Coronavirus Pandemic

Massachusetts reported 3,477 new confirmed coronavirus cases and an additional 45 deaths on Monday. There have now been 479,402 confirmed cases and 13,889 deaths, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Another 289 deaths are considered probably linked to COVID-19. Generally, Massachusetts’ coronavirus metrics have been tr...

New Hampshire health officials reversed course Monday on an earlier statement that anyone who owns property in the state would be allowed to get the coronavirus vaccine there, regardless of where they actually live. “The intent of the vaccination plan is to make it as easily and efficiently as possible for people in NH to get vaccinated, not to thr...

The Cactus League and Arizona community leaders have asked Major League Baseball to delay the start of spring training due to coronavirus concerns just over three weeks before pitchers and catchers are supposed to report

The National Restaurant Association requested priority for those who work in foodservice after first responders and the most vulnerable.

A three-year-old Rhode Island boy has made a special bond with his favorite garbage man, a bond which has helped him find joy during the isolation of quarantine.

Earlier in the coronavirus pandemic, PPE shortages meant that many people were making cloth face coverings out of available fabrics, like T-shirts and bedsheets, or wearing bandanas. Not only are there now plenty of mask options out there, we have data on what materials and designs are most effective at blocking droplets and aerosolized particles....

Gov. Charlie Baker announced a new timeline Monday for COVID-19 vaccinations in Massachusetts. He also released new information on vaccination locations across the state and how to schedule an appointment. Here’s what you need to know: The state is currently vaccinating all priority groups for Phase 1, and that will continue through the end o...

Anti-poverty campaigner Oxfam warned Monday that the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic will lead to the biggest increase in global inequalities on record unless governments rejig their economies

Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins says the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief package needs to be refined before she can sign on to it. Collins and Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, led a conference call for lawmakers with National Economics Director Brian Deese. Collins said late Sunday that she has concerns about the $1.9...

The idea of “double-masking” generated buzz when people like Amanda Gorman and Pete Buttigieg wore surgical masks underneath cloth masks to the inauguration.

A UN report says that four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the worst part of the global financial crisis in 2009

Americans this year will have to navigate their taxes with the extra burden of accounting for the pandemic. Unemployment, working from home and stimulus checks are all things that may impact the way taxes will be filed this year.