A controversial change in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention policy means Rhode Island health care workers infected with COVID-19 can remain at work under certain circumstances. So, NBC 10 News checked in with local hospitals and nursing homes to find out how often it's actually happening locally. "A couple facilities in our state did use COVID-positive workers due to a total disaster scenario, where there simply were no other staff to take care of patients," said Dr.
Two health care facilities in Rhode Island have allowed staff who tested positive for COVID-19 but were not displaying symptoms to work, according to state