world.  (World Bank /Henitsoa Rafalia)

Debunking: Rumors of Life Threatening Coronavirus Vaccine Trial in Africa

Adrianna Malena, Reporter May 7, 2020

Posts surfacing social media suggest that there have been vaccine trials for the coronavirus being conducted in Africa, which is completely false. There is no exact answer when asking how these rumours...

Statewide COVID-19 Cases Nearing 45,000

Paige Dalto, Lead Copy Editor May 4, 2020

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, as of April 28th, 2020, there are now 43,264 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state. Among the additional 1,214 positive cases confirmed today,...

Debunking: President Trump Suggests Using UV Light and Disinfectants Internally to Fight COVID-19

Alina Zang, Layout May 1, 2020

At a recent coronavirus press conference, President Donald Trump claimed that using heat, light or injecting disinfectants such as bleach could be a possible cure to the coronavirus. “I see the disinfectant...

Pennsylvania Governor Wolf addresses the media on March 16, 2020.  Wolf and Secretary of Health Levine are expected to release details for a statewide contact tracing program on May 1, 2020.  (Governor Tom Wolf/CC BY 2.0)

America Will Be Opening Businesses In Stages

Caroline Glus and Lauren Cribbs May 1, 2020

President Trump shared a 3-phase plan for states to ease their way out of lockdown. The administration's 18-page document explains the three phases to reopen state economies.  However, the final decision...

A Harrisburg city police officer watches the ReOpen PA Protest on Monday, April 20, 2020.  Police estimated the number of protesters to under 1,000, or 0.00078 percent of the Pennsylvania population.  (Paul Weaver/ CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Protesters Outside State Capitol Demand Governor Wolf Reopen Pennsylvania

Paige Dalto, Lead Copy Editor April 22, 2020

On Monday, April 20th, the streets of downtown Harrisburg were filled with citizens protesting Governor Wolf’s stay-at-home order and the continued closure of non-essential businesses. Hundreds of...

President Trump Wants to “reopen America,” but Experts Say its Too Soon

Caroline Glus and Lauren Cribbs April 22, 2020

With the Covid-19 outbreak, there are a ton of uncertainties, and one of these being the date of which the United States will return to what will be a new normal. Many experts have spoken out to share...

Travel Ban Due to COVID-19 Leads to Many Changes For Passengers and Airlines

Caroline Glus and Lauren Cribbs April 22, 2020

The US State Department last week raised global travel advisory to a Level 4, recommending United States citizens not to travel to any other country because of the global effects of the outbreak. This...

Possible shortage of ventilators soon in PA worry officials

Caroline Glus and Lauren Cribbs April 22, 2020

Due to the virus, COVID-19, there is a major shortage of ventilators, a machine that provides oxygen to help patients breathe. COVID-19 affects the lungs tremendously and the use of ventilators can help,...

PA Secretary of Health Levine Signs Order Providing Worker Safety Measures During COVID-19

Talon Smith, Head Editorial Editor April 18, 2020

Governor Tom Wolf announced on April 15 that PA Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine signed an order which outlines safety measures for essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This order...

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders speaking with the media at the 2019 Iowa Federation of Labor Convention hosted by the AFL-CIO at the Prairie Meadows Hotel in Altoona, Iowa.  Sanders announced on April 8, 2020 he is suspending his campaign.  (Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0)

Senator Bernie Sanders Drops Out of the 2020 Presidential Race

Tanner Waxman, Reporter April 11, 2020

Senator Bernie Sanders officially dropped out of the 2020 presidential election on Wednesday, April 8th. This leaves former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive nominee for the democratic party. This...

Pennsylvania Commonwealth microbiologist Kerry Pollard performs a manual extraction of the coronavirus inside the extraction lab at the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Laboratories on Friday, March 6, 2020. (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania/CC BY 2.0)

PA Coronavirus cases top 16,000

Paige Dalto, Lead Copy Editor April 9, 2020

As statewide cases continue to exponentially rise, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed that there are now 16,239 cases across all 67 counties. The DoH offers a dashboard of hospital...

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