Tag: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Going back to work? Here are answers to some tricky questions
Rhode Island’s reopening is picking up speed.
The state is heading into phase three, which means more businesses are set to open and more people...
Office alterations: Pandemic reshaping the workplace as employees begin returning
The community candy dish in the office is gone. So is the team lunch, the over-the-desk conversation and people rushing into a crowded elevator.
As...
Coronavirus pandemic deals sudden, crushing blow to R.I. businesses
Like many small businesses, Books on the Square has a manager who keeps a close eye on numbers and trends. More than three weeks...
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...
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...
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...
URI bringing back 49 students from Italy due to coronavirus outbreak
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The 49 University of Rhode Island students who were studying abroad in Italy are now returning back to the United States...
CDC tells Americans to start readying for outbreak
NEW YORK – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans to prepare for a coronavirus outbreak at home that could lead...
R.I. universities take steps to ease coronavirus fears
The epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China is thousands of miles away from Rhode Island, but its impact is being felt locally, particularly...