New from RIDOH… The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)’s State Health Laboratories has confirmed an additional presumptive positive case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This person is a female in her 60s. She is at home with mild symptoms. This person was tested because she was symptomatic and had direct, face-to-face contact with a […]
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RIDOH: New coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response measures announced for Rhode Island
Governor Gina M. Raimondo, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), and the Rhode Island Department of Administration (DOA) announced today a set of broad measures to help limit or prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Rhode Island. “All of the COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island at this point are associated with […]
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Third individual associated with Saint Raphael Academy trip to Italy tests positive for coronavirus disease
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising the public that a third individual associated with the Saint Raphael Academy trip to Italy in mid-February has tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Because this individual is a Massachusetts resident, RIDOH says the testing was done by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. This person […]
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Why public health officials sound more worried about the coronavirus than the seasonal flu
Tom Duszynski, Indiana University The spread of the new coronavirus, which has infected over 80,000 people worldwide and resulted in the death of more than 3,000, has raised alarms around the world. At the same time, the seasonal influenza, known as the flu, causes severe illness in between 3 million and 5 million people, with […]
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Analysis: One Sure Thing About COVID-19: No Telling How Many People Have It
This story was written by Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News. Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit news service covering health issues. It is an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, which is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente. It has been nearly three months since the first cases of a new coronavirus pneumonia appeared in […]
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Saint Raphael Academy: Two members of their community have tested positive for coronavirus, following school trip to Europe
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)’s announced Sunday morning the first case of coronavirus in Rhode Island. Late last night, RIDOH announced they have identifieda second presumptive positive case of coronavirus disease 2019 and confirmed a separate person was tested for COVID-19 yesterday. All three individuals participated in a recent trip to Europe in mid-February with […]
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Coronavirus: A simple way to keep workers – and the economy – from getting sick
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University The COVID-19 outbreak appears headed for the U.S., and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are urging Americans to prepare now, such as by stocking up on food and prescription drugs. But since the U.S. economy and its workforce are also at risk of getting sick – a concern […]
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RIDOH confirms second case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19); testing a third individual
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)’s State Health Laboratories announced this evening that they have identified a second presumptive positive case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and a separate person has been tested for COVID-19 today. The presumptive positive case is a teenager. She is at home with mild symptoms. The adult being tested […]
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RIDOH confirms first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Rhode Island (Updated)
This story was originally published at 8:56 am on March 1st. It has been updated following a press conference that took place at 11:45 am today. The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced this morning the state’s first presumptive positive case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The person is in their 40s and had […]
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City of Newport: Stay healthy & stay informed by signing up for e-alerts
The following was written by the City of Newport. What’s Up Newp is sharing this info as a public service announcement. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the immediate risk to the general public for contracting the coronavirus remains low, they do suggest that now is the time for communities […]
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Director of Health provides updates on Coronavirus Disease 2019, seasonal illnesses
Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), provided an update to reporters today on preparedness efforts underway in Rhode Island related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and discussed general steps people can take to help prevent the spread of seasonal illnesses like the flu. “Rhode Island has been […]
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How can we prepare for the coronavirus? 3 questions answered
Aubree Gordon, University of Michigan Editor’s note: Public health officials in the U.S. warned that the coronavirus, which has in large part spared the U.S., is coming and that the country needs to be prepared. But just what does this mean for you, as well as for public health officials? Aubree Gordon, public health scholar […]