Health Care

More than 1,000 Massachusetts residents have been subjected to quarantine since the start of a coronavirus outbreak in the state, about 60 percent of whom have completed monitoring.

The UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester has been awarded $10,000 to fund programs to further community health initiatives.

The coronavirus outbreak is forcing more companies to re-examine their operations, including those in Central Massachusetts.

Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency late Tuesday to give Massachusetts officials a better ability to fight the coronavirus outbreak as the state's number of cases rose to 92.

The Massachusetts Nurses Association has raised concerns centered around staffing as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the United States.

Lynn Cheney of Maker to Main and Bill Nemeroff of B.T.'s Fried Chicken & BBQ are undertaking a pair of the more exciting entrepreneurial ventures in Worcester's food scene. Yet, it wasn't that long ago the couple got together for the first time, with the help of Nemeroff's best friend and business partner.

The number of confirmed or presumptive coronavirus cases in Massachusetts has soared to 41, the state Department of Public Health said Monday, including the first in Worcester County.

There are now eight people in Massachusetts who have tested positive for coronavirus-caused COVID-19, including three new cases in Boston, Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Friday afternoon.

The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office has cited more than $400,000 in penalties and restitution against Worcester home care agency Prestige Health Care Services for violating the state's wage and hour laws.

In a sign of the economic toll that coronavirus is exacting, global air traffic data showed demand in January rose 2.4% compared to last January, the lowest monthly increase since 2010 when volcanic ash from Iceland grounded planes in Europe.