The rules build upon recently updated recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
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Posted inSchools and Education, Uncategorized
RSU 9 updates COVID-19 policies per state guidance
Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Chris Elkington said the state has issued guidance to handle COVID-19 outbreaks as they would another infectious disease, marking an end to COVID-specific standard operating procedures.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19
The CDC recommendations apply to everyone in the U.S., but the changes could be particularly important for schools, which resume classes this month in many parts of the country.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Bates College drops mandatory COVID-19 testing on campus
Bates tells students they need to test negative for the disease before coming to Lewiston but won’t require tests once they’re here.
Posted inNation & World
China’s Hainan beach resort expands COVID-19 lockdowns
Some 80,000 tourists have reportedly been stranded in Sanya.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville Board of Education gets update on teaching during COVID-19, staff vacancies
George J. Mitchell School Principal Kim Taylor reported some kindergarten students entered school last year not knowing how to interact with other children, play or wait in line because they had had no social interaction during the pandemic.
Posted inLocal & State
See the latest data: Tracking COVID-19 in Maine
Here is the latest data about COVID-19 in Maine. Updated May 10, 2023.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine COVID-19 cases, patient counts hold steady as national numbers climb
The state has the nation’s second-lowest infection rate, after Vermont.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations rise
The state reported an uptick in patients Wednesday, but continues to have one of the nation’s lowest infection rates.
Posted inNation & World
Biden emerges from COVID isolation, tells public: Get shots
The president talks more about treatment than prevention, a sign of how the pandemic and his approach have evolved.