Initial supplies of the over-the-counter test, made by Australian manufacturer Ellume, will be limited.
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Legislature faces new costs with move to Augusta Civic Center
The use of the arena for House and Senate floor sessions to provide the space needed to meet physical distancing guidelines for COVID-19 will cost the state $4,025 a day.
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Mills addresses Phippsburg board bucking mask mandate, announces stronger mask requirements
Gov. Janet Mills said she wasn’t aware Phippsburg selectmen have been bucking the mask mandate and warned: “If I were running any kind of facility, whether it’s a town office or a private business, I would not want to take the risk.”
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Number of COVID-19 cases have jumped at Bath shipyard
The company has announced new COVID-19 cases nearly every day since Monday, Nov. 16. Since then, 66 workers have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Maine public school enrollments drop amid pandemic
More families are choosing to home-school or send their children to private schools, and the drop in public school enrollment can have financial implications for districts.
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FDA authorizes use of first coronavirus vaccine, raising hope in deadly pandemic
Now comes the complex distribution process aimed at speeding vaccines nationwide to fight the virus that is killing thousands.
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Trump, Congress avert shutdown, buy time for COVID-19 talks
Negotiations are stalled, but there is universal agreement that Congress won’t adjourn for the year without passing a long-delayed round of pandemic relief.
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FDA says it ‘will rapidly work toward’ approval of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
When the FDA follows with an emergency authorization, the shots will start being moved to the states within 24 hours, according to officials at Operation Warp Speed.
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Mills orders stores to deny entry to maskless shoppers as COVID-19 cases climb
Gov. Janet Mills also says she is ‘running out of available public health tools,’ short of closing schools or businesses, to try to contain the spread of the virus.
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Bath elementary schools could be next to open full-time
The RSU 1 school board will decide on Monday whether to allow Dike-Newell School and Fisher-Mitchell School to return to full in-person learning.