coronavirus in pennsylvania

The Justice Department says it has decided not to open an investigation into whether Pennsylvania violated federal law by ordering nursing homes to accept residents who had been treated for COVID-19 in a hospital.

The COVID-19 Pandemic forced many nursing homes to stop visits and force major restrictions on their residence. However as NBC10 investigative reporter Mitch Blacher found out, the cost and feeling of being alone was at times too much to bear.

Pennsylvania’s Department of Health has reduced the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses that had been administered by about 500,000, saying the numbers were duplicates.

A Republican-crafted bill to ban so-called COVID-19 “vaccine passports” and restrict the health secretary’s actions during health emergencies is dead after a veto by Gov. Tom Wolf.

Pennsylvania’s face mask mandate in place for more than a year amid the COVID-19 pandemic is now officially over.

NBC10’s Katy Zachry reports on Monday’s end of Pennsylvania’s face mask mandate that has been effect throughout much of the coronavirus pandemic. People who are only partially vaccinated or have not been vaccinated are urged to continue wearing masks.

Lawmakers are sending the governor a bill to let Pennsylvania parents decide whether to have their children repeat a year of school.

With summer in full swing, and camps and recreational activities coming back, it’s important to know the rules about masks for your children. NBC10’s Deanna Durante tells us about how summer camps are ditching the masks.

Gov. Tom Wolf is extending hundreds of waivers of regulations that his administration approved over the last 15 months under the authority of his pandemic disaster emergency declaration that Pennsylvania lawmakers voted to end.

A vote by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives makes the governor’s pandemic disaster emergency closer to ending

A vote by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives makes the governor’s pandemic disaster emergency closer to ending. The Republican-controlled House voted on party lines Tuesday to put a halt to the disaster declaration. It goes to the Senate, where passage would be the last word. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has no role in the resolution.

Philadelphia is set to lift its capacity limits and social distancing rules on Wednesday, bringing the city even closer to what life was like before the pandemic. NBC10’s Danny Freeman gets reactions from business owners.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has dropped its legal action against more than 40 restaurants accused of defying state orders to close indoor dining and maintain social-distancing protocols

A Pennsylvania state House committee is advancing legislation to keep portions of the governor’s coronavirus disaster emergency in place until October but end fast-track contracting rules and other provisions

The Republican floor leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives wants to keep in place some parts of the state’s coronavirus disaster declaration until October but end fast-track contracting rules and other provisions much sooner.

Pennsylvania is firing a company that performed COVID-19 contact tracing and exposed the private medical information of tens of thousands of residents, state officials said.

Pennsylvania is marking a milestone, with 50% of adults statewide now considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Pennsylvania marked a milestone on Thursday, with 50% of adults statewide now considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Voters spoke and limited the Governor Tom Wolf’s powers and ability to declare emergencies in Pennsylvania. NBC10’s Deanna Durante looks at what this could mean for the rest of the pandemic and for future disasters. 

Dr. Max Mercado said that children are among those urging Latinos to get doses of the coronavirus vaccines. NBC10’s Lucy Bustamante reports on what is being done to address vaccine hesitancy.