Tag: Covid-19
U.S. jobless claims soar to record 3.3 million as layoffs jump
WASHINGTON (AP) – Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week – more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 –...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by eight to 132; Raimondo touts stimulus...
PROVIDENCE – The number of confirmed Rhode Island cases of COVID-19 reached 132 on Wednesday, an eight-case increase from the day before, Gov. Gina...
Coastal towns tell out-of-state visitors to self-quarantine
NEWPORT – Coastal towns that have a large number of second homes are increasingly asking – or ordering – out-of-state visitors to self-quarantine after...
White House, Congress agree on $2 trillion virus rescue bill
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House and Senate leaders of both major political parties announced agreement early Wednesday on an unprecedented $2 trillion emergency...
Aetna waives patient payments for coronavirus hospital stays
One of the nation’s biggest health insurers is waiving patient payments for hospital stays tied to the coronavirus.
CVS Health’s insurer Aetna said Wednesday that...
Unemployment in R.I. related to COVID-19 layoffs tops 50K
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment in Rhode Island related to COVID-19 topped 50,000 for the first time Tuesday, 15 days after the state started segregating claims...
Brown University implementing hiring freeze
PROVIDENCE – Brown University has instituted a hiring freeze until further notice in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
University Provost Richard M. Locke wrote...
R.I. leaders to discuss $300M in federal borrowing for COVID-19 response
PROVIDENCE — Legislative leaders will meet Thursday to consider emergency borrowing of up to $300 million in federal funds to help cover Rhode Island’s...
‘One of the safest places,’ B.I. tries to keep coronavirus out
NEW SHOREHAM – Now largely confined to their homes despite no positive COVID-19 cases reported on Block Island, residents are concerned about both the...
R.I. has 18 new COVID-19 cases, raising total to 124
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has 124 confirmed cases of COVID-19, marking an 18-case, one-day increase, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said on Tuesday.
About 200 tests...
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