Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, flanked by Gov. Tom Wolf and Department of Education Secretary Pedro Rivera, provides an update on the coronavirus known as COVID-19 on Thursday, March 12, 2020. (Joe Hermitt/The Patriot-News via AP)
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March 12, 2020 8:59 p.m.
Governor closes schools in Philly suburb hit by virus
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday ordered schools and other facilities closed in Montgomery County, a Philadelphia suburb of more than 800,000 people hard-hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, as he discouraged large gatherings of people statewide and canceled prison visits.