Tag: Coronavirus
More local colleges moving classes online due to virus concerns
PROVIDENCE – Local colleges are continuing to adjust programming and protocols in order to limit the spread of COVID-19, and following leads of other...
Event cancellations, postponements
PROVIDENCE – As risks related to the coronavirus pandemic have come into focus in the United States, events in Rhode Island continue to be...
R.I. Convention Center, Dunkin’ Donuts Center rescheduling events; AHL season suspended
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Convention Center Authority, which operates the R.I. Convention Center and the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, announced late Thursday that 12 upcoming...
Trading halted on Wall Street after stocks plunge 7% at open
NEW YORK (AP) – The sell-off bludgeoning financial markets around the world got even worse Thursday as the economic pain caused by the coronavirus...
Raimondo urges avoidance of large gatherings, events
PROVIDENCE – In an effort to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, state officials are urging Rhode Islanders not to attend or organize...
Larger events feeling effects of spread of coronavirus
PROVIDENCE – Large events are feeling the effects of efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, with cancellations, postponements and attendance restrictions.
State officials are...
COVID-19 spurs event cancellations, postponements
PROVIDENCE – The threat of the coronavirus in the state has prompted the postponement and cancellation of a number of events, in a growing...
Local colleges switching to online courses, asking students to stay home...
PROVIDENCE – Local colleges continue to alter their respective schedules and programming in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, including extending spring break,...
Local colleges, businesses step up efforts to fight coronavirus spread
PROVIDENCE – Local businesses and colleges on Tuesday continued to take steps to limit the spread of COVID-19, placing employees under cautionary quarantine, restricting...
Baker enacts state of emergency over coronavirus
Here's a rundown of coronavirus 2019-related developments in Massachusetts, as the number of people in the state who have tested positive for the virus...
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