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April 9, 2020
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April 9, 2020Tuning in online for virtual music lessons
Uptown music collective continues their lesson online for their students -
April 9, 2020Local psychiatrist offers insight into how isolation can effect us mentally
Dr. Matthew Berger offers some tips and check on how to handle isolation concerns -
April 9, 2020“We’re Being Punished Again”: How People with Intellectual Disabilities are Experiencing the Pandemic
An article by Jane Coaston describing the impact of COVID-19 on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, from medical rationing in states such as Kansas, Alabama, and Washington, to the high risk of infection at group home facilities, to the concerns that some people have about accessing information and support during the pandemic. Changes such as being unable to visit family members or go out in the community have been difficult for some, and the article describes how the shift to working from home has been a challenge as ‘A lot of people with intellectual disabilities have never been adequately supported to use technology and to access it.’ -
April 9, 2020Beginning Stages of Planting Strawberries 04/09/2020
Due to grocery stores being a high-risk environment for COVID-19 my family has become serious about living off our own land. This is the beginning stages of planting strawberry bushes. -
April 9, 2020Yahoo! News Provides Coronavirus Updates
As the pandemic has progressed, Yahoo! News has added a special “News” bar where all information is archived once it is released to the public. Personally, I check Yahoo! News daily for updates about the country and world, so I have become quickly accustomed to this alteration to the main page. “News” Bar Text: “U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson out of intensive care as his condition improves” -
April 9, 2020Massachusetts COVID-19 Order No. 24
Order effective on April 9, 2020, that permitted graduate and senior level nursing students to begin practicing; a direct reflection of the dire need for qualified medical personnel to be on hand for the surge of COVID cases that could potentially overwhelm the state's hospital system. -
April 9, 2020
Massachusetts COVID-19 Order No. 25
In an effort to expand citizens' access to medical services, Governor Baker signed this order so as to require all major health insurers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to cover any and all medical services related to COVID-19.