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OFF THE TOP AT 6:00, THERE

ARE 51 NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS

IN MASSACHUSETTS. THAT BRINGS

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED

NUMBERS OF CASES 292 IN OUR

STATE.

AND THE GOVERNOR HAS NOW

DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY

TO TRY TO SLOW DOWN THE SPREAD

OF THE VIRUS.

ROUGHLY 400 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN

TESTED IN MASSACHUSETTS, SO FAR.

WE ARE LIVE IN BOSTON.

Reporter: MASSACHUSETTS IS

GETTING 2000 EXTRA TESTING KITS

FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND

THEY ARE ABLE TO TURN AROUND

THOSE RESULTS IN ROUGHLY 24

HOURS.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS AS WE

INCREASE THE TESTING, WE SHOULD

EXPECT TO SEE MORE CASES OF THE

CORONAVIRUS.

THE NUMBERS HAVE INCREASED.

Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS

BRING THE TOTAL TO 92 IN

MASSACHUSETTS.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE STATE OF

EMERGENCY WILL HELP STOP THE

SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.

THIS WILL GIVE OUR

ADMINISTRATION MORE FLEXIBILITY

TO RESPOND TO THIS OUTBREAK.

Reporter: 70 CASES ARE

LINKED TO THE BIOGEN CONFERENCE

IN BOSTON.

STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY WE

ARE SEEING THE VIRUS SPREAD

PERSON-TO-PERSON IN WESTERN

MASSACHUSETTS.

FOR THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE

CASES THAT WE CANNOT TRACK BACK

TO AN INDIVIDUAL.

Reporter: THE GOVERNOR SAYS

DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL

TRAVEL IS ALL BANNED FOR ALL

42,000 EXECUTIVE BRANCH

EMPLOYEES.

HE IS ASKING PRIVATE BUSINESSES

TO ALSO DO THEIR PART TO

PROTECT EMPLOYEES.

THE STATE IS UPPING ITS

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NURSING

HOMES AMID THE CORONAVIRUS.

NURSING HOMES WILL BE

DIRECTED TO APP SIMPLY SCREEN

AND RESTRICT ACCESS TO VISITORS

TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND HEALTH

OF THE STAFF.

Reporter: THOSE WITH MEDICAL

CONDITIONS TO AVOID LARGE CROWDS

.

OUR GOAL NEEDS TO

SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE EFFORTS

TO MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF THIS

DISEASE, NOW.

Reporter: THE GOVERNOR SAYS

NO SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE

REQUIRED TO GO PAST DUE 30th

BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS AND