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Your Coronavirus Update – Today, June 3, 2020
Photo: The Berliner Ensemble have removed half of their seats to follow regulations and maintain social distancing.
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
Dr. Fauci added that it won’t be known for several more weeks whether the impact of large public gatherings of people will fuel the spread of COVID-19.
The Senate voted 51-40 on Tuesday to confirm President Trump’s pick to be the special inspector general for pandemic recovery. The nomination of Brian Miller, who’d been working in the White House Counsel’s office will oversee the $500 billion economic relief fund.
Warmer weather is unlikely to slow or stop the spread of coronavirus, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, said in a blog post on Tuesday.
Most COVID-19 testing sites shut down amid national unrest
Filming to resume for “Mission: Impossible” — with ‘limited contact between actors’.
A humanitarian crisis is brewing in Afghanistan with the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increasing almost seven-fold in May
Cafes reopen for business in Paris
New Zealand may remove all coronavirus restriction next week
British lawmakers criticize plans forcing them to vote in person
Social distancing is the most effective way to slow the spread of the coronavirus — more so than face coverings and eye protection — according to a meta-analysis published Monday in The Lancet.
Spain records no deaths for first time in 3 months
Eli Lilly has started the first COVID-19 antibody treatment trials in humans, the company said in a statement Monday.
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY
Residents of Massachusetts nursing homes, rest homes and assisted living facilities will be allowed to receive guests during pre-scheduled outdoor visits starting on Wednesday, under guidance issued by state health officials.
With the spirit and experience of cooperativeness from the pandemic, Lifespan and Care New England continue talks about a merger.
RIDOH has extensive information for dentists and the dental profession on their website at: https://health.ri.gov/diseases/ncov2019/for/dental/
Marshfield Fair canceled this year
The recycling center at the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC) may be a COVID-19 hot spot, with 10 employees testing positive for the virus during the past two months.
Boston University will be offering an option for students to attend class in person or online.
RI DATA
Deaths: 12. 4 in 70s, 2 in 80s, 6 in 90s.
RI Governor’s address:
Positivity rate below 5% among those tested – good trend.
RI Health Dept. says protest-related coronavirus spike possible
Providence College intends to play all of its men’s basketball home games at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in 2020-21.
Next week Gov’s press conferences will be Mon, Wed & Friday as Phase 2 begins
Phase 2 is off to a good start – state did some surveillance visits – every business, restaurant, office was going well
Nursing Homes: 76% of all RI covid-19 deaths have occurred in nursing homes – 62% in MA; 57% in CT. Question of ‘why is that’ has come forward. Nursing home situation across the country is tragic. We moved quickly to curtail visitation. We didn’t move quick enough to not discharge recovery COVID patients back to nursing homes. We were among the first in the country to test all staff members – right now we are in 3rd phase of testing. We used a Congregate Support Team to go into nursing homes to help when the homes request it. We’ve done 34 of these. Grief and trauma support. PPE instruction and training. Staff fill-in support.
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