Official: Quick return to ‘normal’ unlikely amid reopening
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The health secretary of Pennsylvania says people shouldn’t be expecting a quick return to the pre-pandemic way of life even after pandemic restrictions begin to ease in some counties next month. Dr. Rachel Levine, asked how crowds and social distancing might mix in the months ahead in places such as restaurants, playgrounds and carnivals, said “I think there will be a new normal.” Levine earlier said it was too soon to tell whether social distancing measures would continue during the summer. State health officials on Saturday announced that a total of 1,537 deaths associated with the coronavirus have occurred in Pennsylvania.