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NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC: 4.5.20 DIGBOSTON UPDATE

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted April 5, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, NEWS+OPINIONS

NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC UPDATE BANNER 1

 

Cover Your Faces, Massholes!


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APRIL 5, 2020

Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Massachusetts: 12,500


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HOW SCREWED ARE RESTAURANTS IN GREATER BOSTON DUE TO COVID-19?
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WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS
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A QUICK, EASY UPDATE ON THE CARES ACT & PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM
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EDITORIAL: COVER YOUR FACES, MASSHOLES!
https://digboston.com/editorial-cover-your-faces-massholes/

LETTER: DEMOCRACY IS NOT “IMPRACTICAL”
https://digboston.com/letter-democracy-is-not-impractical/

SOMERVILLE: THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS… AND NEW FRIENDS
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Curated Coronavirus Links

Vox
The CDC now recommends everyone use cloth masks in public
https://www.vox.com/2020/4/3/21202792/coronavirus-masks-n95-trump-white-house-cdc-ppe-shortage

NPR
Coronavirus FAQs: Is A Homemade Mask Effective? And What’s The Best Way To Wear One?
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/04/03/826996154/coronavirus-faqs-is-a-homemade-mask-effective-and-whats-the-best-way-to-wear-one


Short of Food? The Greater Boston Food Bank Has You Covered.
GBFB partners with 500+ hunger-relief agencies, including food pantries, community meal programs and other food assistance providers throughout 190 towns and cities across Eastern MA. Find a food bank by entering your zip code: https://www.gbfb.org/need-food/

JASON PRAMAS

Executive editor and associate publisher, DigBoston. Executive director of Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism. Former founder and editor/publisher of Open Media Boston. 2018 & 2019 Association of Alternative Newsmedia Political Column Award Winner.

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