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“I am asking EVERYONE to wear a face covering whenever you leave your home." "This can be a scarf, bandanna, or other type of cloth. Up to 25% of people do not show symptoms & do not know they have the virus. By wearing face coverings in public we will slow the spread of COVID19.”
Announcing new COVID-19 measures for Boston residents including encouraging residents to stay home from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Coronavirus consumes Trump’s presidency — and Biden’s plan to take him on this spring
Boston Globe
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Biden raises idea of Democrats holding an online convention
Boston Herald
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Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic
Boston Globe
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How would Joe Biden handle COVID-19 crisis?
Boston Herald
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Put the presidential conventions out of their misery
Boston Globe
Business
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Online services provide spiritual succor, but religious institutions face fiscal fallout
Cape Cod Times
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Acton skate-sharpening company back to work — making medical masks
Boston Globe
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Here's which Boston-area banks are and aren't accepting stimulus-loan applications
Boston Business Journal
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Boston hotels ‘may face stigma’ due to coronavirus-linked Biogen meeting
Boston Business Journal
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Local hotel business crashes in wake of coronavirus pandemic
South Coast Today
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Coronavirus impacts New England seafood industry as wholesale demand fades
Boston Herald
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With restaurants closed, New England fishing industry grinds to a halt
Boston Globe
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Uncertainty is dominating VC activity, but experts see signs for hope
Boston Business Journal
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Match Point Firearms owner says gun sales surged in early days of coronavirus pandemic
Worcester Telegram
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There’s no real precedent for the coronavirus effect on the economy — and that could be a good thing
Boston Globe
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Can we ever eat out again? A look at the future of Boston restaurants
Boston Globe
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Sen. Adam Hinds: Protect construction workers, accelerate economic recovery (Guest viewpoint)
The Republican
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Federal aid program for small businesses gets off to a rocky start
Boston Globe
Cannabis
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Med Marijuana Registrations Spike as Adult-Use Stores Close
State House News Service
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Marijuana consumers flock to medical market
Commonwealth Magazine
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Cannabis Dispensaries Producing Hand Sanitizer for Hospitals
Cape Cod Online
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Coronavirus: Cannabis Control Commission to study medical marijuana supply chain after spike in patient applications during COVID-19 pandemic
The Republican
Education
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UMass President: Online Learning Will be Critically Important
State House News Service
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Online, but off-kilter: A day in the life of a Boston sixth-grader
Boston Globe
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Here’s how to steer a school through uncertain times
Commonwealth Magazine
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Other states are doing it. Should Massachusetts schools close for the rest of the year?
Boston Globe
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Pioneer Valley colleges putting protective equipment in hospitals’ hands
Gazette Net
Environment
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Recycling options still available during coronavirus order
Milford Daily News
Federal
Health Care
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Coronavirus: Competing against Feds for medical supplies is like ‘The Hunger Games,' Rep. Jim McGovern says
The Republican
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Dispatch from MGH: Emotional limbo on the front lines of caring for the very sick with COVID-19
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts hospitals prep for coronavirus surge, convert facilities, reassign docs
Boston Herald
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Hospitals on Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket worry about possible need to evacuate patients
Boston Globe
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Delegation: Fed Ventilator Shipment “Grossly Insufficient”
State House News Service
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UMass Memorial Health Care CEO to donate salary to employee assistance
Worcester Business Journal
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How one Mass. hospital is solving a national shortage of coronavirus testing swabs
Boston Business Journal
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A look inside the new field hospital at the Boston Convention Center
Boston Business Journal
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Former football player Myron Rolle is on the front line — as a doctor at Mass. General
Boston Globe
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DCU Center field hospital will be ready to open by Thursday, Worcester says
Worcester Telegram
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Coronavirus Test Center Opens At Gillette For First Responders
Brookline Patch
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Reps. Minicucci, Devers Sign Letter Urging Gov. Baker to Fast Track Temporary Medical Licenses
97.9 WHAV
Human Services
Judiciary
Labor
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Painters union to join walk off over coronavirus concerns
Boston Herald
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13,000 MA Carpenters Strike Over Coronavirus Concerns
Brookline Patch
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COVID-19: an employee’s rights, an employer’s obligations
Mass Lawyers Weekly
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State unemployment agency adds staff, still nearly overwhelmed
Boston Globe
Lobbying & Campaign Finance
Local Government
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Attleboro mayor seeks cash for coronavirus expenses
The Sun Chronicle
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Tyer rallies Pittsfield to ‘crush the curve’
Commonwealth Magazine
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Walsh urges face coverings, curfew
Commonwealth Magazine
Politics
Public Health
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Migration of snowbirds from Florida disrupted by coronavirus pandemic
Worcester Telegram
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Walsh Says Boston Is At 'Beginning Of The Surge' And Recommends Curfew In Boston
WBUR
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Testing center for first responders opens at Patriot Place
The Sun Chronicle
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Howie Carr: Sometimes the hackerama produces deadly consequences
Boston Herald
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WATCH: Walsh Announces 9PM Curfew To Help Slow The Spread Of Coronavirus
WGBH
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Massachusetts lab launches coronavirus antibody test
Boston Herald
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Mass. reports 1,337 new coronavirus cases, 29 new related deaths
Boston Globe
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Walsh: Everyone Wear a Mask When Leaving Home
State House News Service
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Three more dead at Williamstown nursing home after testing positive for coronavirus
Boston Globe
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18 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Cape and Islands
Cape Cod Times
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How well is state DPH tracking COVID-19? DPH not saying
Worcester Telegram
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The role of architecture in fighting a pandemic
Boston Globe
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Why Charlie Baker Thinks 'Contact Tracing' Cases May Help Mass. Slow — Or Stop — COVID-19
New England Public Radio
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By Sen. Brownsberger: We should all be wearing masks
Commonwealth Magazine
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Rate of growth in COVID-19 cases slows
Commonwealth Magazine
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Virus notes: Baker calls new face mask guidance appropriate
Commonwealth Magazine
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Commonwealth’s COVID-19 response leaves too many behind
Commonwealth Magazine
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Virus notes: Unusually high amount of deaths in Franklin Cty
Commonwealth Magazine
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Marty Walsh directs all to wear masks, announces citywide curfew to fight coronavirus
Boston Herald
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Who gets sick with coronavirus, who doesn’t, and why?
Boston Globe
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Walsh recommends curfew for Boston, asks all to wear masks outside home
Boston Globe
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Donald Trump: Help is on the way to Massachusetts in coronavirus battle
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts coronavirus deaths increase by 15, more than 750 new cases
Boston Herald
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Coronavirus in Massachusetts: Daily death total decreases in Massachusetts to 15 cases; first time in days health officials announce total in the teens
The Republican
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Charlie Baker announces ‘robust’ coronavirus contact tracing program in Massachusetts
Lowell Sun
Public Safety
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Facebook donates protective masks to Mass. police, fire departments
Boston Globe
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Global Lockdowns Resulting In 'Horrifying Surge' In Domestic Violence, U.N. Warns
New England Public Radio
State Government
Taxation
Transportation
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MBTA employees are also on the front lines, often unnoticed
Boston Globe
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Airport traffic, rental car rates plummet
Martha's Vineyard Times