Tag: Coronavirus
Feds unveil plan to get coronavirus shots to nursing homes
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get yet-to-be-approved coronavirus vaccines to nursing home residents free of charge, enlisting...
COVID-19 cases in R.I. rise by 198, with 3 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 198 on Thursday, with thee additional deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday.
Cases...
Report: Affordable housing continues to be out of reach for many
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island may have seen economic gains in 2019, but 2020 revealed the stark disparities in housing and economic security for safe...
Clinical trial on plasma makes headway in R.I.
Rhode Island Hospital is one of 30 medical facilities nationwide testing whether a plasma-based treatment for COVID-19 that has been approved for emergency use...
Coverage safety net has plenty of holes
COVID-19 can do more than torment patients physically. It also clobbers some financially.
Even though many insurers and the U.S. government have offered to pick...
Murphy receives Superior Civilian Service Award from U.S. Navy
ROBERT MURPHY, a Portsmouth resident, was awarded the Department of the Navy’s Superior Civilian Service Award. The second-highest honorary civilian award bestowed by the...
Tri-County Community Action Agency provides COVID testing, fuel amid pandemic
THE TRI-COUNTY Community Action Agency has been aiding those in need during the coronavirus pandemic, including hosting COVID-19 testing at its Johnston site and...
What’s the right way to respond to COVID-19 surge?
When the coronavirus began spreading in the U.S. in early spring, governors in hard-hit states took drastic steps to reduce the threat. By shutting...
Raimondo orders R.I. break rooms closed to limit COVID-19 spread
PROVIDENCE – Break rooms in Rhode Island have been ordered to close in businesses for the next 90 days to prevent the further spread...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 228, with 2 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in the state increased by 228 on Wednesday, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday.
Cases in the state total...
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