Tag: Coronavirus
Massachusetts IT support firm to open North Providence office in March
NORTH PROVIDENCE – Business information technology support company Cinch I.T., based in Worcester, Mass., announced it is opening 12 new locations around the country,...
They were experts in viruses, and now in pitfalls of fame
BOSTON (AP) – Dr. Ashish Jha started 2020 thousands of miles from home, taking a sabbatical in Europe from his academic post at Harvard....
![MODERNA INC Vaccine arrived at Rhode Island Hospital Dec. 22, which will also help prevent the spread of a new COVID-19 variant that was recently identified in the U.S. [Above] Richard Emery, Lifespan's pharmacy supervisor and Karen Nolan, Lifespan's pharmacy manager. / LIFESPAN CORP./ BILL MURPHY](https://assets.pbn.com/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-29-at-12.43.48-PM-150x150.png "COVID-19 variant means it’s time to ‘double down’ on protections, say R.I. public health leaders")
COVID-19 variant means it’s time to ‘double down’ on protections, say...
PROVIDENCE – A new variant of COVID-19 has been identified in the U.S., but officials from the R.I. Department of Health on Wednesday said...
R.I. cases of COVID-19 rise by 995, with 17 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 995, with 17 more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday.
Hospitalizations of COVID-19...
Stepping Up: Festival Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker Sweets!’ will go on – online
PROVIDENCE – For Festival Ballet Providence, the show must go on.
That mentality is not just for the local performing-arts enthusiasts who are in need...
RIDOH: First phase of COVID-19 vaccinations to last through Feb.
PROVIDENCE – The first phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution will last in Rhode Island through at least February, said Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, director of...
R.I. cases of COVID-19 rise by 1,095, with 18 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,095, with 18 more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said on Tuesday.
Hospitalizations of...
Brown virus expert ‘frustrated’ by slow vaccine rollout
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Dr. Ashish K. Jha, the world-renowned expert on the coronavirus pandemic, said he is frustrated by the slow rollout of COVID-19...
Cases of COVID-19 rise by 3,456 from Dec. 23-27
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 3,456 from Dec. 23 through Sunday, with 38 more deaths, the R.I. Department...
Trump relents, signs COVID relief, averts federal shutdown
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package, ending days of drama over his refusal...
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