Governor Gina Raimondo is extending numerous restrictions on public activities for another month in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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COVID-19 screenings missing symptom: Lost sense of smell
The loss of smell, or anosmia, is now being recognized by physicians around the globe as one of the telltale signs of COVID-19. But it’s not included in the state Health Department’s screening criteria to be tested.
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Commentary: Newport has survived recessions, wars and the departures of the navy, but nothing like this
Newport, Rhode Island is famous as a summer playground for the rich and powerful.The city has known hard times before. But The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay says its tourism-fueled economy is ill-prepared for a pandemic.
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Coronavirus crisis fuels back-to-basics approach to food
People are buying up baking supplies online and at the grocery store, whipping up big batches of soup at home, and even planning vegetable gardens. Local food advocates are hoping the trend sticks.
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More than half of R.I. deaths related to COVID-19 were nursing home residents
More than half of the people in Rhode Island who have died from causes related to COVID-19 were living in nursing homes or some form of congregant living.
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Block Island reports first positive case of COVID-19
Block Island has announced its first positive case of COVID-19. The news comes not long after the town of New Shoreham passed an ordinance limiting travel to the island in an effort to protect residents from the coronavirus.
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How One RI Town Got It Right During The Spanish Flu Pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has drawn comparisons to the Spanish Influenza of 1918 and warnings about the risks of responding to a pandemic by doing too little too late. But the town of Westerly serves as a different kind of historical lesson. Officials there took bold and quick steps in 1918 and prevented deaths.
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Two More R.I. Residents Have Died, 77 More Test Positive For COVID-19
Two more Rhode Island residents have died and 77 more people have tested positive for the coronavirus as the state closes in on efforts to double its testing capacity.
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New Bedford Nursing Homes Required To Take Precautions To Prevent Coronavirus Spread
New Bedford nursing homes will now be required to implement more safety measures in order to protect residents from the COVID-19 outbreak.
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National Guard Spreads Out Across RI Coastal Towns
The Rhode Island National Guard says it’s already visited about 600 homes as soldiers help enforce the governor’s new executive order requiring a two-week quarantine for all people coming in from out-of-state.
