MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top coronavirus official said Sunday that definitive data on the country’s death toll from COVID-19 won’t be available for “a couple of years.” The statement by Assistant Health Secretary Hugo López-Gatell is likely to revive debate about Mexico’s death toll, currently at 76,430, the fourth-highest in the world. “When will the […]
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Winthrop YMCA helps Monmouth start Kid Zone
Schools that are receiving coronavirus relief funding to establish a child care option for students are looking to Lonney Steeves’ model at the Winthrop Y.
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Maine CDC reports 33 new cases of coronavirus, no more deaths
Health officials are warning that outbreaks in York and Oxford counties may be coalescing into ‘one big fire’ that will be hard to control.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Welcome back, Massachusetts
It’s been a long summer, but we’re happy you can visit again without having to quarantine.
Posted inLocal & State
Pandemic, restaurant slowdown blamed for rats in Portland neighborhoods
Some exterminators say the shift from regular restaurant activity to more home-based meals has driven the rodents into neighborhoods more frequently; construction projects are likely a factor, too.
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Health officials fear ‘one big fire’ from COVID-19 in southern Maine
York County is seeing new cases at a rate three times the statewide average, and Oxford County is also showing signs of trouble.
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Dine Out: Maine restaurants warm up to prepaid tickets
Some local restaurant chefs are experimenting with a prepaid, ticket-based model for dinners, which hold special appeal during a pandemic.
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You can’t go to the Common Ground Fair, but you can enjoy its vegan food
These recipes should hold you until 2021.
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Tiny airborne particles may pose a big coronavirus problem
Droplets that people expel when they sneeze, cough or talk come in a wide range of sizes, and scientists are trying to pin down how risky the various kinds are.
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London police, protesters clash at COVID-19 demonstration
Demonstrators in Trafalgar Square were protesting lifestyle restrictions as the government tries to stem a sharp rise in infections.