Mayor Jim Kenney Believes Social Distancing Will Last Into Summer

Health officials say 33 more residents died from COVID-19.

ADEQUATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT AND EXPECT TO BEABLE TO RECEIVE PATIENTS, BYTHURSDAY.ANOTHER 33 PEOPLE DIEDYESTERDAY IN PHILADELPHIA FROMTHE VIRUS.OFFICIALS SAY IT IS CITIESSINGLE HIGHEST DAY DEATHCOUNT.MEANTIME PHILADELPHIA'S MAYORJIM KENNEY SAY SOCIALDISTANCING WILL LIKELY TO HAVEGO THROUGH THE SUMMER.WHAT WE HAVE PUT IN PLACEAS FAR AS SOCIAL DISTANCINGAND OTHER THINGS NEED TO GO ONAND ON AND ON AT LEASTPROBABLY THROUGH SUMMER.I DON'T SEE THAT CHANGING.WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO MODIFYOUR BEHAVIOR AND WHAT WE'REUSED TO DOING IN ORDER FORTHIS IN THE TO COME BACK.I DON'T THINK WHETHER IT ISSTABILIZES WHETHER IT GOESDOWN THERE IS STILL GOING TOBE A PERIOD OF TIME WHERETHESE NEW NORMAL IS GOING TOHAVE TO PERSIST.THE MAYOR ALSO URGEDEVERYONE TO CONTINUE SOCIALDISTANCING THIS EASTER SUNDAYSAYING DO NOT VISIT ELDERLY