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PublishedApril 30, 2020
Antibody testing for coronavirus offered in Maine – with cautions
Several medical practices are offering the tests as a way to determine whether a patient has been exposed to the virus, but the tests lack FDA approval, and doctors note that immunity after infection has not been proven.
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PublishedApril 30, 2020
Maine CDC reports 39 new cases, one more death from COVID-19
Contributing to the spike is an outbreak of at least 20 cases at the Hope House homeless shelter in Bangor, which Maine CDC officials are tracking alongside an outbreak at Portland's Tyson Foods plant.
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PublishedApril 30, 2020
State seeks to boost pay for workers who care for disabled Mainers
Workers who provide direct care to adults with autism or intellectual disabilities were left out of an emergency funding package in March that increased reimbursement rates for other home-care workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
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PublishedApril 30, 2020
Bowdoin president to chair biomedical institute trustees
Clayton Rose will lead the trustees of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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PublishedApril 30, 2020
State challenged to gauge spread of virus, beyond confirmed cases
The Maine CDC has begun tracking a new category – probable cases – to help health officials see more than ‘a part of the iceberg.’
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PublishedApril 30, 2020
Health care services to resume, but some patients will need patience
The return of elective surgeries, colonoscopies, mammograms and other services will be gradual, and the pent-up demand will be enormous.
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PublishedApril 29, 2020
Stage 1 reopenings of businesses, services in Central Maine will be cautious
Health care providers, car dealerships, hair salon owners and others weigh in on what it will mean to open as part of Gov. Mills' four-stage plan.
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PublishedApril 29, 2020
Virus outbreaks reported at Portland meat plant, Bangor homeless shelter
The outbreaks at Tyson Foods in Portland and the Hope House shelter in Bangor come two days before the Mills administration plans to begin relaxing restrictions on some businesses.
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PublishedApril 28, 2020
Medical experts say more testing, contact tracing needed as Maine begins to reopen
Several experts contacted Tuesday night support Gov. Mills' phased reopening plan, noting that it allows time to continue ramping up defensive efforts and the flexibility to adjust the rules if the virus resurges.
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PublishedApril 28, 2020
Mills says virus reopening plan will rely on case data, but specifics are unclear
The administration says it will monitor critical epidemiological data, but the plan has no specific numbers for the desired case trends, testing availability and the capacity of track-and-trace testing.
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