Massachusetts COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 5,000
Massachusetts passed 5,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Monday.
View ArticleRace, Income, Nursing Homes: Factors Behind Why Hampden County Has The...
Hampden County has the sixth-highest rate in Massachusetts for confirmed COVID-19 cases. But it has the highest rate of deaths.
View ArticleBaker Announces Plan To Gradually Reopen State's Economy Amid Pandemic
Senior State House Reporter Steven Brown joins WBUR's All Things Considered to give the latest news from Beacon Hill on the state's coronavirus response.
View ArticleSteve Pagliuca On The Governor's Plan To Reopen Mass. Economy
Pagliuca assembled a task force of executives and healthcare leaders on behalf of the Massachusetts High Technology Council to lay the foundations of Gov. Charlie Baker's re-opening strategy.
View ArticleBaker Announces Phased Reopening Plan As Virus Cases Decrease
Joining Morning Edition to talk about all of this and more was WBUR's Anthony Brooks.
View ArticleMass. Health Officials Distribute COVID-19 Drug To Hospitals
The Department of Public Health has now divvied up the May 5 delivery of the experimental COVID-19 drug from the federal government, and a second shipment May 9.
View ArticleMass. Hospitals Projected To Lose $5 Billion In Revenue Through July
The downturn is being caused by the cancellation of elective and non-critical surgeries and a drop in non-coronavirus visits.
View ArticlePressed By Warren, Fauci Says Coronavirus Is Not Contained
During a Senate hearing, Fauci said that without robust federal mitigation measures in place by the fall, the country could see a resurgence that leads to “more infections and more deaths.”
View ArticleMassachusetts Hospitals Report Rare Cases of Coronavirus-Related Illness in...
Boston Children's Hospital and Bay State Medical Center in Springfield have both reporting treating patients with pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome. It's a disorder that was unknown until a...
View ArticleInfectious Disease Doctors Warn Against Re-Opening Too Quickly
Dr. Helen Boucher warns that any plan to re-open must also include plans to shut right back down again, should a second wave of infection occur.
View ArticleNurses Ask Baker For New Advisory Group, Protections
The Massachusetts Nurses Association is asking Gov. Charlie Baker to establish an advisory group of front-line clinical staff with experience in caring for COVID-19 patients to help ensure safety as...
View ArticleReopening New England: Maine Watches Wearily As Hard-Hit Connecticut And...
In New England, the experience of COVID-19 has varied dramatically from state to state. In Maine, the coronavirus has had a relatively low impact so far, but residents there remain dually anxious about...
View ArticleBaker Touts Mass. COVID-19 Testing Rate, But Says State Could Still Do More
Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday that Massachusetts has the lab capacity to test 30,000 a samples a day, highlighting its ability to ramp up even more as testing becomes a vital part of the strategy...
View ArticleRare Post-Coronavirus Condition May Hit More Boston Area Children Soon,...
Dr. Jeffrey Burns, Chief of Critical Care at Boston Children's Hospital, spoke with WBUR's All Things Considered to talk about a new inflammatory syndrome affecting children who recover from the...
View ArticleAs Mass. Prepares For Phase One Of Reopening, What Will Transportation Look...
Bostonomix reporter Zeninjor Enwemeka joined WBUR's Morning Edition to report the latest.
View ArticleFor People With Mental Health Challenges, Isolation Adds To Strain During The...
It's easy to feel lonely in these times of the coronavirus. Many of us are missing opportunities to spend time with friends, family or coworkers, who would otherwise lift our spirits. WBUR's Angus Chen...
View ArticleWorcester May Be Reaching 'Plateau' Of Virus Cases, Officials Say
More than 3,500 people in Worcester have tested positive for the virus -- the second highest number for any community in the state, behind Boston.
View ArticleCVS Opening 10 Drive-Thru Test Sites In Mass.
The new sites will utilize self-swab tests that won’t require people to get out of their vehicles. No testing will be done in the stores.
View ArticleBaker Sets COVID-19 Test Targets For July, December
Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday outlined a long-term plan for COVID-19 testing in Massachusetts, with a goal of boosting capacity to 45,000 tests per day by the end of July and 75,000 per day by the end...
View ArticleNew Parents Adjust To Raising Children During A Pandemic
Parents in the Boston area describe how the coronavirus has changed their experience with their newborns for WBUR's All Things Considered.
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