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Special Coronavirus Treatment Center At Dorchester Hospital Aims To Lessen...

WBUR’s Angus Chen reports the for-profit hospital system is building the center at Dorchester’s Carney Hospital.

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Walsh, Baker Say No Shelter In Place, For Now

WBUR's Quincy Walters joined Morning Edition to recap Walsh's address and provide a daily update on the outbreak. 

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Mass. 211 Hotline Battling High Call Volumes During Coronavirus Pandemic

State officials said the 211 emergency hotline is looking for more staffers to handle high call volumes during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Baker Orders All Child Care Centers Closed By Monday

Gov. Charlie Baker has ordered all early education centers and child care providers to close by Monday in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Mass. Has 256 Known Cases of Coronavirus

There are now 256 positive test results in Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health says. 

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Mass. Child Care Centers To Close In Effort To Stem The Spread Of The...

Gov. Charlie Baker says most child care centers in Boston will close as of next Monday, March 23. This latest disruption comes as hospitals report a substantial increase in patients with either...

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Health Care Workers Struggle To Balance Work and Child Care

For doctors and other people on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus, there’s an additional concern: how to protect their families from being infected.

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Virtual Visits: Virus Spurs Explosive Growth Of Long-Lagging Telemedicine

Privacy concerns, insurance resistance and other barriers slowed the growth of telehealth -- but now coronavirus-era social distancing is making it take off.

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CVS Opens Drive-Through COVID-19 Test Site In Shrewsbury

The tests will be available only for first responders and health care workers who heave scheduled appointments.

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Mass. General Says 5 Suffering From COVID-19 Are Now In The ICU

Dr. Peter Slavin, president of Massachusetts General Hospital, says five people are in intensive care currently because of COVID-19. More than 70 people in the hospital are suspected of having the...

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What To Do While You're At Home During The Coronavirus Outbreak

Don't let social distancing keep you from being social.

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Mass. Coronavirus Now Cases Top 250

WBUR business reporter Zeninjor Enwemeka joined Morning Edition to report the latest.

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2 Connecticut Residents Die From COVID-19, Marking 1st New England Deaths

The patient was an 88-year-old man who was a resident of an assisted living facility in Ridgefield, Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Wednesday.

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Baker Eyes 3,500 Tests Per Day by Next Week

Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday that the state is on track to get to that level through "an enormous increase" in testing capacity by early next week.

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This Is No Zombie Apocalypse Novel, Author Says — But We Can Learn From Them

The central lesson from zombie apocalypse stories? The most dangerous enemy is not the obvious one, says Dr. Steve Schlozman, author of the novel "The Zombie Autopsies."

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There Are 328 Known Coronavirus Cases In Mass.

The increase in positive cases came as testing also expanded. There have been more than 3,132 tests completed at state and commercial labs, according to the Department of Public Health.

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Concern About COVID-19 Spikes Among Immigration Attorneys As A Boston...

Court hearings for non-detained immigrants have been suspended nationwide, but hearings for people in detention are proceeding with guidance from the Department of Justice's Executive Office for Review...

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Just One Week: NY Hospital Doctor Describes Rapid Rise In Coronavirus...

A week ago, the coronavirus unit was quiet, with few positive tests, but then the storm hit, with many more positives and worse symptoms.

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Author Of 'The Lonely American' On How To Deal With Isolation

Dr. Jacqueline Olds joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the current plight facing our society.

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Donations And DIY Masks: Health Care Workers Get Creative With '#GetMePPE'

With supplies dwindling fast, home-crafting gear is just one method medical professionals are considering to get more personal protective equipment or PPE, which can help protect their patients and...

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