The administration’s pandemic response has weighed on President Trump’s campaign all year.
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Waterville day care closes temporarily for lack of staff after worker exposed to COVID-19
Temple Tots is on the same property as Temple Academy on West River Road. Neither the day care nor the school has reported a COVID-19 infection, according to Superintendent Kevin Wood.
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The Latest: Study says 15% of COVID-19 deaths may be linked to air pollution
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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Fairfield-area school district reports case of COVID-19 infection
The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention has not recommended Maine School Administrative District 49 close its facilities, according to Superintendent Roberta Hersom.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine reports 58 new cases of COVID-19 as alarming trend continues
Maine’s CDC director says risks of infection rise when large groups gather without face coverings – such as an outdoor event in Levant where President Trump appeared Sunday.
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South Portland High School reports positive COVID-19 test
It’s possible that staff members or students came into contact with the infected individual, the superintendent says.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World
Health experts question Pence campaigning as essential work
The CDC classifies police, first responders and key transportation and food workers as essential workers.
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The Latest: Mexico health officials acknowledge higher death toll
MEXICO CITY — Mexican health authorities acknowledge the country’s true death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is far higher than previously thought, saying there were 193,170 “excess” deaths in the year up to Sept. 26. Of those, 139,153 are now judged to be attributable to COVID-19. Mexico’s official, test-confirmed death toll is only about 89,000, […]
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Trump aide says ‘we’re not going to control the pandemic’
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows says it can’t be reined in because it’s ‘a contagious virus just like the flu.’
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Maine CDC reports 61 new coronavirus cases, largest daily spike since May
Though one day’s numbers do not reflect an epidemiological trend, the state’s seven-day daily case average has been trending upward.