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COVID-19: CDC Releases New Guidance, Strategies For Reopening Schools COVID-19: CDC Releases New Guidance, Strategies For Reopening Schools
Covid-19: CDC Releases New Guidance, Strategies For Reopening Schools The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging schools and school districts to reopen safely and has just released new guidance for doing just that. On Friday, Feb. 12, the CDC unveiled the new science-based plan. “It is critical for schools to open as safely and as soon as possible, and remain open, to achieve the benefits of in-person learning and key support services,” health officials said. “To enable schools to open safely and remain open, it is important to adopt and consistently implement actions to slow the spread of COVID in schools and in the community.” The…

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: More Than 380,000 MA Residents Have Isolated/Quarantined Since May COVID-19: More Than 380,000 MA Residents Have Isolated/Quarantined Since May
Covid-19: More Than 380,000 MA Residents Have Isolated/Quarantined Since May More than 380,000 people in Massachusetts have gone into - or are still in - quarantine or isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s more than 5 percent of all Massachusetts residents. Since May, concern about spreading COVID-19 has caused 387,769 individual quarantines or isolations among Massachusetts residents, according to the state’s Dec. 9 COVID-19 daily dashboard, the most recent information available. Quarantine is for people who may have been exposed to COVID-19. Isolation is for individuals who are sure they have COVID-19. Either way, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control u…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
30 Firefighters Quarantined In One City 30 Firefighters Quarantined In One City
30 Firefighters Quarantined In One City More than two dozen firefighters from the same department have been put in quarantine after three members tested positive for COVID-19. The positive tests started rolling in on Sunday, Oct. 4, then two more positive cases were confirmed among Worcester firefighters. The quarantine is effecting two stations and 30 firefighters who will quarantine due to contact with their colleagues. The quarantine should not impact services to the city, City Manager Edward Augustus Jr., told the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. The fire stations have been cleaned and the city plans to follow up with con…

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
COVID-19: Alert Issued For Callers Posing As Contact Tracers To Get Credit, Bank Account Info COVID-19: Alert Issued For Callers Posing As Contact Tracers To Get Credit, Bank Account Info
Covid-19: Alert Issued For Callers Posing As Contact Tracers To Get Credit, Bank Account Info Don’t fall for it. Fraudsters have been making the rounds, looking to take advantage of the COVID-19 crisis, posing as contact tracers seeking personal information from suspect victims amid the pandemic. Since the outbreak began six months ago, contact tracing has become a vital tool as health officials seek to identify positive COVID-19 cases, tracing back to the people they’ve been in contact with and isolating them to help curtail the spread of the virus. Recently, some state and federal officials issued a warning that some scammers have been posing as contact tracers, using that faux i…

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by Zak Failla
News
Worcester To Re-Open Some City Buildings/Services Closed For COVID-19 Worcester To Re-Open Some City Buildings/Services Closed For COVID-19
Worcester To Re-Open Some City Buildings/Services Closed For Covid-19 Worcester is reopening several city buildings to residents by appointment for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. On Monday, Sept. 14, Worcester is reopening City Hall, the Municipal Service Center, DPW&P, Worcester Police Department, and Inspectional Services/Worcester Fire Department. All the departments will be open with restricted hours and “stringent” safety protocols, the city said in a message to the community issued Thursday, Sept. 10. City Hall will be open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with the 9-10 a.m. hour reserved for senior citizens and people …

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by Kristin Palpini
Schools
COVID-19: CT School Near MA Border Closes After Worker Tests Positive COVID-19: CT School Near MA Border Closes After Worker Tests Positive
Covid-19: CT School Near MA Border Closes After Worker Tests Positive An elementary school in Connecticut will be closed for several days after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Somers Schools Superintendent Brian Czapla announced this week that the elementary school will be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and Thursday, Sept. 10 after a staff member that works with pre-K students tested positive for the virus. Somers is located in northernmost Connecticut and borders Massachusetts. While the building is closed, officials said that the building will be sanitized and contact tracing has already begun. “I apologize for the late notice and the impact o…

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by Zak Failla