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The Connecticut Mirror Afternoon Update View this email in your browser Stimulus check poses a host of complications for CT's working poor  Keith Phaneuf on Mar 31, 2020 02:31 pm For some of Connecticut's poorest households, the federal stimulus check will be delayed, short-changed, or not coming at all. Read more... Coronavirus outbreak hits state mental health facilities as mobile hospitals go up across Connecticut  Gregory B. Hladky on Mar 31, 2020 12:39 pm Seven of the 12 COVID-19 cases were at Connecticut Valley Hospital, while five patients tested positive at Whiting Forensic Hospital. Read more... Yale researchers find a way to sterilize and recycle thousands of respirator masks  Nicole Leonard | Connecticut Public Radio on Mar 31, 2020 10:37 am A shortage of new masks at hospitals nationwide has forced researchers and scientists to come up with alternative options. Read more... Despite a 'business as usual' approach, COVID-19 is shrinking CT's incarcerated population  Kelan Lyons on Mar 31, 2020 05:00 am The incarcerated population in Connecticut is dropping as fears mount about a COVID-19 outbreak behind bars. The question is why? Read more... Nursing home leaders outline possible sites dedicated to coronavirus-positive residents  Jenna Carlesso on Mar 30, 2020 07:58 pm The goal is to reduce the risk of infection to other patients, but there are staffing and logistic issues. Read more... Connecticut's Statewide Opinion Page. Overcrowded correctional facilities during a pandemic are disasters waiting to happen  Mike Lawlor on Mar 31, 2020 02:49 pm Connecticut's total incarcerated population dropped by 524 in March. That is the single biggest one month decline in our state's history. Yes, COVID-19 was a factor, but this dramatic acceleration is part of a continuing 12-year downward trend in both incarceration and reported crime. Read more... Are we our brother's keeper in troubled times?  Peter B. Pach on Mar 31, 2020 10:15 am Sequestered in our homes against threat of COVID-19, we're like the occupants of lifeboats around a ship foundering in mid ocean. Our chances of reaching safety unscathed appear better for being off the ship, but not guaranteed. Read more... COVID-19 does not discriminate; neither should we  Suzanne Lagarde MD on Mar 31, 2020 04:58 am COVID-19 has taken the country by storm. The news outlets and media relate the dire news 24/7—we are inundated with statistics of morbidity and sadly, mortality. However one story that is missing but that needs to be told, is the plight of the millions of immigrants who are also in the path of this non-discriminating enemy. Read more... Quarantined at home? Perfect time to respond to the 2020 U.S. Census  Michelle Riordan-Nold on Mar 31, 2020 04:58 am While current events have understandably diminished attention on the 2020 U.S. Census, which began two weeks ago, the count now underway remains one of the defining events of this year. Fortunately, for a state and nation largely confined to their homes, the Census, for the first time in its history, can be completed online. Or by phone. Or by mail. Read more... It's time to develop a statewide remote learning system  Shannon Marimón on Mar 30, 2020 04:59 am With the onset of the COVID-19 crisis shuttering our schools now and into the foreseeable future, educators are scrambling to provide necessary support to students and families in this difficult time. Numerous commentators, including recent reporting from Jackie Rabe Thomas, quite correctly shine a troubling light on the range of circumstances now facing Connecticut's public school students. Read more... We welcome informed and responsible commentary about local, state and national public policy from all Connecticut residents and organizations. Here are guidelines for writing and submitting a Viewpoint. If you value CT Mirror, please make a tax-deductible donation today. We can't do this work without your support. DONATE Donate today to make this message go away. Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2020 The Connecticut Mirror, The Connecticut News Project Inc., All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: The Connecticut Mirror The Connecticut News Project Inc. 1049 Asylum Avenue Hartford, CT 06105 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list