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MARCH 22, 2020
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The Latest DigBoston Articles on the Coronavirus Crisis
Lots of new coverage. Read on:
MUTUAL AID VOLS IN MASS WEAVE CORONAVIRUS SOCIAL SAFETY NET
https://digboston.com/mutual-aid-vols-in-mass-weave-coronavirus-social-safety-net/
MASSACHUSETTS COVID-19 DECARCERATION BILL COULD PROTECT US ALL
https://digboston.com/massachusetts-covid-19-decarceration-bill-could-protect-us-all/
ANNOUNCING THE BINJ PANDEMIC DEMOCRACY PROJECT
https://digboston.com/announcing-the-binj-pandemic-democracy-project/
RIDESHARES ARE ALSO AMBULANCES. YES, EVEN DURING CORONAVIRUS
https://digboston.com/rideshares-are-also-ambulances-yes-even-during-coronavirus/
IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S COVID-19. ON SOCIAL DISTANCING AND GETTING DUMPED
https://digboston.com/its-not-you-its-covid-19-on-social-distancing-and-getting-dumped/
“EVERYONE IS COUGHING.” FEAR AND ROVING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
https://digboston.com/everyone-is-coughing-fear-and-roving-during-the-coronavirus-crisis/
FORCED OFF CAMPUS, STUDENTS SCRAMBLE FOR SHELTER IN MERCILESS MARKET
https://digboston.com/forced-off-campus-students-scramble-for-shelter-in-merciless-market/
Non-Coronavirus
INTERVIEW: KASI LEMMONS
https://digboston.com/interview-kasi-lemmons/
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? PALM READING
https://digboston.com/whats-for-breakfast-palm-reading/
Curated Coronavirus Readings
Our World In Data — Oxford University
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) – Statistics and Research
https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus
(must read)
NPR
New Analysis Suggests Months Of Social Distancing May Be Needed To Stop Virus
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/17/817214311/new-analysis-suggests-months-of-social-distancing-may-be-needed-to-stop-virus
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