Estate attorneys and financial advisors say they have fielded a flurry of inquiries from people looking to draft or update wills, review beneficiary designations, appoint a health care proxy, and otherwise get their affairs in order in preparation for the worst.
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Monroe County sees third coronavirus death
Public health officials have received confirmation of 14 new COVID-19 cases in Monroe County since 4 p.m. Monday.
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URMC to launch trials for possible coronavirus drug
Remdesivir was developed to treat other viruses, including Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, known as MERS, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS.
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Monroe County sees second COVID-19 death
The second death in Monroe County comes less than a week after the first.
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COVID-19 wilts Lilac Fest
Festival organizers stated that they’ll let the public know “if, and when,” they plan to reschedule.
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1 in 4 local coronavirus victims are under 50
Think young and healthy people can’t contract coronavirus? Think again.
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Black Button shifts from gin to germicide
The distillery on Railroad Street has switched 100 percent of its operations over to making hand sanitizer for area health care facilities, daycares, and homeless shelters.
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Movies under quarantine
With most local art institutions closed down due to COVID-19 precautions, we’ll all be consuming entertainment from the comfort of our own homes for the foreseeable future. For many, this means getting our movie fix through streaming services.
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Open for (limited) business
The local food industry took a big hit when the state mandated that all restaurants, bars, and cafés switch to take-out only. Here we present a running list of places that are open for to-go orders, and what else patrons can do to help their favorite eateries through this time.
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Virtual tours
There are loads of creative ways the public can still participate in Rochester’s arts scene without leaving home. This week, we write about some of the big galleries and museums, and how you can explore their collections online.
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Hunkering Down: Coping with the new normal of coronavirus
The coming days, weeks, months will be marked by self-imposed and involuntary quarantines and the new concept of “social distancing.” The new normal of COVID-19 will, for many people, take a mental toll.
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We’re in this together; let’s act like it
Everything points to us being on the first rung of the curve of this epidemic. How high that roller coaster climbs is up to each of us.
