Governor Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Health will host a COVID-19 press briefing on Friday, September 4th at 1 pm to provide an update on reopening schools. Watch it live here;
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Live On WUN: Governor Raimondo’s COVID-19 Briefing (Sept. 3)
Governor Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Health will host a COVID-19 press briefing on Thursday, September 3rd at 1 pm to provide an update on reopening schools. Watch it live here;
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Live On WUN: Governor Raimondo’s COVID-19 Briefing (Sept. 2)
Governor Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Health will host a COVID-19 press briefing on Wednesday, September 2nd at 1 pm to provide an update on reopening schools. Today’s briefing, which is scheduled to last just fifteen minutes, is expected to focus on contact tracing and case investigation in schools.
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Live on WUN: Governor Raimondo’s COVID-19 Press Briefing (Sept. 1)
Governor Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Health will host a COVID-19 press briefing on Tuesday, September 1st at 1 pm to provide an update on reopening schools. Today’s briefing, which is scheduled to last just fifteen minutes, is expected to focus on testing.
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Governor Raimondo: Most Rhode Island schools can reopen for in-person learning on September 14
Today, Governor Raimondo announced during her COVID-19 press briefing that almost every school district in the state—with two exceptions: Providence and Central Falls—has achieved 5 reopening metrics and has the green light to begin to reopen for full in-person learning on September 14th. The Governor said that every school has a plan to support students […]
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Live on WUN: Governor Raimondo COVID-19 Press Briefing (Aug. 31)
Governor Gina Raimondo will host a press briefing today at 1 pm to provide an update on COVID-19 in Rhode Island. Today is the big day that we expect to learn in which direction schools will go this fall. Watch live below or on our Facebook Page. See our notes from the press briefing below […]
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RIDOH provides COVID-19 business compliance update, five businesses in the state receive compliance orders
More than 200 businesses in sectors such as retail, fitness, and hospitality received perfect scores on their COVID-19 compliance inspections, according to Rhode Island’s COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force. The COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force is a collaboration between the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR). These inspections are intended to […]
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Watch: A conversation with Colleen Burns Jermain, Superintendant of Newport Public Schools (Aug. 24 & 31)
Colleen Burns Jermain, Superintendant of Newport Public Schools, will join us for a live video interview at 3:30 pm on Monday, August 24th and at 3:30 pm on Monday, August 31st to keep us up to date with the latest information and news in regards to schools reopening on September 14th in Newport.
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Watch: Governor Raimondo’s weekly COVID-19 update (Aug. 24)
Governor Gina Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Health hosted a press briefing on Monday at 1 pm to provide an update on COVID-19 in Rhode Island.
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Economic hardship from COVID-19 will hit minority seniors the most
Marc Cohen, University of Massachusetts Boston and Jane Tavares, University of Massachusetts Boston For Americans 60 and older, COVID-19 is widespread and deadly. Its economic impact could also be devastating. With a recession fast developing, much of the attention on the downturn focuses on working-age adults, but many older Americans – with less time to […]
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Watch: Governor Raimondo’s Weekly COVID-19 Update
Governor Gina Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Health will host a press briefing on Wednesday at 1 pm to provide an update on COVID-19 in Rhode Island.
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VIDEO: Newport City Council COVID-19 Crisis Update
Newport City Council received their next weekly COVID-19 Crisis Update from City Manager Joe Nicholson on Tuesday, August 18th at 4:30 pm.
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Watch: Governor Raimondo’s Weekly COVID-19 Press Briefing | August 12
Governor Gina Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Health will host a press briefing at 1 pm on Wednesday, August 12th to provide an update on COVID-19 in Rhode Island. What’s Up Newp will provide updates below as the press briefing happens. Updates from press briefing Governor: Strongly recommends Rhode Islanders sign up for […]
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Rhode Islanders no longer have to quarantine when visiting New York and Connecticut
Connecticut and New York on Tuesday removed Rhode Island from their travel advisory lists. The two states, as well as New Jersey and Massachusetts, had originally added the Ocean State to their travel list on August 4th. This means that Rhode Islanders traveling to those states no longer have to quarantine for fourteen days upon […]
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10 ways to re-discover Rhode Island in August
This week’s news that neighboring states like Massachusetts and Connecticut added Rhode Island to their lists of states requiring a 14-day quarantine may have dashed some summer plans, but the bright side is that being stuck in the Ocean State during the month of August is that there are plenty of interesting and fun things […]
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RIDOH, RIDE release COVID-19 Outbreak Response Playbook for schools
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today released an Outbreak Response Playbook: Pre K – 12 guide today, providing district and school leaders with guidance on how to respond to various scenarios involving COVID-19 and their students, teachers, and staff. “This Playbook provides clear guidance and structure to […]
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Governor Raimondo, Dr. Fauci to discuss reopening schools during virtual forum on August 13
Governor Gina Raimondo today announced that she will be joined by Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, for her weekly virtual forum on reopening schools. Governor Raimondo’s office says that the conversation will take place at 3 pm on Thursday, August 13th on the Governor’s Facebook Page […]
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VIDEO & RECAP: Governor Raimondo COVID-19 Update | August 5
Governor Gina Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Health hosted a press briefing at 1 pm on Wednesday, August 5th to provide an update on COVID-19 in Rhode Island. What’s Up Newp will carry it live, and provide updates, below as it happens. RIDOH released the following data today; Updates from the Press Briefing; […]
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City of Newport taking steps to increase its COVID-19 related enforcement measures
Ahead of what would have normally been one of the busiest weekends of the summer, the City of Newport today announced it is again taking steps to increase its COVID-19 related enforcement measures. Historically, the last weekend in July has marked the kickoff to the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals, with the City welcoming tens […]
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Lifespan expands visitation at its hospitals, announces new safety precautions
Following recent guidance from the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), Lifespan on Thursday announced that it has lifted some of the restrictions on visitation where feasible to allow more patients to see family and other loved ones in person during their hospital stay. “Lifespan recognizes the value of visitation in patient care and will […]
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VIDEO & RECAP: Governor Raimondo’s Weekly COVID-19 Press Briefing
Providence, RI – Governor Gina Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Health hosted a press briefing at 1 pm on Wednesday, July 29th to provide an update on COVID-19 in Rhode Island. Press Briefing Recap Gov: Infections have climbed recently due to social gatherings and a lack of masking up. Gov. says “we’re partying […]
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How to understand COVID-19 numbers
It’s the middle of the summer, and the coronavirus has not gone away.When the pandemic first began, some had hoped that there’d be a lull during the summer, with the heat knocking the virus into submission, but it has continued its march across America, with outbreaks flaring across the southern and southwestern states. Arguments have […]
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COVID-19 testing site to open at the Rhode Island Convention Center
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announced that a new Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing site will open tomorrow, July 21st, at the Rhode Island Convention Center, located at 114 West Exchange Street in Providence. This site will replace the current testing site at Rhode Island College (RIC), according to RIDOH. Today is […]
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RIDOH: 113 Rhode Islanders recently received false positive results
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announced that it has been made aware by a private laboratory of 113 false positive COVID-19 test results for Rhode Islanders. This means that these 113 people were told that their results were positive when they were actually negative. Located in New York, this private laboratory is […]
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Rhode Island to launch expanded serology testing effort
Governor Gina Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announced that RIDOH will be coordinating a second, expanded round of serology testing in the coming weeks to better understand the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among people in certain high-contact professions in Rhode Island. This effort is in collaboration with the […]