The worldwide the death toll climbs past 20,000, while the number of dead in the U.S. tops 900, with more than 60,000 infections.
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Q&A: If Congress passes $2 trillion coronavirus aid bill, when will you get a check?
If the bill passes, many taxpayers will see one-time payments in their bank accounts as soon as early April.
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Jack Allard, former Bates All-American battling COVID-19, moves closer to experimental treatment
The 25-year-old Bates College graduate has been cleared to receive an experimental drug but remains in a coma and on a ventilator.
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Latest coronavirus case raises new concern for Maine state workers
The largest union representing state workers questions whether enough is being done to protect them from infection.
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Publix stores to have barriers for cashiers as virus spreads
The Florida-based grocery chain seeks to protect its workers and customers from COVID-19.
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Maine’s testing backlog grows amid national shortage of key chemicals
In response, the Maine CDC continues to prioritize testing hospitalized patients or health care workers while buying another testing ‘platform’ that doesn’t use the chemical reagent that’s in short supply.
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Bowdoin College ‘community member’ presumed to have coronavirus
The person was last on campus March 17 and is now under a doctor’s care and self-isolating at home, according to college officials.
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‘Talking to the people of the future:’ Pejepscot History Center asking for items related to coronavirus
Once the center reopens, officials will start accepting signs, pamphlets, letters, personal stories and other items that represent how local people got through the coronavirus pandemic.
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‘The whole city laid off’: New Orleans, other cities hit hard as jobless claims skyrocket
Some economists project that the U.S. could see around 3 million new unemployment insurance claims when figures are released Thursday.
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Chef Floyd Cardoz dies at 59 of coronavirus complications
A “Top Chef Masters” winner and beloved restaurateur, the advocate of making the food industry more sustainable began his hospitality training in his native Mumbai.