Think You Need A Coronavirus Test? Here Are The Steps To Protect You And...
Many of us will wonder if we need to be tested for the coronavirus in the coming weeks. Here are 10 steps you can follow, provided by doctors in the Boston area, in keeping with recommendations from...
View ArticleMass. Now Has 197 Known Cases Of Coronavirus
In the newest statistics released Monday afternoon, the state said 1,296 people have been tested for coronavirus.
View ArticleEssex County Brings People Back to Jail Amid COVID-19
Massachusetts is grappling with how to manage people in jails, prisons and courtrooms amid the coronavirus outbreak, with one sheriff pulling men out of a sober home and back to jail.
View ArticleIn A Fenway Garage And Elsewhere In Boston Area, Drive-Through Coronavirus...
The Atrius Health tests are not wide open to all comers, however -- only to patients who've been evaluated and given appointments.
View ArticleHow The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Impacting Massachusetts' Minority Communities
Dr. Nadia Abuelezam, an infectious disease expert and assistant professor of nursing at the Boston College Connell School of Nursing, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the latest developments in...
View ArticleCoronavirus Restrictions Take Effect Today In City, State
For the latest, WBUR's Morning Edition turns to senior business reporter Callum Borchers.
View ArticleCarney Hospital In Dorchester To Be Nation's First Dedicated COVID-19 Hospital
The 135-bed hospital on Dorchester Avenue will be converted immediately to treat COVID-19 patients.
View ArticleBaker: No Shelter In Place Planned, Will Send $5M In Funds To Local Boards Of...
Gov. Charlie Baker reiterated what he's said for days -- that he does not plan to issue a statewide shelter in place order.
View ArticleThere Are Now 218 Known Confirmed Cases Of Coronavirus In Massachusetts
The plurality of cases — 89 — are in Middlesex County, with an additional 43 in Norfolk County and 42 in Suffolk County.
View ArticleBroad Institute Expects To Run 1,000 COVID-19 Tests A Day By Next Week
State officials said Tuesday they hope the Cambridge-based Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard will be able to significantly expand testing capacity in Massachusetts.
View ArticleGot Extra Masks Or Goggles? Mass. Hospitals Already Running Short, Ask For...
With supplies already running low, Boston-area hospitals are asking for donations of masks and other gear to protect health care workers who treat coronavirus patients.
View ArticleAbogados, Activistas Hacen Un Llamado A La Liberación Inmediata De...
Para el mes de abril de 2019, había 737 personas detenidas en las cáceles de inmigrantes del estado. De esas, 423 de ellas (cerca del 60%) no tenían condenas penales, de acuerdo a la base de datos TRAC...
View ArticleFamilies And Residents Sad But Supportive Of Limited Visits At Senior Care...
Under the new policy, facilities must restrict "all visitors and non-essential health care personnel," except in certain cases like end-of-life care.
View ArticleMass. Courts Restrict In-Person Appearances, Some Prosecutors Call For...
Massachusetts courts are now restricting in-person appearances in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The move comes amid increased calls to reduce incarceration and arrests for minor...
View ArticleYour Coronavirus Questions, Answered By The Experts
WBUR is fielding questions from our listeners and readers on the coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19, the disease spread by the virus.
View ArticleBoston Launches Daily Text Service With Coronavirus Information
To get the text updates, text BOSCOVID to the number 99411.
View Article'A Very Real Capacity Gap' In Mass. Hospitals If COVID-19 Transmission Is Not...
The Harvard researchers determined that if the virus transmission doesn't slow considerably, hospitals will have a drastic shortage of intensive care beds.
View ArticleMass. Needs More Coronavirus Testing Now, Public Health Experts Say
Massachusetts is playing catch-up in testing people for the coronavirus, with public health experts saying ongoing snafus are harming the state’s ability to prepare for and prevent the spread of the...
View Article'Escalating Panic': Social Worker On How Coronavirus Pandemic Can Affect...
Stress, fear and isolation stemming from the coronavirus crisis has mental health clinicians scrambling.
View ArticleBoston Scientist Says Actual COVID-19 Cases Could Approach 6,000 in...
Sam Scarpino, a professor of network science who heads up Northeastern University’s Emergent Epidemics Lab, and his colleagues have built a computer-generated model of coronavirus cases around the...
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