LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County officials continue to report a decline in new coronavirus cases but say the emergence of a more transmissible, potentially more virulent variant underscores the importance of sticking with safety measures like masking and distancing. Public health officials on Saturday recorded 2,393 new cases of the virus and 136 related […]
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Downward trend continues with 147 new COVID-19 cases in Maine, 2 deaths
In another sign that conditions are improving, the seven-day positivity rate average of coronavirus tests has declined to 1.2%, the Maine CDC director says.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: How to reopen schools? America needs a straight answer
The question of when to reopen has been ever-changing. It’s time to commit, based on science, not politics.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Time to double down on at-home COVID testing
Home-based tests could keep millions from spreading the virus because they don’t know they have it.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Some Portland high school parents disappointed with proposal to add 4 hours of in-person learning
The superintendent is expected to present the plans for adding in-person time for 10th- through 12th-grade students at a school board meeting Tuesday.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
UMA prison education partnership to expand after receiving a nearly million-dollar grant
The grant will help hire a new director, expand the humanities classes offered and allow UMA to purchase new technology for the program.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine CDC says clinics won’t be affected by delays in vaccine shipments
Maine CDC says only a ‘small number’ of second COVID-19 doses are arriving late to the state. Meanwhile, Walgreens is preparing to begin offering vaccinations to eligible individuals at pharmacies in Maine.
Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: Toronto’s lockdown extended until at least March 8
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Lessons learned from fighting COVID can help combat Maine’s overdose epidemic
One lesson is understanding that government can’t do it all. There has to be a communitywide commitment to understanding the disease.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Nationwide, K-12 schools need more state, federal help to reopen safely
They are trying to support students through distance learning, safely resume in-person instruction and help them catch up.