Preliminary trends in other parts of the Northeast indicate that Maine could see a downturn in COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks.
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Mainers respond to Westbrook woman’s grief over headstone kept from husband’s grave
A fund has been set up to accept donations to help the widow of a former Afghan general who died of COVID-19.
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Front-line health care workers more strained than ever during omicron surge
Nearly two years after COVID-19 first hit Maine, the pandemic is putting an enormous burden on the state’s health care workers and system.
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Councilors Zarro, Fournier: Operating in an either-or world isn’t the answer for Portland. We must do better
The City Council is working on raising the wage in the city to a livable wage every day, not just in a temporary state of emergency.
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Senators grill Biden health officials over state of pandemic
‘Most people are going to get COVID,’ said Janet Woodcock, acting head of the Food and Drug Administration.
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Fauci fires back at Sen. Rand Paul, accusing him of using attacks for ‘political gain’
The infectious disease chief called Paul’s repeated attacks a distortion of reality, and blamed such falsehoods for spurring threats on his life, while the senator uses them on his website to raise campaign funds.
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Hundreds press Maine lawmakers to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Legislators hear from fearful residents who want to block mandates on COVID-19 vaccines, which have been proven to be safe and to prevent more serious illness.
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Fauci, Walensky testify while omicron prompts many possible changes
Health authorities around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all.
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Gov. Mills to send 169 more National Guard members to help Maine’s hospitals
It is the second time in a month that Mills has announced the deployment of Guard members to assist hospitals.
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Hunker down or plunge in? Omicron surge prompts a range of responses
Some people have never let down their guard during the pandemic. Some did for a bit, but no longer. Others are resigned about their risks and think everyone will end up getting COVID.