Experts say it’s too early to know whether people infected with the omicron variant will develop long COVID.
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Trudeau defends COVID-19 restrictions while truck blockades continue
A blockade by people mostly in pickup trucks entered its 3rd day at the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, which carries 25% of trade between Canada and the U.S.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine hospitals see substantial drop in COVID-19 patients
Total hospitalizations have dropped 30% in less than a month, and the number in critical care is down 47% since Dec. 19.
Posted inHealth
Tri-county residents account for nearly a quarter of all COVID-19 deaths under the age of 60
Data from the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention shows that 52 residents of Androscoggin, Franklin or Oxford counties under the age of 60 have died from the disease since the pandemic began.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Canada’s COVID-19 protests threaten cross-border trade with U.S.
Truckers who oppose public health measures related to the pandemic have blocked border bridges, while the truckers union says the group does not represent the industry in which 90% of truckers are vaccinated.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
School mask mandates are going away in other states. Will Maine follow suit?
As some look forward to an end of mask mandates in Maine schools, hospital patient counts remain high and the state says more federal help is coming.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine’s COVID-19 hospitalizations, positive tests continue to fall
The number of patients in critical care also continues to decline and has dropped 41% from the December peak.
Posted inNation & World
Governors in 4 states plan for end to school mask mandates
The decisions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and Oregon come amid a growing sense that the virus is never going away.
Posted inNation & World
Mandate protests expanding in Canada, as world watches
There will likely be growing public pressure everywhere to remove restrictions, whether the science supports that or not.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine continue slight downward trend
There were 339 people hospitalized with the infectious disease on Saturday, the lowest number the state has seen in more than a month.