Superintendent Scott Albert notified the community of the temporary suspension of contact tracing prior to, then noted it again during the Regional School Unit 73 Board of Directors meeting.
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Maine National Guard to deploy 19 members to support Brunswick hospital amid COVID-19 surge
The Guard members will arrive Thursday to support Mid Coast Hospital through non-clinical roles in the food and environmental service departments.
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White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website
People can order four at-home tests per residential address on the site, which will officially launch Wednesday.
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Boris Johnson denies lying to Parliament about lockdown parties
Senior ministers in Johnson’s Conservative government say they believe him – but added the prime minister would have to resign if he is proven to have lied.
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U.S. faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say
Despite signs omicron causes milder disease on average, the unprecedented level of infection means many vulnerable people will become severely sick.
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Mt. Blue Middle School goes remote this week
RSU 9 was ‘forced’ to make the move due to a staff shortage.
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Bates College tells students they must wear high-quality masks
As Bates College shifts back to in-person classes, it mandates mask upgrades to help thwart COVID-19.
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Dramatic rise in positive COVID test results reveals intensity of omicron surge in Maine
The number of positive tests reported to the state each day has roughly tripled over the past month, further overwhelming the state’s ability to determine which are confirmed new cases and which are followup tests.
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Some who relied on rapid tests to gather safely now wish they hadn’t
The promise of at-home tests telling people whether they are infectious has been undercut by preliminary data that suggest some of the tests may be less sensitive to the now-dominant omicron variant.
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Israel study shows 4th vaccine has limited results with omicron
The preliminary results raise questions about Israel’s decision to offer a second booster shot to its over-60 population.