Coronavirus

Chris Lisinski State House News Service Massachusetts will move into the third phase of its gradual plan to revive public activity in most of the state on Monday, allowing gyms, museums, movie theaters, and more to resume some operations even as COVID cases surge in other parts of the country. …

Written by Steven Froias, contributing writer. Almost 10 years ago, an image of Jesus appeared on the wall of a building just north of Lunds Corner in the North End. It was the artwork of Mark “Maki” Carvalho – and it caused a sensation at the time. This past Easter …

Yesterday, the Baker-Polito Administration announced new COVID-19 public health guidelines on travel and transportation. Effective Wednesday, July 1, all travelers arriving to Massachusetts, including residents returning home, are instructed to self-quarantine for 14-days. This guidance does not apply to travelers from Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, …

Colin A. Young State House News Service If you live in Boston or any of more than three dozen other eastern Massachusetts communities, you could be sending vital data to public health officials with each flush of your toilet. Through the end of the year, the sewage arriving at the …

Katie Lannan State House News Service The state’s death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 8,000 on Friday, with the report of 50 new fatalities. Thirty-nine of those deaths were among patients with test-confirmed cases of COVID-19, while the other 11 were from probable cases, which the Department of Public Health defines …

According to New Bedford’s Cheif Financial Officer Ari Sky, the City of New Bedford has incurred $1.5 million in COVID-19 expenses through June 5, 2020. In his note to City Councilor Linda Morad, he stated the cost has risen to $150,000 a week and expects the costs to be around …

Michael P. Norton State House News Service The number of African Americans donating blood with the Red Cross has dropped by more than half since the COVID-19 outbreak began in mid-March, and African American donors are critically needed to help patients battling sickle cell disease, according to the Massachusetts Health …

Katie Lannan State House News Service Massachusetts schools this fall will be required to develop hybrid learning plans that teach students in-person and remotely on alternating schedules, under guidance that state education officials are releasing Thursday. In order to reopen after a spring where schools abruptly closed their classrooms and …

New Bedford health officials reported one new COVID-19 case on Wednesday and zero cases on Tuesday raising the total COVID-19 count in New Bedford to 2,123. Three new COVID-19 related death was reported on Tuesday bringing the death count to 108 in the city. Cases overall in Fall River actually …

Matt Murphy State House News Service The gradual reopening of the economy in Massachusetts has led to employees feeling more stable in their jobs and financial situations over the past month, according to a new Suffolk University poll for WGBH News, the State House News Service, The Boston Globe, and …