Wayne Sebastianelli, Penn State’s director of athletic medicine, says of the coronavirus, “we really just don’t know what to do with it right now.”
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Frosty’s in Brunswick to reopen Friday for first time since March pandemic closure
If all goes well, the Augusta and Bath locations may follow suit as soon as next week.
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Posted inMaine
Bowdoin College reports second case of COVID-19
In the past week, Bowdoin conducted 2,142 student tests and 2,034 staff and faculty tests, resulting in positive tests for two students.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Auburn Middle School staffer tests positive for COVID-19
The news comes as officials wrestle with options for returning students to classrooms.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine hits snag in effort to distribute pandemic aid to seafood industry
Individual fishermen, fishing charters and seafood dealers must demonstrate revenue losses before receiving checks, probably in November.
Posted inMaine, News
York County to investigate jail outbreak
One focus of the inquiry will be the jail’s apparent failure to require guards or inmates to wear masks before the outbreak struck.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
COVID-19 outbreak at Sanford church doubles, and 2nd death linked to Millinocket wedding
The Maine CDC reports that the testing positivity rate in York County this week was 3 times higher than the state’s rate overall.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine unemployment claims increase slightly as layoffs continue
The number of initial and continued claims appears to be be leveling off after declining sharply from a peak this spring.
Posted inNation / World, News
The Latest: White House faces skepticism over prospects for early vaccine
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. Could the U.S. really see a coronavirus vaccine before Election Day? A letter from federal health officials instructing states to be ready to begin distributing a vaccine by Nov. 1 – two days before the election – has been met, not with […]
Posted inNation / World, News, Schools & Education
Pandemic learning pods are growing in popularity
School officials worried that teachers will leave their classroom jobs, are sending emails claiming that pods pose just as much of a health risk as returning to the classroom.