The outbreak at Cape Memory Care is the largest reported at one time in Maine, and more test results are still pending.
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Maine sees jump in coronavirus infections with 78 new cases
Wednesday’s spike is attributed in part to increased testing capacity at state and private labs, and comes at a time when the racial gap among those with COVID-19 is growing.
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Severely ill patients in Maine now receiving new drug to fight COVID-19
Remdesivir might end up being used to keep less severe cases from getting worse, one Maine researcher says.
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Trump allies lining up doctors to prescribe rapid reopening
Republican operatives are recruiting ‘extremely pro-Trump’ doctors to go on television to promote reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possible, without waiting to meet safety benchmarks proposed by public health experts.
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Patients testing positive for virus after recovery aren’t infectious, South Korean study shows
Scientists from the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied 285 survivors who had tested positive for the coronavirus after their illness had apparently resolved.
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Trump says he’s taking malaria drug to guard against coronavirus, despite safety warnings
The president spent weeks pushing the drug as a potential cure for COVID-19, against the advice of top medical professionals, who say the drug can cause significant side effects and has not been shown to combat the new coronavirus.
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State allows Maine dentists to reopen offices for routine care
After some dentists complained about being allowed to provide only emergency treatment, the state opened the door Monday to routine services such as cleaning teeth and filling cavities.
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Maine expands access to tests as state reports 26 new coronavirus cases and 1 additional death
Gov. Janet Mills and Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah discuss the increased testing capacity, new potential outbreaks and the state’s multiphase economic reopening plan.
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Massachusetts company’s vaccine shows encouraging early results
Moderna’s announcement comes days after one of its directors stepped down to become chief scientist for Operation Warp Speed, a White House initiative to speed up vaccine development.
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Maine reopening despite missed benchmarks, inadequate testing regime
Experts say more widespread testing of people without symptoms is essential to beating the pandemic and restoring the economy.