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United States declares national emergency

Long Island NewsMarch 16, 2020

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in the United States as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the country.

Cuomo calls for increased federal support to treat and contain coronavirus cases on New York schools start to close

Long Island NewsMarch 15, 2020March 16, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the federal government to deploy the Army Corps of Engineers to retrofit non-hospital facilities, such as SUNY dorms, to make more room for COVID-19 patients in a press conference on Sunday.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases on three SUNY campuses

Administration Long Island News Top StoryMarch 15, 2020

The State University of New York (SUNY) confirmed cases of students with COVID-19 at three campuses as of March 13, according to an email from SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson.

Suffolk County declares state of emergency and New York bans large gatherings, as coronavirus cases increase

Long Island NewsMarch 14, 2020

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone declared a state of emergency in Suffolk County on Thursday afternoon after the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the county more than doubled in a day.

Graphic shows U.S. universities affected by COVID-19

Featured Long Island NewsMarch 12, 2020March 13, 2020

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed that all State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) schools are going remote for the remainder of the semester.

World Health Organization declares COVID-19 a pandemic

Long Island NewsMarch 11, 2020March 12, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) classified COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, a global pandemic in a press conference on Wednesday.

Five new people in Suffolk test positive for COVID-19, three quarantined at Stony Brook University Hospital

Long Island NewsMarch 11, 2020March 11, 2020

Three of the new patients are Brookhaven Town residents isolated at Stony Brook University Hospital. They include a man in his early 20s, a man in his late 30s and a man in his early 30s.

Suffolk County sees first confirmed coronavirus case

Breaking Long Island NewsMarch 8, 2020March 8, 2020

There are now 105 total confirmed coronavirus cases in New York. Five of those cases are in Nassau County, and 12 are in New York City.

26 SUNY students undergo mandatory 14-day quarantine at Stony Brook Southampton

Breaking Long Island News Student LifeMarch 8, 2020March 10, 2020

Twenty-two students from State University of New York (SUNY) study abroad programs are undergoing mandatory quarantine for the coronavirus at Stony Brook University’s Southampton campus, school officials confirmed in an email to The Statesman.

Stony Brook graves lost to memory, buried in time

Featured Features Long Island NewsFebruary 29, 2020February 29, 2020

Homes were being built in the area when the museum took the stones with the permission of the town and local property owners, according to Olly. A local resident was concerned that the gravestones would be damaged or destroyed.

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Some broadband companies are offering free wifi to college students impacted by COVID-19

A mobile testing center is taking patients in South P

SBU warns students against international travel