Hospitals say they’re prepared to meet demand, and the Maine CDC says the state will act to ensure that the medical system isn’t overwhelmed.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: I took a COVID-19 test as a precaution. A week later, I was hospitalized
The morning I was scheduled to be sprung from isolation, I woke up feeling the worst I’d yet felt.
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Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Burgers from Big Tree, restaurants get winter relief
Luke’s Lobster starts a ‘New Maine Food’ promotion that features recipes from new Mainers, and a workshop teaches holiday piemaking.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
FDA allows 1st rapid virus test that gives results at home
The emergency authorization is an important step in efforts to expand testing options for COVID-19, but the test will require a prescription, likely limiting its initial use.
Posted inNation & World
States tightening anti-virus restrictions amid case surge
More than 73,000 people in the U.S. were hospitalized as of Monday.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Army chief says Wreaths Across America will not be canceled despite COVID concerns
Arlington National Cemetery had decided to cancel this year’s event by the Maine nonprofit, saying it could not implement sufficient safety measures.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Who are Mainers Against Mask Mandates?
The group’s 1,500 members, often derided as being violently opposed to the use of face masks, passionately believe — for a variety of reasons — that nobody should be forced to wear a mask.
Posted inNation & World
Federal prison left inmates with virus in housing for a week
Eight inmates at the Louisiana complex have died of COVID-19.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
States plead for more federal help, but Congress can’t agree on the amount
States have generally not been allowed to use the infusion of coronavirus aid in the spring for one of their major needs: replacing declining tax revenue to keep regular government services running.
Posted inNation & World
These are the Republican governors who are changing their tunes on masks
Republican states with leaders who have resisted mask mandates are leading the nation in infections.