After eight months of living with the virus in the U.S., Professor Ralph Baric has good and bad news.
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Despite 1 million coronavirus cases in Texas, ‘people have quarantine fatigue. They’re tired of it’
Indoor malls and restaurants in Houston were packed Friday with patrons, some maskless.
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Poll workers contract virus, but Election Day link unclear
More than two dozen test positive in Missouri, and other cases crop up in New York, Iowa, Indiana and Virginia.
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U.S. passes 11 million coronavirus cases
Congress remains deadlocked on an aid package, and Trump’s refusal to concede the election holds up the transition to a Biden administration.
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North Dakota nurses worry about working with sick colleagues
They feel the governor is laying yet another burden on them while resisting easy safeguards.
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Brunswick schools to continue hybrid learning ‘for the foreseeable future’
As of Friday, there have been four positive coronavirus cases within the district’s schools, and according to Dr. Alyssa Goodwin, district pediatrician, there has been no evidence of in-school transmission.
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Skowhegan Area Middle School student tests positive for COVID-19
In a letter sent Saturday to those affiliated with Maine School Administrative District 54, Superintendent Jon Moody wrote the student’s positive test resulted from exposure outside of school.
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Yarmouth fire chief tests positive for COVID-19
Chief Michael Robitaille used an ‘in-house’ rapid test after having a 100.4-degree fever, the fire department says.
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Maine CDC reports 151 new coronavirus cases, two more deaths
The state’s 7-day daily case average reached 182.9 on Sunday, its highest yet.
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Pandemic strands thousands of Mainers in long-term unemployment
There’s a wide variety of jobs available in Maine, but concerns about COVID-19, child care challenges and other issues are keeping them out of reach for many.