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Congressman Joe Kennedy III

'Prioritizing those without comorbidities inevitably ranks people of color lower than others'

BOSTON, MA: April 9, 2020: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh provides a daily briefing at Boston City Hall on the Coronavirus pandemic in Boston, Massachusetts.(Staff photo by Nicolaus Czarnecki/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

Marty Walsh says Boston's early racial data on COVID-19 is 'disturbing'

Faneuil Hall Marketplace on March 11.

Here's how a couple of local small businesses have gone completely virtual

Photographer Erin Schaff undergoes a COVID-19 antibodies test at Farragut Medical and Travel Care in Washington Friday.

IMMUNITY TO COVID-19

Will an antibody test allow us to go back to school or work? April 10, 2020 | 3:04 PM

Watch: Charlie Baker's coronavirus update April 10, 2020 | 1:48 PM

New research examines wastewater to detect community spread of COVID-19 April 10, 2020 | 12:42 PM

A person goes for a walk in Brooklyn last weekend with the New York City skyline in the background.

Social distancing is controlling COVID-19; now scientists need to figure out which measures are most effective April 10, 2020 | 12:30 PM

Flowers donated by local florists in appreciation of the medical community are arranged in the shape of a heart at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Friday, April 10, 2020, in Boston. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Flowers for the Front Lines

'We Care': Florists donate flowers for medical workers April 10, 2020 | 12:28 PM

HYACINTH EMPINADO / STAT

It’s difficult to grasp the projected deaths from COVID-19. Here’s how they compare to other causes of death. April 10, 2020 | 12:09 PM

WHDH meteorologist Chris Lambert described his symptoms in a video.

7News meteorologist Chris Lambert gave an update on why he's been off the air April 10, 2020 | 11:44 AM

REVERE, MA - 1/15/2019:COOL MORNING .... No music today by the bandstand at Revere Beach with chilly weather early in the morning in January. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC stand alone photo

State police seek public's help after body washes ashore in Revere April 10, 2020 | 11:43 AM

The Soldiers' Home in Holyoke.

HOLYOKE SOLDIERS' HOME

Federal prosecutors are investigating the Holyoke Soldiers' Home where dozens of veterans have died April 10, 2020 | 11:32 AM

Gov. Charlie Baker speaking during a COVID-19 briefing in late March.

Gov. Baker says Massachusetts will get 200 more ventilators April 10, 2020 | 11:13 AM

Jamal Hinton, left, and Wanda Dench celebrate Thanksgiving in 2019.

America's favorite Thanksgiving grandmother loses her husband to coronavirus April 10, 2020 | 10:54 AM

Harvard Square

Small Businesses

Here's a look at the local and federal program to help small businesses through COVID-19 April 10, 2020 | 10:32 AM

Mort Drucker

Mort Drucker, artist who drew humor from life in Mad magazine, dies at 91 April 10, 2020 | 10:16 AM

Workers wearing personal protective equipment bury bodies in a trench on Hart Island in the Bronx borough of New York.

As virus kills, NYC shortens deadline for claiming dead April 10, 2020 | 9:35 AM

President Donald Trump speaks during the daily coronavirus briefing as Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia looks on in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 09.

White House seeks easing of shutdown in May, but some fear second viral wave April 9, 2020 | 9:23 PM

A monitor displays stock market information on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

New pressures arise as disease seems to level off but economy plummets April 9, 2020 | 8:39 PM

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson leaves intensive care, but Britain faces weeks more of lockdown April 9, 2020 | 7:43 PM

Waltham, MA 3/13/2020: Long lines formed at the Market Basket in Waltham as citizens prepare for Corona virus. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

'These employees face a difficult decision': Seth Moulton presses Charlie Baker for more grocery store protections April 9, 2020 | 7:04 PM

Evelyn Hockstein

He's delivering your groceries to you. He's also risking his life. April 9, 2020 | 6:28 PM

Mayor Marty Walsh

'God certainly understands': Marty Walsh urges Bostonians to stay home for Passover, Easter Sunday April 9, 2020 | 5:22 PM

Kayla Girdner, an instructor at Gather Here, demonstrates how to sew your own face mask.

How to make your own mask, with or without a sewing machine April 9, 2020 | 5:22 PM

Wilmington, MA - 4/4/2020: AdviniaCare at Wilmington in Wilmington, MA on April 04, 2020. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter: Coronavirus Covid-19 (WILMINGTON, Mass. (April 3, 2020) – Pointe Group Care, LLC, operator of AdviniaCare at Wilmington, working in partnership with the Massachusetts Covid-19 Response Command Center and Partners HealthCare, today announced that it will delay its plans to temporarily designate the 142-bed skilled nursing facility as a Covid-19 recovery building. Test results for those slated to leave the facility revealed that 51 out of 98 were positive for the illness, while asymptomatic. )

Wilmington nursing home reports 7 dead; 73 out of 98 residents test positive for COVID-19 April 9, 2020 | 5:09 PM

ELECTIONS & COVID-19

'I don’t think that any campaign is worth risking the public’s health' April 9, 2020 | 3:41 PM

Boston- 03/10/2020 Boston Mayor Marty Walsh spoke with reporters on City Hall Plaza do give an update on the coronavirus. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

Watch: Marty Walsh's coronavirus update April 9, 2020 | 2:20 PM

Mayor Marty Walsh wears a mask after speaking during a media availability outside City Hall to discuss updates relating to COVID-19 on April 5, 2020 in Boston, MA.

Mayor Marty Walsh

'A Letter of Hope': Boston Mayor Marty Walsh highlights community support, cooperation April 9, 2020 | 2:01 PM

Biden woos skeptical Sanders backers on health, college debt April 9, 2020 | 2:00 PM

Police charge Haverhill man with murder in stabbing death April 9, 2020 | 1:21 PM

Eve Edelheit

Summer heat may not diminish coronavirus strength April 9, 2020 | 1:18 PM

The Jewish Journal's front page, April 9, 2020.

Facing financial hardship, Jewish Journal asks readers for donations April 9, 2020 | 12:50 PM

Charlie Baker

Watch: Charlie Baker's coronavirus update April 9, 2020 | 12:47 PM