As coronavirus cases surge, Rhode Island officials worry that the two new field hospitals will not have enough doctors and nurses to care for all of the patients.
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More than 400 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Rhode Island as coronavirus cases surge
Rhode Island begins moving patients into two field hospitals to relieve crowding. But beds are only part of the equation.
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Rhode Island opens two field hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients
Rhode Island’s two field hospitals will care for an overflow of COVID-19 patients to relieve the strain on area hospitals.
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What will it take to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Rhode Island?
To slow the spread of COVID-19, Rhode Island will close gyms and casinos, and limit — but not shut down — indoor dining. Does that go far enough?
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Hospital ERs bursting as coronavirus cases climb
Hospitalizations for the coronavirus have more than doubled in Rhode Island during the past month, and hospital ERs are straining to find room for patients waiting for hospital beds.
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Rhode Island doctor says hospitals feel like ‘refugee camps and battlefields’ during the pandemic
Dr. Laura V. Foreman, chief of emergency medicine at Kent Hospital, in Warwick, R.I., spoke about her experience during the pandemics during Gov. Gina Raimondo’s news briefing Thursday.
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RI Gov. Gina Raimondo issues stay-at-home advisory, curfews on bars and restaurants as coronavirus cases hit new record
Raimondo said the new “targeted” interventions are modeled on similar measures in Massachusetts and Connecticut and designed to avoid a broad lockdown like the one last spring that shuttered businesses and cost residents their jobs.
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Raimondo restricts social gatherings to 10 people, in effort to curb the rise in coronavirus cases
Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo said she is preparing to announce more restrictions next week, including limits on visiting nursing homes and hospitals and rules for religious gatherings.
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RI facing a second wave of the coronavirus
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo urges residents to restrict their social interactions and wear masks anytime they are around people outside of their household to curb this second wave of the virus.
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As R.I. faces a surge in coronavirus cases, public health officials consider new restrictions
Rhode Island’s high population density and its aggressive testing help explain the recent surge in coronavirus cases
