Category Archives: coronavirus
To curtail virus, RI recommends no large gatherings
Governor Gina Raimondo and Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott urge Rhode Islanders not to plan or meet in large gatherings for two weeks in a briefing in Providence March 11, 2020. Photo by St...
Mar 11, 2020
Legislative hearing on gun control postponed over COVID-19
Gun rights advocates distributed tee shirts to supporters during a legislative hearing at the Rhode Island State House April 2, 2019. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A l...
Mar 11, 2020
World Health Organization declares that virus crisis is now a pandemic
By NICOLE WINFIELD, COLLEEN BARRY and JOHN LEICESTER, The Associated Press ROME (AP) - Expressing increasing alarm about mounting infections, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the ...
Mar 11, 2020
2 more coronavirus cases reported in Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Department of health headquarters in Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Two more Rhode Island residents have tested positive for the new coronav...
Mar 11, 2020
Trump plans payroll tax relief in response to coronavirus
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead By ZEKE MILLER, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says his administration will ask Congress to pass payroll tax relief and o...
Mar 10, 2020
