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CONFRONTING A PANDEMIC

Essential Maine retailers try to keep shoppers and workers safe during pandemic

From cracking down on panic buying to creating distance between customers and workers, grocery chains and drugstores have implemented a number of unprecedented changes.

Local & State

Number of coronavirus cases in Maine rises to 211

The state is ramping up its testing capacity by outsourcing lab work to a private company, the Maine CDC director says.
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Health

Two Pen Bay doctors diagnosed with COVID-19

Any patients who may have been put at risk will be contacted by the Rockport hospital, its president says.
Local & State

Visits down at Maine beaches after crowds of last weekend

In Saco, Old Orchard Beach and Scarborough, the number of visitors to public beaches was down Saturday from a week ago, and those who were there maintained their social distance.
- Maine closing 10 state parks and beaches to stem tide of coronavirus
Nation & World

U.S. deaths from coronavirus double over two days

Coronavirus hotspots are growing across middle and rural America.
Nation & World

Trump proposes, rejects quarantine for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut

Instead, he says he has asked for the CDC to issue a 'strong Travel Advisory.'
Health care

Maine preparing for increased demand for key medical professionals

The director of the Maine CDC says emergency medical personnel, hospital intake workers and those who can offer critical care will be key to the coronavirus response.
- Maine Acts of Kindness: Taking care of those on the front line of the pandemic
Local & State

Tools for remote work become social lifeline for isolated Mainers

Zoom happy hours and family reunions, and other video conferencing options, are keeping Mainers connected despite being isolated in their homes.
Local & State

USM’s Sullivan Gym to be converted to homeless shelter by next week

The gym on Falmouth Street in Portland will be open to men and women who need shelter and aren't showing symptoms of having COVID-19.
Local & State

Southern Maine business leaders move quickly to address blood shortage

'Distance Saves Lives' blood drives will be held each of the next 10 Wednesdays with a goal of producing more than 1,000 pints of donated blood.
- Red Cross seeks blood donors as shortages loom
Local & State

Track Maine’s coronavirus cases by county

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 211 confirmed cases and one death in Maine by March 27, 2020.
- Coronavirus resources: How to protect and help yourself and your community

How is the coronavirus affecting you?
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