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3232Temple’s Contact Tracing Unit Increases Efforts to Stop COVID Spread
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https://templeupdate.com/temples-contact-tracing-unit-increase-efforts-to-stop-the-spread-on-campus/#respondThu, 01 Apr 2021 19:10:35 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=24904Temple’s Contact Tracing Unit has added more tracers to the team and more questions to the contact tracing questionnaire as student testing increases on campus this semester. View More » ]]>Temple’s Contact Tracing Unit has added more tracers to the team and more questions to the contact tracing questionnaire as student testing increases on campus this semester. As more students and staff trickle on to campus for in-person classes this semester, weekly Covid-19 testing becomes an intense requirement for students. Students can receive testing on campus in Mitten Hall or the…
]]>https://templeupdate.com/temples-contact-tracing-unit-increase-efforts-to-stop-the-spread-on-campus/feed/0How Temple’s COVID-19 Testing Program is Working
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https://templeupdate.com/how-temples-covid-19-testing-program-is-working/#respondTue, 02 Feb 2021 19:22:16 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=24491View More » ]]>Students are experiencing a new normal, getting tested once or twice a week for COVID-19. They can set up appointments through their TU Health Portal at any location on campus, including Mitten Hall and the Student Center, where they can administer asymptomatic PCR tests to themselves, and Morgan Hall, where they can receive rapid symptomatic tests. “It’s been an overwhelming smooth success,”…
]]>https://templeupdate.com/how-temples-covid-19-testing-program-is-working/feed/0City Showing Concern for Temple COVID-19 Outbreak
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https://templeupdate.com/city-showing-concern-for-temple-covid-19-outbreak/#respondTue, 01 Sep 2020 19:42:37 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=23148View More » ]]>The City of Philadelphia is showing increasing concern towards the outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Temple University during the city’s virtual COVID-19 response briefing, Tuesday. Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley urges students to follow social distancing guidelines and stay indoors. Case counts are rising rapidly and there is “substantial risk” that the virus can spread into…
]]>https://templeupdate.com/temple-update-news-brief-august-13-2020/feed/0City Officials Provide Updates on COVID-19
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https://templeupdate.com/city-officials-provide-updates-on-covid-19/#respondWed, 12 Aug 2020 19:24:51 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=22970View More » ]]>The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has today announced an additional 141 confirmed cases on COVID-19. This brings the total number of cases in the city to 31,275. The City has confirmed nine additional fatalities, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,709. 51% were long-term care facility residents. To find COVID-19 testing sites near you, click here. For more information…
]]>https://templeupdate.com/city-officials-provide-updates-on-covid-19/feed/0TAUP’s Concerns Regarding Temple’s Fall Semester Plan
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https://templeupdate.com/taups-concerns-regarding-temples-fall-semester-plan/#respondTue, 11 Aug 2020 19:04:05 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=22949View More » ]]>The 2020 Fall semester is just around the corner and while many are excited and eager to get back on campus, some professors are concerned about the administration’s reopening plans. Temple has been in contact with students and faculty through emails and social media spreading word of the changes to campus life for the semester, which starts on August 24. Signs and posters have been put all…
]]>https://templeupdate.com/taups-concerns-regarding-temples-fall-semester-plan/feed/0COVID-19 Case Count Falls, Progress in Faster Results
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https://templeupdate.com/covid-19-case-count-falls-progress-in-faster-results/#respondTue, 11 Aug 2020 17:58:18 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=22957View More » ]]>In today’s press briefing, Mayor Jim Kenney says Philadelphia is making progress as case count decline Monday marked the five month anniversary of the first COVID-19 case reported in Philadelphia, and Mayor Kenney says Philadelphians have come a long way since then. Health Commissioner Dr. Farley describes Philadelphia’s progress as “good news.” The Philadelphia Department of Health today…
]]>https://templeupdate.com/covid-19-case-count-falls-progress-in-faster-results/feed/0City Officials Encourage Businesses to Participate in PPE Supply
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https://templeupdate.com/city-officials-encourage-businesses-to-participate-in-ppe-supply/#respondFri, 31 Jul 2020 19:34:50 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=22889View More » ]]>The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has announced an additional 141 confirmed cases of COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 30,354. There have been no additional fatalities in Philadelphia today, according to the Department of Public Health. However, the total number of deaths has decreased by one due to data reconciliation, bringing the total to 1,690.
]]>https://templeupdate.com/city-officials-encourage-businesses-to-participate-in-ppe-supply/feed/0Philly Continues to See Rise of Young People with COVID-19
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https://templeupdate.com/philly-continues-to-see-rise-of-young-people-with-covid-19/#respondThu, 30 Jul 2020 23:09:48 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=22874View More » ]]>Young people continue to lead in the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Philadelphia, with people under 40 making up 57% of the 136 cases reported since yesterday. The week before, Philadelphia was averaging 165 cases per day. The week prior to that was 141 cases per day, and the week before that was 111 cases per day. 11 deaths have been identified, which is attributed to the…