Just under one-quarter of the university’s roughly 17,000 students arriving on campus will be tested for the coronavirus. URI focused on students living on campus and in group housing who are considered at higher risk.
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Fauci on the pitfalls and promises of the fight against COVID-19
The nation’s top infectious disease expert talks about how the country can avoid a potentially catastrophic rise in infection rates this fall, the progress toward developing a vaccine and what the country needs to do to prepare for the next pandemic.
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Nursing home workers suspend strike plans after Gov. Raimondo pledges support
Workers at five Rhode Island nursing homes suspend plans to strike next week after the governor promises to work to resolve staffing issues.
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Bill to mandate minimum staffing levels in nursing homes heads to the Senate floor
The bill introduced by Senator Maryellen Goodwin would require all state licensed nursing homes to provide each resident with 4.10 hours of direct nursing care per day.
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Dental check-up: If you haven’t seen a dentist since before the coronavirus pandemic, here’s what you need to know
In Rhode Island, as in Massachusetts and Connecticut, there are lots of guidelines but few mandates about how to practice dentistry during the pandemic. But one thing is clear: If the dentist is doing things right, your next visit should feel anything but routine.
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Los expertos en seguridad dicen que las órdenes de New Bedford sobre plantas de pescado y otras instalaciones industriales podrían establecer un estándar nacional en COVID-19
A lo largo de la pandemia, los defensores del lugar de trabajo temen que la industria de procesamiento de mariscos de New Bedford sea el próximo punto de acceso industrial del COVID-19, como las plantas de procesamiento de carne del Medio Oeste. Eso no ha sucedido, y la ciudad ha desarrollado protocolos de seguridad para la industria manufacturera que, según algunos expertos, deberían ser un modelo para los lugares de trabajo en todo el país. Los primeros indicadores son prometedores, pero hay grandes preguntas sobre la capacidad de la ciudad para hacerlos cumplir.
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Safety experts say New Bedford orders on fish houses and other industrial facilities could set national standard on COVID-19
Throughout the pandemic, workplace advocates worried that New Bedford’s seafood processing industry would be the next industrial COVID-19 hotspot, like the meat processing plants of the Midwest.
That hasn’t happened, and the city has developed safety protocols for the manufacturing industry that some experts say should be a model for workplaces across the country. Early indicators are promising, but there are big questions about the city’s ability to enforce them.
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Nursing home workers, union leaders, demand lawmakers support “safe staffing” legislation.
Raise The Bar, a coalition of nursing home caregivers led by union organizers, is urging Rhode Island lawmakers to support legislation that would set minimum staffing levels in nursing homes.
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Nursing Home on Providence’s East Side closing, citing ongoing financial problems and coronavirus pandemic
Rhode Island’s nursing home industry has claimed its first financial casualty of the coronavirus pandemic with the closing of a financially-ailing 57-bed nursing home on Providence’s East Side.
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Protesting in the age of coronavirus. What’s the risk?
In Providence, protests were peaceful. No confrontations with police. No tear gas. No forced physical contact that could pose obvious risks to those involved. So what’s the risk?
