![LOWELL — The University of Massachusetts Lowell and UMass Medical School will assist the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in an initiative to advance COVID-19 testing. With $1.5 billion from the federal stimulus, the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative will fund emerging technologies to develop rapid and accessible COVID-19 testing, according to a UMass […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CoronavirusCell-4.jpg?w=140 "LOWELL — The University of Massachusetts Lowell and UMass Medical School will assist the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in an initiative to advance COVID-19 testing. With $1.5 billion from the federal stimulus, the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative will fund emerging technologies to develop rapid and accessible COVID-19 testing, according to a UMass […]")
UMass Lowell assists in national COVID-19 testing initiative
LOWELL — The University of Massachusetts Lowell and UMass Medical School will assist the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in an initiative to advance COVID-19 testing. With $1.5 billion from...
![SHIRLEY — Mother’s Day is typically the Bull Run Restaurant’s busiest day of the year. But for the first time in 74 years, no families crowded the restaurant’s seven dining rooms to celebrate. Alison Tocci, owner and innkeeper, described the emptiness as “unnerving.” “For me, I grew up in that building and I’m just so […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/LOW-L-bullRunRestaurant33-1-1.jpg?w=129 "SHIRLEY — Mother’s Day is typically the Bull Run Restaurant’s busiest day of the year. But for the first time in 74 years, no families crowded the restaurant’s seven dining rooms to celebrate. Alison Tocci, owner and innkeeper, described the emptiness as “unnerving.” “For me, I grew up in that building and I’m just so […]")
![The rate of roadway fatalities doubled this April, despite there being about 50% less traffic on major highways, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Last month, 28 people died in motor vehicle accidents statewide, MassDOT announced in a news release. There were 27 roadway deaths in April 2019, and about twice as much major […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/GettyImages-813644562-1.jpg?w=116 "The rate of roadway fatalities doubled this April, despite there being about 50% less traffic on major highways, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Last month, 28 people died in motor vehicle accidents statewide, MassDOT announced in a news release. There were 27 roadway deaths in April 2019, and about twice as much major […]")
![LITTLETON — Five more Life Care of Nashoba Valley residents have died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the nursing home’s death toll to 10 residents. All 10 residents had been transferred out of the nursing home to hospitals, Life Care Centers of America announced late Thursday. Of the Littleton facility’s 76 current residents, 54 […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/LOW-L-lifeCareGuard109-1.jpg?w=78 "LITTLETON — Five more Life Care of Nashoba Valley residents have died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the nursing home’s death toll to 10 residents. All 10 residents had been transferred out of the nursing home to hospitals, Life Care Centers of America announced late Thursday. Of the Littleton facility’s 76 current residents, 54 […]")
![LITTLETON — The Littleton Board of Selectmen and local elected representatives are calling for transparency at Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley (LCC-NV), where 65 residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Five nursing home patients have died of the virus, all of whom were hospitalized, Life Care announced on Tuesday. In a letter sent earlier […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/LOW-L-lifeCareGuard116crop-1.jpg?w=107 "LITTLETON — The Littleton Board of Selectmen and local elected representatives are calling for transparency at Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley (LCC-NV), where 65 residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Five nursing home patients have died of the virus, all of whom were hospitalized, Life Care announced on Tuesday. In a letter sent earlier […]")
![BILLERICA — Four more inmates at the Middlesex Jail and House of Correction have tested positive for COVID-19. An additional 13 employees have also tested positive, according to a news release by Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian’s office. In total, six inmates and 21 employees have contracted the virus. The four most recent inmates to contract […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/China_Outbreak_68074-1-1-1-1.jpg?w=140 "BILLERICA — Four more inmates at the Middlesex Jail and House of Correction have tested positive for COVID-19. An additional 13 employees have also tested positive, according to a news release by Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian’s office. In total, six inmates and 21 employees have contracted the virus. The four most recent inmates to contract […]")
![LOWELL — Two startups in the Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center (M2D2) — a partnership between UMass Lowell and UMass Medical School — are working to develop possible COVID-19 vaccines and a faster testing method. M2D2, a business incubator for biotechnology and medical device companies, includes 40 startups across the state and region. Versatope and […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/LOW-Z-incubator-1.jpg?w=138 "LOWELL — Two startups in the Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center (M2D2) — a partnership between UMass Lowell and UMass Medical School — are working to develop possible COVID-19 vaccines and a faster testing method. M2D2, a business incubator for biotechnology and medical device companies, includes 40 startups across the state and region. Versatope and […]")
![LOWELL — One Lowell Regional Transit Authority bus driver has tested positive for COVID-19, Administrator James Scanlan said Sunday. A second driver has been tested for the virus and is awaiting results. LRTA workers have been advised to stay home and contact their primary care physician if they are sick. The LRTA — which employs […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/low-l-Sundaybus01-1.jpg?w=132 "LOWELL — One Lowell Regional Transit Authority bus driver has tested positive for COVID-19, Administrator James Scanlan said Sunday. A second driver has been tested for the virus and is awaiting results. LRTA workers have been advised to stay home and contact their primary care physician if they are sick. The LRTA — which employs […]")
![LOWELL — Despite steep financial losses amid the pandemic, Lowell General Hospital is prepared to handle a surge in coronavirus cases expected to hit the state in the next two weeks, CEO Joseph White said. The hospital has lost about 40% of its monthly revenue due to cancelled elective procedures and appointments, White said. As […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/low-z-hospitals-1.jpg?w=66 "LOWELL — Despite steep financial losses amid the pandemic, Lowell General Hospital is prepared to handle a surge in coronavirus cases expected to hit the state in the next two weeks, CEO Joseph White said. The hospital has lost about 40% of its monthly revenue due to cancelled elective procedures and appointments, White said. As […]")