WBJ Staff

Coronavirus cases continued to soar in new numbers reported Saturday by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, with 24 cases in Worcester County and 525 statewide.

At a time when unemployment claims are sky high, some employers are looking everywhere for help, including Price Chopper, Walmart and CVS.

The City of Worcester is making available $10,000 grants to city businesses impacted by the efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, for up to $500,000 in total aid, the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Friday.

Framingham retailer TJX Cos. is closing all 4,500 stores worldwide for two weeks in the latest retail fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

Central One Federal Credit Union is staying put in Shrewsbury, where it has long been based. But the credit union has outgrown its space and is adding a new operations center in Auburn.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the federal government and local organizations have all announced efforts to help businesses impacted by the effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Milford Regional Medical Center is taking additional precautions to add capacity for treating coronavirus patients and keeping staff and patients healthy.

As the fallout from the virus has descended on Central Massachusetts, everyone at Worcester Business Journal has remained laser-focused on our core mission: To provide you with solid reporting on our region’s economy and access to information helping you navigate the challenges yet to come.

The CVS store at 720 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury is being set up as a coronavirus screening site for medical workers and first responders starting Thursday.

Auburn Mall and Solomon Pond Mall in Marlborough closed starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday and remain closed through March 29 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the malls' owner announced.