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Kathleen Silard, president and CEO of Stamford Health, greets Lt. General Laura Richardson, commander of U.S. Army North, who visited Stamford Health on the morning of April 14
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Jonathan Bailey, senior vice president and Chief Operating Officer at Stamford Health presents a COVID-19 update to senior military personnel and Stamford Health leadership on April 14.
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Greenwich-based Connecticut Gutter, LLC, is using a two-step power washing process to clean exterior surfaces where the coronavirus could linger, including on playground equipment.
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Branford, Connecticut - Friday, May 15, 2020: Christopher Conlin owner of Lenny's Indian Head Inn, a classic New England seafood restaurant holds a 9-pound lobster at the new entrance on the back deck and patio to maintain an adequate entrance and egress to control social-distancing flow as people get their food as Connecticut restaurants prepare for a staged May 20th opening due to the Coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic.
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Store employee Joe Biase scans items at Feinsod ACE Hardware in Old Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Feinsod Hardware and other local hardware stores have been deemed essential businesses and have stayed open throughout the coronavirus outbreak.
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This young deer got nervous and galloped off east on South Pine Creek Beach on Saturday, May 16, 2020, in Fairfield, Conn.
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Manager Maria Farago wears a protective mask as employees sit at reconfigure work stations at Hopscotch Salon in Greenwich Connecticut on May 15, 2020. The salon which is located inside the Greenwich Hyatt Regency hotel, is preparing to re-open after thoroughly de-sanitizing and re configuring the salon to meet the COVID-19 safety requirements set by the state. Barriers have been installed and every other work station closed to protect clients and prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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Bennett Quinn, a member of Boy Scout Troop 70 in Newtown, started an online fundraiser to raise money to buy gift cards to local restaurants that are then given to Danbury Hospital and Newtown first responders who are fighting the coronavirus on the front lines.
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A Stew Leonard's employee stocks meat on May 6, 2020, at the company's flagship Norwalk, Conn. With grocery stores having operated under "Safe Stores" rules in Connecticut for more than a month, other business establishments began getting fresh sets of "protocols" from the office of Gov. Ned Lamont as they ready to resume normal operations with safeguards against the spread of coronavirus.
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West Haven, Connecticut - Saturday, May 9, 2020: The greater West Haven area community parade their vehicles in a surprise drive-by Saturday at the West Haven home of first responder Pat D'Amato, an EMT for AMR Ambulance, thanking him for his heroism working as an EMT in the hardest hit areas of New York City during the Covid-19 / Coronavirus pandemic. D'Amato recently returned from New York. Along with local police cruisers, firetrucks, and an AMR ambulance, approximately 200 cars and trucks paraded by his home. The parade was organized by West Haven Birthday Parades organizer Kevin Ward and West Haven High School Band Director Cassandra Marcella.
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West Haven, Connecticut - Saturday, May 9, 2020: The greater West Haven area community parade their vehicles in a surprise drive-by Saturday at the West Haven home of first responder Pat D'Amato, an EMT for AMR Ambulance, thanking him for his heroism working as an EMT in the hardest hit areas of New York City during the Covid-19 / Coronavirus pandemic. D'Amato recently returned from New York. Along with local police cruisers, firetrucks, and an AMR ambulance, approximately 200 cars and trucks paraded by his home. The parade was organized by West Haven Birthday Parades organizer Kevin Ward and West Haven High School Band Director Cassandra Marcella.
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Connecticut vets say they are prepared to test animals for the coronavirus, but it would be done in rare circumstances.
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Home Instead Franchise Owner Coleman Gately looks on as caregiver Tisha Iannacone grabs a flower basket for Mother's Day at Home Instead's offices in Norwalk, Conn., on Saturday May 8, 2020. The flowers, donated through Lowe's, were delivered staff caregivers and the mothers and grandmothers they work with who may feel socially isolated on Mother's Day because of the coronavirus.
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Home Instead Franchise Owners Heather and Coleman Gately deliver flower baskets for Mother's Day to a home in New Canaan, Conn., on Saturday May 8, 2020. The flowers, donated through Lowe's, were delivered to staff caregivers and the mothers and grandmothers they work with who may feel socially isolated on Mother's Day because of the coronavirus.
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Medical personnel of DOCS Urgent Care Stamford administer a COVID-19 nasal swab tests to residents of Stamford's Westside at a walk up testing site for the Coronavirus at AME Bethel Church in Stamford, Connecticut on May 2, 2020.
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Owners Sandra and Miguel Pittman outside their popular Sandra's Next Generation restaurant in New Haven, Conn. on Sunday, May 10, 2020. They said aspects of their business, like catering, have been adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Customers wear masks as they shop for flowers and other plantings at Filanowski Farms on Wheelers Farm Road in Milford, Conn. on Thursday, May 7, 2020.
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West Haven, Connecticut - Saturday, May 9, 2020: The greater West Haven area community parade their vehicles in a surprise drive-by Saturday at the West Haven home of first responder Pat D'Amato, an EMT for AMR Ambulance, thanking him for his heroism working as an EMT in the hardest hit areas of New York City during the Covid-19 / Coronavirus pandemic. D'Amato recently returned from New York. Along with local police cruisers, firetrucks, and an AMR ambulance, approximately 200 cars and trucks paraded by his home. The parade was organized by West Haven Birthday Parades organizer Kevin Ward and West Haven High School Band Director Cassandra Marcella.
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Customers wear masks as they shop for flowers and other plantings at Filanowski Farms on Wheelers Farm Road in Milford, Conn. on Thursday, May 7, 2020.
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A sign outlines social distancing at Van Wilgen's Garden Mart on the Post Road in Milford, Conn. on Thursday, May 7, 2020.
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Gov. Ned Lamont spoke in front of Northbridge Health Care Center in Bridgeport last week, thanking the staff.
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Ella Unger, 8, and Peter Unger, of Harrison, N.Y., practice ollies on their skateboards at Bruce Park on a sunny day in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, May 3, 2020. With a high temperature in the upper-70s, the town saw lots of exhausted quarantiners active on the streets and in the parks.
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Guilford, Connecticut, Saturday, May 2, 2020: People enjoy the warmth and sunshine Saturday at Jacob's Beach in Guilford during the Coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic.
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Alisa, left, of New York, and Lola, of Stamford, both 8, lounge on Lisa Katzen's 1976 sculpture "Priapos" at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park on a sunny day in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, May 3, 2020. With a high temperature in the upper-70s, the town saw lots of exhausted quarantiners active on the streets and in the parks.
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A group of people practiced social distancing by marking their area in the sand at Cove Island Beach in Stamford on Sunday.
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Groups of people gather Sunday at beaches in Milford, including Silver Sands State Park, which was closed to new visitors by the afternoon when the parking lot reached capacity.
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Two women wear masks while walking down Greenwich Avenue on a sunny day in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, May 3, 2020. With a high temperature in the upper-70s, the town saw lots of exhausted quarantiners active on the streets and in the parks.
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Madison, Connecticut, Saturday, May 1, 2020: People enjoy the warmth and sunshine Saturday at the Surf Club town beach in Madison during the Covid-19 / Coronavirus pandemic.
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Cos Cob's Arlene and Tony Chioditti walk their dog, Riley, through Bruce Park on a sunny day in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, May 3, 2020. With a high temperature in the upper-70s, the town saw lots of exhausted quarantiners active on the streets and in the parks.
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Greenwich residents Roman and Nicole Josiger catch some sun at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park on a sunny day in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, May 3, 2020. With a high temperature in the upper-70s, the town saw lots of exhausted quarantiners active on the streets and in the parks.
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Madison, Connecticut, Saturday, May 1, 2020: People enjoy the warmth and sunshine Saturday at the Surf Club town beach in Madison during the Covid-19 / Coronavirus pandemic.
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Guilford, Connecticut, Saturday, May 2, 2020: Francisco Mira of New York City and his son Max, 3, who are staying with family in Guilford due to the impact of the Coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic on New York City, enjoy the warmth and sunshine Saturday as they play in the sand Jacob's Beach in Guilford.
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Guilford, Connecticut, Saturday, May 2, 2020: People enjoy the warmth and sunshine Saturday at Jacob's Beach in Guilford during the Coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic.
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Guilford, Connecticut, Saturday, May 2, 2020: Ronald Jost of Guilford enjoys the warmth and sunshine Saturday at Jacob's Beach in Guilford during the Coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic.
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Guilford, Connecticut, Saturday, May 2, 2020: Mario Bruno of Glastonbury, left, with his daughters Karina, 13, center, and Isabella, 16, right, as the fly a kite together while enjoying the e warmth and sunshine Saturday at Jacob's Beach in Guilford during the Coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic.
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Soan Rosario and Bob Maars (right) assemble a Bio-Med CrossVent ventilator in March 2020 at the Guilford, Conn. facility of Bio-Med Devices, which expanded production hours to meet demand for new ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus.
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Dr. JD Sidana of DOCS Urgent Care Stamford administers a COVID-19 nasal swab test on Robert Hayes, 73, of Stamford at a walk up testing site for the Coronavirus at AME Bethel Church in Stamford, Connecticut on May 2, 2020. Over 200 tests were perform by medical professinals for residents of Stamford's Westside.
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More than 150 cars honk to protest the anticipated cuts to Greenwich public school budget outside of Town Hall last Sunday. The cuts have gone through but the backlash has not let up.
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Nurse Practitioner Julianna Barresi, APRN, at right, adjusts her glasses under her face shield that has fogged up during tests for the Coronavirus at the Family Center at Wilbur Peck Court in Greenwich, Connecticut on May 1, 2020. Some 60 Rapid Covid-19 test were performed, yielding results in less than a day.
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A woman wearing a face mask because of the coronavirus pandemic traverses the New Haven Green Monday in the rain.
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George Robinson, of Danbury, has his vitals taken by Courtney Cass, right, for a coronavirus test at AFC Urgent Care on Main Street in Danbury, Conn, Thursday, April 23, 2020. Robinson has had two prior tests return positive and was getting his third test after isolating at home for over two weeks.
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A Stop & Shop employee stocks produce in April 2020 at a store in Simsbury, Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont ordered all business establishments to provide employees masks as of April 20 and until further notice during the 2020 pandemic of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. (Photo courtesy Stop & Shop)
New Haven, Connecticut - Thursday , April 23, 2020: Not all students have left Yale University because of the Covid-19 / coronavirus pandemic. Here Aymane Eddahmany of Morocco, standing in front of Yale's Trumbull College. Eddahmany, a Fullbright Scholar and a Yale University Environmental Studies graduate student still lives on the Yale University Campus. International students who aren't able to go home, as well as students who can't go home because of various mitigating circumstance, are staying in Yale dorms, taking online classes.
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North Haven, Connecticut - Friday, April 24, 2020: Edward Otremba Sr., a resident at The Landing of North Haven assisted living facility, seated, left, gets a birthday celebration at 100-years-old Friday using social distancing with a community car parade that included a North Haven Fire Department truck, the presentation of a birthday cake, and birthday songs in English and Polish. Ed's family was planning on a huge celebration at the community with friends and family but it had to canceled because of the Coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic
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North Haven, Connecticut - Friday, April 24, 2020: Cathy DellaValle of Haven, right, holds a sign "Sto lat", the name of a Polish song that is sung to express good wishes, good health and long life to a person during a celebratory procession Friday honoring her father Edward Otremba Sr., 100, a resident at The Landing of North Haven assisted living facility, during his centennial birthday party using social distancing with a community car parade that included a North Haven Fire Department truck, the presentation of a birthday cake, and birthday songs in English and Polish. Ed?•s family was planning on a huge celebration at the community with friends and family but it had to canceled because of the Coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic
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North Haven, Connecticut - Friday, April 24, 2020: Cathy DellaValle of Haven, holds a sign "Sto lat", the name of a Polish song that is sung to express good wishes, good health and long life to a person during a celebratory procession Friday honoring her father Edward Otremba Sr., 100, a resident at The Landing of North Haven assisted living facility, during his centennial birthday party using social distancing with a community car parade that included a North Haven Fire Department truck, the presentation of a birthday cake, and birthday songs in English and Polish. Ed?•s family was planning on a huge celebration at the community with friends and family but it had to canceled because of the Coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic
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North Haven, Connecticut - Friday, April 24, 2020: Edward Otremba Sr., a resident at The Landing of North Haven assisted living facility, gets a birthday celebration at 100-years-old Friday using social distancing with a community car parade that included a North Haven Fire Department truck, the presentation of a birthday cake, and birthday songs in English and Polish. Ed's family was planning on a huge celebration at the community with friends and family but it had to canceled because of the Coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic
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John Whitelaw of the Milford Public Works Department prepares the infield of Daniel S. Wasson Field in Milford on March 27, 2020.
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Not all students have left Yale University because of the Covid-19 / coronavirus pandemic. Here, Fatih Celikbas of Turkey, standing in front of Yale's Trumbull College. Celikbas, a fourth-year computer science major, still lives on the Yale University Campus. Students who can't go home because of various mitigating circumstance, are staying in Yale dorms, taking online classes.
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Courtney Cass, right, takes vitals for George Robinson, of Danbury, for a coronavirus test at AFC Urgent Care on Main Street in Danbury, Conn, Thursday, April 23, 2020. Robinson has had two prior tests return positive and was getting his third test after isolating at home for over two weeks.
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Mayor Joe Ganim thanks Bridgeport Hostpital health care workers during a parade of first responders that arrived at the hospital to thank them for their hard work in fighting the coronavirus in Bridgeport, Conn., on Thursday Apr. 16, 2020.
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A sign is displayed that MacDuff's Public House is open for take out orders in Greenwich, Conn. Thursday, March 19, 2020. Restaurant dining rooms are closed amidst the coronavirus situation, but takeout and delivery are still options.
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The security check point on Thursday. Westchester County Airport will shut down Monday so workers can begin a capital improvement project to fix runways, taking advantage of an air traffic slowdown caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus. Both runways will be shut down from April 29 through May 5 while work is completed on a section of pavement where the two intersect. Repairs to 16/34, the airports main 6,500-foot runway that handles some of the 40 plus commercial flights a day, will continue through May 21.
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Westchester County Airport will shut down Monday so workers can begin a capital improvement project to fix runways, taking advantage of an air traffic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus. Both runways will be shut down from April 29 through May 5 while work is completed on a section of pavement where the two intersect. Repairs to 16/34, the airports main 6,500-foot runway that handles some of the 40 plus commercial flights a day, will continue through May 21.
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Danbury Hospital staff give a hero's welcome to Ezra Zimmerman, of Ridgefield, owner of EZ Moving at the hospital. Zimmerman volunteered to dive to Kentucky to pick up four used ventilators that Danbury Hospital had purchased. He was given a hero's welcome at the hospital and a police escort by state and local departments from I-84. Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Danbury, Conn.
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New Haven, Connecticut - Thursday, April 16, 2020: Xanthia Pellegrino, 27, of Branford, center, who grew up poor in New Haven, delivers food on Chapel Street with her boyfriend Darren Bowman, Jr. of Hamden, 25, right, to Christopher Staggers of New Haven. Pelligrino has been laid off from her job so she is cooking meals for families with children, elderly, people with medical issues and basically anyone who needs her home cooking during the Coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic. Staggers, on disability and needs dialysis, says the her foods helps him with his diabetic diet.
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More than 1,000 people in about 300 vehicles circled the state Capitol and later the governor's residence in Hartford Monday, April 20, 2020, to protest the shutdown of the state for coronavirus. Many showed signs and wore hats and t-shirts in support of President Donald Trump. One lone counter-protester stood with a mask, and declined to give her name.
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More than 1,000 people in about 300 vehicles circled the state Capitol and later the governor's residence in Hartford Monday, April 20, 2020, to protest the shutdown of the state for coronavirus. Many showed signs and wore hats and t-shirts in support of President Donald Trump. One lone counter-protester stood with a mask, and declined to give her name.
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More than 1,000 people in about 300 vehicles circled the state Capitol and later the governor's residence in Hartford Monday, April 20, 2020, to protest the shutdown of the state for coronavirus. Many showed signs and wore hats and t-shirts in support of President Donald Trump. One lone counter-protester stood with a mask, and declined to give her name.
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Airman Starr Figueroa, of Naugatuck, puts together a bed as the national guard arrived Wednesday at the O'Neill Center on Western Connecticut State University Westside campus to begin to transform the building into a 219 bed medical space that would be used if area hospitals see a surge in patients. Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Danbury, Conn.
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Stamford resident Deb Wegrzyn snaps photos of blooming Cherry Blossoms while walking home through Mill River Park on April 8, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut. Many residents are siding with the CDC guidelines and wearing masks, while enjoying the outdoors, helping contain the spread of COVID-19.
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Volunteer Jim Burger works at the new temporary location of Neighbor to Neighbor's food pantry at the Arch Street Teen Center in Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The Neighbor to Neighbor nonprofit moved its food pantry to the Arch Street Teen Center for a larger workspace that allows for social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Hamden, Connecticut - Wednesday, April 08, 2020: Volunteers help with food distribution as other families in need wait in their cars at the Hamden Middle School for their opportunity to get family portioned groceries put into their trunks with food donations from the Christ For Bread of Life parish Catholic church in Hamden and the Connecticut Food Bank by volunteers from the Town of Hamden and assisted by the Town of Hamden Office of Emergency Management Community Emergency Response Team, Hamden Board of Education, Hamden Police Department and the Connecticut Army National Guard. Over 350 families received the groceries.
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Bridgeport Hostpital health care workers were honored by dozens of first responders who arrived in a parade to thank them for their hard work fighting the coronavirus pandemic in Bridgeport, Conn., on Thursday Apr. 16, 2020.
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New Haven, Connecticut - Wednesday, April 15, 2020: A drive-through COVID-19 testing site is being prepared Wednesday afternoon at the former Gateway Community College at 60 Sargent Drive in New Haven and will be opened soon by the state in conjunction with CVS and Abbott Laboratories, at which four lanes will be able to accommodate up to 750 cars daily. Rick Fontana, the city's director of the Office of Emergency Management, said it will be the only such site in Connecticut.
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New Haven, Connecticut - Wednesday, April 15, 2020: A drive-through COVID-19 testing site is being prepared Wednesday afternoon at the former Gateway Community College at 60 Sargent Drive in New Haven and will be opened soon by the state in conjunction with CVS and Abbott Laboratories, at which four lanes will be able to accommodate up to 750 cars daily. Rick Fontana, the city's director of the Office of Emergency Management, said it will be the only such site in Connecticut.
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A nurse collects a nasal swab sample from a University of Washington Medicine employee in their car in Seattle.
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Hospital workers wave and cheer outside Greenwich Hospital as first responders pass by in a caravan of lights and sirens in Greenwich, Connecticut on April 16, 2020. The first responders arrived in police vehicles, EMS ambulances, and fire department trucks to give thanks to healthcare workers for their efforts in combating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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A Rye, New York police unit thanks hospital workers, as they wave and cheer outside Greenwich Hospital as first responders pass by in a caravan of lights and sirens in Greenwich, Connecticut on April 16, 2020. The first responders arrived in police vehicles, EMS ambulances, and fire department trucks to give thanks to healthcare workers for their efforts in combating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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From left, Nurses from Labor and Delivery, Jessica Wieneke, Melissa Muller and Annie Gallagher, along with othe hospital workers wave and cheer outside Greenwich Hospital as first responders pass by in a caravan of lights and sirens in Greenwich, Connecticut on April 16, 2020. The first responders arrived in police vehicles, EMS ambulances, and fire department trucks to give thanks to healthcare workers for their efforts in combating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Hospital workers wave and cheer outside Greenwich Hospital as first responders pass by in a caravan of lights and sirens in Greenwich, Connecticut on April 16, 2020. The first responders arrived in police vehicles, EMS ambulances, and fire department trucks to give thanks to healthcare workers for their efforts in combating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Officer Michael Burke, a 19 year veteran with the Stamford Police Department, is photographed on April 15, 2020 at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. Burke, after battling the COVID-19 Coronavirus, gets some fresh air while he continues his recovery at home after being released from the hospital.
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Chaplain Marlon Simpkins from the Regional Hospice in Danbury, and Sam Dexter, manager of spiritual care, behind him, have been helping nurses and social workers cope with the coronavirus. Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Danbury, Conn.
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Bridgeport Hostpital health care workers were honored by dozens of first responders who arrived in a parade to thank them for their hard work fighting the coronavirus pandemic in Bridgeport, Conn., on Thursday Apr. 16, 2020.
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Bridgeport Hostpital health care workers were honored by dozens of first responders who arrived in a parade to thank them for their hard work fighting the coronavirus pandemic in Bridgeport, Conn., on Thursday Apr. 16, 2020.
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A postal worker wears PPE as she delivers mail in Ansonia, Conn., on Wednesday Apr. 8, 2020.
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Katherine Reilly of New Canaan celebrated her 97th Birthday with family and neighbors, who paraded around the parking circle in front of her New Canaan, Connecticut home on April 2, 2020. The family and neighbors then gathered themselves together, observing socially acceptable distancing, singing Happy Birthday and toasting life while chanting three more years, which would reference Reilly's 100th Birthday salute.
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Orange, Connecticut - Monday, April 06, 2020: A surprise parade of cars slowly drive by the Orange home of Elizabeth Romanovsky, 15, celebrating her 15th birthday Monday in lieu of a party to comply with the social distancing protocol during the Coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic.
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Collection Technician Haley McClure takes a person's temperature as part of a pre-screening process for patients donating blood American Red Cross holds a blood drive at Whitneyville Cultural Commons in Hamden, Conn., on Friday Apr. 3, 2020. Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, the American Red Cross has seen an uptick in donations.
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PT Partners hold its monthly PT Barnum food distribution event in Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday Apr. 4, 2020. The coronavirus has increased demand for food and PT Partners say they are now running low on donations from various food banks they rely on.
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Hamden Public Schools personnel deliver 3D printed face shields for EMS workers at Hamden Fire Department's main fire station in Hamden, Conn., on Thursday Apr. 3, 2020.
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Customers wait for food at Subway at the 1-95 northbound rest plaza in Milford, Conn., on Thursday Mar. 2, 2020.
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PT Partners hold its monthly PT Barnum food distribution event in Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday Apr. 4, 2020. The coronavirus has increased demand for food and PT Partners say they are now running low on donations from various food banks they rely on.
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Hamden Fire Department's Chief Gary Merwede speaks to the media after a box of 3D printed face shields for EMS workers were delivered to the main fire station in Hamden, Conn., on Thursday Apr. 3, 2020. Almost 100 face shields were created by student Conner Larocque who is enrolled in Hamden High School's HECA program. Conner wanted to know if he could make use of the school's 3D printers to create face shields for hospital workers. "I've already started printing some of my own… and we have the tools (at HHS) to help aid the global fight against COVID. I believe we should use them."
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A sign thanks first responders in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic on Todd Drive in Milford, Conn. on Monday, April 6, 2020.
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PT Partners hold its monthly PT Barnum food distribution event in Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday Apr. 4, 2020. The coronavirus has increased demand for food and PT Partners say they are now running low on donations from various food banks they rely on.
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PT Partners hold its monthly PT Barnum food distribution event in Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday Apr. 4, 2020. The coronavirus has increased demand for food and PT Partners say they are now running low on donations from various food banks they rely on.
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Hamden Engineering Careers Academy (HECA) teacher Gabe Jenkins, right, delivers a box of 3D printed face shields for EMS workers at Hamden Fire Department's main fire station in Hamden, Conn., on Thursday Apr. 3, 2020. Almost 100 face shields were created by student Conner Larocque who is enrolled in Hamden High School's HECA program. Conner wanted to know if he could make use of the school's 3D printers to create face shields for hospital workers. "I've already started printing some of my own… and we have the tools (at HHS) to help aid the global fight against COVID. I believe we should use them."
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Motorists exit the 1-95 northbound rest plaza in Milford, Conn., on Thursday Mar. 2, 2020.
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PT Partners hold its monthly PT Barnum food distribution event in Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday Apr. 4, 2020. The coronavirus has increased demand for food and PT Partners say they are now running low on donations from various food banks they rely on.
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PT Partners hold its monthly PT Barnum food distribution event in Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday Apr. 4, 2020. The coronavirus has increased demand for food and PT Partners say they are now running low on donations from various food banks they rely on.
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PT Partners hold its monthly PT Barnum food distribution event in Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday Apr. 4, 2020. The coronavirus has increased demand for food and PT Partners say they are now running low on donations from various food banks they rely on.
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Customers wait for food at McDonald's at the 1-95 northbound rest plaza in Milford, Conn., on Thursday Mar. 2, 2020.
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Street art in Shelton during teh coronavirus shutdown, sping 2020.
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PT Partners hold its monthly PT Barnum food distribution event in Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday Apr. 4, 2020. The coronavirus has increased demand for food and PT Partners say they are now running low on donations from various food banks they rely on.
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PT Partners hold its monthly PT Barnum food distribution event in Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday Apr. 4, 2020. The coronavirus has increased demand for food and PT Partners say they are now running low on donations from various food banks they rely on.
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Milford police officer Karen Banks wears a protective mask that she and other officers are required to wear outside their vehicles in Milford, Conn. on Wednesday, April 8, 2020.
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Information Systems Librarian Fred Danowski uses a 3-D printer to fashion frames for protective face shields at the Milford Library, currently closed to the public, in Milford, Conn. on Monday, April 6, 2020. Danowski produces ten of the frames each week, for use as protective equipment at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury.
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Fashion designer Jennifer Butler, of Fairfield, works on one of the over one hundred masks she has stitched for health care workers and others at her studio in Fairfield, Conn. on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Butler gives the masks away for free but has accepted donations to pay for fabric.
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Collection Technician Jayla Ramos prepares donated blood during a American Red Cross blood drive at Whitneyville Cultural Commons in Hamden, Conn., on Friday Apr. 3, 2020. Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, the American Red Cross has seen an uptick in donations.
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Walkers enjoy the sunny weather on the Derby Greenway section of the Naugatuck River Greenway in Derby, Conn. on Monday, April 6, 2020. The Ansonia section of the Greenway, called the Ansonia Riverwalk, has been closed due to social distancing concerns during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Visitors enjoy a sunny afternoon at Silver Sands State Park in Milford, Conn. on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced plans to reduce capacity at popular parks to ensure social distancing in the wake of the coronavirus.
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Signs inform customers at the Trader Joe's store at 2258 Black Rock Turnpike closed for cleaning after an associate tested positive for Covid-19 in Fairfield, Conn. on Thursday, April 2, 2020.
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Mike Dokla, of Shelton, donates bags of food to the St. Vincent DePaul of the Valley Food Pantry at 237 Roosevelt Drive in Derby, Conn. on Sunday, April 5, 2020. The pantry has been accepting new clients in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Decked out in festive Easter Bunny ears, Director Remy Kocurek, center, of St. Vincent DePaul of the Valley, and Manager Cindy Barbian accept food donations at the food pantry at 237 Roosevelt Drive in Derby, Conn. on Sunday, April 5, 2020. The pantry has been accepting new clients in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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An empty Washington Park in Bridgeport, Conn. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Playgrounds have been closed in the city due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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An empty Washington Park in Bridgeport, Conn. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Playgrounds have been closed in the city due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Decked out in festive Easter Bunny ears, Remy Kocurek, director of St. Vincent DePaul of the Valley, collects food donations at the food pantry at 237 Roosevelt Drive in Derby, Conn. on Sunday, April 5, 2020. The pantry has been accepting new clients in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Janet Gardella, the office and business manager at Our Lady of Assumption Church, is the only person in attendance for Sunday mass in Fairfield, Conn. March 29, 2020. The church has been live steaming several masses a week for parishioners since the church has been closed to the public due to coronavirus precautions.
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With an empty sanctuary behind him, music director Mac Cooney plays organ and sings during a Sunday mass at Our Lady of Assumption Church, in Fairfield, Conn. March 29, 2020. The church has been live steaming several masses a week for parishioners since the church has been closed to the public due to coronavirus precautions.
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Father Peter Cipriani from Our Lady of Assumption Church leads a Sunday eucharistic procession around the Stratfield neighborhood of Fairfield, Conn. March 29, 2020. Cipriani has been leading the weekly processions following closed masses that are still held at the church. The masses can be viewed by a live stream on the church's website, as well as social media. The church is currently closed to the public due to coronavirus precautions.
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Father Peter Cipriani from Our Lady of Assumption Church leads a Sunday eucharistic procession around the Stratfield neighborhood of Fairfield, Conn. March 29, 2020. Cipriani has been leading the weekly processions following closed masses that are still held at the church. The masses can be viewed by a live stream on the church's website, as well as social media. The church is currently closed to the public due to coronavirus precautions.
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Father Peter Cipriani from Our Lady of Assumption Church leads a Sunday eucharistic procession around the Stratfield neighborhood of Fairfield, Conn. March 29, 2020. Cipriani has been leading the weekly processions following closed masses that are still held at the church. The masses can be viewed by a live stream on the church's website, as well as social media. The church is currently closed to the public due to coronavirus precautions.
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Rachel Kosa talks with waiting customer Suzy Bustamante outside Source Coffeehouse, in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, Conn. Nov. 27, 2020 The coffeeshop has remained open to customers who can pick up their orders from the sidewalk outside.
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Maria Mecatl picks up grab-and-go meals with her niece, Isabella Valez, at Curiale School in Bridgeport, Conn. March 27, 2020. Bridgeport schools have expanded the program from breakfast and lunch to also include items for dinner meals.
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Fifth grader Jeriyah Smith picks up a slice of pizza during a lunchtime visit to the cafeteria at Columbus School, in Bridgeport, Conn. March 16, 2020. Following the closing of schools last week, Bridgeport began serving breakfast and lunch meals to go for city students on Monday.
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The blocked entrance to Penfield Beach, in Fairfield, Conn. April 6, 2020. Town of Fairfield beaches and parks are currently closed to the public due to coronavirus precautions.
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Cafeteria manager Janice Northrop carries bags of grab-and-go meals for students at Curiale School, in Bridgeport, Conn. Nov. 27, 2020. Bridgeport schools have expanded the program from breakfast and lunch to also include items for dinner meals.
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A television news reporter and photographer broadcast from a vacant Penfield Beach, in Fairfield, Conn. April 6, 2020. The beach was clear of people Monday afternoon. Town of Fairfield beaches and parks are currently closed to the public due to coronavirus precautions.
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A rider waves to the driver before boarding a Greater Bridgeport Transit bus waiting at the Bridgeport Transit Center, in Bridgeport, Conn. April 9, 2020. New safety protocols are in place asking passengers to board and exit GBT buses via the rear doors.
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A sign at the entrance to Penfield Beach, in Fairfield, Conn. April 6, 2020. Town of Fairfield beaches and parks are currently closed to the public due to coronavirus precautions.
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Workers with Murphy Medical Associates conduct corona virus at a drive-thru testing station Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Bedford Middle School in Westport, Conn. Due to a large coronavirus outbreak in Westport, the Westport Weston Health District arranged for additional community testing. Residents of Westport and Weston were tested by Murphy Medical Associates, a private company, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
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Workers with Murphy Medical Associates conduct corona virus at a drive-thru testing station Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Bedford Middle School in Westport, Conn. Due to a large coronavirus outbreak in Westport, the Westport Weston Health District arranged for additional community testing. Residents of Westport and Weston were tested by Murphy Medical Associates, a private company, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
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J&K Tree Service owner Kyle DeLucia and his neice Kayla Boyle set up a crane to display a large American Flag and a thank you note for Norwalk Hospital staff Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Norwalk, Conn. Boyle thought of the idea to thank health care workers during the coronvirus outbreak and helped her uncle paint the sign.
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Workers with Murphy Medical Associates conduct corona virus at a drive-thru testing station Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Bedford Middle School in Westport, Conn. Due to a large coronavirus outbreak in Westport, the Westport Weston Health District arranged for additional community testing. Residents of Westport and Weston were tested by Murphy Medical Associates, a private company, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
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Workers with Murphy Medical Associates conduct corona virus at a drive-thru testing station Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Bedford Middle School in Westport, Conn. Due to a large coronavirus outbreak in Westport, the Westport Weston Health District arranged for additional community testing. Residents of Westport and Weston were tested by Murphy Medical Associates, a private company, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
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Calf Pasturer Beach is closed to all visiotors Tuesday, March 31, 2020,in Norwalk, Conn.
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J&K Tree Service sets up a crane to display a large American Flag and a thank you note for Norwalk Hospital staff Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Norwalk, Conn.
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A woman walks with ther dog outside a closed Veterans Park Tuesday, March 31, 20202, in Norwalk, Conn.
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Jefferson Science Magnet School staff organized a motorcade which proceeds slowly by students' homes Thursday, April 2, 2020 as a way of rallying the neighborhood during the pandemic in Norwalk, Conn.
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Shoppers exit Stew Leonards with groceries Tuesday, March 31, 20202, in Norwalk, Conn.
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Jefferson Science Magnet School staff organized a motorcade which proceeds slowly by students' homes Thursday, April 2, 2020 as a way of rallying the neighborhood during the pandemic in Norwalk, Conn.
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A sign on Route 1 thanks the workers at Norwalk Hospital Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Norwalk, Conn.
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Amanda Riley, director of the Bethel school system food service is ready for another morning of what they are calling the COVID-19 Emergency Feeding Program. Lunch and breakfast bags were being distributed by the food service workers and volunteers at Berry School. Wednesday, April 1 2020, in Bethel, Conn.
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The national guard arrived Wednesday at the O'Neill Center on Western Connecticut State University Westside campus to begin to transform the building into a 219 bed medical space that would be used if area hospitals see a surge in patients. Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Danbury, Conn.
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Specilist Jacob Oliver, of Thpmaston, left, and Cadet Andre Salazar, of Bridgeport, carry a bed to be assembled as the national guard arrived Wednesday at the O'Neill Center on Western Connecticut State University Westside campus to begin to transform the building into a 219 bed medical space that would be used if area hospitals see a surge in patients. Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Danbury, Conn.
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Volunteer Emie Riley helps distribute lunch and breakfast bags at Berry School on Wednesday morning. April 1 2020, in Bethel, Conn.
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Ezra Zimmerman, of Ridgefield, owner of EZ Moving, is given a police escort to Danbury Hospital from I-84. Zimmerman volunteered to dive to Kentucky to pick up four used ventilators that Danbury Hospital had purchased. Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Danbury, Conn.
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Ezra Zimmerman, of Ridgefield, owner of EZ Moving, talks with Dr John Murphy, President and CEO of Nuvance Health, at Danbury Hospital. Zimmerman volunteered to dive to Kentucky to pick up four used ventilators that the hospital had purchased. He was given a hero's welcome at the hospital and a police escort by state and local departments from I-84. Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Danbury, Conn.
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Ezra Zimmerman, of Ridgefield, owner of EZ Moving, volunteered to dive to Kentucky to pick up four used ventilators that Danbury Hospital had purchased. He was given a hero's welcome at the hospital and a police escort by state and local departments from I-84. Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Danbury, Conn.
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Ezra Zimmerman, of Ridgefield, owner of EZ Moving, volunteered to dive to Kentucky to pick up four used ventilators that Danbury Hospital had purchased. He was given a hero's welcome at the hospital and a police escort by state and local departments from I-84. Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Danbury, Conn.
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Cars wait in line as Faith Church started its "Manna from Heaven" program on Wednesday evening. The church was distributing 250 hot meals each week to people in need. The meals are being purchased from four local restaurants, which also helps those establishments. Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in New Milford, Conn.
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Yvonne Villani, of Danbury, hands out meals at the Faith Church "Manna from Heaven" program on Wednesday evening. The church was distributing 250 hot meals to people in need. The meals are being purchased from four local restaurants, which also helps those establishments. Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in New Milford, Conn.
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Pastor Al Coelho, of Brookfield, holds two bags of meals being distributed at Faith Church as it started its "Manna from Heaven" program on Wednesday evening.. They will be distributing 250 hot meals each week to people in need. The meals are being purchased from four local restaurants, which also helps those establishments. Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in New Milford, Conn.
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Faith Church started its "Manna from Heaven" program of Wednesday evening and had Easter eggs and candy to give away as well. The church will be distributing 250 hot meals each week to people in need. The meals are being purchased from four local restaurants, which also helps those establishments. Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in New Milford, Conn.
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Citarella employee Hovie Pandong stocks the shelves with apples while wearing a mask and gloves at Citarella Gourmet Market in Greenwich, Conn. Thursday, April 9, 2020. As an extra measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Greenwich is mandating food service workers to wear a protective mask and gloves at work.
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Henry Bruynes, 9, makes noise with his parents, Ashley and Jan-Paul, in honor of healthcare workers outside their home in Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Bruynes was inspired by a video of people in New York City apartments cheering for healthcare workers, so decided to do the same at his house and encouraged neighbors to join in.
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Rabbi Chaya Bender, right, accompanied by her wife, Emily Jaeger, lead the Temple Sholom seder on a Zoom meeting attended by many other Temple Sholom congregants. Celebrating the start of Passover, the seder dinner featured interactive questions, singalongs, and seder-themed hats. More than 50 families attended the online meetup, allowing for a sense of community and togetherness in a time of social distancing and isolation.
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Joggers run laps as a sign promoting social distancing is displayed behind them on a fence at Scalzi Park in Stamford, Conn. Monday, April 6, 2020. Doctors recommend keeping a distance of at least six feet away from others to reduce the risk of contracting the coronavirus.
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A woman covers her nose and mouth with a scarf while two men wear surgical masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Stamford, Conn. Monday, April 6, 2020.
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A man shields his nose and mouth with a bandana while riding through downtown Stamford, Conn. Monday, April 6, 2020.
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Workers from Murphy Medical Associates administer drive-thru screenings for the coronavirus on a private lot in Stamford, Conn. Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Murphy Medical Associates has been offering drive-thru testing for the coronavirus at locations in Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, New Canaan, and Stratford. An appointment must be approved and booked in advance to be tested.
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Customers wait for food at McDonald's at the 1-95 northbound rest plaza in Milford, Conn., on Thursday Mar. 2, 2020.
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Notes of positivity are displayed in the windows of a home in the Byram section of Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, April 5, 2020. Notes of encouragement, drawings, and teddy bears are being displayed in the windows of many homes as a way to bring together community during a time of quarantine and social distancing.
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A enormous teddy bear sits on the porch of a home in Old Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, April 5, 2020. Notes of encouragement, drawings, and teddy bears are being displayed in the windows of many homes as a way to bring together community during a time of quarantine and social distancing.
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A drawing of a rainbow is displayed in the windows of a home in Old Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, April 5, 2020. Notes of encouragement, drawings, and teddy bears are being displayed in the windows of many homes as a way to bring together community during a time of quarantine and social distancing.
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A sign reading "Stay safe, stay home" flashes above the southbound lane of I-95 between Exit 5 and Exit 6 at the border of Greenwich and Stamford, Conn. Thursday, April 2, 2020.
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Volunteer Jim Burger works at the new temporary location of Neighbor to Neighbor's food pantry at the Arch Street Teen Center in Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The Neighbor to Neighbor nonprofit moved its food pantry to the Arch Street Teen Center for a larger workspace that allows for social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak.
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A sign directs patients to the coronavirus specimen collection siet at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Marna Borgstrom, president and CEO of the Yale New Haven Health System, said nine doctors at Greenwich Hospital have been diagnosed with the virus.
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A sheet of plexiglass separates cashier Nadine Colas from customers in line at ShopRite of Commerce St. in Stamford, Conn. Monday, March 30, 2020. Many grocery stores are taking precautions in preventing the spread of coronavirus including signs promoting social distancing and plexiglass between shoppers and cashiers.
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Greenwich's Ezell Pirtle, 6, plays a game while waiting behind a line of blue tape to check out with her motheras a sheet of plexiglass separates cashier Miguel Hernandez from customers in line at ShopRite of Commerce St. in Stamford, Conn. Monday, March 30, 2020. Many grocery stores are taking precautions in preventing the spread of coronavirus including signs promoting social distancing and plexiglass between shoppers and cashiers.
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A lone traveler waits on the platform for his train at the Stamford Transportation Center in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Since the coronavirus outbreak, Metro-North has seen a sharp decrease in train commuters.
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GEMS Director of Quality Assurance Colin Bassett demonstrates protective gear being implemented at the Greenwich Emergency Medical Services headquarters in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn. Thursday, March 19, 2020. With the coronavirus outbreak in mind, GEMS is taking new precautions including pre-screening patients for symptoms and using protective gear while responding to calls in which the patient may have symptoms or symptoms are uncertain.
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Fernando Ramirez assists a long line of cars waiting to be screened for coronavirus at the Murphy Medical Associates drive-thru location on Bedford Street in Stamford, Conn. Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Murphy Medical Associates has been offering drive-thru testing for the coronavirus at locations in Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, New Canaan, and Stratford. An appointment must be approved and booked in advance to be tested.
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Taina Gomez puts together a take-out order at Garden Catering in Stamford, Conn. Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Restaurant dining rooms are closed amidst the coronavirus situation, but takeout and delivery are still options.
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Katie Reitman walks her dog, Kona, past the line of cars waiting to be screened for coronavirus at the Murphy Medical Associates testing site on Bedford Street in Stamford, Conn. Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Murphy Medical Associates has been offering drive-thru testing for the coronavirus at locations in Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, New Canaan, and Stratford. An appointment must be approved and booked in advance to be tested.
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Vanessa Rubio takes bagged lunches for her children at New Lebanon School in the Byram section of Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The school district is providing breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday to more than 1,000 students who qualify for free and reduced lunches by sending buses to 12 locations throughout town for students and parents to pick up their meals.
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Registered Nurse Jillian Wright makes a heart sign with her hands while taking a selfie with her brother, Kyle DeLucia, founder and owner of K&J Tree Service, in front of Yale New Haven Hospital on April 6, 2020. DeLucia put up a 50 foot United States flag and a large thank you across from the hospital on York Street to show his appreciation for the work of the hospital staff.
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Patient Care Associate Ashlee Tarsia takes a selfie in front of a 50 foot United States flag and thank you put up by Kyle DeLucia, founder and owner of K&J Tree Service, in front of Yale New Haven Hospital on April 6, 2020. DeLucia put up the flag and a large thank you across from the hospital on York Street to show his appreciation for the work of the hospital staff.
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Kyle DeLucia, founder and owner of K&J Tree Service, put up a 50 foot United States flag and a large thank you across from the hospital on York Street to show his appreciation for the work of the staff of Yale New Haven Hospital on April 6, 2020.
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Registered Nurse Kitty Fan takes a photograph of a 50 foot United States flag and thank you put up by Kyle DeLucia, founder and owner of K&J Tree Service, in front of Yale New Haven Hospital on April 6, 2020. DeLucia put up the flag and a large thank you across from the hospital on York Street to show his appreciation for the work of the hospital staff.
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Palm crosses for Easter on sale at Rocco's Bakery on Ferry Street in New Haven on April 4, 2020.
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Jenizbeth Flores gathers an order for a customer at Rocco's Bakery on Ferry Street in New Haven on April 4, 2020.
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A closed sign hangs from a locked gate to the playground at Worthington Hooker School in New Haven on April 5, 2020.
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A sign promoting social distancing is displayed on Whitney Avenue in Hamden on April 4, 2020.
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The Hamden Positive Choices billboard contest second place winner on display on Whitney Avenue near Sherman Avenue in Hamden on April 4, 2020. The billboard showing positive messaging about COVID-19 prevention was created by Hamden High School twelfth grader Brandon.
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A Shelton Pink lawn sign with the words, WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER, is displayed on Bungay Road in Seymour on April 3, 2020.
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Inspirational messages on hearts are displayed on the front window of a home in Shelton on April 3, 2020.
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An inspirational message is displayed at the entrance to a State Farm office in Ansonia on April 3, 2020.
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Shoppers maintain social distancing as they wait in line to enter ShopRite in Derby on April 3, 2020.
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Frozen Food Manager Carl Paternoster (center) monitors and regulates shoppers waiting in line to enter ShopRite in Derby on April 3, 2020.
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A notice that courts are closed until further notice hangs outside of the basketball courts behind the Milford Public Library on March 27, 2020.
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Bethany, Connecticut - Wednesday, April 01, 2020: Cory Sells of Woodbridge, using her Paso Fino breed horse Torpedo, 19, as a therapy horse, ride around the Bear Hill Road area in Bethany twice a week, using the social distancing, visiting neighborhood children and their parents quarantined in their homes during the COVID-19 / Coronavirus pandemic.
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Bethany, Connecticut - Wednesday, April 01, 2020: Cory Sells of Woodbridge using her Paso Fino breed horse Torpedo, 19, show's of Torpedo's unique gait to Alissa Hill of Bethany and her children Madison, 1, Bradford, 3, and Mackenzie, 5, on Bear Hill Road in Bethany. Sells, using Torpedo as a therapy horse, ride around the Bear Hill Road area in Bethany twice a week, using social distancing, visiting neighborhood children and their parents quarantined in their homes during the COVID-19 / Coronavirus pandemic.
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Medical personnel from Murphy Medical Associates administer drive-thru screenings for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a mobile testing site set up at Cummings Beach in Stamford, Conn. , March 20, 2020.
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Medical personnel from Murphy Medical Associates administer drive-thru screenings for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a mobile testing site set up at Cummings Beach in Stamford, Conn. , March 20, 2020.
Matthew Brown/Hearst Connecticut MediaSTAMFORD — A recently erected tent on a parking lot of the Stamford Hospital campus remains unused, but could become essential if cases of coronavirus again spike in the city.
Kathleen Silard, president and CEO of Stamford Health, said the tent was built in case of a "surge" of patients battling the virus.
"If we had a big surge, which we're hoping we don't see that, we would be prepared," she said.
The tent is one of many developments at the hospital in recent weeks, as the Army Reserve and National Guard, among others, have sent resources to the medical facility in response to the high number of cases of COVID-19 in the city.
As of Sunday, Stamford led the state with 1,742 confirmed cases of the respiratory virus. The hospital was treating 135 coronavirus patients as of Friday, roughly 50 percent of the patients hospitalized that day. The number of deaths in Stamford attributed to the illness rose sharply last week, but hospital officials were cautiously hopeful they were seeing first signs of patient volume starting to level.
Earlier this month, 85 soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force were sent from Independence, Missouri to Stamford to supplement the staff of Stamford Hospital.
After an orientation period, the medical professionals are now working with patients, including some who are COVID-19 positive, said Captain David Pytlik, public affairs officer for the Connecticut National Guard.
Silard said the addition of the task force has been "quite an adjustment," but she praised the medical professionals for joining the effort.
"These are very talented individuals who were able to get up to speed very quickly," she said.
It's a common story across the region.
In New York City, more than 2,800 Department of Defense personnel are supporting hospital capacity. They are working on the USNS Comfort, a massive Navy hospital ship now stationed in New York harbor, at the temporary hospital at the Javits Center and in hospitals across the city to support medical staff and care for patients.
The military personnel are volunteers who have arrived from their bases to New York in waves, often after only 36-hours notice. Each day they work with city hospital officials to decide where their teams of medical personnel are most needed.
"What I find interesting is once we were credentialed within these hospitals, how quickly we've been able to actually integrate," said Col. Jennifer Ratcliff, a commander in the U.S. Air Force, now working with medical teams in New York. "We're a fresh face. We've got the energy and the enthusiasm to really help these people that are really tired and have been working very, very long days and weeks."
At Stamford, the help hasn't only been in the form of more physicians.
The National Guard also created more patient space on the campus, which included preparing the Wheeler Building, decommissioned three years ago, to accommodate patients.
Silard said that the push to add more help and resources was initiated by the hospital. She said staff used the help of outside consultants to model the impact of the virus on Stamford.
"We began to realize that the demand could exceed our capability even with a huge expansion," she said. "Because of our geographical proximity, the outbreak has impacted us significantly."
So the hospital began to advocate with the governor's office and other healthcare systems for additional resources. The hospital was also able to increase the number of intensive care unit beds from 20 to 62.
Silard said she was happy with the response from the state so far.
"The governor's office heard our call," she said. "I think that they really listened to us."
If the city does see a surge in cases, Silard said the tent would likely be used as a triage site, examining and determining which patients need to be admitted inside of the hospital first.
"We need to anticipate not what's happening today, but what could happen next week and the week after," she said.
She praised the medical staff for their effort so far in battling against the virus.
"Teams have been performing at an amazing level and doing a wonderful job," she said. "They're doing a tough job right now. Our staff is our most precious resource."
ignacio.laguarda@stamfordadvocate.com
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