Total hospitalizations have dropped 30% in less than a month, and the number in critical care is down 47% since Dec. 19.
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Portland council cites data, public feedback in ending mask mandate
A proposal tying hazard pay wages to any mask mandate is still expected to go before the council this month.
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Repeal of mask mandate in Portland draws mixed reaction from residents and businesses
Some business owners welcome the change, saying they don’t want to police enforcement, while others say they may still require masks.
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COVID deaths highest in a year as omicron targets the unvaccinated and elderly
The recent uptick in coronavirus deaths also likely includes residual deaths from delta surges that were just starting to hit parts of the country including New England in late fall before omicron became the dominant strain.
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Canada’s COVID-19 protests threaten cross-border trade with U.S.
Truckers who oppose public health measures related to the pandemic have blocked border bridges, while the truckers union says the group does not represent the industry in which 90% of truckers are vaccinated.
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School mask mandates are going away in other states. Will Maine follow suit?
As some look forward to an end of mask mandates in Maine schools, hospital patient counts remain high and the state says more federal help is coming.
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Here’s Something: COVID lockdown story points to media’s failings
A newly released study overseen by an economics professor at Johns Hopkins University comes to the same conclusion that many have been saying for the duration of the pandemic – lockdowns are unprecedented government overreach and next to useless. The study, released last week, found that government-imposed lockdowns and shelter-in-place emergency orders in the early […]
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English pub, possibly 1,229 years old, closes
Ye Olde Fighting Cocks was hit hard by coronavirus lockdowns, social distancing and capacity restrictions.
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Maine’s COVID-19 hospitalizations, positive tests continue to fall
The number of patients in critical care also continues to decline and has dropped 41% from the December peak.
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Governors in 4 states plan for end to school mask mandates
The decisions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and Oregon come amid a growing sense that the virus is never going away.