Tag: Covid-19
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...
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...
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...
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 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...

















