Maine to allow Massachusetts residents to visit without COVID-19 test or quarantine
As it lowers barriers to visitation from Massachusetts, Maine continues to grapple with rising case numbers in its southernmost county.
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Madison nursing home violated federal requirements to prevent spread of COVID-19, documents say
The Maplecrest nursing home failed to have a system in place for the monitoring of symptoms reported during screening process, according to documents provided by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
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U.S. experts tell Congress ‘no cutting corners’ as vaccine tests expand
However, President Trump continues to push for a faster timeline, which many experts say is risky and may not allow for adequate testing.
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We’ll need face coverings to contain infections once a vaccine does become available and people let their guard down.
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Leaders from across the world are criticizing the haphazard global response to a virus that has caused economic havoc and killed nearly 1 million people.
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The Maine Department of Health and Human Services expects to reopen the office on Thursday.
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Superintendent Shawn Chabot informed students and families Wednesday morning that someone associated with Mt. Ararat High School recently tested positive to COVID-19, and may have exposed other staff or students.
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The new funding will allow renters to apply for assistance from the Maine Housing Authority through the end of September, and it will be the final allocation unless more federal funding becomes available.
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As the U.S. surpasses 200,000 deaths from the virus, the president says that it ‘affects virtually nobody.’
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One positive test was reported at Rumford Elementary School.
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Twenty theaters statewide will benefit from the gift, while six Maine arts organizations are receiving money from the New England Foundation for the Arts.
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Tight inventory and historically low interest rates continued to push Maine home prices upward in August.
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Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for a 100-day global cease-fire to tackle COVID-19.
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Superintendent Paul Perzanoski said 32 Harpswell Coastal Academy students attend Region Ten Technical School but none were exposed to the academy faculty member with a positive COVID-19 test a week ago.
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The heads of the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department appear before Congress as negotiations for a new coronavirus relief bill make little progress.
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Maine School Administrative District 75 Superintendent Shawn Chabot had hoped to move to full-time in-person learning next week but announced Monday the district is sticking to its hybrid approach for now.
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A 47-year-old man who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 died after experiencing an undisclosed medical emergency last weekend, officials said.
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The state reported an outbreak of 16 cases at the ND paper mill in Rumford last week.
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World leaders convened virtually and clashed over the coronavirus, the economic problems it created and the looming risk of cold war.
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The United Kingdom's COVID-19 alert is raised from a three to a four, the second-highest level.
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Samantha Paine, who has been living at the Maplecrest facility, says she and other residents are reeling from the isolation and lack of information about containing the outbreak there.
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New case numbers are rising slightly as outbreaks build in York and Oxford counties.
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