The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days, 7 with negative test
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19, as the virus rages across the nation.
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Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
New Orleans swingers event becomes superspreader after 41 test positive for coronavirus
People were encouraged to wear masks unless they were eating or drinking.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
As virus surges, Maine hospitals hold their own, Maine Med feels stress
Hospitals have outpaced the disease in adding critical care capacity as coronavirus hospitalizations have hit record levels.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Bipartisan relief proposal better than nothing for struggling Americans
The $908 billion package unveiled Tuesday is not nearly enough, but people need help now.
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: More restaurants reinvent themselves
Central Provisions becomes a sandwich shop, and Elsmere temporarily closes its Portland location.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Health officials fear post-Thanksgiving surge despite low travel numbers in Maine
Traffic on the state’s roads last week hit the lowest point since May, but concerns linger that those who did travel could spark new coronavirus infections.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: COVID crisis leaving Maine special ed students’ needs unmet
Our schools need more money for PPE, hazard pay, sick-time banks and student materials.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
In ’76 Days,’ a documentary portrait of lockdown in Wuhan
The film, shot in Wuhan hospitals in January and February, captures a local horror before it became a global nightmare.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Mills in quarantine because of contact with presumed case of COVID-19
The governor says she will get tested this week and quarantine at the Blaine House until Dec. 12 because she potentially was exposed to the virus by a member of her security detail.