THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION appeared to exceed its target goal for daily COVID-19 testing on Tuesday, reporting that 4,827 patients had been tested over the previous 24 hours. The increase was […]
COVID-19
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COVID-19 cases at Bridgewater prison facility up to 10
THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT of Correction says eight prisoners, one staff member, and one medical provider have tested positive for coronavirus – all of them at the Massachusetts Treatment Center in […]
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Baker criticizes Senate, not Trump
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER harshly criticized the US Senate for failing to quickly reach an agreement on a stimulus package for the country but shied away from taking on President Trump […]
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Harvard’s Bacow, wife test positive for COVID-19
HARVARD UNIVERSITY President Larry Bacow said on Tuesday that he and his wife tested positive for COVID-19. In an email sent to the Harvard community on Tuesday, Bacow said he […]
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2 takes on how to protect our health and democracy
Push back deadlines and reduce signature requirements By John E. McDonough, Paul Hattis, and David K. Jones The ongoing COVID-19 global epidemic is having an unexpected negative impact on our […]
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As COVID-19 hits prisons, worry spreads
WITH THREE PRISONERS and one corrections officer diagnosed with the coronavirus at the Massachusetts Treatment Center in Bridgewater, the Department of Correction has developed a response plan for containment of […]
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Baker orders non-essential businesses shuttered
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER is ordering all non-essential businesses in Massachusetts to shut their physical operations as of noon on Tuesday. The order will remain in effect through April 7 at […]
Posted inOpinion
Worcester pursues interesting COVID-19 homeless option
IN TIMES OF TRUE CRISIS, true leaders emerge. And at a moment when shelter providers across the Commonwealth are being asked to ignore the recommended protocols established to stop the […]
Posted inOpinion
Slowing the spread of COVID-19 the right way
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC is rapidly evolving. Massachusetts, like the rest of the world, is working to hone its response to this novel coronavirus. State residents have accepted physical distancing, work […]
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College dorms seen as surge capacity
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh had “very productive” conversations Saturday with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers around identifying, retrofitting, and using college dorms, closed nursing homes, […]
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Virus notes: 1st COVID-19 death in Mass.
A SUFFOLK COUNTY MAN in his late 80s died Thursday night from COVID-19, becoming the state’s first fatality from the disease. “Obviously, it’s heartbreaking to say, but this is certainly […]
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What our COVID-19 daily diary tells us
AT 4 P.M. EVERY DAY, the state Department of Public Health releases its daily diary of the coronavirus epidemic. The numbers on confirmed cases, tests, and hospitalizations rip through the […]
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COVID-19 report at immigration court
ATTORNEYS WHO WORK at Boston’s immigration court say an individual who appeared in the courtroom this week tested presumptive positive for COVID-19, although there has been no official announcement. Susan […]
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Virus notes: Cuomo-Baker: Style and substance
NEW YORK GOV. ANDREW CUOMO said the number of coronavirus cases in his state might not peak for another 45 days, while Gov. Charlie Baker says there are so many […]
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Federal immigration services offices to be shuttered
Updated Tuesday evening: Staffers and a spokesperson from US Citizenship and Immigration Services confirmed with CommonWealth that the agency is suspending “all face-to-face services” with applicants at all field and […]
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Baker defends Trump comment on respirators
WITH MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITALS struggling to obtain badly needed stockpiled equipment for their patients and frontline workers, Gov. Charlie Baker defended President Trump’s message to the nation’s governors on Monday that […]
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Virus notes: Casinos closing; 1st Cape case, immigration changes
PRESIDENT TRUMP says he just took a COVID-19 test, there are 2,200 cases in the US with 50 deaths, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has relaxed its testing […]
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Only 475 tested for virus so far
THE STATE DEPARTMENT of Public Health as of Friday had tested only 475 individuals for COVID-19, but officials say the amount of testing should dramatically increase with new federal guidelines […]
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Despite virus, business as usual at immigration courts
IMMIGRATION COURTS are full of people, often pressed together in tight quarters. But the Executive Office of Immigration Review, which runs all immigration courts, has refused to shut down courtrooms […]
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Virus notes: Discrimination warning issued
SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYÂ Rachael Rollins said she has received no official complaints about discrimination against Asian-Americans in connection with the coronavirus, but representatives of the community say incidents are occurring […]
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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 […]