Category Archives: coronavirus
State hosts forums for businesses planning to reopen
Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - State officials have planned a series of virtual forums this week for the owners and operato...
May 27, 2020
State on track to start next phase of economic reopening
Newport’s famed Thames Street. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By The Associated Press Rhode Island is on schedule to launch the second phase of its economic reboot next week, given the su...
May 26, 2020
Sunday coronavirus roundup
The Rhode Island Department of health headquarters in Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News The Associated Press A firefighter tested positive for the coronavirus in the town of East Green...
May 24, 2020
Governor: Hair salons, gyms, parks and more to reopen June 1
Governor Gina Raimondo holds the daily virus update press conference at the Veterans Auditorium. Pool photo by Sandor Bodo / The Providence Journal By the Associated Press Rhode Island is eyeing a bro...
May 22, 2020
Pandemic sends state’s unemployment rate soaring to 17%
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training Director Scott Jensen. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The coronavirus pandemic that forced the shutdown of businesses acros...
May 21, 2020
State to distribute masks, cleaning supplies to businesses
The Rhode Island State House. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island will distribute thousands of masks and disinfectant products to businesses as the state gradual...
May 13, 2020
Demand at food pantries surge in RI; drive-ins scheduled to reopen
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's food pantries have seen a surge in demand because the coronavirus pandemic has put more than 100,000 state residents out of work, officials said. Demand is up by...
May 12, 2020
Restaurants to offer outdoor dining, but with screenings
Reporters were spread out in The Vets, a state-owned auditorium near the State House as RI Gov. Gina Raimondo offered her daily coronavirus update Monday, May 11, 2020. Pool photo by Kris Craig / The ...
May 11, 2020
Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst mo...
May 08, 2020
Governor says state on track to reopen; 2 veterans die
The Rhode Island State House. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island has met several benchmarks that Gov. Gina Raimondo said Thursday will allow her to lift the sta...
May 08, 2020
