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.
The state’s Black and Latinx populations each suffered 10 percent more COVID-19 cases in the first half of 2020 and saw a death rate three times that of white residents.
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.”
Boston University President Robert Brown announced in an email Thursday the 2021 Commencement ceremony will be held in-person May 16. The event is subject to change and will occur in accordance with city and state guidelines.
Boston University is currently moving forward with COVID-19 vaccinations of students with two or more medical conditions, but the process is experiencing setbacks from a limited supply, said a BU Medical Advisory Group member.
An additional 1 million people are now eligible to schedule appointments, according to the press release, but due to “extremely high demand for appointments and limited vaccine supply,” it could take some residents more than a month to schedule one.
With the CDC's new guidance encouraging tightly fit surgical masks or double-masking, BU community members agree students should continue to take additional precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Wu said Boston’s “siloed” communities are the cause of underlying gaps in government support when it comes to housing shortages, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Massachusetts residents aged 75 and older can begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine Monday. Individuals 65 and older are the second priority group, as well as those with two or more underlying health conditions.
