Philadelphia Officials Stress Social Distancing, Encourage Residents To Continue With Life Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Matt Petrillo has the latest.

ACCESS TO STREAMING SERVICES,EVEN IF THEY DON'T HAVE ALIBRARY CARD.CITY OFFICIALS INPHILADELPHIA ARE STRESSING THEIMPORTANCE OF SOCIALDISTANCING, BUT ALSO,ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO GOWON THEIR LIVES.BUCKING THE TREND IN THESUBURBS, AND IN NEW JERSEY,CITY OFFICIALS HAVE NOT CLOSEDBARS AND RESTAURANTS INPHILADELPHIA."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERMATT PETRILLO AT CITY HALLWITH THE LATEST.GOOD AFTERNOON, MATT.HEY, JIM, GOOD AFTERNOON TOYOU.THAT'S RIGHT, BARS ANDRESTAURANTS STILL OPEN INI ASKED PENNSYLVANIAGOVERNOR'S OFFICE WHY THAT IS,AND THEY ESSENTIALLY TOLD METHEY'RE IN A HIGH STEAKSNEGOTIATIONS WITH THE MAYOR'SOFFICE, OVER ITS MITIGATIONEFFORTS.NOW, WHAT IS CLOSED ACROSS THECOMMONWEALTH ARE SCHOOLS.IN PHILADELPHIA MORE THAN200,000 STUDENTS HAVE NO CLASSAFTER GOVERNOR TOM WOFFORDERRED A STATE-WIDE CLOSURE OFSCHOOLS FOR TWO WEEKS.THIS MORNING, PHILLY CITYLEADERS PROVIDED FREE GRAB ANDGO MEALS, AT ESTIMATE ONMIDDLE SCHOOL IN SOUTHWESTPHILLY ONE OF 30 LOCATIONSACROSS THE SIT THAT I WILL BEPROVIDING MEALS WHILE CLASSESCANCELED.I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONESCHOOL OPPORTUNITY THAT THESCHOOL DISTRICT STILL HADMEALS FOR THE CHILDREN.THE TOMORROW WE WILL ALSOADD EDUCATIONAL PACKETS THATPEOPLE CAN PINK UP, JUSTGENERAL GRADE-SPECIFIC PACKETSTHAT WILL KEEP CHILDRENENGAGED AND IN LEARNING WHILETHEY'RE OUT OF SCHOOL.AT PHILADELPHIA HEALTHOFFICIALS ARE EXPECTED TO GIVEAN UPDATE TO THE CITY'SRESPONSE TO COVID-19 HERE ATCITY HALL AT 1:00 P.M.WE WILL BRING THAT TO YOU LIVEHERE ON CBS-3 AS WELL AS CBSN