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Category: COVID-19

Support Local Shellfish Harvesters

The Cape Codders who are still out there harvesting shellfish are hoping the people in home quarantine — who normally eat oysters and clams in restaurants — will cook them […]

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Contacts for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Needing Non-Medical Emergency Assistance

Older adults or people with disabilities needing non-medical emergency assistance and who cannot contact family, friends, or neighbors for help are advised to contact the agencies listed here.

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Cape Cod Healthcare Announces Expanded Medical Supply Donation Program​

Beginning noon on Tuesday, March 24, Cape Cod Healthcare (CCHC) expanded the number of locations where residents can donate essential medical supplies to be used by healthcare providers to protect themselves […]

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Cape Cod Healthcare Reminds Donors it is Safe to Give Blood

Blood is classified as a life-saving operational need. Due to the COVID-19 situation, blood centers throughout the country are experiencing a significant drop in donations which is limiting the ability […]

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One Way to Help Strapped Hospitals? Print PPE Using 3D Printers

Amid reports of the shortages, a patchwork army of 3D printer-users has emerged across the U.S.: Researchers, doctors and lone producers have gone to work, creating protective gear in labs, […]

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Local mask production an issue for Cape Cod company

Although a Hyannis packaging company is providing more machines for the national effort to make protective masks for medical workers, the company won’t be able to produce the safety equipment closer to home.

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Barnstable County Receives First Installment of State Aid From Department of Public Health

Barnstable County health officials have received the first installment of state aid from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to help Cape Cod towns during the pandemic.  The money, which […]

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Cape Cod, island locals concerned seasonal residents will bring virus with them

On Friday, Massachusetts State Police announced it is deploying additional troopers to its Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard barracks to bolster public safety amid the coronavirus pandemic. This move comes as […]

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