YOU FEEL SICK. But you could get evicted from your home if you don’t show up in court. What do you do? Boston-area activists are mounting a campaign to end evictions during the coronavirus pandemic. City Life/Vida Urbana, representing tenants facing eviction, planned to hold a rally Thursday morning outside Boston Housing Court to call for the […]
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Advocates: No evictions during pandemic
You feel sick. But you could get evicted from your home if you don’t show up in court. What do you do? Boston-area activists are mounting a campaign to end evictions during the coronavirus pandemic. City Life/Vida Urbana, representing tenants facing eviction, planned to hold a rally Thursday morning outside Boston Housing Court to call for […]
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Why it’s crucial to ‘flatten the curve’ of coronavirus
THE NUMBER OF cases of coronavirus in Massachusetts hit 92 yesterday. And in a state of almost 7 million residents that’s cause to declare a state of emergency? Some may wonder whether the alarms being sounded are going overboard. That evidently includes some South Boston business owners complaining about all the money they won’t make […]
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Why it’s crucial to ‘flatten the curve’ of coronavirus
The number of cases of coronavirus in the state hit 92 yesterday. And in a state of almost 7 million residents that’s cause to declare a state of emergency? Some may wonder whether the alarms being sounded are going overboard. That evidently includes some South Boston business owners complaining about all the money they won’t […]
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Nursing homes to limit access to residents
WITH THE ELDERLY particularly susceptible to the coronavirus, the Baker administration is putting in place a series of measures to shield residents of nursing homes from visitors and workers carrying the disease. Marylou Sudders, the secretary of health and human services, said nursing homes “will be directed to actively screen and restrict access to visitors […]
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Catch-22 on coronavirus tests
IT’S A HARROWING STORY. You have most of the symptoms of coronavirus. You’ve self-quarantined at home for two weeks. You’re not getting any better. But the local hospital can’t test you for the disease until you’re in intensive care. This is what Boston microbiologist Amy Proal described Monday night on Twitter as she posted about her two-week […]
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Catch-22 on coronavirus tests
It’s a harrowing story. You have most of the symptoms of coronavirus. You’ve self-quarantined at home for two weeks. You’re not getting any better. But the local hospital can’t test you for the disease until you’re in intensive care. This is what Boston microbiologist Amy Proal described Monday night on Twitter as she posted about her […]
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What about riding the T?
HOW SERIOUS ARE local concerns about spread of the coronavirus? Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, an annual rite that draws hundreds of thousands of people to South Boston, has been cancelled out of what Mayor Marty Walsh called “an abundance of caution to ensure that we are doing what is needed to keep the residents […]
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Baker calls on schools to cancel all trips abroad
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Wednesday urged the state’s colleges and high schools to cancel all organized trips abroad, as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expands its travel guidance regarding coronavirus. “Due to the evolving situation, we are urging colleges, universities, and high school to cancel upcoming organized international trips at this time,” […]