Under the proposal, nursing home staff are required to provide at least three hours of direct care per resident daily.
PPE
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Local manufacturers, once a COVID-19 lifeline for Connecticut, now struggle to sell PPE
Millions of items are sitting in warehouses, unsold.
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Cameras in nursing home rooms, additional supplies of protective gear recommended as legislative changes this year
The nursing home oversight panel is devising suggestions for reform in long-term care facilities, which have been hard-hit by COVID-19.
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As COVID surges, Murphy prods Trump on pandemic response
Murphy, other Dems, propose legislation to boost U.S. manufacturing of N95 masks and other equipment as COVID cases spike.
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Backus nurses’ union reaches deal with hospital over new contract
Increased pay, more protective equipment included in deal.
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Lamont orders fines for those who flout rules on mask-wearing and large party limits
Not wearing a mask when its required will expose you to a $100 fine.
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A billion in federal funds flies out the door … and more is needed
Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration expects to finish divvying up Connecticut’s $1.4 billion share of the Coronavirus Relief Fund next month.
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State still waiting on $91 million in COVID-19 personal protective equipment orders
The state is trying to amass a 90-day stockpile of PPE in case Connecticut gets hit with another COVID-19 surge.
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Unemployment claims remain at historic high, but trending positive
The state has received 582,000 unemployment applications since the pandemic began.
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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.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations see largest one-day drop since state began tracking
There are currently 1,877 people hospitalized with the virus, a drop of 70 from yesterday. Another 125 people have died.
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Rationing protective gear means checking on coronavirus patients less often. This can be deadly.
Low on essential supplies and fearing they’ll get sick, N.Y. doctors and nurses say in-person care has been scaled back.
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Yale New Haven Health officials describe COVID-19 impact, other hospitals less forthcoming
More than half the beds at Greenwich Hospital are filled with COVID-19 patients. The picture is less clear elsewhere.
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The COVID-19 wave approaches. Connecticut searches for ventilators.
Connecticut will need 4,000 ventilators when COVID-19 peaks later this month. It currently has only 1,100.
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Rising COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations are ‘the beginning of the surge’ in Connecticut
As of Friday, 173 people are hospitalized in Connecticut with COVID-19 while hospital vacancy statewide is at 39 percent.