Electronic tablets, video calls, telephones, window signs help patients communicate with loved ones.
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Models offer clues but no clear answers about pandemic’s impact in Maine
State health experts are tracking complex models to estimate, among other things, how long it will last, how many Mainers will die and when the peak of the ‘curve’ will come.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Strike up the looms: Maine Heritage Weavers producing material for 50,000 donated masks
The project started Monday and the face masks are going out nationwide to sick children and their families.
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Maine gas prices fall below $2 per gallon as more motorists stay home
The average price in Maine was $1.93 a gallon for regular gasoline Monday, a price not seen since early 2016.
Posted inTimes Record
BIW boosts shipyard sanitation amid coronavirus pandemic
According to the company’s website, cleaning efforts include washing the bathrooms and break rooms once a day, turnstiles, railings and doorknobs will be cleaned during all three shifts, and employees are encouraged to wash their hands frequently.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine construction industry slows down but keeps working
Construction companies and workers are taking new measures to keep job sites safe, but worry that updated coronavirus restrictions could halt projects.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Gov. Mills to increase pay for direct care workers 3 months early
The increase, passed by the Legislature, was set to go into effect on July 1 but now will happen on April 1 to help ensure that home care is available to older Mainers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Third person from Cumberland school tests positive for coronavirus
Superintendent Jeffrey Porter said Monday that he couldn’t rule out the possibility that the staffer had contact with others during the week before the Mabel I. Wilson elementary school was closed.
Posted inBusiness
Urgent question from small businesses: When will aid arrive?
Millions of owners face April 1 due dates for rent, mortgage, credit card and other payments.
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As more Mainers become unemployed, are some getting scared back into work?
Josh Johnstone, a rigger at Bath Iron Works, says he’s struggling with whether to pursue an unemployment claim or look for work elsewhere as Maine sees a large volume of initial claims for unemployment insurance.