COVID-19 deaths top 6,500 and drop in ridership speeds repairs.
BOSTON (AP) — COVID-19-related deaths at long-term care facilities in Massachusetts topped 4,000 on Wednesday. The drop in public transit ridership due to COVID-19 concerns has given the MBTA a chance to accelerate some previously planned upgrades. Two Boston-area zoos are planning to reopen with new safety protocols to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura is looking into the coronavirus outbreak response at the Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton. A panel of Massachusetts university presidents is proposing a phased reopening of the state’s campuses that calls for widespread coronavirus testing, social distancing and modified dorm arrangements.
-Associated Press
