PROVIDENCE The state has acquired thousands of masks, thermometers and medical gloves to help schools struggling to stockpile their own personal protective equipment.
The state this week purchased 3,000 thermometers, 600,000 masks and 10,000 gowns to provide to school districts before the planned mid-September school opening, Gov. Gina Raimondo said Wednesday during her weekly COVID-19 press conference.
Although she said the districts will be expected to take the lead on procuring cleaning and safety equipment, Raimondo said, “I can assure you, no one will be left in the lurch. We have your back. We will continue to make sure that there is never a shortage,”..
...Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, the state’s health director, explained why there are different size limits for students and social gatherings: 15 in a social setting compared to 30 in a school setting.
Schools, she said, have a lot more rules: assigned seating, students sitting six feet apart, frequent testing and mandatory mask wearing...
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