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WBUR reporter Zeninjor Enwemeka joined Morning Edition to discuss the latest local coronavirus news.

Fear of the coronavirus among Massachusetts nurses is widespread but morale remains high, a WBUR poll of over 400 nurses finds.

Many people who work in emergency medicine say this is the most challenging moment in their professional lives. Today, in our ongoing series of dispatches from the front lines, we hear from Ted Flanagan, a paramedic in Central Mass.

One of the members, Democratic Sen. Julian Cyr who represents most of the Cape, the Vineyard and Nantucket, joined Morning Edition to talk about the task force's mission.

Public health experts have repeatedly explained that wearing a mask isn't only to protect yourself, it's also to protect your neighbor if you have the virus.

The 240 newly minted troopers marched into an empty Gillette Stadium to be sworn into the force. They stood six feet apart on the playing field ... each wearing a face mask emblazoned with the State Police Logo.

It's a grim reality for these workers, who have been forced to adjust protocols in the face of profound uncertainties about their own safety amid the pandemic, as they prepare the deceased and try to support mourners saying final goodbyes.

Establishing regular communication with families has been difficult and slow going for many schools, but will be a crucial part of addressing any learning losses later.

Members of the Boston Pops performed separately and put together a video to thank front line workers fighting the coronavirus, in a virtual concert.

Starting today, almost all people in Massachusetts who cannot safely practice physical distancing in public must wear a mask or face-covering.