The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Biden extends pandemic help for homeowners, renters wait
The moratorium on foreclosures of federally guaranteed mortgages had been set to expire on March 31.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine will provide rapid tests for COVID-19 to school districts
The state will distribute up to 250,000 antigen tests, which produce results in 15 minutes, enabling schools to keep virus transmission in check and reduce staffing problems.
Posted inNation & World
Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID disinformation, China took a leading role
An Associated Press investigation, conducted in collaboration with the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, found that powerful political figures and allied media in China, the U.S., Russia and Iran flooded the globe with disinformation about the origins of the COVID pandemic.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Androscoggin commissioners to debate anti-masking resolution via Zoom on Wednesday
On the agenda is a resolution offered by Isaiah Lary that calls the executive orders issued by Gov. Janet Mills unconstitutional and calls for the county to not enforce the mask mandate.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
COVID-19 vaccine wait continues for more than 100,000 Maine seniors
Of Maine’s 193,000 eligible older residents, about 80,500 have gotten the COVID-19 shot.
Posted inNation & World
Cuomo: N.Y. should have released care home death data faster
The governor says he accepts responsibility for failing to provide ‘as much information as quickly as we could’ but blames ‘disinformation’ for much of the complaints surrounding his administration’s handling of the issue.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
COVID-19 shots might be tweaked if variants get worse
Most of the vaccines are made with flexible technology, but deciding when and how to modify can’t easily be answered.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Stormy weather cancels Tuesday vaccine clinics
MaineHealth will close or delay the openings of vaccine clinics around the state Tuesday because of predicted snow and sleet.
Posted inNation & World
Seoul offered free COVID tests for pets and found its first case in a lethargic, vomiting cat
Experts say there is no evidence cats or dogs can pass the novel coronavirus to humans, but they have nevertheless placed the cat in a 14-day quarantine.