Posts Tagged ‘coronavirus’
Your Coronavirus Update – Jan. 29, 2022
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Due to the winter storm, all state-run COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites will be closed on Saturday, January 29th. This includes the vaccination sites at Sockanosset Cross Road and the Rhode Island Convention Center, and all testing sites scheduled through portal.ri.gov. Additionally, the testing site at CCRI Warwick that normally operates 24 hours a…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Jan. 26, 2022
Photo: Olympics preparation, China RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY The 100-year-old Feast of the Blessed Sacrament may not return to the Madeira Feast Grounds in New Bedford’s North End this summer, even after 2 years that it has not been held. Dr. Jha has said on national television: “I think the next couple of weeks are…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Jan. 22, 2022
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Governor Dan McKee today announced a number of Rhode Island health care professionals who will advise him on the search for both an interim and permanent director of the Rhode Island Department of Health. Advisors include: Megan Ranney, MD, MPH; John A. Stoukides, MD, ScD; Bradley J. Collins, MD, SFHM, FACP;…
Read MoreFree COVID Test Kits TODAY at Stages of Freedom, downtown Providence
Stages of Freedom is offering FREE at-home COVID Test Kits TODAY, Saturday, Jan. 22nd from noon to 3pm. To reserve your kits, send an email to: StagesofFreedom@aol.com with the subject line “Masks” – send them your name and phone number to reserve up to 6 kits. Then, stop by 10 Westminster Street, Providence, between noon…
Read MorePM Boris Johnson on COVID-19: It’s time to move to trust the judgement of the British people
Boris Johnson gave a dramatic speech to the House of Commons yesterday. At the beginning of COVID, Britain was the first to innoculate their residents with the vaccine. They now appear to be the first to come out of executive order management, as the WHO says Britain is seeing the “light at the end of…
Read More“Why is Rhode Island doing so badly in handling the COVID pandemic?” – Nick Landekic
By Nick Landekic, special commentary to RINewsToday Rhode Island has the unfortunate distinction of having both the highest rate of new COVID cases at present, as well as the highest rate of total cumulative COVID cases per capita of all states since the start of the pandemic – and a poorly performing economy. We are…
Read MoreLifespan activates Coastal Medical to step up to the COVID surge crisis
Photo: Lifespan website Coastal Medical, part of Lifespan, has made some significant changes in response to the problem with the hospital surge at Lifespan hospitals, the crunch in staffing, and the crisis happening in emergency departments throughout the state. Coastal Medical is a nationally recognized primary care practice with 20 locations in Rhode Island and…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update, Jan. 19, 2022
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY ½ million test kits will come to RI this week – they will be distributed to cities and towns and community programs. Warwick Vets HS cannot contact trace anymore because of the large numbers. Free tests are available now at the school. Levels of COVID-19 in Boston area wastewater continue to…
Read MoreWhere are we now: Omicron & Irrational Hope – Michael Fine
By Michael Fine, contributing writer, RINewsToday Where We Are Now: January 9 -14, 2022. Omicron and Irrational Hope. © Michael Fine 2022 Okay, Dr. Fine, I imagine some of you are saying. January 7th came and went. You said we’d see 12,000 new cases in Rhode Island in a single day by then. And here we are, with no…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update Today, Jan. 15, 2022
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Rhode Island has received an additional 400,000 COVID-19 at-home rapid tests, bringing the total to 500,000 for this week. Thirty percent of the 500,000 tests will be redistributed through community-based organizations. City and town distribution – A total of 350,000 at-home tests will be distributed by cities and towns, divided among cities…
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