The state is hiring another 15 ‘disease detectives’ for a total of 30, but some health officials recommend a much higher number.
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The Virus Diaries: Couple seek clues in tests for antibodies
Caroline McCormack believes her husband, Tim, suffered from COVID-19 in early February before coronavirus made headlines.
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Republicans signal possible movement in standoff over virus aid for businesses
They may accept some Democratic demands to break a stalemate over the Trump administration’s $250 billion request for a small-business subsidy program that’s out of money.
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Rent relief program helps Mainers affected by coronavirus
York County Community Action accepting applications.
Posted inAnimals, Maine, News
With traffic down in Maine, wildlife hospitals seeing decline in injured animals
But a wildlife biologist cautions that it’s difficult to draw conclusions from one month’s worth of data.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Hope takes the reins on Wall Street as stocks rally worldwide
Investors focus on the possibility of a reopening economy rather than dismal economic data.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Rolling Stones to join Lady Gaga for TV event battling COVID-19
Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel will host the all-star special Saturday night.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Central Maine athletic trainers shift attention to helping health care workers fight coronavirus
With no high school sports this spring, area trainers start using their abilities in other ways.
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Pro-Trump protesters across U.S. push back against stay-at-home orders
A growing number of protests are being staged across the U.S. to oppose stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus pandemic, and on Friday, the president egged them on.
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On call with Pence, Sen. King calls administration’s failure to expand testing a ‘dereliction of duty’
The Maine senator, an independent, participated in a call with Democratic senators in which he reportedly told the vice president that he had “never been so mad about a phone call in my life.”