A new online tool, COVID-19 Simulator, developed by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Georgia Tech can help policy makers see how lifting or extending different social-distancing measures at various times can impact each state in terms of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and
An inmate from the Massachusetts Treatment Center in Bridgewater died Thursday after being treated for COVID-19 at a hospital, the state Department of Correction said. State officials declined to provide the inmate’s name. He was in his 50s with “underlying health conditions” and
Air contaminated with the COVID-19 virus might travel four times farther than the 6 feet the CDC asks we distance ourselves, according to a recent study. The study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that under the right conditions, liquid droplets from sneezes, coughs
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital after suffering from coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive, his office announced Sunday. Downing Street officials said the hospitalization was a “precautionary step” and he remained in charge of the government. A spokesperson said: “On the advice
BOSTON — Mayor Marty Walsh has announced new, stronger stay-at-home guidelines for Boston residents after 259 new coronavirus cases in the city were confirmed on Sunday. Walsh asked residents to wear a cloth mask on their face while they are outside of their
Four of Boston's largest and best-known hospitals said on Monday that in all, 345 of their employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, putting additional pressure on the area's already stretched medical resources. Massachusetts General Hospital confirmed to NPR on Monday afternoon that
BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Tuesday that he is extending his order for all non-essential businesses in Massachusetts to remain closed to now last through May 4 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Baker’s initial order for businesses to close
Millions of Americans already have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus crisis and the worst of the damage is yet to come, according to a Federal Reserve estimate. Economists at the Fed’s St. Louis district project total employment reductions of 47
The data, reflecting the first half of the month, won’t completely capture the sudden closure of businesses The March employment report will show a hit to the U.S. job market due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, but it is unlikely to show
The company has instructed employees to wrap one hand in a plastic bag to accept payments at the door Layoffs are skyrocketing to unprecedented levels as the coronavirus upends the U.S. economy. The number of Americans filing initial applications for unemployment benefits jumped nearly twelvefold
It was lunchtime when 2 1 /2-year-old Fletcher Hartz opened the door to the elevator at his grandparents’ home in Little Rock. His mother, Nicole Hartz, stood a few feet away in the kitchen making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. She didn’t see him walk into the
This recall involves all five pieces of the wooden toy train carts. The train carts have a blue base, and colorful wagon on top, as either the front part of the train, with two steam domes, an apple cart, a wood log cart, a milk