The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation last month ordered Vermont public water systems to disinfect water to protect immuno-suppressed Vermonters at risk from Covid-19.
More than 130 Vermonters have used the Vermont State Police “Executive Order Reporting Tool” (EORT) to inform police about other Vermonters’ alleged infractions of Gov. Scott’s executive orders for work, travel and social distancing, Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Schirling said this week.
President Donald Trump gave out new three-stage guidelines for states to begin reopening their economies as the deaths and hospitalizations due to the coronavirus have been much less than predicted.
Jobless claims in Vermont have reached 81,947 since Gov. Phil Scott declared a state of emergency last month and ordered residents to restrict business activities and “stay home” in response to the coronavirus.
The House Transportation Committee on Wednesday discussed several thorny problems raised by the state of emergency: 34 public transit drivers are out, three have tested positive; ridership is down 75 percent; and Burlington riders are less likely to wear masks.
Health Department guidelines for filling out death certificates in Vermont instruct doctors to cite COVID-19 as the cause of death even if patients didn’t test positive for the virus. Patients who died with other serious underlying health conditions also are to be classified as having died of the coronavirus.
Candidates seeking to fill the vacancy include Republicans Dana Colson, Meg Hansen and Dwayne Tucker, as well as Democrats Brenda Siegel, state Sen. Tim Ashe and Molly Gray.
Republican gubernatorial candidate John Klar has put forth a comprehensive economic plan focused on reviving the struggling economies of the state, especially the agricultural sector.
The Legislature is working this week to get updates, as well as seek solutions for milk dumping, prison reform, and the education revenue shortfall.
Gov. Phil Scott on Friday extended the state of emergency and all current coronavirus mitigation orders for Vermont until May 15, but said he will soon begin opening certain business sectors on a weekly basis to get people back to work.
Virtually every newspaper that responded to a Vermont Daily inquiry said they have experienced layoffs. Many others that didn’t respond have instead informed their readers directly of staff cutbacks caused by Covid-19.
Jobless claims in Vermont have reached more than 71,000 since Gov. Phil Scott declared a state of emergency in March and ordered Vermonters to shut down businesses, restrict gatherings to 10 or less and “stay home, stay safe.”