Tag: Covid-19
State taking extra COVID safety measures at nursing homes and assisted...
PROVIDENCE – In an effort to keep residents, visitors and staffers safe, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Department of Health announced new...
R.I. launches $50M homeowner assistance program
PROVIDENCE – The state launched the $50 million Home Assistance Fund Rhode Island program on Monday that will provide up to $50,000 of aid...
R.I. doctor among leaders of study on breakthrough COVID-19 cases in...
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island doctor has helped lead a study that found fully vaccinated people with cancer remain at high risk for hospitalization...
URI professor finds hope a powerful tool against vaccine hesitancy
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island professor has found that messages of hope may help allay some fears surrounding COVID-19 vaccines.
Medhi Hossain,...
R.I. is sampling wastewater for early warnings on COVID-19 spread
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is sampling its wastewater for signs of COVID-19 in hopes health officials will get early warnings about where and how...
BHDDH: Bringing in COVID-positive staff didn’t lead to outbreak at ESH
CRANSTON – State officials said on Friday that a COVID-19 outbreak among patients at the Eleanor Slater Hospital is unrelated to the crisis-level staffing...
Should workers who are COVID-19 positive be allowed to work in...
The R.I. Department of Health on Dec. 31 began allowing medical facilities in the state to use employees who are positive for COVID-19 to...
What to do with a windfall? $1B in ARPA money may...
After years of grappling with gaping budget deficits, state legislators are facing a problem in the 2022 General Assembly session unlike any they’ve seen...
Housing market forecast: ‘From ridiculous to hot’
Prospective homebuyers shouldn’t expect substantial relief on the horizon when it comes to house prices.
Following a record-breaking year for the residential real estate market...
R.I. a ‘fraud hot spot’
If it seems everyone in Rhode Island knows someone victimized by fraudulent unemployment claims during the pandemic, it’s because that’s not far from the...
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