RIPTA: Masks Optional, Mandate Debated
By: Rob Borkowski on April 22, 2022 in COVID-19, News to You
PROVIDENCE — Masks remain an effective protection against spread of COVID-19, and while RIPTA encourages you to use one on their buses if you want, and experts advise using them […]
CDC, RIDOH Shift COVID-19 Measures
By: Rob Borkowski on February 28, 2022 in COVID-19, News to You
PROVIDENCE, RI — On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new guidance on protecting people and neighborhoods from COVID-19, designating all Rhode Island counties as yellow […]
RI School Masks Continue, Pilgrim COVID-19 Spikes
By: Rob Borkowski on November 15, 2021 in COVID-19, Schools
PROVIDENCE, RI — The COVID-19 Delta Variant, twice as contagious as the original, is highly spread in RI, so Gov. Dan McKee has extended a school masks mandate and declared […]
Cobden: Masks To Be Discussed at School Committee Thursday
By: Rob Borkowski on August 18, 2021 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — Masks in schools will be a topic for discussion during Thursday’s School Committee meeting, said Chairwoman Judy Cobden. Masks are required during the in-person meeting (as has […]
School Committee Ignores Masks During COVID-19 Review
By: Joe Siegel on August 11, 2021 in COVID-19, Schools
WARWICK, RI – The CDC has ordered students and drivers must wear masks on school buses this fall, and advises they keep them on in class, but the Warwick School […]
CDC: Masks No Longer Required Indoors for Vaccinated
By: Rob Borkowski on May 14, 2021 in News to You
WASHINGTON, DC — If you’re fully vaccinated, masks are no longer required indoors to reduce your risk of catching or spreading COVID-19, the CDC announced Thursday. “Fully vaccinated people no […]
Curfew to Curb Climbing RI COVID-19 Cases
By: Warwick Post Staff on November 10, 2020 in COVID-19, News to You
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island’s COVID-19 positivity rate climbed to 3.3 percent last week with an average 488 new cases daily during the first five days of November, a trend […]
RI Restrictions Tighten As COVID-19 Cases Surge
By: Rob Borkowski on October 31, 2020 in COVID-19, News to You
WARWICK — Last week, health officials raised alarm about RI COVID-19 cases showing the percent testing positive at 2.0, then this week it rose to 2.9 percent, bringing stricter limits […]
RI COVID-19 Cases Slowed, Social Distancing Continues
By: Rob Borkowski on April 20, 2020 in COVID-19, News to You
PROVIDENCE, RI — Another 13 COVID-19 deaths were reported Sunday, for 150 total fatalities in Rhode Island, numbers officials said would be much worse without social distancing and stay-home orders. […]