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Baker Announces Weekly Pool COVID-19 Testing in Schools to Increase In-Person Learning
Gov. Charlie Baker announces a new pool coronavirus testing program in schools to begin within the next month in order to bring more students back to in-person learning.
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Boston Increases COVID Testing Available in City Ahead of Holidays
The new locations include the Washington Park Mall in Roxbury, the Anna M Cole Community Center in Jamaica Plain, and the Boston Renaissance Charter School in Hyde Park.
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Baker: Mass. to Curtail Some Hospital Elective Procedures, Add COVID-19 Testing Sites
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker announces that effective Friday, hospitals can curtail some elective procedures that would be safely postponed to free up staffing and beds for coronavirus patients. He also announced new free COVID-19 testing locations in the state.
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Mass. Ambulance Service to Provide At-Home COVID-19 Testing
A Massachusetts ambulance service will soon provide in-home COVID-19 testing to make things more convenient for residents on the North Shore.
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At Revere Testing Site, Huge Post-Holiday Turnout
There was a huge turnout in Revere Sunday at the city’s “Stop the Spread” testing site, which has extended its hours as cases of the coronavirus keep spiking. City health officials are now urging anyone who visited with family for the holiday to get tested for COVID-19. People started lining up even before testing opened at 9 a.m. Sunday...
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Revere Ramping Up COVID-19 Testing
The wait was a couple hours at times as people took advantage of extended hours of testing in Revere.
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US Colleges Mull New Virus Protocols for Students' Return
As coronavirus cases are surging around the country, some colleges and universities are rethinking some of their plans for next semester
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Push for Increase COVID-19 Testing in Mass.
As long lines continue to form at coronavirus testing sites throughout the Bay State, the Massachusetts High Technology Council is pushing for expanded testing capacity.
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Rapid COVID Testing Will Soon Be Available for Some Mass. School Districts
Increased rapid COVID-19 testing will soon be available for some Massachusetts school districts, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday.
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Baker Warns Majority of COVID Cases ‘Coming From Household Spread'
Gov. Charlie Baker urges Mass. residents that “the best way to celebrate Thanksgiving is to only gather with members of your household” to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus Testing Czar: Rise in Hospitalizations, Deaths Proof of Surge in Cases
Adm. Brett Giroir, the Trump administration’s coronavirus testing czar, said the increase in U.S. cases isn’t just because of more testing for the disease, as President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed, but a result of surging infections across the country.
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COVID Testing Available at Logan Airport for Employees
A new coronavirus testing site opened Wednesday at Boston’s Logan International Airport for airport and airline employees.
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Gov. Baker on COVID-19 Vaccine Plan, New Testing Location
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker speaks from Revere about a new drive-through testing site and the plan for a vaccine once it is released.
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The CDC Has Confirmed Coronavirus Can Be Airborne: Here's What This Means for You and Your Safety
After the CDC released an update stating that the coronavirus can spread by airborne transmission, many Americans are wondering what else they can do to keep safe. Jose-Luis Jimenez, a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, explains what this new guidance means and how it should change your behavior this winter.
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Timeline: Where President Trump Traveled Before His COVID-19 Diagnosis
President Trump had a busy week of campaigning before his diagnosis with COVID-19. We took a look at the events he attended over the past week that may be at risk for virus spread.
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Everything You Need to Know about United Airlines' Rollout of Rapid Covid-19 Testing for Passengers
United Airlines will soon become the first U.S. airline to offer rapid Covid-19 testing, starting next month with a pilot program for passengers flying to Hawaii from San Francisco International Airport before gradually rolling out more widely.
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Feds to Ship Millions of Tests in Bid to Reopen K-12 Schools
President Donald Trump has announced the shipment of millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week
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The CDC Keeps Changing Its COVID-19 Guidance: Here's What the Science Says About Transmission and Testing
The CDC has reversed its coronavirus recommendations yet again – this time backtracking on guidance about how the virus spreads through the air. But these changes may reflect political concerns rather than the latest scientific evidence, according to Alison Galvani, the Director of Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis at Yale University. She breaks down what the science says about COVID-19...
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Walsh: No New COVID-19 Deaths in Boston, Testing in Central Square Park Continues
In a COVID-19 update, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says testing will continue in Central Square Park through Saturday and there were no new deaths in Boston for the past two days. He also answers questions about running for re-election.
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Abbott Labs Exec Says New $5, 15-Minute Covid-19 Test Will Help Slow the Spread
Covid-19 test results in just 15 minutes? Abbott Labs got the green light from the FDA for its new rapid antigen test, which can detect if someone has Covid-19 in 15 minutes. But how effective is it? NBCLX talked to Dr. John Hackett, Abbott’s divisional vice president of applied research and technology.