Block Island Medical Director Dr. Tom Warcup provided a detailed update on the recent Covid-positive case of an island worker, and the testing protocol on the island. “About 9 p.m. [Sunday, July 5] at the Medical Center, we happened to check our East Side Clinical Laboratory portal, which does our lab processing. We identified that […]
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The following update was provided by the Block Island Medical Center this morning, July 7: If you have an appointment to be tested by the Department of Health this week, please note that the testing site will be at the Block Island Fire and Rescue Building, not at the school as listed online. If you
The following update was provided by the Block Island Medical Center this afternoon, July 7: The RI DOH has dispatched the Disaster Medical Assistance Team to Block Island to test asymptomatic individuals for COVID-19.The team will be here on Tuesdays and Thursdays administering tests at the Block Island Rescue and Fire Barn. Sign up for
La siguiente actualización fue proporcionada por Block Island Medical Center esta tarde, 7 de julio:El DOH de RI ha enviado el Equipo de Asistencia Médica por Desastres a Block Island para probar a individuos asintomáticos para COVID-19. El equipo estará aquí los martes y jueves administrando pruebas en el Block Island Rescue and Fire Barn. Regístrese para la prueba
A statement from Finn’s Block Island dated July 7, 2020 to The Block Island Times: On Sunday, July 5, after a busy holiday weekend, we were informed at approximately 8:45 p.m. by the Block Island Medical Center that one of our returning employees had tested positive — after first testing negative on June 30 and
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UPDATE 7/06/2020: The Medical Center was asked by the Block Island Times if it was able to name the establishment, and we received the following statement: “Unfortunately, knowing that you were exposed in one establishment does not eliminate the possibility of having been exposed somewhere else just previously, or that you will not be exposed
The New Shoreham Police Department is releasing the following information pursuant to RI General Laws 11-37.1-1 et seq, also known as the Sex Offender and Community Notification Act. This individual is subject to community notification of his sex offender status pursuant to RI General Laws 11-37.1-12 of the Act, which authorizes law enforcement agencies to
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The Block Island Medical Center shared the following update on Friday, July 3: Many of you have expressed concern that there was no public notice from the Medical Center regarding 2 individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 and had connections to the Island. Both of the individuals were tested on the mainland and never visited
El Centro Médico de Block Island compartió la siguiente actualización el viernes 3 de julio:Muchos de ustedes han expresado preocupación de que no hubo ningún aviso público del Centro Médico con respecto a 2 personas que dieron positivo por COVID-19 y tuvieron conexiones con la Isla. Ambos individuos fueron probados en el continente y nunca