Golf courses, marinas, guided fishing trips and privately owned campgrounds in Pennsylvania may reopen statewide starting May 1, the Wolf administration announced.
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Pa. hospitals may resume elective surgeries under new DOH guidance
Hospitals in the commonwealth can resume their elective surgeries and procedures if they follow new guidance released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Read More »State directs race, ethnicity data be included with COVID-19 test results
Pennsylvania’s Health Disparity Task Force is calling for health care organizations to include race and ethnicity data when reporting COVID-19 test results to the state. The task force, formally announced on April 15, is designed to foster health care equality for minorities.
Read More »Lehigh Carbon Community College offers grants to students affected by pandemic
Lehigh Carbon Community College students who have been impacted by COVID-19 will have access to grants through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Read More »Literacy Center offers work from home certification for COVID-19
Many people are working from home for the first time amid the global coronavirus pandemic, often struggling with the logistics of their new remote responsibilities.
Read More »Nursing homes account for more than half of Pa.’s COVID-19 deaths
More than half of Pennsylvania’s 1,550 COVID-19 deaths -- 952 -- were residents of nursing or personal care facilities, the state Department of Health reports.
Read More »CDC adds six more symptoms of COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added six more symptoms for COVID-19. In addition to fever, cough, and shortness of breath, the CDC has added chills, shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and loss of taste or smell.
Read More »How is COVID-19 affecting your business? Part III
We asked and you answered! Your anonymous, candid answers go a long way toward helping our staff understand what information your business needs to navigate the pandemic and emerge from it successfully. Your answers also help other readers, so please continue sharing your success stories and challenges. This is the third COVID-19 survey Lehigh Valley ...
Read More »Coronavirus Survey #2
Lehigh Valley Business needs your input. We’re polling our readers to determine how regional businesses are affected by the pandemic. We also want to know what information you need to run your business effectively during this time. We invite you to take about five minutes to complete this anonymous survey. Survey #2
Read More »More than $175k in COVID-19 relief funds distributed in Easton
More than $177,000 in emergency funds were distributed between 30 businesses in Easton, part of a joint effort of the Greater Easton Development Partnership, the city and Easton Area Industrial Land Development.
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