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WATCH: Why this university scaled back its reopening plan

By Dan Sagalyn

Once UMass Amherst “started looking at all the logistics of how this would work,” chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy said, they realized it was going to be too risky and difficult if all the students who were expected to come showed up.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, health officials brace for insect-borne illnesses

By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

As the coronavirus pandemic subsides for now in the hard-hit Northeast, public health officials in the region are warning about another potentially bad summer for EEE virus and other insect-borne illnesses.

News Wrap: Record floodwaters in central Michigan are still rising

In our news wrap Wednesday, nearly 10,000 people in central Michigan have been ordered out of their homes after flooding breached two dams. A river and connected lakes have topped record levels, and they’re still rising. Also, U.S. marshals in…

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WATCH: Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker updates public on COVID-19 response

By Laura Santhanam

His comments come as other parts of the country begin to reopen. Massachusetts had extended stay-at-home orders until at least May 18…

Massachusetts becomes coronavirus hot spot as cases surge

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

Massachusetts has become a hot spot of coronavirus infections, drawing the concern of federal officials and promises of aid from hard-hit New York as the state's death toll prepares to double in less than a week.

WATCH: Massachusetts governor gives coronavirus update

By Candice Norwood

“Based on the conversations we’re having every day with our colleagues in the hospital community, we are in the surge,” Gov. Charlie Baker said.

Column: How colleges, hospitals and cities can work together to save lives

By Dr. Michael Apkon, Joseph Curtatone, Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Dr. Anthony P. Monaco, Dr. Assaad Sayah

In most major cities, there are natural partners that are uniquely suited to help relieve this unprecedented strain from the novel coronavirus pandemic on the hospital system. The key is to get started planning right now.