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Indoor dining, school activities, gyms and more suspended under new COVID-19 restrictions in Pa., as hospitals hope for relief but restaurants cry for help

Hospital leaders said the new measures could be pivotal in helping the health-care system and in slowing the spread of the virus as the holiday season begins.

The first candle on the menorah in front of the Betsy Ross House glows on the first night of Hanukkah Dec. 10, 2020. Earlier in the evening a virtual lighting ceremony was conducted by the Old City Jewish Arts Center but wasclosed to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions. It was streamed live on Old City District’s Facebook page and covered by all the local television stations.
The first candle on the menorah in front of the Betsy Ross House glows on the first night of Hanukkah Dec. 10, 2020. Earlier in the evening a virtual lighting ceremony was conducted by the Old City Jewish Arts Center but wasclosed to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions. It was streamed live on Old City District’s Facebook page and covered by all the local television stations.Read moreTOM GRALISH / TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer