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Collected Item: “Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health Orders: March 23 - March 24, 2020”

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Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health Orders: March 23 - March 24, 2020

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Contained in this set are public health orders addressing the maintenance of adequate hospital staff levels, the production and donation of hand sanitizer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the closure of day programs, and directives for grocery stores and pharmacies to ensure both the continuation of operations and the reduction of exposure to COVID-19. These orders give testament, not only to the potent threat COVID-19 posed to the Massachusetts healthcare system, but also its effects upon people's daily activities, like grocery shopping and prescription refills.

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https://web.csg.org/covid19/executive-orders/

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Department of Public Health of the Commonwealth of Massaschusetts

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2020-03-23
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