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WORCESTER, MA - 11/25/2020: Individual hospital style beds are lined up in a corridor with curtains. New temporary hospital being set up at the DCU Center in Worcester during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic for a second time within a year. More beds will be sent in if needed during the pandemic. The center has it own bathrooms and laundry inside the building. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO

Local health care leaders worry about post-Thanksgiving coronavirus outlook

COVID-19 tests from Mass General employees wait to be processed at Massachusetts General Hospital on Nov. 12.

These are the 81 Mass. communities at highest risk for COVID-19 infection

Obese Americans could be prioritized for coronavirus vaccine

BOSTON , MA - 11/12/2020 Tubes wait to be used by Mass General employees for COVID-19 tests at Massachusetts General Hospital on Thursday afternoon. As coronavirus cases rise all across the country, hospitals are ramping up their facilities to prepare for incoming patients. Erin Clark / Globe Staff

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Mass. reports 2,845 new COVID-19 cases, 30 new deaths December 1, 2020 | 5:03 PM

A person of interest as caught on surveillance video footage shared by Waltham police.

'There is definitely a fear factor in our city right now. We’ve never experienced anything like this.' December 1, 2020 | 4:27 PM

William Barr, U.S. attorney general, center, wears a protective mask while departing from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Few Republican officeholders have been willing to publicly dispute President Donald Trump as he attacks the integrity of the election system, underscoring how he will remain a potent force in GOP politics even if he ultimately loses the White House.

William Barr: No evidence of fraud that’d change election outcome December 1, 2020 | 3:36 PM

Barr appoints special counsel in Russia probe investigation December 1, 2020 | 3:06 PM

Volodymyr Zhukovskyy stands during his 2019 arraignment at district court in Springfield.

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NTSB: Pickup driver's drug use critical in death of 7 bikers December 1, 2020 | 2:52 PM

In this Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, photo provided by Kelsea Dockham, rocks mark the location where a metal monolith once stood in the ground in a remote area of red rock in Spanish Valley, Utah south of Moab near Canyonlands National Park. The mysterious silver monolith that was placed there has disappeared less than 10 days after it was spotted by wildlife biologists performing a helicopter survey of bighorn sheep, federal officials and witnesses said. (Kelsea Dockham/Canyon State Overland via AP)

'As they walked off with the pieces, one of them said, ‘Leave no trace'' December 1, 2020 | 2:27 PM

Massachusetts lawmakers finalize police accountability bill December 1, 2020 | 2:03 PM

Pushed to rush, FDA head says feds will get vaccine 'right' December 1, 2020 | 2:00 PM

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THE WHITE HOUSE

Virus concerns haven't altered White House plan for a packed season of holiday parties December 1, 2020 | 12:48 PM

Methuen police chief doled out favors to councilors after they made him one of the nation’s highest-paid law enforcement officers December 1, 2020 | 12:28 PM

Mnuchin defends shut down of Fed emergency loan programs December 1, 2020 | 12:26 PM

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Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticide used on millions of Mass. acres when spraying for mosquitos December 1, 2020 | 12:23 PM

A passerby walks past a storefront with store closing signs in Boston.

SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT

Report: Massachusetts small business revenue down 44% amid pandemic December 1, 2020 | 11:51 AM

23coronamain - 11/23/2020 - Gov. Charlie Baker speaks during a press conference regarding the state's response to COVID-19 at the Massachusetts State House in Boston on Nov. 23, 2020. Governor Charlie Baker on Monday unveiled the stateÕs new #GetBackMass ad campaign to encourage people to keep taking COVID-19 precautions, so they can return to many of their cherished pre-pandemic pastimes with friends and relatives sooner rather than later. (Sam Doran/Pool)

Charlie Baker says 'too many' COVID-19 clusters are stemming from religious gatherings December 1, 2020 | 11:30 AM

Screens encouraging MBTA riders to wear masks, socially distance and practice good hygiene are displayed at the South Station Red Line stop.

Brigham and Women’s doctor says battling COVID-19 stigma is ‘critical’ for controlling pandemic December 1, 2020 | 11:05 AM

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Boston man accused of trying to rob 2 juveniles while wearing 'homemade ballistic vest' December 1, 2020 | 10:01 AM

A patient is brought into the emergency entrance at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., on Monday, Nov. 23.

Vaccines are coming, but experts say the coming months 'are going to be just horrible' December 1, 2020 | 9:37 AM

From right, Barron Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, Tiffany Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle, Lara Trump, Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and Michael Boulos stand after the president delivered his acceptance speech for the Republican Party nomination for reelection during the final day of the Republican National Convention in August.

PRESIDENTIAL PARDON?

Sean Hannity says Trump should pardon himself and his family. Experts say it's not that simple. December 1, 2020 | 9:10 AM

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Lawmakers unveil police reform compromise after months of secret negotiations November 30, 2020 | 11:54 PM

FILE - In this file photo dated Friday Nov. 6, 2020, mink look out from a pen on a farm near Naestved, Denmark. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has appointed Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, a new agriculture minister, after Mogens Jensen resigned after the government ordered the culling of all Danish mink because of the coronavirus, but without having the necessary legislation in place first.(Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Fourth U.S. state confirms mink farm coronavirus outbreaks November 30, 2020 | 11:34 PM

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Trump raises more than 150 million appealing to false election claims November 30, 2020 | 11:24 PM

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2 pedestrians struck on Comm. Ave., 1 in critical condition November 30, 2020 | 10:51 PM

Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Watch: Dr. Fauci talks vaccines, holiday safety in hourlong interview with Mark Zuckerberg November 30, 2020 | 9:53 PM

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COVID IN SCHOOLS

Rapid COVID tests are rolling out to Mass. schools. Here's what to know. November 30, 2020 | 9:43 PM

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Palm tree helps Miami toddler survive 4-story fall from apartment November 30, 2020 | 9:20 PM

Trump science adviser Scott Atlas leaving White House job November 30, 2020 | 8:19 PM

Tens of thousands of Mass. residents without power November 30, 2020 | 7:48 PM

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2018, file photo, an employee stocks cannabis at a store shortly before its first day of recreational marijuana sales in San Francisco. California has endorsed a rule that will allow home marijuana deliveries statewide, even into communities that have banned commercial pot sales. The rule finalized Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, by state officials was opposed by police chiefs and other critics who say it will create an unruly market of largely hidden pot transactions and encourage potential criminal activity. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Massachusetts approves new marijuana delivery rules, as dispensaries threaten lawsuit November 30, 2020 | 7:42 PM

The headquarters of the drugmaker Moderna in Cambridge, Mass., on Nov. 19, 2020. Moderna said it would apply on Monday to the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its coronavirus vaccine for emergency use.

Moderna applies for emergency FDA approval for its coronavirus vaccine November 30, 2020 | 6:43 PM

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Beacon Hill could lose its iconic gas street lamps November 30, 2020 | 6:01 PM