Camryn Duncan – Temple Update

Philadelphia Department of Prisons Announces Testing of All Incarcerated Individuals

Tue, 19 May 2020 21:30:57 +0000

The Philadelphia Department of Prisons announced on Tuesday that they will begin testing all incarcerated individuals for COVID-19. Testing will begin on May 20 and is expected to be completed in two weeks. Previously, testing was only available to inmates showing symptoms of COVID-19. The expansion of testing will include all asymptomatic people currently incarcerated, and people who are newly…

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Temple Students “Zoom” Towards Finals Season

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:12:18 +0000

Temple has been hosting classes through Zoom for over a month due to the COVID-19 outbreak. With finals fast approaching, many students are missing campus more than ever. Temple sophomore Blake Nutis is feeling the effect of trying to learn while stuck at home. According to Nutis, “No one can really focus on the topics at hand because not only are we in a weird environment trying to learn…

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Gov. Tom Wolf Releases Plan For PA Reopening

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:55:21 +0000

Residents of northcentral and northwestern Pennsylvania are projected to be the first in the state to be released from Gov. Tom Wolf’s stay-at-home order, and many retail stores in those areas should be able to reopen, under a statewide plan announced Wednesday night. Wolf wants to begin easing some pandemic restrictions on May 8 in areas of Pennsylvania that have been lightly impacted by the…

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Gov. Tom Wolf Outlines Plan For Pennsylvania Reopening

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 19:38:11 +0000

Pennsylvania will gradually reopen its economy using a “regional, sector-based approach” and a modeling tool that will help public officials decide when it’s safe, according to a plan outlined Friday by Gov. Tom Wolf. The plan offered few details. It does not include a timetable or spell out the metrics that Wolf and his administration will use to decide that Pennsylvania can begin emerging from…

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‘Staying-At-Home’ in Norristown, PA

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 18:39:30 +0000

The streets of Norristown are clear as the COVID-19 stay-at-home order remains in effect. The order first went in effect on March 23 for seven counties in Pennsylvania, including Montgomery County. However, Governor Tom Wolf extended the order to all of Pennsylvania on April 1. The order has reshaped many resident’s daily lives and jobs. My sister, Kassandra Duncan has been working from home for…

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COVID-19’s Impact on Fresh Grocer

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:00:02 +0000

Fresh Grocer is one of the few grocery stores located in North Philadelphia. As concern about COVID-19 outbreak spreads, it is one of the many stores being affected. As you walk through the store, complete aisles are empty and paper-products and non-perishable food items are hard to come by. Temple student Sean Williams describes his grocery shopping experience saying, “I was just over by the…

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