Associated Press

Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday authorized the early release of as many as 1,800 inmates from Pennsylvania state prisons to minimize the spread of the coronavirus.

Hospitals and clinics across the United States have struggled to stay afloat amid a crippling shortage of personal protective equipment.

“While this was a critical step for us to take to protect as many people as possible, it was not an easy decision to make,” Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday.

Plus, trout season is now open, a federal judge ordered the release of more immigration detainees, and Pennsylvania’s highest court put county judges on notice to be prepared to release incarcerated juveniles.

Trump removed the inspector general who was the chair of a special oversight board intended to help businesses and individuals affected by the coronavirus.

The British Prime Minister has been moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened.

That’s about one-sixth of the nearly 6.6 million people that Pennsylvania reported being in the civilian labor force in February.

Even as hospitals scrounge for professionals from the industry to treat the burgeoning numbers of people with COVID-19, others are on the sidelines as elective procedures, diagnostics and appointments are canceled or postponed.

“Every time I go out, I put myself at risk — and other people.”