Restaurants were originally slated to reopen their outdoor spaces April 1, but Mayor Marty Walsh announced Friday the date would be moved up due to a forecast for warmer weather.
Michael Horrell, a staff attorney at Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts — an organization focused on protecting civil rights of people in prisons — said the pandemic has worsened the quality of health care in the state’s correctional facilities, which has “never been great.”
A series of speakers — ranging from musicians to nurses to union organizers — called for equal pay between men and women, noted the disproportionate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mothers and emphasized the need for intersectionality.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has begun distributing free masks during popular commuting times as part of their campaign to prevent coronavirus transmission.
Since the Fall semester began, students, faculty and staff have been wearing face masks on campus to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But now, these coverings have also taken on a new, non-protective purpose: they’re art.
BU has recently updated its facial coverings policy to no longer include bandanas, scarves and masks with exhalation valves, according to an email sent to the BU community Thursday.
