GoLocalProv | 2 Weeks Into Raimondo's "Pause" — Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths Have All Increased
Governor Gina Raimondo On November 19, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced that she was issuing orders for a “pause” — a shutdown of some business, but not others. Perplexing for public health experts was that her order was not going to take effect for more than ten days — after Thanksgiving and Black Friday. At the press briefing announcing the "pause" or partial shutdown, Raimondo expressed her frustration at her inability to impact behavior. "I have been utterly ineffective and getting people to follow the rules in their homes," said Raimondo. Since December 1, the numb...
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