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The state reported 21 new Covid-19 cases and one new death Monday, and is conducting blanket testing at two high-risk facilities, the Vermont Veteran’s Home in Bennington and Decker Towers, a senior housing complex in Burlington. See VTDigger’s story
St. Johnsbury officials are demanding that the state corrections department take more steps to prevent the spread of Covid-19 to its town after what the town manager termed a “reckless” decision to move so many inmates who recently tested for the coronavirus to the Northeast Correctional Complex. See VTDigger’s story
Remote learning has presented challenges to school districts, who say that some students are just not keeping in touch. While the state is being lenient on attendance, officials worry about the students who are not checking in. See VTDigger’s story
Grocery stores are reporting difficulty in procuring face masks for their workers, even as their customers heed recommendations from the CDC and the Vermont Department of Health to wear them when out doing errands. See VTDigger’s story
The Vermont Multilingual Coronavirus Communication Task Force is working to get info out on Covid-19 to refugee communities. It’s sent out videos in more than a dozen languages, among other actions. See VTDigger’s story
Columns & Commentaries
Walters: Lawmakers face ‘deluge’ of Covid-19 constituent questions
Don Turner: More for Vermont policymakers to consider
Katherine Sims: All students need internet access
Live Updates
- Vermont Supreme Court to livestream oral arguments on Facebook (April 13, 8:30 pm)
- 802 Quits program sees increase in those seeking to stop smoking (April 13, 5:45 pm)
- Vermont Department of Health announces 21 new Covid-19 cases (April 13, 5:14 pm)
- Border monitoring may be pulled back (April 13, 3:51 pm)
- Burlington Jazz Festival postponed indefinitely (April 13, 2:29 pm)
- Community Health Centers of Burlington using van for outreach testing (April 13, 1:54 pm)
- Department of Labor announces topics for continued virtual town halls (April 13, 1:18 pm)
- USDA unveils tool to help rural communities access federal programs (April 13, 1:16 pm)
- St. Albans Great Race and Bay Day postponed (April 13, 1:11 pm)
