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Collected Item: “"Coronavirus: Holyoke Soldiers Home residents struggle with relocation as one-third of residents infected with COVID-19”

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"Coronavirus: Holyoke Soldiers Home residents struggle with relocation as one-third of residents infected with COVID-19

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news story URL

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This article produced by MassLive reports on the efforts to relocate residents from the Holyoke Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts, to Holyoke Medical Center in attempt to mitigate the spread of the virus after 76 of the 210 residents had already tested positive. The article also discusses the continued investigation into the COVID-19 situation at the home.

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#healthcare, #veterans, #Holyoke, #MassLive

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https://www.masslive.com/news/2020/04/coronavirus-holyoke-soldiers-home-residents-struggle-with-relocation-as-13rd-of-residents-infected-with-covid-19.html

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Jeanette DeForge

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2020-04-06
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