While hospitalizations continue to slow, it is the fifth straight day with at least 30 new confirmed cases.
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Posted inNation / World
Accuracy of many rushed-out coronavirus tests still unknown
Experts at top medical centers say it is time to do the studies to find out.
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Posted inNation / World
Health experts say contact tracing is best tool until a vaccine, but most states aren’t doing enough
Health departments in many of the worst-affected communities are way behind in hiring and training those people.
Posted inNews
Dine In Maine: When will it be OK to review a restaurant?
Many of the old rules of reviewing no longer apply to an industry that has been shattered by the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Pandemic takes staggering financial toll on Maine hospitals
They have lost $250 million a month since the pandemic hit the state. The federal bailout has covered about a month’s losses.
Posted inMaine
Stories of some of the Mainers whose lives we lost to coronavirus
Maine marked a somber milestone this past week when the state’s COVID-19 death toll reached 100. They were mothers, fathers and grandparents – each loved and mourned. They were farmers, artists, retired teachers, nurses and public servants. Many were military veterans. They hunted, gardened, baked, laughed. Forty-eight were men and 52 were women. More than […]
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Quadrupling of state lab’s COVID-19 testing capacity puts Maine in good position, public health experts say
Beefing up contact tracing and disclosing data about it is the new challenge as the state continues its phased reopening plan.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Will changes in the food industry produced by the pandemic stay or go?
Proprietors and customers weigh in on cocktails-to-go, ubiquitous takeout, restaurants as grocers…and lots more.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Regional scheduling might become option for high school teams
If limiting travel on buses is deemed a way to enhance safety this fall, many administrators and coaches would be in favor of abandoning conference-only schedules in favor of a regional approach.
