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Coronavirus concerns close Montgomery County schools, 63 Philly schools

With major sports events canceled, the Wells Fargo Center closed, and Pennsylvania officials recommending all “non-essential retail” to shutter in Montgomery County, disruptions to daily life are mounting.

Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania spoke Thursday at a new conference at Pennsylvania Emergency Management Headquarters, where he said he was ordering schools and other large gathering places to close in Montgomery County, which has the largest number of coronavirus cases.
Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania spoke Thursday at a new conference at Pennsylvania Emergency Management Headquarters, where he said he was ordering schools and other large gathering places to close in Montgomery County, which has the largest number of coronavirus cases.Read moreMarc Levy / AP