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The first Rhode Island coronavirus case apparently came from a school trip to Europe

A man in his 40s who traveled to Italy in mid-February has the first ?presumptive positive? case of coronavirus in Rhode Island, and it appears he caught the illness while on a school trip to Europe with Saint Raphael Academy, a Catholic high school in Pawtucket. 2 hours ago

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The first Rhode Island coronavirus case apparently came from a school trip to Europe

A man in his 40s who traveled to Italy in mid-February has the first ?presumptive positive? case of coronavirus in Rhode Island, and it appears he caught the illness while on a school trip to Europe with Saint Raphael Academy, a Catholic high school in Pawtucket.
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