According to a written statement from the hospital, the changes have been made to be “consistent with our commitment to help prevent further community spread of COVID-19 and to safeguard our colleagues.”
Health
Maine CDC reports 204 new virus cases, a single-day record
This is the first time Maine has had more than 200 new cases in a day.
Pfizer says early findings signal its COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective
The pharmaceutical company is now on track to apply later this month for emergency-use approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
COVID-19 inpatients increasing rapidly, especially at hospitals in central and eastern Maine
MaineGeneral in Augusta, the state’s busiest hospital for coronavirus, hits an all-time peak.
AstraZeneca to deliver vaccine trial data by year’s end
The drugmaker is ramping up manufacturing so it can supply hundreds of millions of doses starting in January if approved.
Nine Farmington hospital workers test positive for COVID-19
The outbreak at Franklin Memorial Hospital started last week with four cases.
Woman’s death linked to COVID-19 outbreak at Farmington nursing home
A Lewiston nursing home and three area school systems also have cases or exposures to the virus.
Hospitals compete for nurses as U.S. coronavirus cases surge
Adding to the strain, experienced nurses are ‘burned out with this whole (pandemic)’ and some are quitting, one nurse in Michigan reports.
More U.S. patients to have easy, free access to doctor’s notes
About 53 million people already have access, but thanks to a 2016 law, no one should have any more struggle getting through red tape.
‘Obamacare’ sign-ups begin as millions more are uninsured
But President Trump is asking the Supreme Court to overturn the entire law.