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As of noon Tuesday, 133 total patients had tested positive at the Greenwich Hospital outpatient site, and 33 COVID-19 positive patients are in the hospital. Greenwich has 41 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The Greenwich train station building, which is privately owned, will closed Tuesday at 8pm. Continue Reading →
“You just look at Italy and you look at Wuhan province, you see what the life cycle was there, and you worry that if people get back too quickly that there will be a second iteration of this virus. So April 20 is the minimum, probably the school year.” – Governor Ned Lamont Continue Reading →
The Governor’s executive order 7-H outlines “Stay Safe, Stay Home. 7-I allows municipalities to change their budget deadlines. And 7-J includes a clarification of 7-H to allow non-essential retail stores to be staffed on site an take remote ordering (phone / internet) with curbside delivery and pickup. 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 →
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 →
Governor Lamont will coordinate with Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York for approaches to bars and restaurants. “It doesn’t make sense for Connecticut to do something and not New York because otherwise people will just go over the border.” Continue Reading →
On Saturday the Governor signed his third executive order since the enactment of the emergency declarations earlier this week. Continue Reading →
The public health emergency includes power over quarantines. A civil preparedness emergency gives Lamont broad powers over state institutions, including the possibility of restricting travel and closing public schools, town buildings. Continue Reading →
“Ironically, very similar arguments for Pay As You Throw have been applied to Gov. Lamont’s drive to toll our roads. ” – Frank Farricker Continue Reading →
“The messaging worked. People did what we asked them to do and everyone got to where they were going.” – Greenwich Police Lt John Slusarz Continue Reading →