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These 40 Pennsylvania Restaurants Were Ordered Closed Over COVID-19 Violations, DOA Says These 40 Pennsylvania Restaurants Were Ordered Closed Over COVID-19 Violations, DOA Says
These 40 Pennsylvania Restaurants Were Ordered Closed Over Covid-19 Violations, DOA Says Pennsylvania officials warned last week establishments defying COVID-19 orders could be shut down. For 40 of them, that's exactly what happened, the Department of Agriculture said, noting an additional 180 were warned, officials said. Earlier this month, Gov. Tom Wolf issued a temporary COVID-19 mitigation order closing indoor dining, gyms and limiting indoor gatherings to a maximum capacity of 10 people. That will remain in effect until Jan. 4.  Although state officials said most establishments in the commonwealth were following the orders, several others were not. And they were…

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by Cecilia Levine
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2 West Nile Virus Cases Reported In NJ 2 West Nile Virus Cases Reported In NJ
2 West Nile Virus Cases Reported In NJ Two New Jersey residents were infected with West Nile Virus, state health officials said. The first was a man in his forties from Essex County, who tested positive earlier this month, and the other a man in his seventies from Monmouth County, the New Jersey Health Department said in a release. “While WNV activity in mosquitoes has been much lower than what we have seen in previous seasons, it is important that residents continue to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites especially since most WNV human cases occur in early September,” Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said. Meanwhi…

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by Valerie Musson