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COVID-19: LOCAL NEWS

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In an effort to keep our community informed during the public-health crisis, we will post local virus-related information free of charge.

If you have any crisis-related stories, please submit them to ([email protected]).

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MIAA delays start of spring season until April 27

By Mike Alongi | March 17, 2020

The MIAA Board of Directors voted on Monday to update the start date for the 2020 spring sports season, stating that spring sports will begin on April 27. The decision was made in accordance with recent mandates and recommendations for health safety from Massachusetts Governor Charlie Barker, the Center for Disease Control and other governing health agencies. 

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Mayor declares ‘state of emergency’ in Lynn amid coronavirus concerns

LYNN — Mayor Thomas M. McGee has declared a state of emergency in the city of Lynn a week after Gov. Charlie Baker’s statewide emergency declaration, which gives city officials a “greater ability to respond to new developments,” according to a statement from the mayor’s office. 

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Lynn soup kitchen expands services in response to COVID-19

By Gayla Cawley | March 17, 2020

LYNN — My Brother’s Table is extending its hours Tuesday in response to the coronavirus pandemic and its executive director Dianne Kuzia Hills is emphasizing that free meals are available to anyone regardless of income status. 

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Swampscott resident tests ‘presumptive positive’ for coronavirus

By Gayla Cawley | March 17, 2020

SWAMPSCOTT — A Swampscott resident has tested “presumptive positive” for the coronavirus and is under a self-quarantine, the town’s health department announced Monday.

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Closings / postponements due to the coronavirus outbreak

LYNN

The ribbon cutting for LB Music School, 577 Walnut St., Lynn, scheduled for March 23, 3 p.m., is canceled. 

Lynn Public Schools closed through at least March 27. 

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Even dance studios have to skip a beat from coronavirus

By Elyse Carmosino | March 16, 2020

Local dance studios are feeling the strain as public buildings across the North Shore continue to announce indefinite closures due to the coronavirus — COVID-19 — pandemic. 

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Lynn Health Center to cancel some appointments, increase screenings for coronavirus

By Steve Krause | March 16, 2020

LYNN — The Lynn Community Health Center will cancel some non-urgent or routine appointments and put those patients on a priority recall list once the COVID-19 threat has subsided substantially, the organization announced in a news release Saturday.

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LHAND looks to protect Lynn’s elderly from coronavirus

By Gayla Cawley | March 16, 2020

LYNN — As the city continues to prepare for the potential spread of the coronavirus, Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development (LHAND) is taking steps to protect its most “vulnerable” tenants. 

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I think I have coronavirus. What do I do? For starters, stay home.

By David Mclellan | March 16, 2020
LYNN — Stay home. 

That’s the No. 1 piece of advice health and city officials have for people who get sick right now. 

If a fever, cough, respiratory distress, or any other symptoms of illness arise — especially those similar to symptoms of influenza — stay home. 

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