PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — With schools and many businesses closed down and people being urged to stay home, avoid crowds and practice social distancing to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, Southern New Englanders are finding different ways to pass the time.

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Coronavirus: Latest Headlines

• Woman preparing to see mother as congregate care restrictions ease
• Massachusetts entering into Phase 3 of reopening on Monday
• Showcase Cinemas in Warwick reopens with new safety guidelines
• Visitation restrictions at RI nursing homes, facilities will be eased next week
• RIDOH: 1 new COVID-19 death, 59 new cases