March, 2020 - The Temple News

Gov. Tom Wolf orders statewide shutdown amid COVID-19

16 March 2020 Colin Evans

Essential services will remain open.

There are now 76 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania

16 March 2020 Colin Evans

Eight cases have been reported in Philadelphia.

Penn Relays officially canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak

16 March 2020 Jay Neemeyer

Penn Relays is the oldest and largest track meet in the nation and has been held since 1895.

Non-essential businesses in Philadelphia to close early amid COVID-19

16 March 2020 Colin Evans

Grocery stores and pharmacies will remain open.

Where to find food for children and senior citizens in Philadelphia during school shutdowns

16 March 2020 Colin Evans

The School District of Philadelphia is offering two meals a day to youth while schools are closed for the next two weeks.

Statewide COVID-19 cases rise to 63

15 March 2020 Colin Evans

There are six cases in Philadelphia.

‘We’ve never seen anything like this before’: Local grocers face high demand amid COVID-19 outbreak

15 March 2020 Miles Wall and Maxwell Klemmer

Students and residents are flocking to buy household goods, forcing stores to limit certain purchases.

Temple men’s basketball forward intends to transfer

14 March 2020 Alex McGinley

Justyn Hamilton only averaged 3.2 points in three seasons with the Owls.

Temple student tests positive for coronavirus

14 March 2020 Colin Evans

The off-campus student travelled to Spain during Spring Break and was on campus until Wednesday, March 11.

‘Not everybody can just drop everything and run’: Temple students move out eight weeks early

14 March 2020 Madison Karas, Kelly Brennan and Jay Neemeyer

The university instructed students in on-campus housing to vacate by March 21 over concerns of the COVID-19 outbreak. Scrambling to leave early is emotional and difficult for them and their families.