Mass. Cities And Towns That Now Require Face Masks, Coverings In Public
As the numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise in Massachusetts, some cities and towns are mandating that face masks or other protective coverings be worn in public.
View ArticleState Looking Into Unreported COVID-19 Deaths
Officially, 3,153 people have died of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, but new data released late Tuesday by the CDC suggested the number of people who died of all causes was roughly 50% higher than normal...
View Article'Dental Cupid' Makes Pandemic-Era Matches Between Emergency Patients And...
The directory offers help for patients in dire dental need who can't reach their dentist or don't have one, and it has caught on quickly in Massachusetts and beyond.
View ArticleBaker Signs Public Health Standards Bill Into Law
Under the law, the state is expected provide funding to local boards through a competitive grant program.
View ArticleMass. Sees Largest Single Day Increase In Coronavirus Deaths
To discuss that and other coronavirus news, Morning Edition host Bob Oakes joined by WBUR reporter Zeninjor Enwemeka.
View ArticleWBUR Town Hall: The Societal Costs Of COVID-19
WBUR reporter Callum Borchers will discuss with Boston University School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea.
View ArticleReport: MIT Testing Finds Many Face Masks Distributed By State Deficient
Many of the protective face masks distributed by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency in the battle against the coronavirus were deficient, according to a published report.
View ArticleBaker: Tracing Team Has Contacted 5,000 People
Baker said about 1,000 people are working as part of the contact tracing program, a collaboration with Partners in Health.
View ArticleFirst Prisoner At County Jail Dies Of COVID-19
A 41-year-old inmate from the Middleton House of Correction died Wednesday night from complications due to COVID-19.
View ArticleDedication And Donuts: The Extraordinary And The Everyday In The COVID-19 ICU
"Life in the intensive care unit always blends the extraordinary with the everyday. That is true now more than ever. "
View ArticleBlue Cross Sees Hundredfold Increase In Telehealth Visits During Pandemic
In the past six weeks, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts recorded more than a half million telehealth visits.
View ArticleBaker Says Mass. Has Bent The Curve In The Coronavirus Pandemic
Senior Reporter Steve Brown joins WBUR's All Things Considered from Beacon Hill.
View ArticleMass. Unemployment Filings Have Hit A New Record
For the latest update on COVID-19 in the state, WBUR's Morning Edition was joined by reporter Carey Goldberg.
View ArticleBaker Orders Mass. Residents To Wear Masks Beginning May 6
Gov. Charlie Baker said the order would require anyone over the age of 2 to wear the masks while outside and unable to maintain the proper physical distance needed to help slow the spread of the...
View ArticleMass. Resident Will Be Required To Wear Masks In Public
Senior State House reporter Steve Brown joined WBUR's All Things Considered from Beacon Hill to talk about the day's coronavirus news.
View ArticleMore Than 4,000 Mass. Residents Have Died Of COVID-19
Only New York, New Jersey and Michigan have reported more coronavirus-related deaths than Massachusetts.
View ArticleMany Hospitals Now Sanitize And Reuse Masks. Workers And Researchers Have...
How many times can a mask be cleaned and reused -- and still be safe? That’s a question nurses, doctors and medical researchers are asking, as new operations to decontaminate masks at mass scale crop...
View ArticleMass. Surpasses 4,000 Coronavirus Deaths As Pandemic Intensifies
WBUR reporter Callum Borchers joined Morning Edition live to report.
View ArticleWhen Will Mass. Start To See The Infection Curve Go Down?
For perspective on this, WBUR's Morning Edition turned to Dr. David Hamer, a professor of global health and medicine at Boston University, and an infectious disease specialist at Boston Medical Center.
View ArticleSpiritual Care At A Distance, Masked: Chaplains During COVID-19
Hospital and nursing home chaplains are working round the clock as the death toll from COVID-19 rises in Massachusetts and beyond. WBUR asked four members of the clergy who counsel patients in...
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