VOA News By Margaret Besheer NEW YORK – New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo warned Thursday that misinformation and fear related to the coronavirus are in many ways “more dangerous than the virus.” “We now have misinformation and fear and panic which is as contagious or more contagious than the virus,” the governor told reporters. “We have to deal […]Load more...
VOA News By Aline Barros WASHINGTON – U.S. immigration courts are either closed or drastically curtailing operations, in the latest of a series of moves by the Trump administration affecting immigrants to the United States during the COVID-19 crisis. After repeated requests from the immigration judge’s union, the Justice Department on Wednesday ordered 10 immigration […]Load more...
VOA News By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump contended Wednesday that he “always treated” the global coronavirus pandemic “very seriously,” but his public statements until recent days contradict his claim. Trump, on Twitter, said he has “done a very good job from the beginning, including my very early decision to close the ‘borders’ […]Load more...
Senado aprueba ayuda multimillonaria por COVID-19
WASHINGTON D.C. — El Senado de Estados Unidos aprobó el miércoles una legislación que proporciona miles de millones de dólares para limitar el daño de la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus COVID-19 a través de pruebas gratuitas, licencia por enfermedad remunerada y un mayor gasto en redes de seguridad. El proyecto de ley ahora va al […]Load more...
THE PENTAGON — The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) will be routed to New York City to help alleviate non-COVID-19 medical needs, President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday. USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) will be tasked to support the West Coast, though the location is still being decided. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters on Wednesday morning that […]Load more...
VOA NEWS NEW YORK – The U.S. Navy will dispatch a 1,000-bed hospital ship to New York Harbor to assist the country’s largest city with its coronavirus response. “It is an extraordinary step, obviously. It’s literally a floating hospital, and it will add capacity,” New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters Wednesday. The state […]Load more...
Gov. Lamont announces first death of a person in Connecticut due to severe complications from COVID-19. The patient, a man in his 80s, had recently been admitted to Danbury Hospital, where he was receiving treatment. He had been a resident of an assisted living facility in RidgefieldLoad more...
BA Offers Disaster Assistance to Rhode Island Small Businesses Economically
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Rhode Island small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza announced today. SBA acted under its own authority, as provided by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act that was recently […]Load more...
Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, director of the Rhode Island Department of
2020 Census and COVID-19 Pandemic The U.S. Census Bureau is urging residents to fill out the 2020 census online, by mail and over the phoneLoad more...
El Censo durante el Brote de Coronavirus
Si recibiste la invitación por correo que te indica como completar el censo, este es el momento de llenarlo. Hágalo en línea! Es la primera vez que tenemos la capacidad de utilizar el Internet para responder. Las próximas semanas son cruciales para frenar el Covid-19. La gobernadora Raimondo declaro estado de emergencia En esta época […]Load more...