[Summit] Misc. stories from WPRI & The Boston Globe -- Smaller Summer Weddings, Mass. Stats & Mass. Masks [Covid News no. 188]

Sat May 2 02:46:24 UTC 2020

   ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: WPRI.com | WPRI 12 Eyewitness News <wpri at publisher-news.com>To: Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020, 11:19:01 AM EDTSubject: WPRI.com Daily Roundup // Raimondo: Large summer weddings ‘not likely’ to happen this year amid pandemic  NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) ─ As Rhode Island prepares to enter a three-phased approach to reopen the economy, Governor Gina Raimondo shed some light Wednesday on what that means for couples planning summer weddings."It's not likely you're going to be able to have that wedding, in person this summer in Rhode Island if it's 50 people or more," Raimondo said during her daily briefing.Raimondo said that the state might be in a place to lift that restriction to 100 people by August, but that depends on whether the number of COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island continues to decline."It's really important that we take it easy this summer so we don't have an outbreak," Raimondo said.Chelsea Geigerich and her fiance, Chris Anselmo, have been planning their July wedding in Newport for two years. They now have the task of cutting their guest list from 207 to 50 people."We're trying to decide how we can make this event still really, really special, and still get married this year with the parameters that we're given at this point," Geigerich said.Raimondo said that couples who want to reschedule their weddings need to negotiate contracts with their venues.Wedding planner Kaitlyn Haines tells Eyewitness News she was on the phone all day Wednesday working with couples on what to do next."The venues in Rhode Island have been fantastic and amazing to work with - rescheduling, no questions asked," Haines said. "Full deposits, everything. Some have even allowed full cancellations getting their full deposits back."Most of the 18 weddings she had planned through her business, KH Weddings and Events, in 2020 have rescheduled to 2021. "These past few months have been crazy, but we're trying to stay ahead of it and we're staying calm," Haines said.Raimondo said that she's unsure what the restrictions will look like for fall weddings and asked for patience from the public, while she waits to see if Rhode Island can flatten the curve."Keep tuning in every day because every day, as I consult with experts, talk to other states, learn more about where we are, I'll be providing more information," Raimondo said.Coronavirus: Coverage and ResourcesLatest Headlines | COVID-19 Tracking: Maps, Charts, Interactive Data | Projection Models | Support Groups | Restaurants Offering Takeout/Delivery | Senior Shopping Hours | Photos | CDC Resources | RI Health Department | MA Health DepartmentRI Coronavirus Hotline: (401) 222-8022 | Work-Related Questions: (401) 462-2020 | Mental Health Assistance: (401) 414-5465Coronavirus: Latest HeadlinesWatch: Will you see a meat shortage at the store? What lawmakers are doing to spike supplyRaimondo: Large summer weddings ‘not likely’ to happen this year amid pandemicCranston mayor’s wife: I’m ‘very blessed’ my symptoms are mild‘The worst thing is we can’t be with him’: Man concerned after dad contracts COVID-19 at nursing homeRI domestic violence 9-1-1 calls rising amid COVID-19 crisis Stay Informed | Coronavirus Updates CoronavirusNews & Info AppUpdates E-News & AlertsUpdates CDCResources 
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| Raimondo: Large summer weddings ‘not likely’ to happen this year amid pandemic   |
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| NEWPORT, R. I. (WPRI) ─ As Rhode Island prepares to enter a three-phased approach to reopen the economy, Governor Gina Raimondo shed some light Wednesday on what that means for couples planning summer weddings. "It's not likely you're going to be able to have that wedding, in person this summer... |

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| RI domestic violence 9-1-1 calls rising amid COVID-19 crisis   |
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| PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) – Staying at home is meant to protect Rhode Islanders from a dangerous disease. But the public health strategy could also be fueling a different type of danger. The R. I. State Police counted 178 calls to 9-1-1 related to domestic violence during the week ended April 18... |

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| Newport tourism industry losing hundreds of millions of dollars due to COVID-19   |
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| NEWPORT, R. I. (WPRI) ─ It's disappointing news for the state of Rhode Island. The Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals, set to take place at Fort Adams this summer, have been canceled. A study of the festivals conducted in 2018 found both events brought in more than $58 million in revenue - money... |

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| Expert: Even if retailers reopen, they’ll struggle to bounce back   |
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| PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) ─ Rhode Island retailers have been waiting to reopen since Gov. Gina Raimondo ordered them closed in mid-March, but a business professor at Providence College tells Eyewitness News that even if they're allowed to reopen soon, they'll most likely continue to struggle as... |

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| ‘The worst thing is we can’t be with him’: Man concerned after dad contracts COVID-19 at nursing home   |
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| "Telling my mom over FaceTime last night that my dad's positive was heartbreaking, " Ari Lehner said. |

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| Raimondo, Reed say she can allocate $1.25B without lawmakers’ OK   |
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| The governor sought to establish her authority over the money a day before state lawmakers hold their first hearing on her emergency spending. |

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| US jobless claims soar past 30 million; Europe reeling also   |
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| NEW YORK (AP) — Bleak new figures Thursday underscored the worldwide economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus: The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits has climbed past a staggering 30 million, while Europe’s economies are reeling. The statistics are likely to stoke the debate over whether to ease the lockdowns that have closed factories and other businesses. While some states and countries have pushed ahead, health officials have warned of the danger of a second wave of...  

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| The state reported Friday that the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts had risen by 154 cases to 3,716. 

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases climbed by 2,106. The Department of Public Health also reported 13,989 new tests, for a total of 289,636 tests conducted.

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| Six weeks after social distancing began, Mass. coronavirus hospitalizations and cases remain high. Why so little improvement? |

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| Rewind the clock a month, to late March, as nonessential businesses were closing and Governor Charlie Baker asked us to stay home to reduce the spread of coronavirus. Where did we imagine we would be as a state by the start of May?

A lot further along than we are now.

It’s maddening: More than six weeks after statewide social distancing measures began to take effect, the number of hospitalizations for COVID-19 infections is stuck in a stubbornly high place, and the daily death toll is at once tragic and numbing.

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| Governor Charlie Baker is issuing an order Friday requiring everyone in Massachusetts wear a face covering in public — including in businesses, outdoors, or on public transportation — if they’re unable to socially distance themselves from other people, according to a Baker administration source with knowledge of the mandate.

The order will go into effect on Wednesday, adding to the raft of directives the Republican governor has issued in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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| Twice denied testing, UMass Amherst scholar dies after long battle with coronavirus |

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| As the first member of her family to attend college, Rana Zoe Mungin quickly stood out for her work on race and class.

At Wellesley College, where she majored in psychology, she wrote about her family, and her upbringing in Brooklyn. At UMass Amherst, where she later studied creative writing, those at the school said her work added to the national discourse about institutional racism within MFA programs.

And so when Mungin, 30, died Monday from COVID-19 complications — after, her family said, she was twice denied coronavirus tests during trips to a Brooklyn hospital — some who knew her saw a tragic irony: The very biases that Mungin, who was Black, sought to bring attention to in her work ultimately played a role in her death, they say.

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Renée Graham in Opinion: A beloved teacher dies from coronavirus. Unconscious bias in health care may have hastened her death |

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