State says risk from coronavirus still low but urges preparedness

Updated at 5:21 p.m.

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THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Health provided updates on its efforts to prepare for the COVID-19 virus and encouraged residents and businesses to engage in healthy practices to prevent both the coronavirus and the seasonal flu.
R.I. DEPARTMENT of Health says the state has its first two positive cases of the COVID-19 virus.
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health issued an update Thursday on the state’s preparedness for the potential impact of the COVID-19 virus, known as the coronavirus. So far, 26 Rhode Islanders who traveled to China recently have self-quarantined since early February, health officials says. That’s when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security began screening…

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