The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19, as the virus rages across the nation.
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As virus surges, Maine hospitals hold their own
Hospitals have outpaced the disease in adding critical care capacity as coronavirus hospitalizations have hit record levels.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: More restaurants reinvent themselves
Central Provisions becomes a sandwich shop, and Elsmere temporarily closes its Portland location.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Health officials fear post-Thanksgiving surge despite low travel numbers in Maine
Traffic on the state’s roads last week hit the lowest point since May, but concerns linger that those who did travel could spark new coronavirus infections.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: COVID crisis leaving Maine special ed students’ needs unmet
Our schools need more money for PPE, hazard pay, sick-time banks and student materials.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
In ’76 Days,’ a documentary portrait of lockdown in Wuhan
The film, shot in Wuhan hospitals in January and February, captures a local horror before it became a global nightmare.
Posted inMaine, News
Mills in quarantine because of contact with presumed case of COVID-19
The governor says she will get tested this week and quarantine at the Blaine House until Dec. 12 because she potentially was exposed to the virus by a member of her security detail.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. morgues and hospitals overflow during ‘very dark couple of weeks’
Health officials fear the crisis will be even worse in coming weeks, after many Americans ignored pleas to stay home over Thanksgiving and avoid people who don’t live with them.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Maine voters set record with 78% turnout for presidential race
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says the election that was conducted safely despite the pandemic.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
USM hoping to play some games this winter
The Huskies will set up their own COVID testing lab on campus and play a limited schedule, but only if conditions during the pandemic allow it.