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Los Temores De Un Aumento De Casos De COVID-19 No Se Han Materializado En...

Pero a pesar de las protestas, de que los restaurantes comenzaron a admitir comensales en sus locales, y la lenta resurrección de las compras y otras actividades, los temores de un nuevo aumento en los...

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Why COVID-19 Contact Tracers In Mass. Will Send You Milk

In Massachusetts, people who have tested positive for the coronavirus or been exposed to COVID-19 get help with everything from groceries to legal assistance, whatever it takes so they can stay put and...

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Qué papel juega el Massachusetts Community Tracing Collaborative en la...

El CTC estima que entre el 10% y el 15% de los casos solicitan asistencia

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FEMA Captain Discusses Unique Problems Associated With COVID-19

A FEMA administration for the New England states talks about how the federal agency is supporting citizens throughout the pandemic and the challenges it is facing.

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Warren, Markey Report Finds ‘Crisis’ In Nation’s Assisted Living Facilities

While nursing homes have been in the spotlight during the pandemic, a "parallel crisis" has festered in assisted living residences.

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EEE Detected In Mosquito Sample From Orange, Mass., State Health Officials Say

The sample was collected on July 1 near the town of Orange in Franklin County, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said in a statement released Friday.

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A Health Expert Weighs In As Mass. Braces For Phase Three Reopening

While the decision to reopen further does falls in line with Massachusetts' low average positive test rate for COVID-19 -- just 1.8 percent -- the coronavirus reality in many other states is going from...

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COVID-19 Survivors Share Their Experiences, Urge Caution As Mass. Reopens

With Massachusetts' reopening plans moving ahead, early survivors of COVID-19 in the state are hoping their experiences will convince others to be cautious.

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State Bracing For High Number Of Mosquito-Borne EEE Cases

Mosquitoes have already tested positive for EEE in the towns of Wendell and Orange in Franklin County, state Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel said as officials discussed the state’s...

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'Stop The Spread' Initiative Will Increase Testing Capacity In Eight Mass. Towns

The increased testing will be available in Chelsea, Everett, Fall River, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Marlborough, and New Bedford.

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'First Step' Mass. Research Turns Off Key Gene In ALS That Runs In Families

The method uses small molecules called "micro-RNAs," delivered by a virus into the spinal fluid, to block a gene key in the fatal nerve disease ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

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Data Shows Virus Spread In Nursing Homes Down Sharply In Mass.

The rate of positive tests, new daily COVID-19 cases and daily deaths in long-term care facilities are all now showing declines from earlier in the pandemic, according to a state presentation.

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As Mass. Scales Back Contact Tracing Program, Frustrated Local Officials Say...

Local health officials complain that the state's contact tracing effort has been beset with computer glitches, inadequate training, and poor communication.

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State Report Sheds Light On Mass. Hospitals' Troubled Finances

Seventy-nine percent of hospitals -- 38 of 48 that reported data -- had positive total margins as of Dec. 31. As of March 31, the percentage had dropped significantly -- 36 percent, or 21 of 58...

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How 2 Hard-Hit New England Cities Slowed Coronavirus Infections

With large populations of residents vulnerable to COVID-19, Chelsea, Mass. and Central Falls, R.I. had to cope with early spikes in cases. Months later, both cities offer lessons in controlling the...

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CRISPR Comes To COVID: A Pandemic Pivot And The Push For A Simple Coronavirus...

With coronavirus tests in short supply around the country, the revolutionary gene-editing tool CRISPR could help, and a Cambridge, Mass. company is trying to develop quick, cheap, accurate tests that...

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West Nile Virus Found In Mass. For First Time This Year

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said two mosquitoes collected on July 7 in Belmont tested positive for the virus.

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Boston's Pine Street Inn Secures Hotel Building In Effort To Control Coronavirus

Pine Street Inn, Boston's largest homeless shelter, is leasing a hotel near Boston Medical Center to avoid overcrowding at the shelter and reduce the chance of another surge of COVID-19.

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As Universities Prepare To Bring Students Back, Some Turn To Mass Coronavirus...

In a computer model, campus outbreaks could be controlled when universities tested their entire student bodies frequently. A lower cost, low-accuracy test also showed promise, if it was administered...

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AmeriCorps Members In Mass. Play 'Uplifting' Essential Roles During Pandemic

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, thousands of people in the federal service program AmeriCorps became essential workers almost overnight -- many of them assisting vulnerable communities hit hard by...

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