Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 29
President Donald Trump has declared a National Emergency due to the COVID-19. Gov. Tom Wolf has announced all schools in PA are to be closed for 2 weeks starting Monday.
President Trump has announced the following: National Emergency has been declared until further notice. This will open up to $50B in federal aid.
Every State to open command centers.
All Hospitals to enact EAP Plans.
LOCAL INFORMATION
Bucks County declares ‘disaster emergency,’ schools to close for two weeks due to coronavirus spread
Bucks County Commissioners ordered a “declaration of disaster emergency” Friday, closing all school districts in the county, as well as the Bucks County Intermediate Unit, through March 29.
The primary reason for the closure was that a number of staff at the Intermediate Unit and schools throughout the county live in Montgomery County and would have difficulty coming to work, according to a letter sent by Mark Hoffman, the Intermediate unit’s executive director.
“I am not willing to take a risk next week and in future weeks with limited student supervision as a result of teacher and other staff absences,” Hoffman wrote. “In fact, on a call with the superintendents and county officials, the superintendents and I unanimously supported a countywide closure for all Bucks County public schools.”
The intermediate unit’s closure also affects special education and other services, and cancels all meetings and events. Employees and contractors at the intermediate unit will be paid during the closure, according to Hoffman.
Friday
Rain. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 70.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Thursday Night
Showers likely after 10pm Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 46.
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Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38
Tuesday
Showers likely this afternoon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 41
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46
Saturday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 47.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
PS Sorry for anyone who was mad yesterday when we were sharing news about local schools being closed due to the virus. As we always have any major news in the area we will share. Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!
“In the last few hours we received confirmation of presumed – I emphasize presumed – positive cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania. I’m saying presumed for a reason because the results have to be confirmed by the CDC. But we have two we have tested in Pennsylvania, so we are presuming positive. One is in Delaware County and one is in Wayne County. Both have been quarantined in their homes,” Wolf said.
Officials in Bucks County, Pennsylvania said a person from out of state, who is now known to have the coronavirus, attended a gathering in the county and exposed a number of people to COVID-19.
That exposure led to the closure of five schools in the Central Bucks School District on Friday.
In a news release, county officials said the decision to close the schools was made by Superintendent John Kopicki on Thursday night after learning that the person attended a recent private gathering at a residence in central Bucks County.
At the time of the gathering, no one knew the out-of-state individual was ill, including that person. The exact location of that gathering was not released, nor was the home state of the coronavirus patient.
At that gathering were multiple children and staffers who attend or work at the five schools that were closed, county officials said.
The schools that were closed are:
Butler Elementary School
Central Bucks South High School
Titus Elementary School
Tohickon Middle School
Tamanend Middle School
The schools are being closed Friday for deep cleaning of all impacted facilities, Kopicki said. The district is awaiting further information from the Bucks County Department of Health.
The people who were exposed are also being evaluated.
Information was taken from the AP above.
Friday
Rain, mainly after noon. High near 45.
Friday Night Rain and slight chance of snow later this evening, no accumulation is expected. Low around 34