It WAS only a matter of time, but as of today we do have confirmed coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania. Here is the most up to date information from PA.gov. Now, I'm lucky enough that I can burst into the actual real live newsroom right down the hall from the B101 studio and go "excuse me I have weird questions about a thing that I would like to have answered????" But you may not be so lucky! So I recorded the conversation I had with KYW's Carol MacKenzie, the host of KYW In Depth, a weekly podcast from KYW Newsradio that digs deeper into a story in the news. This week they're all about coronavirus and she's been busy talking to the experts, so I asked her about the things I'm still unsure of: do I need a mask? Should I stockpile food and stop going to the gym? Cancel travel plans? Are we at Freak Out Time or not (spoiler: we are not).
If you'd like to go way farther in-depth, KYW's full episode about the coronavirus with interviews with experts from UPenn, the Philly department of health's Director of Disease Control, and one of the doctors working on a COVID-19 vaccine, their full episode is on their site or the RADIO.COM app.
Wash your hands and stop touching your face!