In response, Philadelphia will now have a second team of experts to verify vaccine numbers in addition to a new monthly review of vaccination data, the Inquirer reported.

Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé told the DP that the University is working in conjunction with the City of Philadelphia to determine whether it is safe to reverse the mask mandate.

An October 2021 survey by The National Council for Mental Wellbeing found that 78% of organizations experienced increased demand for behavioral health services in the three months prior. 

American Airlines currently plans on continuing service to European cities for the immediate future. However, Ukraine has closed its airspace to all civilian flights in light of the conflict. 

Effective immediately, masks are no longer required indoors, with exceptions for the “higher-risk” settings of schools, healthcare institutions, congregate settings, and public transportation. 

PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center released a study which revealed that 98% of the Philadelphia public schools tested had drinking water samples contaminated with lead.

Pennsylvania’s average new daily case count this week was the lowest it has been since August, and its hospitalization rate the lowest since September.

Restaurateur Stephen Starr reopened Pod as KPod on Feb. 9, after almost two years of a COVID-19 pandemic-induced shutdown.

Hundreds of people at City Hall were draped in the Ukrainian flags and carrying signs, some of which read: “Stop Putin,” “USA help Ukraine,” and “NATO protect our sky.”

Students, organization leaders, and elected officials spoke on the Student Voter Education and Registration Resolution, which will make sure that all students have access to civic engagement and voter registration education.

The protest was hosted by the Coalition to Save the UC Townhomes, a group composed of Penn faculty and students, the Black Bottom tribe, housing justice organizers, and West Philadelphia community members. 

The court chose a map submitted by a group of citizens and proposed by the Democratic plaintiffs that used the "least-change" approach to maintain the same, general representation as the previous map.

Parents, staff, and students of the Robeson High School community gathered at district headquarters on Tuesday to fight for renovations for the school. 

The program aims to promote diversity among principals and assistant principals in the School District of Philadelphia and specifically targets existing educators within the school district. 

The goal of establishing the PPFA is to address racial and economic disparities and aid small businesses.

The University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia’s Housing Development Corporation will jointly operate one of the initiatives, which will focus on housing and be launched in the spring.

Seventeen bus routes will undergo slight frequency reductions, and those resources will be shifted to other routes with greater ridership.