Headlines for Tuesday, August 18, 2020:
• State to launch Covid-19 notification app: Developed by an Irish company, plans are to launch it in early September. A limited pilot program is to get under way next week. (Source: WHYY)
• Child-care providers struggling: A study says Pennsylvania's providers need additional aid to avoid a wave of closures. (Source: WITF)
• New guidance on face masks at school: The Department of Education says individuals may remove masks when at least 6 feet apart to eat or take a "mask break"; or when wearing a mask would be unsafe. (Source: CBS 21)
• Nonprofit launches scholarship program: CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health's “Every Child, Every Opportunity” initiative will fund kindergarten tuition and post-secondary scholarships for Columbia students. (Source: LNP)
• National roundup: Sanders, Kasich, Michelle Obama featured on Democratic National Convention's first night. (Source: ABC News) Nursing home Covid-19 cases rose 80% this summer. (Source: AP) Postmaster General DeJoy will testify to Congress. (Source: UPI) President Trump to pardon Susan B. Anthony to commemorate 19th Amendment centenary. (Source: NBC News)
