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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Massachusetts Nurses Association seeks state of emergency

Nurses Association calls for state of emergency as hospitals overcrowd with patients

Zoe Tseng January 26, 2022
The Massachusetts Nurses Association has called on Gov. Charlie Baker to declare a state of emergency as hospitals struggle to deal with the overwhelming number of COVID-19 patients.
People wear makeshift masks as they walk their dog in Brookline. Handmade or improvised masks are becoming the norm as hospitals struggle with low supplies of N95 masks. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Quarantined residents sew face masks at home to donate as demand rises

Katarzyna Jezak April 29, 2020
The practice has been gaining traction nationwide as people, especially those who cannot donate financially, find new avenues to help relieve an overwhelmed health care system.
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