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News: Thursday, April 23

This chart shows key elements of the red, yellow and green phases of Pennsylvania’s reopening plan.

This chart shows key elements of the red, yellow and green phases of Pennsylvania's reopening plan.
This chart shows key elements of the red, yellow and green phases of Pennsylvania's reopening plan.

Covid-19 headlines for Thursday, April 23, 2020:

Gov. Wolf releases details of reopening plan: Reopening will be done over three phases, color-coded red, yellow and green. Benchmarks include a target of 50 or fewer cases per 100,000 residents over 14 days, Wolf said. (Source: WGAL)

"Takeout Bingo": Lancaster city and the Lancaster City Alliance have created a bingo game, with prizes, to encourage shopping and dining at city retailers and restaurants while maintaining social distancing. (Source: ABC27)

Test sites to close on Sundays: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health said its two sites, Clipper Magazine Stadium and the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, The testing sites at the Pennsylvania College of Health Science and Clipper Magazine Stadium will be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. (Source: LNP)

National roundup: Another 4.4 million people applied for unemployment over the past week, bringing the total to 26 million since the pandemic began. (Source: AP) Epidemiologists say Georgia and several other states are risking public health by reopening too early. (Source: Washington Post) Amid reports of widespread coronavirus misinformation (Source: ABC News), Twitter has announced it will require removal of tweets with unsubstantiated claims if they could cause disorder or panic. (Source: The Verge