Tag: Covid-19
COVID-19 UI claims jump by 1,435, boosted by WorkShare
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance claims increased by 1,435 on Monday, the most since April 25, to 172,169, according to the R.I. Department of...
R.I. Division of Taxation office reopens after damage from riots
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Division of Taxation office reopened to the public Friday after a week-and-a-half-long closure due to damage from riots in downtown,...
State to allow drive-up nursing home visits
PROVIDENCE – Two weeks into the second phase of the state's reopening of its economy, R.I. Department of Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott on Monday...
COVID-19 UI filings increase by 373
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 unemployment insurance filings increased by 373, to 170,733, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said on Monday.
Pandemic unemployment assistance filings...
Five Questions With: Dr. Theresa A. Graves
Breast surgeon Dr. Theresa A. Graves is director of the Breast Cancer Center at the Lifespan Cancer Institute and director of the Center for...
Providence City Council partners with ONE Neighborhood Builders to distribute face...
PROVIDENCE – Members of several community organizations, including the City Council, were on hand last week to pick up face masks gathered by ONE...
CDC posts long-awaited tips for minimizing everyday risk
NEW YORK (AP) – Take the stairs, not the elevator, down from your hotel room. Encourage people to bring their own food and drinks...
Fed: Will use ‘full range of tools’ to boost economy
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve has promised to use its “full range of tools” to pull the country out of a deep recession...
R.I. to test restaurant workers, bus drivers for COVID-19; state sees...
PROVIDENCE – After failing to meet the goal for testing residents without symptoms of the coronavirus, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced on Friday that she is expanding the asymptomatic tests to...
Antibodies study: 2.2% of Rhode Islanders were exposed to COVID-19; rates...
PROVIDENCE – A small percentage of Rhode Islanders have been exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19, according to the results of an initial...
