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![[CREDIT: RI.gov] RI has lifted its outdoor mask rule, but venues are free to require them at their own discretion, according to RIDOH and Gov. Mckee's office.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/RI-COVID-19-masks-140x140.png)
WARWICK, RI – If Gov. Dan McKee gets an extension on his executive order mask rule from the General Assembly, Rhode Island will end the mask mandate for schools next […]
![[CREDIT: CDC] An image of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. A recent surge is waning, but remains above the threshold set for safe in-school attendance in 2020, and a new benchmark recommended by a health expert.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/COVID-19-140x140.jpg)
PROVIDENCE, RI— Gov. Dan McKee promises an update on RI’s school mask mandate as Connecticut prepares to drop its own, though the percent positivity rate, 8.4 percent excceds the 5 […]
![[CREDIT: Warwick Post composite] Gov. Dan McKee has declared a state of emergency and travel ban for Saturday as the state prepares for blizzard conditions.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/McKee-Snow-Storm-Jan.-28-2022-feature-140x140.jpg)
PROVIDENCE, RI — RI is under a blizzard warning today, with a travel ban and state of emergency declared as emergency crews prepare to keep roads open and power running. […]
![[CREDIT: RIDOH] A large number of daily new COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant threatens to overwhelm hospitals even if the virus is less likely to send someone to the hospital.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/RI-COVID-Count-Climbing-01-16-2022-140x140.png)
PROVIDENCE, RI — The RI COVID count climbs further into double digits at 21 percent positive as National Guard and federal troops aid hospitals and Gov. Dan McKee marshals medical […]
![[CREDIT: Gov. McKee's office] Gov. Dan McKee announced a new mask mandate, dependent on vaccine status, starting Dec. 20.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/McKee-mask-mandate-vaccine-mandate-12-15-21-140x140.png)
PROVIDENCE, RI — The state’s 5 percent COVID-19 positive rate is expected to increase with the more contagious Omicron variant, so masks and vaccines will be required in most indoor […]
PROVIDENCE, RI – Gov. Dan McKee, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio today announced the legislature’s commitment to act on the Governor’s $119 million RI […]
![[CREDIT: Gov. McKee's office] Rhode Islanders will need all COVID-19 strategies together to put the pandemic behind us, Gov. McKee said, including masks and vaccinations.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/McKee-COVID-19-press-conference-Dec.-1-2021-140x140.png)
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Islanders need to keep using all COVID-19 strategies to put the pandemic behind us, Gov. Dan McKee told the public during a live-streamed press conference Dec. […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — Gov. Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) are using $4.5 million in CARES Act funds to help businesses recruit employees lost […]
![[CREDIT: Gov. McKee's Office] Tropical Storm Henri is expected to pass through RI Sunday. A hurricane watch is in effect.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Henri-Hurricane-Watch-RI-140x140.png)
UPDATE Sunday, 11 a.m.: After a brief updgrade to hurricane, Henri has been downgraded to a tropical storm. High winds, power outages and flooding are still hazards during the storm. […]
![[CREDIT: Gov. McKee's office] Gov. Daniel McKee announced that RI COVID-19 eligibility opens to people 16 and older April 19. Supply and scheduling will likely cause most people to wait a few weeks after that date for their first dose, McKee said.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/McKee-COVID-19-vaccine-eligibility-opens-140x140.png)
WARWICK, RI — Rhode Island will open COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone 16 years old and older April 19, Gov. Daniel McGee said during his Thursday pandemic response press conference, […]
