The staff at Oceanside High School, and later police, told the man to wear a mask or leave the school in Rockland.
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Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Central Maine Medical Center can continue to receive nonneurosurgical trauma patients, EMS board votes
The board voted Wednesday 15-1 to continue patient transfers from area hospitals to the Lewiston hospital except those with neurosurgical trauma.
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Finding a COVID test is still a challenge for most Mainers
Appointments at local pharmacies are often booked for a week out and the supply of at-home rapid antigen tests is inconsistent.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Portland to hand out masks to help local businesses comply with city’s new mask mandate
The surgical masks will be available at City Hall starting Thursday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation / World
Omicron forces Sundance Film Festival to go virtual
Last year’s film festival, a mostly online event, reached the largest audience in the festival’s history.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation / World
Grammy Awards postponed due to omicron variant
The postponement marks the second year in a row that the Grammys have been delayed because of COVID-19.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
CDC urges Pfizer boosters for younger teens
About 5 million children are eligible because they got their last shot at least five months ago.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
U.S. hospitals experience a different kind of COVID-19 surge this time
The omicron variant infects more people, so hospitals must cope with more patients and more health-care workers who test positive, but patients aren’t as sick as with previous variants.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News
Why are so many vaccinated people getting COVID-19 lately?
A couple of factors are at play, starting with the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine hospitals report spike in staff absences caused by COVID-19
MaineHealth and Northern Light Health are urging Mainers to get vaccinated to ease the burden on health care workers caused by the surge likely being fueled by the omicron variant.