As coronavirus spreads, a primary concern is whether daycares can afford to shut since so many operate at razor-thin margins.
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 inNews
Shortages of protective equipment reducing coronavirus testing, causing fear among nurses statewide
Lamont: Full-scale testing outside hospitals would use up critical personal protective equipment (PPE) needed by nurses and doctors
Posted inHealth
Nursing home officials bristle at Lamont suggestion to send hospital patients to nursing facilities
Nursing home operators are worried that taking in overflow hospitals patients will put their elderly residents at risk.
Posted inMoney
Here’s how coronavirus rescue bill boosts unemployment benefits
It would give the jobless an additional $600 a week in benefits and allow self-employed people to file claims.
Posted inHealth
As COVID-19 crisis grows, Murphy, Larson press Trump to use emergency powers to fight scarcity of medical supplies
“Healthcare workers need more resources NOW!” Larson says.
Posted inNews
Cases top 1,000 as Lamont requests COVID-19 disaster declaration
The disaster declaration request came as COVID-19 testing is slowing as hospitals shift priorities.
Posted inNews
Life in quarantine: New Haven couple awaits COVID-19 test result
Marty Cossette, a New Haven CTtransit bus driver, was tested last Wednesday for COVID-19. He’s still waiting for results.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Why we must maintain extreme social distancing
I’m no economist, but I know that the federal government can intervene to stimulate the economy and help people who need and deserve financial support in this extremely challenging time. But governments can’t bring back the dead.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Coronavirus lockdowns may increase rates of intimate partner violence
According to conservative estimates, the National Coalition Against Sexual Violence reports that one in three women and one in nine men will experience sexual violence, and these numbers are often escalated during times of extreme crises such as pandemics, natural disasters and war.
Posted inHealth
The state doesn’t track how many nursing home workers have coronavirus. That has fueled concern about transmission and staffing.
While state officials log every nursing home resident who tests positive for COVID-19, they don’t track sick nursing home employees.
Posted inMoney
Senate approves coronavirus stimulus bill that will send billions to Connecticut
Lamont said the state would get at least $1.25 billion, but Connecticut residents and businesses will receive money too.
Posted inEconomic Development, Money
Lamont’s first try at COVID-19 relief: 0% loans for small businesses
A plan to help people who have lost their jobs is slated for debut later this week.
Posted inHealth
Medical and testing supplies grow short as COVID-19 cases jump by 42%
The number of known COVID-19 cases climbed by nearly 42% Wednesday as officials warned that some supplies are running low.
Posted inJustice
Hartford Juvenile Detention Center employee, second DOC staffer, test positive for COVID-19
Concerns over the wellbeing of the state’s incarcerated population grew as the number of staffers testing positive creeps upwards.
Posted inMoney
Coronavirus begins to widen hole in state finances
The first sign that the coronavirus has infected Connecticut’s budget presented itself Wednesday.
