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Opinion

Everyone Is Entitled To My Opinion- ON COVID

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, January 22, 2023

Dear Friends, Remember March of 2020 when our country shut down, Corona Virus and we were told we had to wear a mask, wash our hands a lot, use hand sanitizer, and socially distance six feet apart. Social activities were not a good idea as we went from Corona to COVID19 and movie theaters, restaurants,…

Community

PA. Will Hire 100 Coronavirus Contact Tracers To Replace 1,000. Experts Say It’s Not Enough.

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, August 22, 2021

by Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. The Wolf administration will hire at least 100 contact tracers as it rebuilds its depleted team, a dramatic workforce reduction compared to…

Crime

City Now Requires Face Masks Masks At Restaurants and Events

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, August 11, 2021

by Alex Lloyd Gross Aug 11 2021 Philadelphia health Officials have instituted a new mask policy when people are out . It does NOT apply to fans attending Phillies or Eagles games. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, August 12, 2021, masks will be required indoors at all Philadelphia businesses and institutions that do not…

COVID-19

Thousands Of PA. Households Still Waiting For Rental Relief As Eviction Ban Nears It’s End

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, August 1, 2021

by Charlotte Kieth/Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Almost every day for the past month, as the end of a federal freeze on evictions edges closer, Brian Bastian…

Community

Everyone’s Entitled To My Opinion- On The Covid Virus

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 15, 2021

by Paul Big Bear Dear Friends, How has this pandemic affected you? How has your life changed? I am guessing that finances have had to be adjusted, physically are you less active as gyms have been closed, are you eating differently as food shopping became a process of waiting in line wearing a mask…

COVID-19

All Pa. Adults Eligible For COVID-19 Caccine As Of April 19, New Groups Eligible Now

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 1, 2021

Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania will open COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 or older starting April 19, joining dozens of other states…

Community

Homeland Security and FEMA Officials Tour New Philly Vaccination Site

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 2, 2021

by Alex Lloyd Gross The City of Philadelphia has implemented a centralized COVID-19 Vaccination site at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.. It is at the entry at 11th and Arch Street. There, city residents with an appointment will enter and get a vaccine. It will be operational for 30 days, starting tomorrow, March 3, 2021. The…

Bensalem

FREE Covid-19 Testing In Bucks County Through January 31 2021

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, January 9, 2021

by Alex Lloyd Gross There is going to be free COVID-19 testing in Bucks County. Three test sites will be active from Monday January 11, 2021 until January 31, 2021. The test is being given by trained medical personnel from AMI, which is a medical service. No appointment or referrals are needed. You are asked…

COVID-19

Delaware To Receive 290,000 Fast Acting COVID Tests

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, October 27, 2020

Dover, DE – As part of the Trump Administration’s comprehensive national effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and to assist the nation’s Governors in doing so, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is sending 290,000 state-of-the-art Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 point of care antigen tests to the State of Delaware. The rapid point…

COVID-19

President Trump and First Lady Have Tested Positive For COVID-19

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, October 2, 2020

by Alex Lloyd Gross October 1 2020, Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States announced that both he and his wife Melania tested positive for COVID-19. He has started quarantine immediately. Trump, who routinely referred to coronavirus as “The Chinese Virus” or “The Chinese Flu” tested after his communications staffer Hope Hicks also…