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Reed Statement on RI COVID-19 Relief Plan

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, after Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced a plan to help rebuild Rhode Island’s economy through a variety of programs — including a new small business grant program — as well as investments in infrastructure and job training, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “I commend Governor Raimondo for setting aside […]readmore

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COVID-19 Data Update

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced 49 new cases of COVID-19 today. This brings Rhode Island’s case count to 16,213. RIDOH also announced 11 additional COVID-19 associated fatalities. Rhode Island’s number of COVID-19 associated fatalities is now 876. A full data summary for Rhode Island is posted online. Key messages for the public Rhode […]readmore

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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 […]readmore

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25 COVID-19 Contract COVID-19

VOA News Twenty-five members of an Indian family from Sangli in Maharashtra have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a Press Trust of India report.   The account said four family members who had been in Saudi Arabia tested positive for the virus on March 23.    A week later, 21 more family members, including a two-year-old boy also tested positive.   India officials blame the quick transmission of […]readmore

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Reed Outlines Small Business Assistance & Urges RIers to Help

A new Small Business Owner’s Guide to the initiatives in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act highlights info & FAQ PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to assist small businesses with cash flow and keep Main Street shops from permanently shuttering, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) helped pass a $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic rescue package […]readmore

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Are US Hospitals Ready for Coronavirus?

VOA NEWS By Carol Pearson WASHINGTON – Despite worldwide efforts to contain the new coronavirus, COVID-19 is now a pandemic. Health experts say community spread is happening in the U.S., and the known cases are just the tip of the iceberg. When COVID-19 first erupted in China, infectious disease experts at hospitals in the U.S. took […]readmore