Category Archives: coronavirus
Patriots plane ferries critical masks from China to US
The New England Patriots new Boeing 767 widebody plane at its new home at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - The New England Patriots team plane has ret...
Apr 02, 2020
Testing capacity increased; Easter Bunny deemed essential
In jeans and sneakers, Governor Gina Raimondo answers a question as she holds her daily press conference about the COVID-19 virus update in a different format today. Along with First Gentleman Andy Mo...
Apr 02, 2020
Record 6.6 million seek US jobless aid as layoffs increase
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, far exceeding a record high set just last week, a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the ...
Apr 02, 2020
Rhode Island counts 10 total virus deaths, nearly 600 cases
Governor Gina Raimondo holds her daily press conference on the update of COVID-19 virus updates.File/pool photo by Sandor Bodo / The Providence Journal PROVIDENCE R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island has nearly 6...
Apr 01, 2020
$300M in emergency borrowing approved to keep Rhode Island running
Aerial view of the Rhode Island State House courtesy Rhode Island National Guard PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island lawmakers on Thursday approved as much as $300 million in emergency borrowing to h...
Mar 26, 2020
3.3 million seek US jobless aid, nearly 5 times earlier high
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week - nearly five times the previous record set in 1982 - amid a wid...
Mar 26, 2020
Senate unanimously passes massive coronavirus aid plan
U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By ANDREW TAYLOR, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue...
Mar 26, 2020
Rhode Island to get $1.25 billion from virus stimulus plan
Governor Gina Raimondo presents her daily coronavirus briefing in the State House Wednesday, March 25. 2020. Pool photo by Kris Craig / The Providence Journal WPRO News and The Associated Press Rhode ...
Mar 25, 2020
Ocean State Job Lot donates $250K to help virus response
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island-based retailer Ocean State Job Lot has donated $250,000 to buy protective equipment and cleaning supplies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The supplies wil...
Mar 24, 2020
Tokyo Olympics postponed, U.S. closes in on relief package
By DAVID RISING and CIARN GILES, The Associated Press MADRID (AP) - The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday postponed this summer's Tokyo Games for a year as coronavirus deaths mounted around t...
Mar 24, 2020
