Seven conservative legislators, arguing that Gov. Mills has lifted the mask mandate, entered the building without wearing the face coverings required by the Legislative Council in a ruling last week.
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U.S. warns against all travel to Japan as Olympics loom
Cases have started to rise, but the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee says it still anticipates American athletes will be able to safely compete.
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Businesses celebrate unmasking, but some customers hesitate
Maine’s indoor mask mandate and other pandemic restrictions expired Monday, as the state aligned with recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Vaccination is not a political issue
In a FOX News interview reported on March 16, Donald Trump strongly urged people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 just as he and his wife, Melania, did in January (foxnews.com/media/trump-urges-all-americans-to-get-covid-vaccine-its-a-safe-vaccine). In the interview, he said, “I would recommend it, and I would recommend it to a lot of people that don’t want to get it. […]
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Facing backlash, Japan ponders a zero-spectator Olympics
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics are set to decide next month if local spectators will be allowed to attend events, even as Japan works to tamp down a wave of infections.
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Maine reports fewer than 100 new cases for first day since February
Cumberland County, with the state’s highest vaccination rate, reports no new cases on the day Maine’s mask mandate ends.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Families who live with autism rebuild frayed ties as pandemic eases
COVID-19 disrupted the patterns of life and family visits that are critical for the well-being of Mainers with autism.
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India battles fatal fungal threat as virus deaths near 300,000
Nine thousand cases of mucormycosis have been reported so far.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick whale biologist returns from 16 months on island untouched by pandemic
Nan Hauser, a whale biologist from Brunswick, recently returned to Maine after spending 16 months studying whales in the Cook Islands, which hadn’t seen a single COVID-19 case.
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COVID testing’s value shrinks as vaccines beat back virus
U.S. health officials say that most fully vaccinated Americans can skip testing for COVID-19, even if they were exposed to someone infected.