Rhode Island opens a new walk-through testing site in Providence to provide greater access for inner-city residents who may not have cars.
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Nursing home workers on the front lines of the coronavirus demand “hazard pay”
Bannister Center workers say the nursing home has denied them hazard pay because none of their residents tested positive for the coronavirus.
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A Passover night different from all other nights
Jewish families in Rhode Island connect online for Passover seders.
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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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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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Questions About The Coronavirus? Here’s What We Know.
Coronavirus cases are rising, and the response is changing the way we live our lives in Rhode Island and beyond. Questions about the virus? Here’s what we know:
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RI Reports First Two Deaths From The Coronavirus; Governor Issues Stay-At-Home Order
Governor Gina Raimondo bans gatherings of more than five people and issues a stay-at-home order in an effort to contain the coronavirus, which has claimed the lives of two residents.
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A Rhode Island Doctor In Quarantine Tends To Her Patients
A primary care doctor is among the roughly 2,500 people in Rhode Island who have been instructed to self-quarantine because of exposure to the coronavirus.
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Rhode Island Braces For Surge In COVID-19 Patients
Rhode Island is bracing for a potentially severe shortage of hospital beds, ventilators and staff to care for critically ill patients.
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Rhode Island 911 Emergency Center delays call taker training program
The 911 center’s new emergency medical dispatch program — which was expected to be up and running this month — now probably will not launch until the fall or winter.
