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Starting Sunday, the state will allow nursing home residents to have visits with up to two guests who have undergone a questionnaire screening for Covid-19 symptoms. The visits must take place outdoors, Gov. Phil Scott said. Read VTDigger’s story.
Incoming students from UVM and Champlain College were expected to follow strict quarantine protocols and register with the city of Burlington. So far, the city has only seen 158 people sign up for the program, and only 260 have been tested out of an expected 3,000. At least two UVM students have tested positive. Read VTDigger’s story.
An inmate extradited from Florida and brought into the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility in Rutland has tested positive for Covid-19, Human Services Secretary Mike Smith said Wednesday. “DOC’s policies kept him from having any contact with the general population,” Smith said. Read VTDigger’s story.
A $300 million health care package, which was unanimously approved by the House on Wednesday, relies on federal CARES Act dollars and is largely focused on offering financial assistance to providers strained by the Covid-19 crisis. Read VTDigger’s story.
When the pandemic hit, opera teacher Sarah Cullins realized that it might be a while before she and her students could perform in their regularly-scheduled shows and concerts. So they’ve brought performances to nursing homes around the state in a series they call “Project Serenade.” Read VTDigger’s The Bright Side.
Press Conference
Listen to Gov. Phil Scott’s Covid-19 press conference for Wednesday, June 17.
