Several medical practices are offering the tests as a way to determine whether a patient has been exposed to the virus, but the tests lack FDA approval, and doctors note that immunity after infection has not been proven.
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Relief fund started for Maine tourism industry
The program will make small grants to employers and workers who have been displaced and lost wages during the pandemic.
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Another COVID-19 case reported at Edgewood in Farmington
The total number of infections is 14, CDC says
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
VIDEO: Should face coverings be mandatory in public?
Sun Journal Photographer Russ Dillingham asked people 6 feet away from him in Lewiston about mandatory face coverings.
Posted inSports
NASCAR to resume May 17, with four Cup races in 11 days
The new schedule goes through May and includes a pair of Wednesday races, as well as Xfinity and Truck Series races.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston emergency shelter nearing capacity
The temporary quarters at the armory hosted 50 people Wednesday night, and officials expect it could be full by this weekend.
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Theater at Monmouth postpones (R)evolutionary Season
TAM currently plans to produce the plays of the (R)evolutionary Season in 2021.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston’s Memorial Day parade and ceremony canceled
The new memorial granite marker with 216 names of veterans will be dedicated in the fall.
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Rockland considers closing Main Street to allow merchants to sell outside
The idea would not be to attract crowds but to allow businesses extra space to meet social distancing requirements.
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Maine CDC reports 39 new cases, one more death from COVID-19
Contributing to the spike is an outbreak of at least 20 cases at the Hope House homeless shelter in Bangor, which Maine CDC officials are tracking alongside an outbreak at Portland’s Tyson Foods plant.