Tag: Covid-19
R.I. man pleads guilty in multistate COVID-relief fraud scheme
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island man on Monday pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent applications for COVID-19 unemployment relief funds in at least eight states,...
Brown, R.I. Hospital researchers see potential in ‘Bubbler’ for COVID-19 tests
PROVIDENCE – A new breathalyzer-style test for COVID-19 that’s been dubbed the “Bubbler” was developed recently by a team of researchers from Brown University and...
Supply shortages and emboldened workers: A changed economy
Employees at a fast-food restaurant in Sacramento, Calif., exasperated over working in stifling heat for low wages, demanded more pay and a new air...
Do you support Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s partial indoor mask mandate?
Gov. Daniel J. McKee is reinstituting a partial indoor mask mandate that makes them mandatory in large venues but optional for small businesses, which...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 1,092, with 5 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,092 on Wednesday, with five new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
McKee announces indoor masking, vaccine proof requirements for R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Businesses and other indoor venues with a capacity of 250 people or more must require indoor masking among guests and employees in...
Colleges go back to drawing board – again – to fight...
Facing rising infections and a new COVID-19 variant, colleges across the U.S. have once again been thwarted in seeking a move to normalcy and...
Legal aspects of COVID-19 vaccinations topic of Polaris MEP virtual session
PROVIDENCE – How manufacturers manage COVID-19 vaccination requirements in light of evolving federal and local regulations is the subject of a free virtual presentation...
R.I. Medical Society calls for voluntary masking, warns of low booster...
PROVIDENCE – The state is at a “critical medical crossroads in this pandemic” due to a low booster shot rate as life-threatening COVID-19 infections...
Kimble-Huntley: Time to be ‘thinking differently and thinking big’ on tourism
PROVIDENCE – “Thinking big is going to be one of the things that is going to set us apart from other states” on tourism,...
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