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Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut are continuing to decline as cases exceed 42,000. There are 533 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a decrease of 44 since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Saturday. In Connecticut, there are 42,022 cases of coronavirus, including an increase of 260 cases since yesterday. The death toll now stands at…

One reason why measles — a notoriously contagious disease — is so difficult to contain is because its infectious viral particles can linger in the air for up to two hours. Can the coronavirus do the same? It’s a question health officials appear to be grappling with: On Thursday, the San Francisco Department of Public Health said people must wear masks...

Imagine for weeks having to go into the hospital five days a week for cancer radiation and chemotherapy during the height of the coronavirus surge. For most patients, treatment cannot wait and their immunitiy is compromised at a time when they need it most. Steve Sfameni talked with NBC10 Boston’s Kristy Lee about what it has been like to...

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Far more Massachusetts residents may have contracted the novel coronavirus than state data suggests, according to British researchers. In a study by the Imperial College London, the researchers estimate that 13-percent of the state’s 6.9 million population — some 897,000 people — has contracted the disease. That’s sharply higher than the 93,271 reported by the state as of Monday. The…

A new study by Imperial College London claims that way more people in Massachusetts than first thought have had the coronavirus at some point.

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut are continuing to decline as cases approach 40,500. There are 701 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a decrease of 23 since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Sunday. In Connecticut, there are 40,468 cases of coronavirus, including an increase of 446 cases since yesterday. The death toll now stands at…

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut are continuing to decline as cases exceed more than 40,000. There are 724 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a decrease of 16 since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Saturday. In Connecticut, there are 40,022 cases of coronavirus, including an increase of 382 cases since yesterday. The death toll now…

America’s billionaires saw their fortunes soar by $434 billion during the U.S. lockdown between mid-March and mid-May, according to a new report. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg had the biggest gains, with Bezos adding $34.6 billion to his wealth and Zuckerberg adding $25 billion, according to the report from Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy...

The novel coronavirus has changed lives, economies and health care systems as we know it.  On March 11, the World Health Organization classified COVID-19 as a pandemic. The respiratory virus that originated in China has infected hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, and killed thousands.  Since the WHO’s classification, the United States and other countries have taken drastic steps...

A new poll finds that strong concern about a second wave of coronavirus infections is reinforcing widespread opposition among Americans to reopening public places

It sounded like a great deal: The White House coronavirus task force would buy a defense company’s new cleaning machines to allow critical protective masks to be reused up to 20 times. And at $60 million for 60 machines on April 3, the price was right. But over just a few days, the potential cost to taxpayers exploded to $413 million, according…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released detailed guidance for reopening schools, mass transit and non-essential businesses that had been shut down in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the United States.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will likely come under tough questioning from senators Tuesday about a small business lending program included in the government’s $2 trillion relief package.

Houses of worship are allowed to open their doors in Massachusetts but with restrictions.

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut are continuing to decline as the state is days out from the first phase of reopening. There are 937 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a decrease of 57 since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Sunday. In Connecticut, there are 37,419 cases of coronavirus, including an increase of 716 cases…

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Connecticut are continuing to decline and are now below 1,000 as the state gets closer to the first phase of reopening. There are 994 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is a decrease of 39 since yesterday, according to new numbers released by the state on Saturday. In Connecticut, there are 36,703 cases of coronavirus, including an…

It’s a sad paradox but in some countries, assaults on doctors and medical workers illustrate how public fear and rage can turn against the very people risking their lives to save patients in a pandemic

As Peter Janis sees it, when a customer goes through the tunnel at Jamaica Plain Car Wash, it isn’t much different than buying a coffee in the drive-thru at Dunkin’ in terms of human contact. Janis believes the business transaction can be made safely amid the COVID-19 emergency. His staff also frequently sanitized equipment in the self-service bays like vacuums and hoses. Like other...

Some Boston businesses have tried to keep their doors open to customers, only to be shut down by city inspectors.