Tag: Coronavirus
What’s worse, the pandemic or the cure?
The coronavirus pandemic catapulted the country into one of the deepest recessions in U.S. history, leaving millions without jobs or health insurance. There is...
Hard choices ahead for working parents
Millions of American families are finding themselves in a jam, with their jobs requiring them to return to work on-site and plans from their...
Be resilient before recovery is needed
Even if all you had to worry about were the quality of your company’s products or services and continued growth of the customer base,...
Brown University will have trimester schedule as part of reopening plan
PROVIDENCE – Brown University will operate on a fall, spring and summer trimester schedule for the 2020-21 academic year to limit the number of...
Block Island sees second confirmed case of COVID-19 after worker tests...
NEW SHOREHAM – A Block Island summer worker has tested positive for COVID-19, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported July 7, citing the Block Island Medical...
URI waives SAT/ACT test requirement for fall and spring 2021 admission
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island will implement a test-optional admission policy for 2021 in response to challenges students are facing due to...
COVID-19 cases increase by 50; R.I. sees 3 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 50 on Wednesday, totaling 17,243 to date, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday.
The...
Pandemic unemployment assistance filings increase by 1.8K; COVID-19 UI claims rise...
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment assistance filings in Rhode Island increased by 1,812 on Wednesday, rising to 89,027 to date, the R.I. Department of Labor...
State will allow nursing home, hospital visits with restrictions
PROVIDENCE – After nearly four months of a visitation ban, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced on Wednesday that the state will begin to allow...
Raimondo warns of stricter COVID-19 guideline enforcement; R.I. deaths increase by...
PROVIDENCE – There may be a crackdown on enforcement aimed at businesses not complying with state-mandated health guidelines to contain the coronavirus, announced Gov. Gina M....
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