Covid-19 headlines for Friday, May 22, 2020:
• Nearby counties turn 'yellow': Six southcentral Pennsylvania counties, including York County, can begin reopening their economies. Gov. Tom Wolf is expected to announce the next set of reopenings later today. (Source: WGAL)
• Funding helps get surplus food to food banks: The Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative is receiving $1.365 million in federal funding to buy from farmers who lost business due to Covid-19. Meanwhile, seven Lancaster County nonprofits received state grants to support their food infrastructure. (Source: LNP)
• Group wants Pa. nursing home data corrected: Mistakes in the Department of Health's Covid-19 case and mortality data for long-term care providers have "created panic and anger amongst family members, distrust amongst staff and frustration for providers," says the CEO of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association. (Source: LNP)
• Some evictions allowed: Gov. Wolf has amended Pennsylvania's eviction and foreclosure moratorium to permit evictions for tenant misbehavior. Evictions resulting from economic hardship remain prohibited. (Source: CBS 21)
• National roundup: President Trump says the U.S. won't shut down again if Covid-19 rebounds. (Source: CNBC) Covid-19 patients treated with chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine were up to twice as likely to die as a control group. (Source: UPI) The Centers for Disease Control now says Covid-19 "spreads easily between people," "not easily" in other ways. (Source: The Week)
