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Rhode Island records its first two deaths from the coronavirus; stay-at-home order issued

A person in their 80s died Friday night; the other, in their 70s, died today. Health officials did not release any information about the deceased, such as their genders, specific ages, where they lived, or where they were when they died.

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Man arrested for allegedly breaking into vehicles at South Boston garage

Hassan Abshir Abdullahi, 20, of Boston, faces charges including two counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle nighttime, receiving stolen goods and malicious destruction of property, Boston police said .

Plainridge employees to be furloughed without pay amid pandemic

Plainridge Park has been closed since March 15 at the direction of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, but the parent company, Penn National Gaming, has pledged that employees will be paid through the end of March. Employees will be furloughed as of April 1, the company said.

Two Reading Police Department employees test postive for COVID-19

Officials did not say if the employees are police officers. But the employees are in isolation and there is no danger to the public, officials said.

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For two epidemiologists, MGH becomes a makeshift wedding venue
Two epidemiologists on the frontlines of COVID-19 were married before a small group of disaster medicine colleagues, all wearing surgical masks and sitting six feet apart.

The realities of coronavirus ‘super-spreading’

In state’s intense chase for protective equipment, coronavirus isn’t the only rival — the feds are, too

For two epidemiologists, MGH becomes a makeshift wedding venue

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Harvard enacts worker protections, makes classes pass/fail

Harvard University will continue paying staff and contract workers through May 28, officials said Friday, and will temporarily switch to pass/fail grading, which Boston University said Friday it would make optional for most students, as colleges adapt to the coronavirus pandemic. 7:48 p.m.

New app takes aim at backlog of untested rape kits

Rollout of the confidential, Web-based “Track-Kit” system began Jan. 6 and arrived in Boston late last month. It allows survivors access to their kit’s exact location and provides this information to law enforcement, medical staff, and prosecutors involved in the case. 7:42 p.m.

Baker asks all travelers arriving in Mass. to self-quarantine as coronavirus cases jump by more than 800, with 10 new related deaths

Massachusetts effectively closed its doors to tourists and many travelers Friday, as Governor Charlie Baker urged anyone arriving from out-of-state to self-quarantine for two weeks — the latest attempt to curb the spread of a pandemic that has now killed nearly three dozen people here. 7:29 p.m.

For online teachers (and students), school is a work in progress

What does remote education look like in Massachusetts? The picture varies by classroom, by age group, by school, and by community, as educators across the state try to resume teaching, or at least restore connections with their students, whose routines have been upended by coronavirus-related school closures. 6:23 p.m.

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An Ipswich man died from injuries early Friday after he, along with his wife and son, were struck by a car while out riding bikes Thursday afternoon. 6:14 p.m.

Orange Line train taken out of service after passenger reportedly licked it

The southbound train was taken out of service at the Tufts Medical Center station “out of an abundance of caution,” an MBTA spokesman said. 5:31 p.m.

Two seniors die from COVID-19 amid outbreak at Charlwell House in Norwood

Two seniors died at Norwood Hospital Friday morning after a coronavirus outbreak sickened more than 10 residents of Charlwell House Health & Rehabilitation Center, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation. 5:20 p.m.

UMass students to get refunds after coronavirus-driven closures

University of Massachusetts president Marty Meehan and the chancellors of the Amherst, Bosannounced Friday they will adjust room, board and parking fees in response to the coronavirus-driven closures of residence halls and the transition to online-only instruction. 5:13 p.m.