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Third Rhode Islander tests ‘presumptive positive’ for coronavirus

PROVIDENCE - A third person in Rhode Island has tested a presumptive positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The person, a...

Amid coronavirus fears, deferred trips a growing trend at R.I. travel...

PROVIDENCE – With the coronavirus dominating headlines and news cycles, the prospect of traveling abroad seems to have lost its luster for some, but...

8 in Mass. test positive for coronavirus disease

BOSTON (AP) – The number of people in Massachusetts who have tested positive for the new coronavirus that has sicked tens of thousands around...

Coronavirus raises workplace issues

Fears of a coronavirus pandemic are growing by the day, but employers looking to limit the chances of an outbreak in their workplaces could...
GOOD ADVICE: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has guidelines for businesses on responding to COVID-19 at 
www.cdc.gov. / AP FILE PHOTO/CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Work with employees to navigate uncharted coronavirus territory

The early presence of COVID-19 in the state and neighboring Massachusetts has many local businesses in uncharted territory in trying to respond to the...

Unemployment insurance could help during pandemic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are urging Americans to prepare for a COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. by stocking up on food...
THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Health is working with a team from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on coronavirus testing and prevention measures. Above, an illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. / AP FILE PHOTO/ CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

State to open coronavirus testing sites, working with CDC

PROVIDENCE – State officials are working to set up sites across Rhode Island for health care workers to administer tests for COVID-19, the disease...

Coronavirus concerns spur postponement of Hasbro Children’s Hospital annual fundraiser

PROVIDENCE - Lifespan Corp. is postponing its annual Hasbro Children's Hospital Heroes Ball fundraiser over worries about the spread of the coronavirus that has...
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP with, from left, United Airlines CEO Oscar Munos, Vice President Mike Pence, Trump, White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly, speaks during a coronavirus briefing with Airline CEOs in at the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Washington. / AP FILE PHOTO/MANUEL CANETA

United is first to cut U.S. flying due to virus outbreak

United Airlines will reduce flights, freeze hiring and ask employees to volunteer for unpaid leave as the airline struggles with weak demand for travel...
EPIVAX is collaborating with the University of Georgia's vaccine expert Ted Ross, director of the Center for Vaccines and Immunology, to develop a novel coronavirus vaccine.

EpiVax announces collaboration on COVID-19 vaccine project

PROVIDENCE – EpiVax Inc. announced a collaboration with the University of Georgia’s vaccine expert Ted Ross, director, Center for Vaccines and Immunology, to accelerate...
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