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More than 30 companies to start making Pfizer’s COVID pill
The U.N.-backed Medicines Patent Pool says that nearly three dozen companies worldwide will soon start making generic versions of Pfizer’s coronavirus pill.
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COVID hospitalizations continue to decline in Maine
But Aroostook and Washington counties still fall into the high-risk category, according to federal guidelines.
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Child care centers to receive quarter-million COVID-19 tests from state
Maine reports 20 deaths and 306 cases of the coronavirus as trends continue to decline in the state overall.
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Biden signs budget bill with Ukraine aid but no COVID cash
The White House had asked for $22.5 billion for vaccines and treatment, but that was trimmed during talks to $15.6 billion and ultimately dropped altogether.
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Rep. Golden tests positive as Maine reports 354 new COVID-19 cases over 3 days
The state also reported 2 additional deaths on Tuesday.
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Virus cases climb in China, raising threat of trade disruption
Anti-virus controls have forced auto and electronics makers to shut factories in China and are raising risks of wider disruptions if the curbs spread to Chinese ports that are among the world’s busiest.
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U.K. will end all travel rules ahead of Easter break
The announcement comes as coronavirus infections are rising in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Germany raises alarm as COVID infections surge to record levels
Meanwhile, most remaining pandemic-related restrictions are set to expire Sunday.
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China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by ‘stealth omicron’
The fast-spreading variant is fueling the nation’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years.