Tensions with local health leaders flare as colleges are blamed for exacerbating local coronavirus numbers.
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New York logs more than 1,000 daily COVID-19 cases
The uptick marks the first time since June 5 the state has seen a daily number that high.
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Progress against virus brings complacency in parts of Africa
Schools are reopening in Zimbabwe, along with churches, bars, restaurants, airports and tourist attractions.
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UMaine students sue for refunds over coronavirus shutdown
They are seeking tuition refunds over the UMaine System’s decision to move online during the coronavirus pandemic this past spring.
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Maine lobster business salvaged its summer despite pandemic
Maine’s lobster fishermen braced for a difficult summer this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the season was unexpectedly decent.
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Maine CDC reports 25 new cases of coronavirus, no more deaths
Health officials are warning of ‘community spread’ in York County and danger in neighboring Oxford County schools.
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CDC’s Shah gives UMaine at Augusta convocation address
The director of the Maine Center for Disease Control encouraged UMA students to think critically during the annual convocation event, this year appropriately themed “outbreak.”
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Virus cases rise in America’s heartland, home to anti-mask feelings
The latest hot spot for the coronavirus in the United States is the Midwest, where cases are rising in a worrying trend.
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Chinese company says coronavirus vaccine to be ready by early 2021
The pharmaceutical firm says CoronaVac will be made available for distribution worldwide, including the United States.
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As virus surges in France, Marseille fights against closures
Angry restaurant and bar owners demonstrate against a French government order to close all public venues as of Saturday.