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  2020-06-08

  Marquee Outside Studio 210 Asks Readers to Stay Safe and Healthy

  This is a photograph of the marquee outside Studio 210 in Boston. The sign asks the readers to stay safe and healthy, illustrating how some businesses in Boston responded to closings and quarantine.
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  2020

  Public Health Advertisement

  This is a photograph of a local advertisement/information regarding public health in Boston during Covid-19. This sign offers advice and information for dealing with Covid-19 and advises people to stay home. This information is especially important to save because Boston had so many cases of Covid-19.
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  2020-04

  Boston Thanks Essential Workers

  This is a photograph of a sign in the Greater Boston area thanking essential workers for their service. This sign illustrates one of the ways in which Boston has responded to Covid-19
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  2020-03-30

  nicole's journal

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  05/27/2020

  Cut off from Tutoring, Students Pivot to Creating Care Packages for Schoolchildren

  When their in-person service-learning experience was short-lived due to the coronavirus, Suffolk University students continued their community-based efforts remotely by creating care packages that included food, books, and mental health information. The goal of the new Head, Health, and Heart initiative was to provide underserved children and teens with the most fundamental needs in order to survive, and 200 of the neediest families from four Boston public schools benefited.
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  2020-05-24

  Enjoy your memorial bbq

  When I saw an image of this front page on the internet, I thought it was from 100 years ago. And then I got my copy. Every year on the date, the 3,000 victims of September 11th are read aloud at the World Trade Center. It takes 3 hours. If we were to read the names of each person who has died of Covid-19 so far, it would take over 4 days, without stopping. It would cover each Sunday issue for over the next two years. Today I read 1% of those names. Each of those names was allowed half a sentence to describe them. Half a sentence for a lifetime on the front page of The New York Times. I picked out some of my favorites: -“We called him the grand Poobah” -her backyard birds ate right from her hand -could fix almost anything -first black woman to graduate Harvard Law school -quick with his fists in the ring -her will was indomitable -he could spit a watermelon seed halfway across a double lot -agent who turned on the CIA -her favorite quote was ‘I am as good as you are, and as bad as I am’ -cancer survivor who lived as a deacon -nothing delighted him more than picking up the bill -saved 56 Jewish families from the Gestapo -could be a real jokester -thought it was important to know a person’s life story -maestro of a steel-pan band -saw friends at their worst and made them their best -engineer behind the first 200mph stock car -discovered his true calling when he started driving a school bus -made the best Baklava ever -emergency room doctor who died in his husband’s arms -leader in integrating schools -architect behind Boston’s City Hall -shared his produce with food banks and neighbors -family believed she would have lived the traditional Navajo lifespan of 102 years. -loved his wife and said ‘yes dear’ a lot -mother to a generation of AIDS patients -worked long hard hours and still made time for everyone -walked across the Golden Gate Bridge on opening day -liked his bacon and hash browns crispy -more adept than many knew -would stay awake the whole night shift because she didn’t want anyone to die alone -freed from life in prison -her last words were ‘thank you’ . . . Seven small towns I thought no one else had heard of. Six women who reminded me of my mother. Five people my age. Four holocaust survivors. Three 9/11 responders. Two couples who died together. One person I’ve met. And a 5 year old girl. They didn't get a funeral. They didn't get to say goodbye. I've been in my apartment for 71 days. I've cried four times. Three of those times, was while I read this. Have fun at your barbecue.
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  2020-03-29

  Poll: Vast Support for Widespread Shutdowns to Protect Mass. Public Health, press release

  Eighty percent of Massachusetts residents support Gov. Baker's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with 96 percent supporting school closures, 94 percent approving the halt of restaurant dining-in, 93 percent supporting the shuttering of bars, and 92 percent agreeing that nonessential businesses should be closed to the public, according to a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll.
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  2020-03-31

  Helping Kids Cope During the Pandemic

  Psychology Professor David Langer also notes that self-care is one of the first steps in being prepared to care for one's children. "Caring for yourself not only makes it easier to care for your children and care for others, it also models for children that self-care is important. He also advises: "Two key things that have enormous benefits for mental and physical health and well-being are physical activity and spending time outside. As of right now, guidelines still allow for families to take walks, hikes, bike rides, and do other outdoor activities together while maintaining appropriate distance from others. These are behaviors parents can model and encourage that will benefit everyone. In addition to physical activity and outside time, take time to do enjoyable things like playing games and pursuing hobbies."
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  2020-03-27

  Calm in the Time of Coronavirus

  Psychology Professor Susan Orsillo offers advice for practicing mindfulness amid the unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19, and anxiety expert David Langer, also on the Psychology faculty, has tips for families as they cope with a host of fears and responsibilities during the coronavirus pandemic. "It is natural for us to feel anxious about COVID-19, given how quickly our routines have become disrupted," says Orsillo. "Many people are struggling with significant challenges: the illness of a friend or relative, financial struggles, balancing childcare with work, loneliness, and the disappointment of canceled plans. Practicing mindfulness involves acknowledging that these stressors are real and painful and being kind to ourselves."
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  2020-03-30

  Creating Safe Havens: University Police on Duty Despite Pandemic

  Like their public safety colleagues across the nation, the men and women of the Suffolk University Police Department are balancing caring for their community and their families. "We still have a job to do to take care of people and their needs," said Lt. Ramon Nunez. "We have to pick each other up and have a positive mindset that we're going to get through this together." "I tell her that police officers are like superheroes in the community and that our job is to go out and help other people." Patrol Officer Gisela Rodrigues' daughter sometimes gets a bit nervous when it's time for her mom to go to work, but the officer knows how to calm her.
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  2020-04-06

  Behind-the-Scenes Tech Team Ensures Continuity of Learning

  Like students, faculty, and staff, the IT team is adjusting to new working conditions, yet the group remains resolute in its mission. Dahlia Bryan personifies what it's like for many members of the University community working from home. She's operating out of an attic office, flanked by her two young sons who are doing schoolwork. But when someone needing tech support calls, "I put my headset on and tell the boys that 'mommy has to work and to keep quiet,' but there are times when I know the people I'm talking with can hear them in the background." said Bryan.
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  2020-04-14

  Public History Takes a Forced Holiday

  While Patriot's Day traditions are on hold this year due to the coronavirus, Monday remains a holiday. There are no classes scheduled, and Suffolk employees are off for the day. But history buffs will miss the traditional reenactment of "the shot heard 'round the world," and "Marathon Monday" is postponed until September. Professor Kathryn Lasdow, director of Suffolk's Public History concentration, explains the ties between the marathon and the commemorations in Lexington and Concord and offers some ideas for celebrating the holiday virtually.
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  2020-04-09

  On the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Crisis

  Jen Raichle, MHA '21, is an EMT who recently joined Fallon SPRINT (Special Pathogens Response & Incident Navigation Team), which, working with Partners HealthCare, has implemented a new Covid-19 at-home test. She and her partner were able to conduct 10 tests on patients in a number of Greater Boston communities one recent morning and then deliver the tests to Brigham & Women's Hospital.
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  04/9/2020

  Clinic Students Forge Ahead in Spite of Court Closures

  Students in Suffolk Law's 12 legal clinics are still representing clients even though courts in Massachusetts are closed for all but emergency cases. That means student attorneys are still busy at work--whether asking the court to issue a restraining order or helping to ensure that landlords are not resorting to illegal lockouts.
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  2020-04-13

  Clubs & Organizations Remain Active Despite Pandemic

  More than 100 student-run clubs and organizations, including the Student Government Association, the Suffolk Journal, and the Program Council, are continuing their efforts amid the current COVID-19 pandemic. Even the Performing Arts Office's SpringFest show will go on. "There is no playbook in this unprecedented time, and I'm so proud of our student leaders who have stepped up to provide some normalcy with their student organizations and continue to support the out-of-classroom experience," said Assistant Dean/Director of Student Leadership and Involvement Dave DeAngelis.
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  2020-04-08

  Innovation Keeps Studio Art Classes Vibrant

  Studio art classes would seem to present a particular remote learning challenge. Yet professors like Audrey Goldstein are sharing ideas in nationwide online forums and then implementing ideas for maintaining a vibrant educational experience for student artists. One way students and professors stay connected is through one-on-one video critiques that follow Zoom class meetings
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  2020-04-14

  Lab Work Without a Laboratory

  Science lab courses are continuing, so professors are finding a wide variety of ways to conduct them virtually. Creation of online Physics labs was accelerated when signs of a pandemic appeared; an astronomy lab that was to take place in the Canary Islands went online, an ecology lab shifted gears so students could study nature at home, and more. "We are doing our best to reach the same learning goals, but it requires a lot of creativity and hard work," said Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Melanie Berkmen.
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  2020-04-10

  The Humanities Respond to the Pandemic

  Far from sitting on the sidelines and waiting for the world to return to normal--or assume the shape of a new normal--Suffolk writing and theater faculty are using the pandemic as a teachable moment and bringing their varied expertise to bear in the effort to improve society's resilience in the face of the current health crisis
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  2020-04-17

  Cancer Care Students Help Isolated Families During Pandemic

  The pandemic has created critical needs for the families at Christopher's Haven, a temporary home for those whose children are undergoing cancer care at Boston hospitals. Students in Professor Jessica Mak's Cancer Care course--who had been helping the organization as part of their semester-long service learning project--have stepped in to deliver groceries, raise funds for essential supplies, and spread cheer remotely. "Suffolk students always go above and beyond to support and celebrate our Christopher's Haven families. Now, when our families are feeling so isolated, it means a lot to know the students are still thinking about them," says Catie MacWilliams from Christopher's Haven.
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  2020-04-21

  Performing Arts Keeps Tradition Alive

  For nearly half a century the Suffolk community has gathered to celebrate Suffolk arts and culture with a fun-filled variety show. The show has taken a variety of formats over the year and at one time even featured a baking competition. This year, for the first time ever, SpringFest will be happening in homes around the world. Find out where to tune in for the show at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24. "We made a 'show-must-go-on' decision," said Suffolk Performing Arts Director Kristin Baker. "We reached out to students, faculty, staff, and alumni across the globe, and they have responded to the call. In a lot of ways, this event has showcased who we are at Suffolk, honoring our traditions while being flexible enough to adapt to new circumstances. We are creatively pulling together as a community to support one another."
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  2020-04-28

  Poll: Voters Want Federal Government More Involved in the Coronavirus Health Response, press release

  Forty-five percent of voters fault the government's response to the economic fallout from coronavirus as not enough; 36 percent said it has been adequate; and 10 percent said there has been too much government involvement.
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  2020-05-05

  Suffolk University/WGBH News/Boston Globe Poll: Coronavirus Has Cut Income for Nearly Half of Mass. Residents

  The survey examined the economic fallout from the pandemic in Massachusetts, the extension of the stay-at-home advisory and closing of nonessential businesses, state and national leadership during the pandemic, perceptions about compliance with wearing masks and social distancing, comfort levels for resuming certain activities, and mail-in voting.
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  2020-04-10

  Analyzing the Coronavirus Rumor Mill, news story

  Jon Lee, English, examines social phenomena such as conspiracy theories and fake "cures" that arise during times of widespread illness. "We essentially have two different narratives running in an epidemic," Lee says. "One is the official medical narrative, which tells you where [the disease] came from, when a vaccine might be possible. But you also have the cultural narrative, which runs alongside--but often counter to--the medical narrative."
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  2020-04-28

  Undergraduate Tutors Innovate Ways to Connect with Their Elementary-Age Pupils, news story

  Even without face-to-face contact, Suffolk students continue to work with elementary pupils through service-learning tutoring courses. The Suffolk students are learning about community building, critical thinking, project management skills, and, given the circumstances, innovation.
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  2020-04-23

  Awakening the Inner Scientist news story

  Suffolk faculty encourage people of all ages to explore and record the world around them, and with the coronavirus keeping so many at home, opportunities abound for those interested in joining a growing movement toward citizen science. "Some people want to do science because they're concerned about what is happening in the environment, and they want to have a positive impact. Some are naturally curious about the world around them," says Professor Patricia Hogan, director of Suffolk's Center for Urban Ecology & Sustainability. She sees a role for people who are not trained in science.
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  2020-05-19

  Plans for the Fall Semester

  Boston College, like many other universities across the world, was forced to close prematurely due to safety concerns over the potential spread of coronavirus. In various student groups across social media, the question has been whether or not classes would commence in person come the Fall, or if there would be an effort to continue on with distance learning digitally. President of the school Father Leahy announced that students would be returning to campus come the Fall, will further updates to follow as they become available.
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  04/03/2020

  COVID-19 Not Allowed

  Signs, like this one at a west Wichita Target, act as a first line of defense against the coronavirus by instructing potentially-ill shoppers to turn back should they happen to have any of the listed symptoms. While a cough or a fever does not necessarily mean that a person has COVID-19, the highly contagious disease's stealthy transmission, combined with modern medicine's nascent understanding of the illness, has made such precautions a necessity as communities try to mitigate the virus's effects.
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  04/26/2020

  Spread Out at Trader Joe's

  Complying with social distancing regulations, customers maintain a healthy distance while waiting to enter the Trader Joe's in east Wichita, Kansas. Such lines have been common during the pandemic, as stores seek to reduce their capacity, thereby reducing the virus's transmission.
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  05/01/2020

  A Deserted High School

  Parking stalls sit empty on a school day as the threat of COVID-19's rapid spread silences what would have been a busy time of year, not only for Maize High School, but for all secondary schools across the country.
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  05/01/2020

  Empty Stands on a Quiet Friday

  Normally filled with students' cars and spring sports, Maize High School's athletic complex sits empty on Friday, May 1 as a result of Governor Laura Kelly's March school closure order.
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  05/01/2020

  May the Force Be With You, Wichita

  Taken in the final days of Kansas's lockdown, movie theaters such as this one would have to wait several more weeks before finally reopening. Promising to see its patrons soon, the theater's marquee reminds Wichitans to find their inner Jedi while confronting the dark side: COVID-19.
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  05/02/2020

  Facebook Services

  With in-person church services suspended beginning in March, churches like this one in east Wichita, Kansas, switched to Facebook to carry on in the face of COVID's spread.
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  05/18/2020

  Water bottle mask sign

  My roommate took this photo on her daily walk, something she started doing early on in quarantine to stay active while staying safe. It asks for people to recycle their plastic water bottles so that they can be made into face shields for our health care workers. Health workers are facing a lack of PPE and individuals have started making face masks for them to use. *Anjelica Oswald, Northeastern University
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  2020-03-19

  Drone footage over Boston

  t feels like the streets of Boston haven’t been this empty since the cows (apocryphally) laid out the paths centuries ago. Aram Boghosian, a regular freelance photographer and videographer for the Boston Globe, shot aerial video with a drone over several Boston hotspots on Monday and Tuesday. On a normal weekday afternoon, the city bustles with workers and tourists and commuters alike. But in the footage, the city sits nearly empty. It’s a ghost of what it was just a week ago, before Gov. Charlie Baker banned gatherings of over 25 people, established tight restrictions on stores and restaurants, and closed the schools in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Newbury Street and Faneuil Hall Marketplace are nearly devoid of shoppers. The seagulls on Summer Street seem to outnumber the pedestrians. Traffic is breezy in and out of the city, and an empty Fenway Park won’t see a pitch anytime soon. Only a handful of people walk and bike across Boston Common, which hosted a rally of over 13,000 densely packed people less than three weeks ago. It seems unimaginable now *Drone footage of Boston during quarantine
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  2020-05-01

  Downtown Boston Deserted

  The beginning of Spring would normally have the North End and downtown Boston streets bustling with locals and visitors taking in the season after a long Winter. As the business shutdowns and stay-at-home advisories associated with the COVID-19 outbreak have gone into effect, the streets are very quiet with very few moving vehicles, and only a smattering of social distancing locals walking around. All the tourist and community sites are nearly abandoned as shown in this daytime photo.
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  2020-03-24

  Kindness is Contagious Too

  Kids around the country are using chalk to spread positive messages on the sidewalk. This image taken in the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood of Boston is just one example. The link below is to a video that shows more images like this from around the city. https://www.nbcboston.com/news/coronavirus/kids-spread-cheer-on-sidewalks-during-coronavirus-pandemic/2096368/
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  04/22/2020

  Moments at Home

  This short video, created using the app One Second Everday (1SE), is a collection of photographs each day taken during the initial weeks of the stay at home order in Boston. The images demonstrate the ways that life shifted during this time. For example, many people spent more time than ever inside, took up baking bread or cooking more elaborate meals, and began to wear homemade masks anytime they would leave the house. *A short video, created using the app One Second Everday (1SE), is a collection of photographs
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  2020-05-15

  Take All Precautions

  Front stoop on Chestnut Street; someone, presumably a tenant, has put the masks recommended by the CDC on a Green Man sculpture and a lion statue. We have to find fun & joy where we can! *I don't know who put the masks on the sculptures. Photograph taken by Ashley Enochs. *Ashley Enochs, Boston MA
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  2020-03-22

  Graffitti on MBTA fence, Jamaica Plain neighborhood, Boston, MA

  Poor people, Black people, and Latinx people are suffering and dying during the pandemic more than others. Most frontline workers in Jamaica Plain-- from the cashiers and stockers at Whole Foods and Stop & Shop grocery stores, to the pharmacy's staff, to the aids at Brookside Community Health and Spaulding Rehab, are mostly low wage workers, many of them immigrants and/or people of color. The pandemic is forcing people to address longstanding social inequities, and the White House is failing to gain any trust that it will help those suffering. As recently as the day before I'm writing this, Donald Trump was pushing for all states to begin re-opening businesses that are not necessary at this time, largely staffed by people who are financially and socially vulnerable. Someone is taking out their frustrations by graffito-ing walls around JP; this is but one sample.
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  2020-03-21

  Graffitti on MBTA fence, Jamaica Plain neighborhood, Boston, MA

  Poor people, Black people, and Latinx people are suffering and dying during the pandemic more than others. Most frontline workers in Jamaica Plain-- from the cashiers and stockers at Whole Foods and Stop & Shop grocery stores, to the pharmacy's staff, to the aids at Brookside Community Health and Spaulding Rehab, are mostly low wage workers, many of them immigrants and/or people of color. The pandemic is forcing people to address longstanding social inequities, and the White House is failing to gain any trust that it will help those suffering. As recently as the day before I'm writing this, Donald Trump was pushing for all states to begin re-opening businesses that are not necessary at this time, largely staffed by people who are financially and socially vulnerable. Someone is taking out their frustrations by graffito-ing walls around JP; this is but one sample. *Graffitto painter is unknown. Photo taken by Ashley Enochs *03/22/2020; graffitti was painted over within a week of this picture being taken *Ashley Enochs, Boston MA
• 2020-03

  Extraordinary Times: A COVID-19 Visual Journal

  A visual diary of life with a young child during the COVID-19 pandemic and mandated social distancing in greater Boston, starting in mid-March 2020. It's updated twice a week, sometimes more if the situation demands it, or if I feel the need. It's drawn with pencil and watercolors. This visual journal is my way of recording and coping with these extraordinary times.
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  2020-04-10

  Covid19 emergency - Brighton, MA

  Photograph of an ambulance and several people tending to a Covid19 emergency outside an apartment building in Brighton, MA.
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  2020-04-01

  Empty toilet paper shelves at CVS - Quincy, MA

  Photograph of toilet paper shelves at CVS, sold out due to the Covid19 outbreak with signs indicating a shortage.
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  2020-03-28

  Social distancing in line at Trader Joe's - Boston, MA

  Photograph of a line stretching down the street and around the corner due to social distancing at Trader Joe's grocery store in Boston, MA.
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  2020-04-10

  Masked shopper at Stop and Shop during the Covid19 outbreak - Quincy, MA

  Photograph of a woman wearing a protective face mask while waiting at the checkout line at Stop and Shop during the Covid19 outbreak.
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  2020-04-08

  Masked shopper at CVS during Covid19 outbreak - Quincy, MA

  Photograph of a woman wearing a protective face mask at the CVS checkout counter during the Covid19 outbreak.
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  2020-03-28

  Woman wearing a protective mask during the Covid19 outbreak - Boston, MA

  Photograph of a woman on Commonwealth Ave. in Boston wearing a protective face mask during the Covid19 outbreak.
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  2020-04-10

  Shopper wearing a mask in the grocery store - Quincy, MA

  Photograph of a man grocery shopping wearing a protective face mask due to the Covid19 outbreak at Stop and Shop.
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  2020-04-01

  Coronavirus testing sign at CVS - Quincy, MA

  Photograph of a sign at CVS indicating that Coronavirus testing is not available.
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  2020-04-10

  Selfie of man wearing a bandana as a face mask to go grocery shopping - Quincy, MA

  Photograph of a man wearing a bandana as a protective face mask to grocery shop during the Covid19 outbreak.