U.S. cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline.
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Augusta City Council approves policy allowing remote meetings
Influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the policy permits the mayor to call for remote meetings without declaring a state of emergency.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine remain below 100
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says 96 patients were in hospitals with the coronavirus on Sunday, two more than on Saturday.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
For many Maine workplaces, the new buzzword is ‘hybrid’
Companies are eager to have their employees back in the office, but HR experts caution that worker choice should be given equal weight.
Posted inNation & World
China reports first virus deaths since January 2021
Both fatalities occurred in elderly patients and one was not vaccinated, an official says
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Maine’s COVID-19 hospitalizations below 100 for first time since August
There were 94 people hospitalized statewide on Saturday as the Maine CDC reported 159 new coronavirus cases and three additional deaths.
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Maine reports 300 new cases of COVID-19 as most of state moves to ‘low-risk’ for virus
The federal CDC categorizes Aroostook and Washington counties as high-risk for COVID-19, but most of Maine is in the ‘green’ low-risk category.
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Hong Kong’s COVID infections exceed 1 million amid outbreak
The city of 7.5 million is in the grip of an omicron surge that has strained its health care system as hospitals reached maximum capacity.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID shot
U.S. health officials currently recommend a primary series of two doses of the Moderna vaccine and a booster dose months later.
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Biden’s COVID-19 coordinators to change as U.S. shifts focus
The White House is changing its posture from one of confronting an emergency to nudging Americans back to normalcy as the nation learns to live with a less-severe virus that is likely to remain endemic.