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PublishedApril 2, 2020
Lapses in hospitals’ reporting left Maine CDC lacking key data
As the agency has prepared for a surge in coronavirus cases, not all hospitals have shared numbers of intensive care unit beds and ventilators.
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PublishedApril 1, 2020
Mills seeks disaster declaration as coronavirus infections, deaths rise
The governor's request would make Maine eligible for additional federal funding.
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PublishedApril 1, 2020
Anxiety rises as health care workers risk exposure to fight coronavirus
Shortages of personal protective equipment put doctors, nurses and anyone else who works in health care at higher risk of contracting the virus.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2020
Commentary: In Maine, public health heroes are all around us
Coverage of the shortage of public health nurses left out that the state COVID-19 response has nonetheless been effective and comprehensive.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2020
Models offer clues but no clear answers about pandemic’s impact in Maine
State health experts are tracking complex models to estimate, among other things, how long it will last, how many Mainers will die and when the peak of the ‘curve’ will come.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2020
Cumberland schools announce 2nd case of COVID-19
A staff member at the Mabel I. Wilson school has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and school officials can't say whether the person had contact with others at the school.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2020
Maine’s testing backlog grows amid national shortage of key chemicals
In response, the Maine CDC continues to prioritize testing hospitalized patients or health care workers while buying another testing ‘platform’ that doesn't use the chemical reagent that's in short supply.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2020
As other states tighten restrictions, Maine stops short of embracing ‘shelter in place’ orders
A top official says the state's coronavirus team has discussed 'shelter in place' and decided against using it – for now – noting Maine's low population density and the limits Gov. Janet Mills has imposed on public gatherings and business operations.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2020
Union leaders step up the call for BIW to close to protect workers from virus
Matt Schlobohm, executive director of Maine AFL-CIO, said BIW's 8,000 workers from all 16 counties come into contact with upwards of 100,000 people when they leave the shipyard's gates, meaning if coronavirus reaches BIW, it could speed the spread of the disease across the state.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2020
Our View: Virus testing failure has consequences
Maine's economy and the nation's will take a beating because we didn't prepare for this outbreak.
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