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Navajo Government, Citizens United Against COVID-19

VOA News By Cecily Hilleary WASHINGTON – Fred Willie doesn’t like to call himself a healer or a medicine man — “I’m just Fred Willie. Most people just call me ‘Uncle Fred.’” A member of the Navajo Nation, he frequently travels to other reservations to perform healing ceremonies and hold sweat lodges. He was visiting the […]Load more...

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Can Vote-by-Mail Save US Elections From Coronavirus?

VOA News By Mark LaMet WASHINGTON – As millions of Americans hunker down to avoid the coronavirus, they’ve turned to technology to do business, keep in touch with family and stay somewhat social. But when it comes to voting in this year’s presidential election, the solution to staying safe may be decidedly low-tech. As in snail […]Load more...

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COVID-19 Forces US to Suspend International Mail to 22 Countries

VOA News By Lisa Schlein GENEVA – The Switzerland-based Universal Postal Union says the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing the United States to suspend delivery of international mail to nearly two dozen countries. They include the Cayman Islands, Honduras, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Botswana. The U.S. Postal Service is asking customers to refrain from sending items […]Load more...

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Rhode Island Congressional Delegation Hears from COVID-19 Frontline Caregivers, Pledges

Rhode Island – The entire Rhode Island Congressional delegation heard directly from hundreds of health care workers on the frontline of the Covid-19 crisis in a Zoom Tele Town Hall sponsored by District 1199 SEIU New England. Senator Jack Reed, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressman Jim Langevin, and Congressman David Cicilline all participated in the exchange with […]Load more...

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New York State Surpasses 100,000 Coronavirus Cases

VOA News By Margaret Besheer NEW YORK – Forty percent of all U.S. coronavirus cases are concentrated in New York state, where the death toll hit a new single-day high of 562 on Friday. «You have more deaths, you have more people coming into hospitals than any other night,» Governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters in the […]Load more...

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All Americans Advised to Wear Nonmedical Face Masks

VOA News By Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE – All Americans should wear nonmedical masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the U.S. government is recommending. The new guidelines, from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention amid the coronavirus pandemic, were announced Friday by President Donald Trump. Trump stressed the recommendation was voluntary and […]Load more...

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Governor, Dr. Alexander-Scott Provide Updates on COVID-19 Data, Testing

Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) provided an update today on the state’s response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.  All Rhode Islanders who have symptoms of COVID-19 are urged to call a healthcare provider to coordinate a test. The symptoms of […]Load more...