"Slowing The Spread": Mass. Declares State Of Emergency

Also: AA keeps people from drinking longer than other treatments; Biden wins Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi and Idaho ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Donate [WBUR]]( [View in Browser](  [WBUR]( March 11, 2020 Get coronavirus alerts in your inbox. [Sign up](. Good Morning Boston, ☀️ Sunshine and a few clouds. Highs 50-55 Coronavirus By The Numbers: 51 new presumed positive cases of coronavirus in Mass. as of Tuesday, 92 total presumed and confirmed cases across the state, 6 people hospitalized. Here's the must-know news on the local coronavirus outbreak from the last 24 hours: - Gov. Charlie Baker [declared]( a state of emergency yesterday afternoon. "The highly contagious nature of this disease means that if everyone plays their part in slowing the spread, the number of people who become infected and require medical attention doesn't spike all at once which would overwhelm many of our systems," Baker said. - Harvard, MIT, Amherst and other colleges will [switch]( to remote classes once students come back from spring break. We spoke to professors with experience teaching online about [what newcomers should expect.]( - As of now, the Boston Marathon is [still on]( but there are "conversations happening." The economic impact of the marathon on the city is about $211 million. Get the latest updates throughout the day by checking our [coronavirus live blog.]( — Meagan McGinnes [@meaganmcginnes]( newsletters@wbur.org The Rundown [1.](url)[Gov. Baker Declares State Of Emergency In Massachusetts As Coronavirus Cases Spike]( Baker said executive branch employees will be encouraged to work from home, foreign and domestic work-related travel will be banned, and personal foreign travel is discouraged. Baker added that large conferences and meetings should be held virtually or cancelled, but encouraged all other regular business, including mandated public meetings, to continue. [Read more.](   #%23%23[Twitter](  #%23%23[Facebook](    2. [How Boston Reacted To The 1918 Flu Pandemic]( A look back at the 1918 flu pandemic and how health officials in Boston and Massachusetts reacted. [Read more.]( 3. [AA Keeps People From Drinking Alcohol Longer Than Other Treatments, Cochrane Review Finds]( A new study review published in the Cochrane Library found Alcoholics Anonymous can sometimes be more effective than many other forms of professional addiction treatment. But that likely won't change the debate around AA. [Read more.]( 4. 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