All of Rhode Island Now Considered Medium-Risk Area Providence, Bristol, Kent, Newport, and Washington Counties are now considered medium-risk areas according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 Community Levels risk assessment. CDC determines risk level using three metrics: new COVID-19 admissions per 100,000 population in the past seven days, the percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients, and total new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in the past seven days. CDC determines risk level using three metrics: new COVID-19 admissions per 100,000 population in the past seven days, the percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients, and total new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in the past seven days. If you are in a medium-risk area, RIDOH recommends taking additional precautions, including: • Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. • If you are immunocompromised or high risk, have a plan for testing and talk to your healthcare provider about protecting yourself. • If you have household or social contact with someone at high risk, consider self-testing and wearing a mask when indoors with them. • When indoors in crowded settings, consider wearing a mask regardless of vaccination status. This is especially important for people who are immunocompromised. • Get tested if you have symptoms or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. If you test positive: • Talk to your doctor about treatment • Stay home and use this calculator to determine how long you need to quarantine or isolate • Use the RIDOH COVID-19 Survey to let people you were with know you tested positive. • If you test yourself for COVID-19 at home, report your result to RIDOH at portal.ri.gov/s/selftest. CDC’s full set of recommendation is available online.
COVID-19 Information in Kinyarwanda (Ikinyarwanda) Ikinyarwanda Reka tuguhuze n’abasemuzi bavuga Ikinyarwanda. Hamagara nomero zikurikira maze uvugane n’abasemuzi basemura mu Kinyarwanda.Ku wa Mbere – Ku wa Gatanu 8:30 a.m. kugeza 4:30 p.m.; Telefone: 401-222-8022 (Umurongo wa telefone utangirwaho amakuru y’ubuzima w’Ishami ry’ubuzima rya Rhode Island).Ku wa Gatanu, Ku Cyumweru na nyuma y’amasaha: Hamagara 2-1-1. English We can connect you with interpreters who speak Kinyarwanda. Call the numbers below and ask to speak to an interpreter.Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Phone: 401-222-8022 (Rhode Island Department of Health Hotline).Sunday and after hours: Call 2-1-1. Press Conferences Ikinyarwanda Impapuro zikubiyemo amakuru (Factsheets) Kubera iki ngomba guhabwa urukingo rwa COVID-19?(Why should I get vaccinated for COVID-19?) Ibibazo bikunda kubazwa ku rukingo rwa COVID-19 (COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions) Ibyo ukwiye kumenya kuri COVID-19 byagufasha kwirinda no kurinda abandi (COVID-19) (What you need to know about COVID-19 to protect yourself and others) Ibibazo bikunda kubazwa ku byerekeye Gupima COVID-19 muri Rhode Island (Frequently Asked Questions about Rhode Island Covid Testing) Ishingane, HealthSourceRI.com Irinde gukwirakwiza COVID-19 niba urwaye (what to do if you are sick) Sangiza abandi ibya COVID-19 (COVID-19 Fact Sheet) Ibitangazwa (Posters) Hagarika ikwirakwiza ry’udukoko (Stop the Spread of Germs) Ibimenyetso bya Koronavirusi (symptoms of COVID-19) Amabwiriza (Resource Guides) COVID-19: GUSOBANUKIRWA AMABWIRIZA N’AMATEGEKO (Understanding Guidance and Rules) Ukeneye ubufasha mu gihe cya COVID-19? (Do you need support for COVID-19?) Videwo (Videos) Managing Anxiety and Stress During COVID-19 Amakuru yerekeranye na COVID-19 (How to Protect yourself and stop the spread of the virus) Kugera ku bataragezweho (Outreach Wallet Cards) Request Interpreters Muraho, mvuga Ikinyarwanda. Nkeneye umusemuzi. (Hello, I Speak Kinyarwanda)