Greenwich Free Press (https://greenwichfreepress.com/tag/covid-19/page/23/)
Anyone wishing to help is asked to consider a monetary donation so that Mothers for Others can quickly re-stock their shelves to continue to provide diapers to children and families in need. Continue Reading →
Camillo said if there continues to be an issue with groups gathering in the parks and beaches, he will be forced to make the decision to close all of those facilities. Currently parks and beaches are open, but playgrounds are closed. Continue Reading →
The latest COVID-19 testing data in Connecticut, updated 4:30pm on Wednesday lists patients who tested positive including presumptive positives at 96. Fairfield County: 69
Hartford county: 11
Litchfield County: 5
Middlesex County: 1
New Haven County: 10
That said, officials estimated the total might be closer to 7,000. Also on Wednesday, Governor Ned Lamont announced that COVID-19 has claimed its first life in Connecticut. A man in his 80s who had been admitted recently to Danbury Hospital has died of severe complications from COVID-19. The man had been a resident of an assisted living facility in Ridgefield. Continue Reading →
Not long ago, members of the China Club at Greenwich High School held a successful fundraiser to buy face masks for people in Wuhan, China where there was a shortage. Today they are learning remotely as Greenwich Schools are closed to slow the spread of COVID-19. Continue Reading →
With a physician order, patients can go to the specimen collection station adjacent to Greenwich Hospital. The hospital then sends the specimens to an offsite lab where they can be tested for a number of respiratory viruses, potentially including COVID-19. Continue Reading →
As of 8:00pm Tuesday, March 17, 2020, all body care facilities (hair salons, barber shops, nail salons) and massage establishments operating in the Town shall cease all operations. Continue Reading →
TAG is partnering with several agencies to deliver food and supplies to those who find themselves vulnerable during this crisis, as well as continuing to provide transportation for seniors and the disabled who need to see their doctors. Continue Reading →
An update from Governor Lamont said drive-through testing sites have been approved at several Connecticut hospitals, including Greenwich Hospital. Each of the hospitals are at varying stages of setting-up drive-through testing procedures. Continue Reading →
Greenwich Hospital is seeing patients in the Emergency Department and has segregated spaces for those who are demonstrating respiratory symptoms. The First Selectman plans to close Town Hall as well as town buildings and facilities to visitors and declare a state of emergency. Continue Reading →
Governor Ned Lamont has agreed with Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York and Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey on a common set of rules to reduce the spread of COVID-19 that begin at 8pm on Monday. Continue Reading →