Authorities say the policy is intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
COVID-19
The Connecticut Mirror is covering the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact in Connecticut. Read our most recent stories and in-depth reporting below.
Posted inMoney
House Dems propose new $1,200 stimulus checks, billions for states, renters, and essential workers
Connecticut Democrats support the $3 trillion bill, but Republicans say the ‘wish list’ is DOA.
Posted inHealth
Widespread testing has begun at nursing homes. So far, staff are excluded
Expanded testing is underway at nursing homes. But operators say they have not received enough materials to test staff.
Posted inNews
Connecticut’s stockpile of coronavirus protective equipment grows, officials herald steady drop in hospitalizations
The number of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 dropped by 23 Tuesday. A total of 3,041 people have now died.
Posted inHealth
Murphy: Reopening guidance from Trump administration ‘criminally vague’
At hearing, Dr. Anthony Fauci warns of ‘suffering and death’ and economic harm if states reopen too quickly.
Posted inNews
As hunger grows in Connecticut, there’s a push in Washington to expand food stamps
There’s no guarantee, however, that food stamps will be available to all those in Connecticut who need the help.
Posted inHealth
Frustration growing in minority communities over government’s response to pandemic
There are only a handful of walk-up testing sites in the state, prohibiting those without cars from getting tested.
Posted inNews
COVID-19 fatalities hit 3,000 mark as Connecticut gets ready to reopen
Three cases of a new mysterious and potentially fatal inflammatory syndrome affecting children have also developed here.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut receives its first, small, allotment of coronavirus-fighting remdesivir
Although it is a coronavirus “hot spot,” Connecticut was not among those to receive the first shipments of the drug.
Posted inHealth
‘There’s pain everywhere.’ Hospitals stand to lose $1.5 billion amid COVID-19 crisis
Federal bailout money won’t be enough to make up for revenue that has vanished since the pandemic began.
Posted inNews
Deaths near 3,000; hospitalizations decline; and Lamont calls for volunteers
Reopen Connecticut group will hold public roundtable on Monday
Posted inNews
She made every effort to avoid COVID-19 while pregnant. Not a single thing went according to plan
As coronavirus spread through the nursing home where Molly Baldwin worked, management forced her to choose between staying safe in her third trimester and getting paid.
Posted inEconomic Development, Government, Health
Coronavirus hospitalizations continue to drop as state’s death toll tops 2,900
This marks the 16th time in 17 days that hospitalizations from the virus have declined in Connecticut.
Posted inGovernment, Health, Money
CT struggling to detail coronavirus’ impact on assisted living centers
Gov. Ned Lamont’s efforts to track the coronavirus in assisted living centers continues to have significant gaps after two weeks.
Posted inHousing
Housing instability is expected to rise. Schools are already on the front lines
It’s harder to help homeless youths when they aren’t in school in the flesh.
