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Coronavirus

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February 16, 2021

Mardi Gras muted, with closed bars, barricaded Bourbon Street

Crowds last year were blamed for an early Louisiana outbreak of COVID-19.
Published
February 16, 2021

FEMA opens mass vaccine sites as bad weather hampers efforts

As part of a wider effort by the Biden administration, FEMA opened its first COVID-19 mass vaccination sites Tuesday, setting up in Los Angeles and Oakland in communities especially hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic
Published
February 16, 2021

Here are some of the highlights of Biden’s COVID-19 relief bill

A Democratic-led effort to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package is moving ahead.
Published
February 16, 2021

Community vaccination clinic at Augusta Civic Center to open Wednesday

Kennebec County Emergency Management Director Sean Goodwin said the clinic was set up Friday and final checks were being done Tuesday as the civic center clinic would begin offering vaccinations to people age 70 and older.
Published
February 16, 2021

Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks even as stockpiles swell

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of N95 masks are pouring out of U.S. factories and heading into storage.

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Published
February 16, 2021

Vaccine delays leave grocery workers feeling expendable

As panicked Americans cleared supermarkets of toilet paper and food, grocery employees gained recognition as among the most indispensable of the pandemic’s front-line workers.
Published
February 16, 2021

The Latest: Seattle 90-year-old walks 6 miles through snow to make her vaccine appointment

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
Published
February 16, 2021

Biden extends pandemic help for homeowners, renters wait

The moratorium on foreclosures of federally guaranteed mortgages had been set to expire on March 31.
Published
February 16, 2021

Maine will provide rapid tests for COVID-19 to school districts

The state will distribute up to 250,000 antigen tests, which produce results in 15 minutes, enabling schools to keep virus transmission in check and reduce staffing problems.
Published
February 15, 2021

Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID disinformation, China took a leading role

An Associated Press investigation, conducted in collaboration with the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, found that powerful political figures and allied media in China, the U.S., Russia and Iran flooded the globe with disinformation about the origins of the COVID pandemic.