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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged US citizens currently overseas that wish to return home to do so as quickly as possible

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Ridgewood NJ, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged US citizens currently overseas that wish to return home to do so as quickly as possible. Secretary Pompeo emphasized that the US government remains committed to repatriating US citizens during this crisis. However, the continued operation of international commercial air service remains uncertain, and the US government cannot guarantee that it will be able to coordinate charter flights in the future. The United States has repatriated 27,572 Americans from nearly 60 countries since the end of January.

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Hackensack Meridian Health : Can You Get Coronavirus From Packages and Mail?

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Hackensack NJ, The increasing amount of information that is being made public about warehouse workers at large e-commerce companies testing positive for COVID-19 is unnerving. In addition to those working in the warehouses, you are left to wonder about the delivery workers who are physically bringing your packages to your doorstep.

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New Study Points to Underlying Health Conditions Making up the Majority of all Hospital Admissions Due to Coronavirus

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security ,a new study published in the US CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report describes the prevalence of certain underlying health conditions among COVID-19 patients in the United States and associations with severe disease. The US CDC COVID-19 Response Team evaluated data on 122,653 US COVID-19 patients identified between February 12 and March 28.

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Ridgewood School Home School Day 13 ,Due to COVID 19

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April 1, 2020

Dear Ridgewood School Community,

So many April Fools’ jokes come to mind today…unfortunately, none are funny. I wrote this sentence first thing this morning; then, many people called, texted, and even forwarded an April Fools’ Day letter allegedly from my office saying we have no April break and are going to be in school until July 21st…not true! But, it was kind of funny and “got” me and many others. People are creative.

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Voters Fear Indefinite Shutdown, Worry Government May Make Things Worse

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Ridgewoood NJ, according to Rasmussen Reports ,voters question how long the United States can remain locked down because of the coronavirus, and most share President Trump’s worry that the government may go too far in its efforts to defeat the disease.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that only 36% of Likely U.S. Voters think the United States can afford to remain largely shutdown for an indefinite period of time to limit the spread of the coronavirus. A plurality (46%) believes America can’t afford an indefinite shutdown, while 18% are not sure.

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Business survey shows state not doing enough to save economy, small-business owners

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MIDLAND PARK  NJ, The state economy will be facing a deluge of business closings if it doesn’t do more to help employers, according to a COVID-19 Business Impact Survey by Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips.

Of the 121 survey responses, nearly half (45%) will not survive the next three weeks, and one-hundred (83.3%) businesses will be closed by the end of June.

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87% of All Small Business Owners Say Their Business Is Hurting from the Coronavirus

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Ridgewood NJ, Around 87% of business owners say their businesses are hurting from the coronavirus, according to WalletHub’s new Coronavirus Small Business Survey, released today. This survey, which follows WalletHub’s report on State Economies Most Exposed to Coronavirus, shows some of the ways in which COVID-19 has impacted business owners’ livelihoods and opinions on topics such as reopening the economy.

Below are additional highlights of the report, along with a WalletHub Q&A.

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Today, April 1, is 2020 Census Day in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, Today, April 1, is Census Day. Ridgewood is already at a 49.7% self-response rate – well done! Please remind relatives, friends and neighbors who are not on social media to go to www.my2020census.gov or call (844) 330-2020 to fill it out. Ridgewood had a total response rate of under 80% in 2010, and we are trying to get a lot closer to 100% this time around, so we can get our full share of the $675 billion federal dollars at stake.

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BREAKING: The New Jersey state tax filing deadline WILL BE EXTENDED from April 15th to July 15th.

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Trenton NJ,  The New Jersey state tax filing deadline WILL BE EXTENDED from April 15th to July 15th.Additionally, the state fiscal year will be extended to September 30th to allow us to focus on leading our state out of this crisis.

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The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants strongly urges Governor Murphy to extend filing deadlines for New Jersey’s state income tax and corporate business tax to June 30

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ROSELAND NJ, The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) strongly urges Governor Murphy to sign A-3841/S-2300, which would extend filing deadlines for New Jersey’s state income tax and corporate business tax to June 30.

Forty-five states have extended their various tax deadlines; 37 have extended to July 15 and eight have extended to other dates. New Jersey is the only state with a personal income tax that has not announced a tax filing extension.

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The Village Council’s Work Session and Special Public Meeting on 4/1/2020 will be held on Zoom

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Ridgewood  NJ, The Village Council’s Work Session and Special Public Meeting on 4/1/2020 will be held on Zoom.  The public may attend on Zoom audio/video or audio only or may watch the meeting live on television or from their electronic device by live streaming it.  Those attending from the public will be muted during the meeting, except for the time set aside from Comments from the Public, at which time they will be unmuted.  The Village Council meeting will be broadcast live on Channel 77 (Optimum) and Channel 34 (Verizon Fios) and streamed live on YouTube or the Village website, www.ridgewoodnj.net.

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Village of Ridgewood COVID-19 CASES UPDATE

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Village of Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache  this is the latest update on coronavirus cases in Ridgewood  is as follows :

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Ridgewood School Home School Day 12 ,Due to COVID 19

March 31, 2020

 

Dear Ridgewood School Community,

 

Good afternoon! I hope this update finds you and your families doing well. Although we are not together in school, we are continuing to find creative ways to maintain some of our traditions. This week is Spirit Week! For me, I have celebrated our Elementary School Spirit Week as follows:

Maroon Monday: Ridgewood gear! As Superintendent of the Ridgewood Public Schools, I have plenty. Back in the good old days when my wife, Sue (she asked me not to only refer to her as my wife…. done) and I cleaned out some closets, we found 17 Ridgewood sweatshirts, dozens of t-shirts, and much more. We did not donate any. My kids participated in sports at RHS, so we had plenty of gear to go around.

Team up Tuesday: I am a Dallas Cowboys fan. Ok, stop rolling your eyes and muttering under your breath. For all of you Giants fans, Jason Garret is your problem now.

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Bergen County Chosen as First Testing Site for Abbott Laboratories New Rapid COVID 19 Test

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Paramus NJ, Gov. Phil Murphy announced at his daily COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday afternoon that Bergen County will be the site for a new rapid test from Abbott Laboratories. The Ridgewood previously reported about the on the The Abbott ID NOW™ COVID-19 https://theridgewoodblog.net/abbott-launches-molecular-point-of-care-test-to-detect-novel-coronavirus-in-as-little-as-five-minutes/

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use to Abbott Laboratories for the point-of-care COVID-19 test. The Illinois-based company said the test can give positive results in as little as five minutes, and negative results in about 13 minutes.

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US FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System, which is designed to decontaminate N95 respirators allowing healthcare workers to safely reuse them

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Ridgewood NJ, according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security the US FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System, which is designed to decontaminate N95 respirators in order to allow healthcare workers to safely reuse them (as many as 20 times) and extend existing inventory in health systems across the country. The system utilizes hydrogen peroxide vapor to “destroy bacteria, viruses and other contaminants, including…SARS-CoV-2,” and it can process up to 80,000 masks per day. The FDA initially limited the throughput to 10,000 masks per day, but the system is now permitted to operate at full capacity. The system is currently in use in Ohio, and Battelle intends to deploy units to New York, Washington state, and Washington, DC.

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