Rhode Island has nearly 600 positive cases and 10 total deaths from the coronavirus. … MORE
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RI to broaden virus tests, by appointment only
Broader testing for coronavirus in Rhode Island is to begin Wednesday by appointment only at sites set up at three college campuses in the state. … MORE
White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus
President Trump called American efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus “a matter of life and death” and urged the public to heed his administration’s guidelines. “I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead,” Trump said. “We’re going to go through a very tough two weeks.”… MORE
Gov: Rhode Island needs more doctors, nurses amid pandemic
Rhode Island is looking to bolster its ranks of frontline pandemic responders. … MORE
Rhode Island extends remote learning to end of April
School children in Rhode Island will continue distance learning through at least the end of April as the state grapples with the growing coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced Monday.… MORE
Rhode Island colleges to become coronavirus testing sites
The National Guard is setting up mobile testing sites in parking lots at the Community College of Rhode Island’s Warwick campus and at the University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown. The testing is available by appointment only and is only available to prescreened patients who must show a form provided by their physician or the state Department of Health.… MORE
Trump extends virus guidelines, braces US for big death toll
Bracing the nation for a grim death toll, President Donald Trump on Sunday extended the voluntary national shutdown for a month, bowing to public-health experts who told him the coronavirus pandemic could claim over 100,000 lives in the U.S., perhaps significantly more, if not enough is done to fight it.… MORE
Expanded visitor order in RI; Connecticut gets federal help
By LISA RATHKE The Associated Press A look at developments related to the coronavirus around New England. RHODE ISLAND All out-of-state passenger vehicles entering Rhode Island at the southern border with Connecticut will be asked to stop at information centers and if they plan to stay for a while must provide contact information and self-quarantine…… MORE
RI begins door to door checks for New Yorkers, Governor clamps down on regulations
The Rhode Island National Guard started going door to door on Saturday in coastal areas to inform any New Yorkers who may have come to the state that they must self-quarantine for 14 days while Gov. Gina Raimondo expanded the mandatory self-quarantine to anyone visiting the state.… MORE
Rhode Island cracks down on visitors from New York
Gov. Gina Raimondo says the Rhode Island National Guard will go door to door in the coastal communities starting Saturday to ask people if they are visiting from New York and informing them of Rhode Island’s mandatory 14-day quarantine for people from there. … MORE
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