On December 14th, the Washington Post sent a reporter to Rhode Island for a look at one field hospital, much like those all across the country: “Inside a Rhode Island field hospital, preparing for the worst of the pandemic.” Rhode Island has two field hospitals: One is in Providence and one is in Cranston where …
Governor Raimondo has announced that the state will be hiring 100 new people to assist with the Department of Health’s contact tracing system. Recent hiring has brought the the full-time tracing team up to 300 people. The state has contracted with Knowledge Services to run the hiring, but you will work on-site at the Department …
The state has opened a new drive-up testing site downtown in the Convention Center parking garage . . . rain or shine. The site can not accommodate large vehicles like trailers and RVs. You must make an appointment. The ProJo reports: The site will replace the Rhode Island College testing site, which did its last …
We keep looking back to the 1918 flu for insights into our present situation, but prior to that catastrophe, public health officials had been struggling with the deadly bacterial contagion tuberculosis for many decades. And it was two female doctors right here in Providence, co-founders of the Providence League for the Suppression of Tuberculosis, who …
The Governor has announced the third phase of the state’s gradual reopening plan; it includes updates on restaurants, team sports, as well as an alert on people traveling here from out-of-state. Let’s not get too overconfident here, but only two states are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases: Connecticut and Rhode Island! Nice to …
Nibbles gets it. In a nutshell: My mask protects you. Your mask protects me. And according to a new report from Reuters: . . . research, led by scientists at the Britain’s Cambridge and Greenwich Universities, suggests lockdowns alone will not stop the resurgence of the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, but that even homemade masks can …
The Governor unveiled the state’s new Crush Covid contact-tracing app today. From the Boston Globe: The governor emphasized that Rhode Islanders will be able to enable or disable the GPS tracking feature any time they want. The data will remain on their phones and be automatically deleted in 20 days. If someone gets COVID-19, health …
Beginning Monday, May 18, restaurants may begin limited outdoor dining in addition to pick-up, delivery, and drive-through operations. The Governor has posted information and guidelines at Reopening RI. Dan McGowan writes in The Boston Globe. The restaurants will be required to take reservations ahead of time, limit tables to up to five customers, and use …
The Rhode Island Foundation and United Way of Rhode Island have announced that local nonprofit organizations on the frontlines of COVID-19 response can apply for funding from the COVID-19 Response Fund. The Foundation and United Way of Rhode Island have formed a joint grants-review team to review initial crisis applications in real-time. Awards will be …