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PublishedMarch 23, 2020
As other states tighten restrictions, Maine stops short of embracing ‘shelter in place’ orders
A top official says the state's coronavirus team has discussed 'shelter in place' and decided against using it – for now – noting Maine's low population density and the limits Gov. Janet Mills has imposed on public gatherings and business operations.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2020
Union leaders step up the call for BIW to close to protect workers from virus
Matt Schlobohm, executive director of Maine AFL-CIO, said BIW's 8,000 workers from all 16 counties come into contact with upwards of 100,000 people when they leave the shipyard's gates, meaning if coronavirus reaches BIW, it could speed the spread of the disease across the state.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2020
Our View: Virus testing failure has consequences
Maine's economy and the nation's will take a beating because we didn't prepare for this outbreak.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2020
As labs ramp up, who can get tested in U.S. for coronavirus?
Priority goes to people with fever, cough and other flu-like symptoms and who have had close contact with someone confirmed to have the virus or those who traveled to an outbreak area outside the U.S.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2020
Maine lags the nation for in-state testing for coronavirus
Maine is 1 of 5 states that have been sending samples to Atlanta for testing, but the state CDC says it has received new equipment and will be authorized to do its own testing by Monday.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2020
Commentary: Maine has rare second chance to invest in healthy kids, productive workforce
Bipartisan L.D. 1961 would secure our share of the 1998 tobacco settlement for its original intent: reducing youth smoking and improving public health.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2020
Our View: Prepare for coronavirus with common sense, clean hands
To reduce your risk of getting sick, wash up, get a flu shot and don't touch your face. And no, you don't need a mask.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
Phippsburg adds free vaccination clinic to rabies remediation plan
Norm Warner, Phippsburg's animal control officer, said animals infected with rabies won't display symptoms for two weeks to six months. Once an animal begins showing symptoms it’s too late to treat, and the animal will die.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2020
To fight rabies, Bath will start trapping wildlife
The trapping process, which will take $26,611 out of the city council’s contingency budget, will take place over 10 days before the end of February.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2019
Adult in York County is first flu death of the season in Maine
Eight people have been hospitalized so far this flu season, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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