The costs of zero-COVID may be outweighing the risk of getting sick.
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Maine CDC reports one more death, 236 new cases of COVID-19
A total of 97 patients were in hospitals statewide with the coronavirus on Saturday, two more than the day before.
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‘Get used to it’: COVID-19 outbreaks give taste of living with virus
The known infections likely reveal only the tip of the iceberg – with actors and politicians regularly tested at work.
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Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations hold steady as cases edge higher
Aroostook County has shifted from low risk to moderate risk under the latest federal guidelines.
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Appeals court OKs Biden federal employee vaccine mandate
A federal appeals court has upheld the president’s requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Sen. Susan Collins tests positive for COVID-19
The state’s senior senator attended the Gridiron Club dinner Saturday night that appears to be the source of an outbreak in Washington.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19
The diagnosis came Thursday morning, one day after Pelosi appeared at the White House with President Biden.
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Maine schools to distribute free COVID-19 tests for students and staff
The state is making 1.1 million at-home tests available through schools as Maine braces for a potential rise in COVID-19 cases from the new omicron BA.2 subvariant.
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COVID-19 spending bill stalls in Senate as Republicans, Democrats stalemate
Republicans want Democrats to allow a vote on an amendment preserving immigration curbs imposed by former President Trump that the Biden administration is slated to end on May 23.
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Orrington church suing the governor for pandemic restrictions says its case still matters
Calvary Chapel Bangor is still suing the governor for pandemic restrictions on religious gatherings that haven’t been in effect for more than a year.