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Coronavirus Pandemic

Ordinary life in Mass. is over for now: Coronavirus case count rises to 197

Mayor Walsh orders construction shutdown, the MBTA reduces service, and schools, businesses, and libraries close across the state

Global shares bounce after Wall Street dive, recession warning
Shares reversed early losses in Asia on Tuesday after the U.S. stock market plunged to its worst day in more than three decades and huge swaths of many economies came to a standstill, with businesses and travel shut down due to the virus outbreak. an hour ago

Philippines becomes first country to shut financial markets due to coronavirus Larry Edelman: As the economy starts to shut down, should the stock market close, too? Jon Chesto: A recession? Sounds like we're in one already

How long should Americans expect to live like this ? separated from friends, co-workers, and classmates? Experts say they don?t know.

In one study, experts predicted the outbreak in the US will continue to escalate over the next several weeks, with the number of hospitalizations for Covid-19 peaking nationwide in May.
How to social distance: What experts say is safe ? and not safe ? during the coronavirus outbreak What you need to know about the emergency measures in Mass. Walsh announces ?Boston Resiliency Fund? to provide services during pandemic
Live Updates

Ohio postpones primary as governor declares public health emergency; Senate able to take up virus-relief bill Tuesday

Here are recent updates on what?s happening in New England, the United States, and around the world.
Trump urges against gatherings of more than 10, eating out, travel Mass. General Hospital provider tests positive for coronavirus; more providers in quarantine Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson reportedly released from hospital

Coronavirus testing, transparency ramp up, but still lag recommended levels

But even as private labs helped increase capacity, the state remained far below the 1,000 tests a day public health experts warned were necessary to assess the full extent of Covid-19?s spread.
In Boston, Joslin Diabetes Center staffer tests positive for coronavirus On Cape Cod, drive-through coronavirus tests

First patients dosed with potential coronavirus vaccine from Cambridge biotech

The first phase of Moderna?s clinical trial has started in Seattle.
Here?s what we know about how the coronavirus spreads

Sanitizer, toilet paper, and ammo: In Rhode Island, the new normal is anything but

There?s a run on ammunition as gun owners worry about defending their stockpiles of supplies. Residents can?t go out to eat or drink, shop at the state?s largest mall, or even go to Catholic Mass. Rhode Island isn?t just shutting down; because of the coronavirus, daily life is changing in sometimes profound ways.
Send us your coronavirus questions

Biogen, host of Boston conference linked to dozens of coronavirus cases, donates $10M to pandemic response
?This donation will be used to help expand testing options, ease the strain on medical systems, provide training for front line health workers and support access to necessities like food,? the company said in a news release.

Amid coronavirus outbreak, food pantry services are 'more critical now than ever before?
Expecting a greater demand during the coronavirus crisis, food pantries are quickly adapting their operations to help protect their clients and volunteers from the disease.

Stop & Shop opening early for shoppers over 60 during coronavirus outbreak

Life in the age of coronavirus

Five free workouts you can do at home during the coronavirus shutdown

How you can donate to organizations helping people affected by coronavirus shutdowns

How to feed your family during a coronavirus outbreak

7 mini movie festivals you can watch from home

Coronavirus is changing everything

transportation

MBTA to reduce train and bus service, close ferry

With ridership drastically reduced due to the coronavirus outbreak, the MBTA will limit weekday service starting Tuesday, running a Saturday schedule on the subway and most bus lines.
Facing reduced demand, Amtrak temporarily reduces service in the Northeast
Education

Boston gears up for school shutdown

City officials in Boston are gearing up for a six-week systemwide school shutdown to combat the spread of the coronavirus, providing Chromebooks for students who need them for remote learning and offering daily packaged meals at dozens of sites across the city for families in need. But many questions are still unanswered.
Boston to provide meals for students at designated sites during school closures
Sports

Major League Baseball will not resume play for at least eight weeks

Commissioner Rob Manfred said he is committed to playing "as many games as possible" once the season starts.
Celtics to help compensate its part-time staff More recent news on how coronavirus is affecting the sports world
Lifestyle

A running list of restaurant closures, delivery options, and takeout offers

Here are all the coronavirus-related changes that we've heard of.
See the latest on how coronavirus is affecting the arts world

Opinion

Niall Ferguson

The first coronavirus error was keeping calm
EDITORIAL

Be good to each other
Catherine D?Amato

A vital need in the coronavirus pandemic: food
Michael A. Cohen

No one is in charge of the coronavirus pandemic

Patriots
Jamie Collins signs with the Detroit Lions for 3 years, $30 million
Patriots linebacker cut short his second tour of duty in Foxborough by signing free agent deal with the Lions.

LB Kyle Van Noy agrees to deal with Dolphins

Sexual harassment allegations against professors set off social media frenzy at Berklee College of Music
Livingston Taylor and another instructor under investigation, as students detail incidents on social media, file complaints.

Channel 4 icon Bob Lobel paralyzed from waist down by neurological disorder
Lobel, 76, has been diagnosed with transverse myelitis of the spinal cord, according to The Athletic.

Dan Shaughnessy
Tom Brady finds out that (almost) no one wants a 43-year-old quarterback
After all the noise and cryptic Instagram clues, it turns out there is little demand for his services.

Ben Volin: What does it mean that the Patriots seem to be signing everyone but Tom Brady?

More Recent headlines

Holyoke man accused in $30,000 cheating scheme at MGM casino

Bombing of government office in southern Thailand injures 20

Five dead, including officer and gunman, in shooting at gas station in Missouri, police say

Resources

At senior living homes, a heightened readiness as coronavirus looms

Is it possible the Olympics will be canceled because of the coronavirus?

With coronavirus lurking, forgive me if I don?t shake your hand

Love in the time of coronavirus

Keeping your hands clean in the time of coronavirus
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IDEAS | MATTIA FERRARESI

A coronavirus cautionary tale from Italy: Don?t do what we did

Many of us were too selfish to follow suggestions to change our behavior. Now we?re in lockdown and people are needlessly dying.

?They?re taking it too lightly?: Young people, spurred by apathy or confusion, have failed to heed official warnings to self-isolate
Even as public health officials plead for social distance, many young people aren't hearing the urgency.

Senior delinquents? Grandparents won?t listen to their kids? coronavirus lectures
Lying about going to the grocery store. Pretending they weren?t playing bridge. The original helicopter parents won?t be grounded by their adult children's nagging about coronavirus.

Rhode Island

Sanitizer, toilet paper, and ammo: In Rhode Island, the new normal is anything but

There?s a run on ammunition as gun owners worry about defending their stockpiles of supplies. Residents can?t go out to eat or drink, shop at the state?s largest mall, or even go to Catholic Mass. Rhode Island isn?t just shutting down; because of the coronavirus, daily life is changing in sometimes profound ways.

Governor Raimondo: DMV is open, but most services - including drivers? licenses - are closed

Governor closes all R.I. restaurants, Bishop Tobin suspends Masses, mayor shuts down Providence Place
Newton

Special Projects

Back to the battleground

What we learned from each of the battleground states we visited ahead of the 2020 election
Who will win in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin next year? The Globe?s D.C. bureau spent time reporting in these crucial battleground states. This is what they found.

Trump?s evangelical support mystifies his critics, but in Wisconsin, it looks stronger than ever
The president?s personal behavior and some of his core political beliefs, including his hostility toward refugees, seem at odds with the major tenets of Christianity. But Trump?s bond with evangelicals has proven to be remarkably resilient.

More from the Battleground project

Trump promised Wisconsin?s farmers his trade wars would pay off. They?re still waiting

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here?s how Trump lured him from the Democrats

Prayers in Vegas, slumped shoulders in N.H. ? inside the final days of Warren?s campaign

Elizabeth Warren reflected on what was happening in a series of behind-the scenes interviews with the Globe in the final month of her campaign.
Education

The Great Divide

A new Globe initiative exploring the deep inequalities in our public education system, examining both the challenges and possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students.
Sign up for The Great Divide newsletter

Seeing Red: A Globe Spotlight report on Boston?s crippling traffic

We endure some of the nation?s worst rush hour traffic. Our aging transit system is maddeningly unreliable. It is a crisis ? a very slow moving crisis ? that puts our region?s economic prosperity at risk. Who is to blame? Can anything be done? The Globe Spotlight Team investigates.
At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Joan Vennochi

Biden?s pledge to pick a female running mate is a bridge to the future
Boston Infectious Disease Specialists

Boston?s infectious disease specialists? message to the public: Don?t be cavalier about the coronavirus
Timothy Scalona

When colleges close, what happens to homeless students?
Carol Rose

In battling coronavirus, we can be both safe and free
EDITORIAL

Hospitals on the front lines as pandemic takes hold
IDEAS | Miles Howard

Maybe more of us should live in public housing

VISUAL STORIES

Photos: Revisiting the Red Sox spring training camp

Photos: Coronavirus concerns empty public spaces around the world

Polar plungers: Photos of Ice Swimming in New England

Globe staff photos of the month, February 2020

metro

Biogen, host of Boston conference linked to dozens of coronavirus cases, donates $10M to pandemic response
?This donation will be used to help expand testing options, ease the strain on medical systems, provide training for front line health workers and support access to necessities like food,? the company said in a news release.

In photos of abandoned bunkers, winds of war from long ago

Roy DiTosti?s fascination with abandoned military structures began when he quite literally stumbled across one.

Author overcomes her fears for a well-told story

Erica Ferencik of Framingham spent three weeks in Greenland gathering material for the book she is currently writing, ?Girl In Ice.?

Walsh announces ?Boston Resiliency Fund? to provide services during pandemic

Coronavirus testing, transparency ramp up, but still lag recommended levels

STAT

Health worker infections underscore the chaos of coronavirus response

Alzheimer?s group sees signs of progress against a grim disease. Is it real?

Opinion: Should ?broken? genes be fixed? My daughter changed my thinking

Why don?t ads for new medical scrubs reflect all healthy physician bodies?

sports

NFL notebook

Texans send DeAndre Hopkins to Cardinals as major trade kicks off new NFL year

The Arizona Cardinals added one of the NFL?s top receivers to join an intriguing young team aiming to make a big move in the NFC West.
Coronavirus updates

UFC?s Dana White submits, cancels next three cards

UFC has postponed its events through April 11, finally giving up on president Dana White?s plan to keep fighting amid the pandemic.
Patriots

Jamie Collins signs with the Detroit Lions for 3 years, $30 million

NHL tells players to go home and self-quarantine; training camps cannot open until at least late April

Politics

DC closes gyms, theaters, orders takeout only in restaurants

Business

Philippines becomes first country to shut financial markets due to coronavirus

Marijuana

Dutch cafe closures spark panic buying of pot
magazine
Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ?Airport time is fake and you can drink any time?
Miss Conduct

Advice: How to decline a handshake, and other social tips for coronavirus
Perspective

When will we admit that college isn?t the only path to success?
Cooking

Recipes: Harissa adds heat to a soup, potatoes, and a tagine

sports

Colorado suspects virus cluster in ski-resort region

Coronavirus will change the NFL offseason workout schedule. Here?s what will be different.

LB Kyle Van Noy agrees to deal with Dolphins

metro

Biogen, host of Boston conference linked to dozens of coronavirus cases, donates $10M to pandemic response

In photos of abandoned bunkers, winds of war from long ago

Author overcomes her fears for a well-told story

Nation

Kentucky Derby to be postponed until September

Health chief halting Ohio?s primary; 3 others forge ahead

Stocks plummet as grim economic outlook grips markets

World

Trudeau says he will close Canada?s border to non-citizens amid pandemic; Americans exempt from ban

Turkey-Russia patrols start amid protests on Syrian highway

Standoff threatens Afghan peace deal

politics

Trump urges against gatherings of more than 10, eating out, travel

Watch live: Trump, coronavirus task force members giving update

Mitt Romney calls for each American adult to receive $1,000 in response to coronavirus outbreak

business

Philippines becomes first country to shut financial markets due to coronavirus

Officials seek $750 billion in economic aid to thwart coronavirus

House virus-relief bill goes to Senate after delays over fixes

lifestyle

I want to see my quarantined boyfriend

Indie bookstores around Boston offer curbside pickup and delivery

Anna Wintour: Met Gala postponed because of virus outbreak

marijuana

Dutch cafe closures spark panic buying of pot

Global meltdown hits the cannabis industry, already on the brink

Medical marijuana bills challenge Bible Belt politics

opinion

The first coronavirus error was keeping calm

A tale of two workplaces, and the crushing impacts they?re feeling

We want your ?postcards? from the pandemic

food & dining

City Girl Café closing after 12 years

Nightshade Noodle Bar takes root in Lynn

The goats may be dwarfs, but the gelato flavors are big

travel

This spring, be a part of the gold rush

How to disinfect your space on an airplane

?The Bachelor? star Ben Higgins would surely give a rose to Roatan

Books

In ?Suncatcher,? a vivid Sri Lankan boyhood

New England Literary News

Tall tales for tough times

Movies

How now ?First Cow?? Director Kelly Reichardt explains.

7 mini movie festivals you can watch from home

?First Cow? milks friendship and American survivalism for all their beauty

Television

HBO?s ?The Plot Against America? is timely and sharp

This week?s TV: David Simon?s latest, ?Little Fires,? and more binge ideas

For many reasons, next Democratic debate won?t be like the others

music

Here?s some of the classical music you can livestream for free

Singer/songwriter Erin McKeown juggles the demands of being ?not that famous?

Boston Symphony Orchestra cancels slate of March concerts

Theater/Dance

Losses mount as Boston theaters go dark

A generation comes to grips with its toxic legacy in ?The Children?

Comedian Josh Gondelman makes nice with his good-guy image

globe local

Get crafty with your holiday shopping at local fairs

Hardiest hikers, campers don?t come in from the cold

Should Massachusetts exempt police body camera footage from state public records law?

Obituaries

Dana Zatopkova, champion javelin thrower

Barbara C. Harris, first woman to serve as an Episcopal bishop, dies at 89

Charles Wuorinen, uncompromising modernist composer, at 81