Health Care

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Tuesday evening it has begun mobilization of the program designed to help them avoid layoffs and rehire staff amid the economic crisis caused by the efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Reliant Medical Group in Worcester is starting twice-a-week group therapy-type sessions for clinicians to help deal with the pandemic.

On Tuesday, deaths spiked by 33, including two in Worcester County, bringing the county's total so far to six.

Worcester's DCU Center will be turned into a 250-medical facility to treat less severe coronavirus cases as one of three planned such centers statewide, officials announced Tuesday.

A week after closing all non-essential businesses to workers and customers, Gov. Charlie Baker said he was extending his executive order beyond April 7 to keep most businesses physically closed through at least May 4.

Worcester Business Journal on Thursday will start a free webinar series for Central Massachusetts businesses to better understand how they can benefit from the $2-trillion federal economic stimulus package.

Gov. Baker on Monday said the COVID-19 surge in Massachusetts could begin between April 7 and April 17, and outlined additional efforts to counteract the highly contagious disease.

UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester has set up six specialized care units for coronavirus patients and is planning to add three more, as health officials plan for a surge of patients in the days and weeks ahead.

In this episode of The Weekly Business Report, co-hosts Brad Kane and Hank Stolz practice social distancing for this podcast and go without guests. Instead, they talk about what has made them happy personally, amid all the COVID-19 craziness

In an effort to streamline support for the state's coronavirus response, the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration announced on Sunday a new online portal where companies and individuals can either sell or donate personal protective equipment, the governor announced in a press release.