More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across the economy.
coronavirus
Posted inNation & World, News
The Latest: White House promotes lab results suggesting heat, sunlight slow virus
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump and Vice President Pence are showcasing emerging laboratory evidence that suggests the spread of the novel coronavirus may ebb during the upcoming summer months, owing to how the virus interacts with ultraviolet light as well as heat and humidity. At the daily press briefing of the White […]
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Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State
Already in an unpredictable business, farmers face more uncertainties than ever
As planting season looms, the state’s farmers wonder what to plant, how much to plant and how to sell it safely.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Wet markets breed contagions like COVID. The U.S. has thousands of them
The public health threat isn’t a foreign enemy. It’s here, too.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s enjoy Maine’s outdoors responsibly during COVID crisis
Lawmakers can help by investing in the federal and state programs that make public lands available.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Fear of virus exposure keeping many Mainers from going to doctors and hospitals
Some who need treatment for appendicitis, chest pains or stroke-like symptoms are reluctant to seek it, putting their long-term health at risk, doctors say.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Social distancing is flattening Maine’s COVID curve
Before we see what’s ahead, let’s remember that what we have done so far has saved lives.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Child care centers and essential workers with kids get federal help during pandemic
Maine has received nearly $11 million in federal money to support essential workers and child-care providers during the pandemic.
Posted inNation & World
Analysis: Claim that CDC director was misquoted reinforces danger of Trump’s alternate reality
Robert Redfield had warned Tuesday that a second wave of the virus this winter could be worse than this one.
Posted inLocal & State, News
The Virus Diaries: Chaplain’s duties go on during the pandemic
But the Rev. Paul Marquis must take precautions while administering sacraments to hospital patients during the virus outbreak.