Tag: novel coronavirus
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RWJBarnabas puts restrictions on visitation
No visitors will be allowed until further notice at every RWJBarnabas Health hospital and healthcare facility, including Behavioral Health and Outpatient facilities. The system includes 11 acute care hospitals – Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, Community Medical Center in Toms River, Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch,…
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Middlesex County declares State of Emergency in response to COVID-19 outbreak
Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios and the Board of Chosen Freeholders have declared a county-wide state of emergency in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. The declaration, which will make the county eligible for federal reimbursement for extraordinary measures; authorizes the county and its agencies to the necessary steps to contain, prepare…
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Spotswood police implement procedures for answering calls during coronavirus outbreak
SPOTSWOOD – The Spotswood Police Department will be implementing changes to its normal operations due to the coronavirus outbreak: If you and/or a current or former member of your household are displaying signs of a respiratory illness to include fever, cough, difficulty breathing and shortness of breath, notify police dispatch so officers can utilize the…
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South Brunswick student among two who worked party in Princeton; both test positive for coronavirus
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – In the afternoon of March 14, the Middlesex County Department of Health notified South Brunswick Office of Emergency Management that two township residents tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The two residents had worked at a private party in Princeton on Feb. 29 where they became exposed to the virus. One resident…
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Monroe patient with coronavirus now under home quarantine; township declares local State of Emergency
MONROE – Monroe Township was notified late March 13 by the Middlesex County Department of Health that the first township resident tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The patient reportedly presented with symptoms on March 12 and was seen at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick on March 13 where tests produced a…
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Wife tests positive for coronavirus; Edison couple cruised together
EDISON – The wife of a man who tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week also contracted the illness. On March 11, a 74-year-old male from Edison tested positive, Janelle Fleming of the New Jersey Department of Health had said. He and his wife recently returned from a cruise, according to information provided by the…
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Update on coronavirus case in East Brunswick: woman was not living in town when diagnosed
EAST BRUNSWICK – The woman who tested positive for COVID-19 was not living in East Brunswick with her family at the time of diagnosis, as previously reported. The Middlesex County Health Department released updated information on March 13 pertaining to an incident revealed on March 11. The woman had not seen her family since Valentine’s…
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Husband and wife from Woodbridge test presumptive positive for coronavirus
WOODBRIDGE – Mayor John E. McCormac announced that state health officials advised the Woodbridge Township Department of Health & Human Services that two elderly township residents had tested positive for te coronavirus (COVID-19). The husband and wife in their mid-seventies and both are currently hospitalized, according to information released on March 13. The Department of…
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Old Bridge School District closes after parent of child has presumptive positive case of COVID-19
OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge Public Schools are taking precautions after learning a parent of a child in the district has a presumptive positive case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). At approximately 6 p.m. on March 12, school officials were advised of the case through local health authorities and the Office of Emergency Management in the…
