Just two weeks ago, organizers and the IOC allowed venues to be filled to 50% of capacity.
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Posted inMaine
Maine reports 36 new cases of COVID-19
There were no additional deaths, and the seven-day average of new cases continues to decline.
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Posted inMaine
Maine reports its lowest COVID-19 test positivity rate on record
The rate is a key indicator of how widely the virus is circulating in the community.
Posted inNation / World
Unending grief of COVID-19 deaths causing problems for some
Those who have lost loved ones know that the pain never really goes away; it just lessens over time.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Bates College encourages staff to get COVID-19 vaccines but opts not to require them
Though its students must get inoculated before the fall semester, staff say employees can choose to go without as long as they wear masks and maintain distance.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Changing of annual town meeting format discussed in Livermore
“Regarding doing away with town hall meetings, I don’t think it was done properly, there wasn’t enough transparency and I don’t think it was legal,” former selectperson Tom Gould told Selectpersons Tuesday, June 22.
Posted inNation / World
Biden presses COVID-19 vaccination campaign as Delta coronavirus variant spreads
President Joe Biden will announce new steps Tuesday afternoon intended to inoculate additional Americans against COVID-19.
Posted inMaine
Maine reports 19 new cases of COVID-19
There were no additional deaths, and the vaccination rate has inched up to 58.8 percent of Maine’s population.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine’s local governments in no rush to spend pandemic relief funds
Counties, cities and towns will receive almost $502 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, a coronavirus relief bill signed by President Biden in March.
Posted inPerspective
Can people vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the coronavirus?
The COVID-19 vaccines are a smash success. But that doesn’t mean they keep every vaccinated person completely free of the coronavirus.