Pennsylvania construction shutdown puts the elderly at risk

Published April 22, 2020 6:50pm ET



Pennsylvania senior citizens are being put at greater risk for contracting the coronavirus because of the restrictions Gov. Tom Wolf has imposed on residential housing projects, according to construction industry officials and their clients.

Wolf, a Democrat who was reelected in 2018, joined neighboring governors in putting statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts into effect beginning in mid-March. Since then, Wolf has ordered the closure of nonessential businesses and all schools. He has also issued a stay-at-home order on all of the state’s 67 counties that was initially set to last through April 30, but the order was recently extended to last through May 8.

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