The city will again legally require masks in most indoor public places, such as gyms, churches and grocery stores, beginning at 6 a.m. Tuesday.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine decline slightly from record high
There were 380 people hospitalized statewide on Monday, including 130 in critical care.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Two top drugs that fight infections are unlikely to work against omicron
The shrinking toolbox of treatments is a reminder that the virus still has the upper hand in the U.S.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
U.K. prime minister reeling from one crisis to another
Boris Johnson is advised to ignore the political noise and base his policies on science, as infections reach record highs
Posted inNation & World
Fauci says omicron variant is ‘just raging around the world’
President Biden will speak Tuesday about the COVID fight, government help for communities and the danger of remaining unvaccinated.
Posted inNation & World
Troops find religious exemption for vaccines unattainable
The total lack of approvals is creating new tensions within the military, and chaplains are caught in the middle.
Posted inNation & World
Sen. Elizabeth Warren tests positive for COVID-19
News of the Massachusetts Democrat’s diagnosis comes as the nation is bracing for a surge fueled by the omicron variant.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Paul Rudd joins ‘SNL’ Five-Timers Club, without an audience
Viewers at home saw new sketches taped earlier in the week, as well as highlights from years past.
Posted inLocal & State
Number of Mainers in critical care with COVID-19 reaches all-time high
133 people are in the ICU across the state and 63 are on ventilators.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Long-haul COVID a bigger risk than vaccine side effects
People who are afraid of what we don’t know about the vaccine should be more worried about the disease.