Country after country – South Africa, Australia, Argentina – have a surprise as winter there ends: Their steps against the coronavirus also apparently blocked the flu.
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Justice Department seeks data on nursing home deaths in 4 Democratic-led states
Prosecutors say fact-finding letters sent to New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan seek to determine whether order by the states ‘may have resulted in the deaths of thousands’ of elderly residents.
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COVID-19 cluster traced to Rhode Island bachelorette party
Nineteen of the 20 guests who attended the late July gathering at an undisclosed location were sickened, authorities said. Seventeen were from Massachusetts.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Face masks in volleyball among fall sports safety measures
The Maine Principals’ Association will decide Thursday whether high school sports – each with specific COVID-19 safety protocols – can be played this fall.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
New jobless aid to have limited benefits as more Mainers slip into poverty
Struggling Mainers have turned to state assistance to make ends meet since enhanced unemployment benefits expired at the end of July.
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Controversial change in CDC testing guidelines was directed by White House task force
The CDC now says it isn’t necessary to test people who have been near infected people but are asymptomatic.
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Maine summer camps offer lessons in preventing COVID-19 transmission
A new U.S. CDC study details the protocols used to reduce virus transmission among more than 1,000 campers and staff at 4 Maine summer camps.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Key panel recommends all high school sports be played this fall
On the eve of a Maine Principals’ Association vote to determine the fall season, the group’s Sports Medicine Committee says all sports – including football and soccer – can be played.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State
Maine maple syrup producers will hold open weekend after all
The event will finally take place this fall.
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The Latest: Justice Department seeks data on care home deaths in 4 Democrat-led states
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. NEW YORK — The Justice Department on Wednesday sent letters to the governors of New York and three other Democratic-led states, seeking data on whether they violated federal law by ordering public nursing homes to accept recovering COVID-19 patients from hospitals — […]