Gov. Tom Wolf provides an update on the coronavirus known as COVID-19 as Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, Department of Education Secretary Pedro Rivera, PEMA Director Randy Padfield, Pa. State Epidemiologist Dr. Sharon Watkins, Department of Health Deputy Secretary of Health Preparedness and Community Protection Raphael (Ray) Barishansky, listen on Thursday, March 12, 2020. (Joe Hermitt/The Patriot-News via AP)
March 12, 2020
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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.