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CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Who gets sick with coronavirus, who doesn?t, and why?
Although data show clear patterns of who is at risk, the occasional outliers ? such as young athletes or newborns who succumb to COVID-19 ? point to an enduring mystery.

Walsh recommends curfew for Boston, asks all to wear masks outside home

Mayor Martin J. Walsh said the recommended curfew will be in place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. starting Monday and running at least through May 4. He also said the city is closing sporting facilities at Boston parks, including basketball courts.
Read Mayor Walsh?s statement

Other states are doing it. Should Massachusetts schools close for the rest of the year?

Keeping schools closed in Massachusetts would be painful, wiping out one third of the academic year and disrupting learning statewide.
Advocates call for quick action on bill blocking evictions during the coronavirus crisis

Online, but off-kilter: A day in the life of a Boston sixth-grader
Malaki Solo is one of more than 50,000 students in Boston studying at home to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Without enough to do, the 12-year-old spends much of his time bored inside his small Dorchester apartment.

Can we ever eat out again? A look at the future of Boston restaurants

Live Updates
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted to hospital for coronavirus; Americans brace for ?hardest, saddest? week of their lives
Here are recent updates on what?s happening in New England, the United States, and around the world. 39 minutes ago

Wilkie: VA to provide assistance at two Mass. nursing homes struck by coronavirus

Adrian Walker
MBTA employees are also on the front lines, often unnoticed
While many of us have retreated to our homes for the duration, the MBTA is still running. That means that its drivers, mechanics, and other employees are right on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

The latest coronavirus numbers from Massachusetts

Opinion

Aaron Thomas

Why I don?t feel safe wearing a face mask
IDEAS | JESSICA PIERCE

In bad times (like the coronavirus pandemic), every dog is a ?very good dog?
JEFF JACOBY

This too shall pass (over)
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

A quarter million Americans could die from the coronavirus. Maybe more. How do we absorb that much death?

Dispatch from MGH: Emotional limbo on the front lines of caring for the very sick with COVID-19
Mass. General allowed a Boston Globe reporter into the hospital for one day, to witness firsthand how doctors, nurses, and other staff are coping with this crisis.

Coronavirus consumes Trump?s presidency ? and Biden?s plan to take him on this spring

The 2020 election is now likely to turn on Trump?s handling of the crisis. And some analysts say Biden could benefit from the disproportionate focus on Trump.
With donations trickling in, $10 ministry continues

Residents and families angry and helpless as coronavirus overwhelms nursing homes
The lack of preparation and communication has left the families of residents feeling angry and helpless. Many say senior care homes were caught off guard by the virus, and didn?t have the proper equipment or testing ability. They said they find it difficult to reach anyone who can tell them what?s going on.

Do you have a loved one in a nursing home or longterm care facility? Tell us about their conditions

Interactives

New York?s staggering coronavirus outbreak, in five charts

How overwhelmed could New England hospitals become? Explore maps of different scenarios

The US now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country. Here?s how we got there

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The latest coronavirus numbers from Massachusetts

The coronavirus tracker

These maps track the path of coronavirus

This week?s TV: Quibi arrives, ?Schitt?s Creek? departs, ?Killing Eve? returns
Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.

Dan Shaughnessy
If baseball season is canceled, Red Sox would benefit if Alex Cora returns
Cora winding up as manager again is far-fetched, but it could happen.

Reliever Darwinzon Hernandez will do what?s best for Red Sox, but he?d really like to start

With Stephon Gilmore leading the way, Patriots locked down at cornerback
This position is covered in New England.

More Recent headlines

Norwell Stop & Shop employee tests positive for coronavirus

UMass Amherst announces first coronavirus case

Person of interest in suspicious fire is killed during confrontation with police in Manchester, N.H.

Coronavirus resources

Kids and the coronavirus: what you need to know

How to apply for unemployment benefits in the era of coronavirus

Yes, you can still get a package delivered. Just wash your hands, expert says

A coronavirus-inspired window sing-along version of ?Sweet Caroline? springs up in Boston

I tried to go 24 hours without touching my face. I made it 18 minutes
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What do we cook during trying times? How do we think about food? For answers to these questions, along with plenty of delicious recipes, sign up for Cooking From Home, a two-week newsletter from food critic Devra First about cooking during coronavirus, starting this week.

Recommended Reads

Globe Magazine

75+ things to do while coronavirus has you stuck at home

If cabin fever is setting in, try these options for fun, self-improvement, and some stress relief.

New York Post front page salutes Patriots after mask delivery to NYC hospitals
The Patriots team plane delivered more than 1 million masks from China for hospital workers in Boston and New York.

Shan Soe-Lin and Robert Hecht
Baker?s stay-at-home advisory is not enough
The researchers who advised everyone to wear a mask now say a stay at home advisory is not enough ? Baker needs to do more to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Rhode Island

An effervescent Rhode Island life lost to the coronavirus

Helen Fowler was the quintessential Rhode Islander, from her work in the jewelry industry to her love of clam cakes and chowder.

Eight more R.I. residents die from the coronavirus; cases rise to 922

Governor Raimondo reports three more deaths, 97 new cases of coronavirus in Rhode Island
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

Peter B. Bach

Ban alcohol sales during the pandemic
EDITORIAL

No need for Beacon Hill to cancel MCAS or Boston-state school partnership

IDEAS | Miles Howard

How to take a great hike when you can?t stray far
IDEAS | DAVID SHRIBMAN

Revisiting an old treatment for infectious disease: Fresh air
LETTERS

Postcards from the pandemic
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

?The strong get stronger?: The coronavirus pandemic will exacerbate some of the most worrisome trends in American life ? unless we take action

VISUAL STORIES

Life during the coronavirus pandemic

Surf?s up in Narragansett: Riders are social distancing themselves on the waves

17 photos of the coronavirus?s effect around the world

Photos: Tom Brady?s 20-year career with the Patriots

metro

Wilkie: VA to provide assistance at two Mass. nursing homes struck by coronavirus
Massachusetts will receive aid from the US Department of Veterans Affairs as coronavirus continues to spread through local nursing homes, secretary Robert Wilkie said during Sunday?s White House press conference.

The Rev. Joseph O?Hare, resourceful president of Fordham, 89

UMass Amherst announces first coronavirus case

The person who tested positive was a dining employee who works at the Blue Wall Cafe in the university?s campus center.

Norwell Stop & Shop employee tests positive for coronavirus

An effervescent Rhode Island life lost to the coronavirus

STAT

Stay up to date with STAT?s Covid-19 Tracker

An interview with the CDC director on coronavirus, masks, and an agency gone quiet

Americans are underestimating duration of coronavirus crisis, experts say

A nurse?s coronavirus routine: Recording videos she hopes her family will never need to watch

sports

Former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski wins WWE?s 24/7 championship

Rob Gronkowski is a WWE champion, even though the title he won has often been held by random celebrities.
Coronavirus Notebook

Colts owner Jim Irsay donates more than 10,000 N95 masks to Indiana State Department of Health

Irsay is passing along more than 10,000 masks.
Sports Log

William Byron wins virtual NASCAR race at Bristol

Reliever Darwinzon Hernandez will do what?s best for Red Sox, but he?d really like to start

Politics

Watch: Trump, White House officials give coronavirus briefing

Business

Federal aid program for small businesses gets off to a rocky start

Marijuana

Marijuana companies are making hand sanitizer to donate to local hospitals

magazine
Perspective

What the US will be like after we conquer the coronavirus
Connections

A taste of my Italian family?s grace and humor in the time of coronavirus
Dispatches from the Edge

At risk populations: ?What helps is feeling like you?re not going it alone?

Dispatches from the Edge

My 46-hour hunt for toilet paper

sports

Former football player Myron Rolle is on the front line ? as a doctor at Mass. General

If baseball season is canceled, Red Sox would benefit if Alex Cora returns

35 years ago, Villanova pulled off an incredible upset over Georgetown. Mark Plansky had a front-row seat

metro

Wilkie: VA to provide assistance at two Mass. nursing homes struck by coronavirus

The Rev. Joseph O?Hare, resourceful president of Fordham, 89

UMass Amherst announces first coronavirus case

Nation

Americans brace for ?hardest, saddest? week of their lives

Tiger at NYC?s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted to hospital for coronavirus

World

Israel struggling to form a government, even after sides agree to join forces

Prague removes monument to WWII Soviet commander

UN adopts resolution urging global cooperation on COVID-19

politics

Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic

Trump says ?toughest? weeks ahead as coronavirus spreads

Trump fires watchdog who handled Ukraine complaint

business

Federal aid program for small businesses gets off to a rocky start

Treasury pressed to act with urgency on airline rescue

Apple is designing face shields for medical workers, Tim Cook says

lifestyle

Should you text your ex? A flow chart.

?You are heroes?: Lizzo gives a shout out to Boston Medical Center, donates a meal to show support for hospital workers

Taylor Swift sends $3,000 to Smith College student who lost two jobs amid coronavirus pandemic

marijuana

Marijuana companies are making hand sanitizer to donate to local hospitals

Eleven senators, including Markey, push to let marijuana businesses access federal loan programs

Backers for Arizona initiatives, including marijuana legalization, want to gather signatures online

opinion

Why I don?t feel safe wearing a face mask

Thank you, MGH, for taking care of my father with COVID-19

In bad times (like the coronavirus pandemic), every dog is a ?very good dog?

food & dining

Chapter 7: The Ghosts of Quarantine Future

Chapter 6: Cabbage, a love story

How the Pine Street Inn feeds Boston?s frightened homeless

travel

7 virtual tours that can take you there

Heading outdoors for home-school history lessons

Spend time at home planning for your next adventure

Books

TaraShea Nesbit on reading history, poetry, and fairy tales during the pandemic

In Anne Tyler?s ?Redhead by the Side of the Road,? a quiet life, interrupted

With ?Memory Eaters,? author Elizabeth Kadetsky releases family secrets

Movies

?And Then We Danced? stages a pas de deux with a difference in Tbilisi

The movies of 1970 were a ball of confusion

5 movie theaters, 3 nights, 2 afternoons

Television

This week?s TV: Quibi arrives, ?Schitt?s Creek? departs, ?Killing Eve? returns

Your next binge watch? Australia?s ?Miss Fisher?s Murder Mysteries? with its glamorous 1920s costumes

HBO opens up the vaults, offers 500 free hours of streaming select series

music

Alone at home, until Dua Lipa brings the party

When music lessons move to Zoom: ?There have been some surprising benefits?

Adam Schlesinger: 1967-2020

Theater/Dance

Boston theaters foresee dramatic changes once the coronavirus crisis subsides

10 hilarious comedy shows taped in Boston that you can watch right now

Some Boston theaters are finding new ways for audiences to get in the act

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

The Rev. Joseph O?Hare, resourceful president of Fordham, 89

Kate Mattes, whose Kate?s Mystery Books was a haven for fans and authors alike, dies at 72

New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis dead at 85