When the COVID-19 state of emergency ended at 12:01 a.m. this morning, Gov. Charlie Baker’s order allowing remote public meetings expired, as did the law allowing restaurants to sell alcoholic beverages to-go and requirements that eviction cases be stayed while a tenant had a rental assistance application in process.
Gov. Charlie Baker said he’s talking to health care professionals as he weighs whether to extend the state of emergency beyond May 4 to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Massachusetts’ real estate agents are now able to reopen their brick-and-mortar offices after the Baker administration updated the state’s list of essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a dramatic escalation of the state’s response to the spreading coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Charlie Baker on Sunday announced that all Massachusetts public schools must soon close for three weeks, most events with 25 or more people are now banned, restaurants are limited to takeout-only service and visitors are barred from the state’s nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency around the coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts on Tuesday and outlined new protocols for state employees.
