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RI Senate unanimously passes Armenian Genocide resolution

RI Senate unanimously passes Armenian Genocide resolution
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McKee to sign R I nursing home staffing requirement into law

McKee signs R.I. nursing home staffing requirement into law Alexa Gagosz © Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff The majority of COVID-19 deaths in Rhode Island occurred in nursing homes, and unions have long sought staffing requirements. And on Thursday afternoon, their demands will finally become a reality when Governor Dan McKee signs the Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Act. PROVIDENCE The COVID-19 pandemic made a bad situation worse in nursing homes throughout Rhode Island. Many facilities had shared rooms, and the virus easily spread from one resident to the next. The shortage of personal protective equipment didn’t help. And when hospitals transferred their patients to nursing homes for rehab, they were not always required to test them again for COVID-19, which increased the number of infections.

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