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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.

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Obese Americans could be prioritized for coronavirus vaccine

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Beacon Hill goes green: Pilot program looks to swap gas lights for LEDs November 30, 2020 | 6:01 PM

Mattapoisett 18-year-old charged with murder after allegedly shooting two people in New Bedford November 30, 2020 | 5:38 PM

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Rachael Rollins says Sean Ellis's case 'is not over' following release of Netflix documentary November 30, 2020 | 5:36 PM

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Woman who drowned in Gloucester ID'd; foul play not suspected November 30, 2020 | 5:24 PM

Burlington 11/25/20 Northeastern Univ has it's own lab to test their students for COVID-19 at a facility off campus in Burlington. Each NU student is tested every three days and the samples are sent to this facility where the results are ready in 14-17 hours. Jared Auclair, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Professional Programs and Graduate Affairs at NU holds a swab and container that comprise the PCR anterior nares test that the students are using and the lab is processing. The swab is swirled inside the nostril for 15 seconds and put into the container when the tests are done at the NU campus. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (business)

Mass. reports 1,166 new COVID-19 cases, 25 new deaths November 30, 2020 | 5:07 PM

Neera Tanden, president and chief executive officer of the Center for American Progress, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. The conference brings together leaders in business, government, technology, philanthropy, academia, and the media to discuss actionable and collaborative solutions to some of the most important questions of our time.

Elizabeth Warren voices support for Bedford native nominated by Biden to run budget office November 30, 2020 | 4:45 PM

Rhode Island sends alert: 'Hospitals at capacity due to COVID' November 30, 2020 | 11:08 AM

Socks the cat in the White House briefing room in 1994.

Once again, a cat is set to join the ranks of presidential pets November 30, 2020 | 10:48 AM

Christopher Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, testified on Capitol Hill in Washington this past May.

Trump lashes out as former top DHS official reasserts that election was 'secure' November 30, 2020 | 9:51 AM

Teacher Rita Barry, left, greets third grader Lotus O'Gorman, 8, right, for the first day of school at the Lincoln-Hancock Community School in Quincy this past September.

HYBRID LEARNING

Teaching in the pandemic: ‘This is not sustainable’ November 30, 2020 | 9:41 AM

FILE - This Nov. 18, 2020, file photo provided by the Utah Department of Public Safety shows a metal monolith in the ground in a remote area of red rock in Utah. The mysterious silver monolith that was placed in the Utah desert 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. The Bureau of Land Management said it had received credible reports that the three-sided stainless steel structure was removed on Nov. 27. (Utah Department of Public Safety via AP, File)

Mysterious silver monolith disappears from Utah desert November 30, 2020 | 9:24 AM

Supporters of President Donald Trump protest at City Hall In Phoenix on Thursday, Nov. 5.

Fraud Allegations

Most Republicans say they doubt the election. How many really mean it? November 30, 2020 | 9:20 AM

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Woman pulled from water in Gloucester dies November 30, 2020 | 8:26 AM

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COVID-19 VACCINE

Cambridge's Moderna asking U.S., European regulators to OK its virus shots November 30, 2020 | 7:48 AM

Beware of COVID-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approval November 30, 2020 | 6:06 AM

Endangered turtles from New England Aquarium find shelter in Tennessee November 29, 2020 | 11:36 PM

Seen trough the haze of a light fog the moon rises over Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020.

Watch the lunar eclipse, or at least try to November 29, 2020 | 8:31 PM

Officials warn against using phone maps while hiking after Mass. pair gets lost, rescued in N.H. November 29, 2020 | 6:54 PM

President-elect Joe Biden introduces key foreign policy and national security nominees and appointments at the Queen Theatre on November 24, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.

Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team November 29, 2020 | 5:58 PM

President-elect Joe Biden delivers a holiday address in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020.

Biden will wear a boot after fracturing foot playing with his dog November 29, 2020 | 5:16 PM

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Mass. reports 2,501 new COVID-19 cases, 46 new deaths November 29, 2020 | 5:09 PM

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, after stepping off Marine One.

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In his first one-on-one interview since losing to Biden, Trump baselessly cast more conspiracy theories November 29, 2020 | 2:24 PM

Election workers, right, verify ballots as recount observers, left, watch during a Milwaukee hand recount of presidential votes at the Wisconsin Center, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Milwaukee.

Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win over Trump November 29, 2020 | 1:45 PM

NYC to reopen schools, even as virus spread intensifies November 29, 2020 | 1:11 PM

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Dr. Fauci: US may see 'surge upon surge' of virus in weeks ahead November 29, 2020 | 11:30 AM

Osceola County Sheriff's Office patrol cars are posted outside a home in Celebration, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Kissimmee, Fla.

Connecticut man charged in family's death near Disney: 'I wasn't there' November 29, 2020 | 10:53 AM

Housing activists erect a sign in front of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's house, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Swampscott, Mass. Renters are still being evicted during the coronavirus pandemic despite a federal order that is supposed to keep them in their homes.

Despite federal ban, renters still being evicted amid virus November 29, 2020 | 10:17 AM

On Facebook, the Waltham Police posted a video of a suspect in connection with a recent string of assaults in the area, hoping the public could help identify them.

Police probe string of unprovoked assaults in Waltham, ask public's assistance to ID alleged assailant November 29, 2020 | 10:01 AM

This Nov. 18, 2020 photo provided by the Utah Department of Public Safety shows a metal monolith installed in the ground in a remote area of red rock in Utah.

That mysterious monolith in the Utah desert? It’s gone, officials say November 29, 2020 | 9:16 AM

A sign displaying COVID-19 prevention protocols stands beside the passenger drop-off area as travelers arrive at Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York.

Fears of coronavirus jump intensify in Thanksgiving's aftermath November 29, 2020 | 8:45 AM