News Safer At Home

• People over the age of 65 and people who have underlying health conditions – who are at high risk for COVID-19 – should continue to stay home except for essential errands such as going to the grocery store and to attend to healthcare needs
• All residents are advised to leave home only for healthcare, worship and permitted work, shopping, and activities
• When going to the pharmacy ask if you can fill your prescriptions for 90 days if possible; for some medications this is not allowed. If you are at high-risk, try to use a mail-order service
• All residents are REQUIRED to wear face masks or cloth face coverings in all public places, whether indoors or outdoors, even where they are able to maintain 6 feet of distance from others.
• Parents should limit play dates for children
• All residents are advised to wash their hands frequently for at least 20 seconds with soapy water
• All residents are advised to be vigilant, monitor for symptoms and stay home if you feel sick
• Use remote modes of communication like phone or video chat instead of visiting friends or family who are high risk for COVID-19

• Reopening Massachusetts
  • Plan and Guidance
  • First Phase Press Release
  • Second Phase Press Release
  • Third Phase Press Release
    • Third Phase, Step II
• High-risk communities
  • COVID-19 Community-Level Data Map
  • Resources for high-risk COVID-19 communities 
• Wear a Mask in Public
  • Order and guidance
  • Video
• Testing
  • About COVID-19 testing
  • Stop the Spread: Testing in Higher Risk Communities
• COVID-19 Prevention
  • Prevention information
  • Fact sheets
  • Video
• Social Distancing
  • Social distancing tips
  • Fact sheets
  • Video
• Stay Home. Stay Safe. Save Lives.
  • Video
• Self- Quarantine
  • Self-quarantine vs. self-isolation
  • Quarantine information sheet
  • Infographic
  • Video
• Coping with Stress and Anxiety
  • Mental health resources
  • Fact sheets
  • Video

If you or a family/household member does not feel safe at home, please call 1-800-799-7233 for live support.  If you are unable to speak safely, you can log onto thehotline.org to chat online, or text LOVEIS to 22522.

If you or a family/household member have another concern or need regarding this stay-at-home advisory, please call 2-1-1.

You can sign up to get the most up-to-date information sent to your phone by texting COVIDMA to 888-777.