Mass. officials step up coronavirus measures as community spread begins

Public health officials announced Tuesday that the number of novel coronavirus cases in Massachusetts had more than doubled, as community spread began in western Massachusetts. Public health officials use the term "community spread" when they cannot trace the origin of the infection. Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency and prohibited all work-related travel, both foreign and domestic, for all 42,000 executive branch employees. He also encouraged executive branch employees to avoid…