The backlog of positive tests had swelled to about 60,000 in February after the state was overwhelmed during the omicron variant wave.
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Federal CDC lifts its masking recommendation for all of Maine
The federal agency is, however, still advising that people who are immunocompromised or at high risk for severe illness wear a mask indoors.
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Portland schools not ready to lift mask mandate despite change in guidelines
The largest district in Maine is diverging from new state – and now federal – recommendations and plans to keep masks for the foreseeable future.
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Mills administration lifting Maine’s school mask recommendation
The Maine CDC said Wednesday that universal indoor masking will no longer be recommended for school and child care providers as of next Wednesday.
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Mills administration to announce new guidelines for school masking on Wednesday
The state reports more indications of steep declines in COVID-19 in Maine, but state officials have yet to lift an indoor mask recommendation for schools.
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Some Maine schools to ditch masks while others wait for state guidance
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed masking guidelines Friday, but Maine officials have yet to indicate whether state recommendations will change.
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Shah: Maine health officials working to manage COVID-19 so it is no longer a crisis
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, tells Waterville Rotary Club ‘we’re not going to eliminate COVID’ and ‘it is going to be a fact of all of our lives.’
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New version of omicron detected in Maine as wastewater tests show steep decline in COVID-19
Portland’s wastewater plants show declines of 98% and 97% since early January.
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New ‘WellNurse’ program will offer care to the caregivers
Developed by the nursing program at the University at Maine, it’s intended to reduce stress and burnout.
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Maine nursing schools see enrollments rise amid pandemic
Students preparing for hospital careers say they aren’t discouraged by the pressures of the pandemic, and instead are eager to help.