Boris Johnson is advised to ignore the political noise and base his policies on science, as infections reach record highs
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Fauci says omicron variant is ‘just raging around the world’
President Biden will speak Tuesday about the COVID fight, government help for communities and the danger of remaining unvaccinated.
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Troops find religious exemption for vaccines unattainable
The total lack of approvals is creating new tensions within the military, and chaplains are caught in the middle.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren tests positive for COVID-19
News of the Massachusetts Democrat’s diagnosis comes as the nation is bracing for a surge fueled by the omicron variant.
Posted inLocal & State
Number of Mainers in critical care with COVID-19 reaches all-time high
133 people are in the ICU across the state and 63 are on ventilators.
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How Maine lost control of coronavirus and became a national hot spot
With the virus raging across interior parts of the state, hospitals are already under stress as holidays, winter and the omicron variant lie ahead.
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Some hospital workers raise alarms over lack of dedicated COVID-19 paid sick time
Nurses at MaineGeneral that get sick with COVID-19 and miss work must use their earned time off to be paid, officials said.
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With omicron’s arrival confirmed, Maine reports 1,080 new cases and 11 additional deaths
Gov. Janet Mills is asking Mainers to get booster shots and mask up to protect themselves against the omicron variant now in Maine.
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Far right uses misleading COVID-19 theories to expand its reach
Telegram, based in the United Arab Emirates, is a favorite tool in part because it lacks the content moderation of Facebook, Twitter and other platforms.
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CDC says ‘test-to-stay’ can safely replace quarantine for students
U.S. health officials are endorsing policies that allow close contacts of students infected with the coronavirus to remain in classrooms if they test negative.