The lab, which enables the Maine CDC to run more than 25,000 tests a week, is part of a partnership with Idexx that was announced in early May.
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The Latest: Back to class: Despite virus surge, Europe reopens schools
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. PARIS — A mother and her three children scanned the school supplies in a Paris supermarket, plucking out multicolored fountain pens, crisp notebooks – and plenty of masks. Despite resurgent coronavirus infections, similar scenes are unfolding across Europe as a new school […]
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Our View: Millinocket wedding outbreak shows why COVID rules matter
Infections linked to one event have spread across the state.
Posted inNation & World
COVID-19 lockdowns blocked flu in Southern Hemisphere
Country after country – South Africa, Australia, Argentina – have a surprise as winter there ends: Their steps against the coronavirus also apparently blocked the flu.
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Justice Department seeks data on nursing home deaths in 4 Democratic-led states
Prosecutors say fact-finding letters sent to New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan seek to determine whether order by the states ‘may have resulted in the deaths of thousands’ of elderly residents.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
A look at safety measures proposed for each fall sport
The Maine Principals’ Association will decide Thursday whether high school sports — each with specific COVID-19 safety protocols — can be played this fall.
Posted inNation & World, New England
COVID-19 cluster traced to Rhode Island bachelorette party
Nineteen of the 20 guests who attended the late July gathering at an undisclosed location were sickened, authorities said. Seventeen were from Massachusetts.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Stones laid at original corners of Fort Halifax in Winslow provide truer perspective
A collaborative effort from the town of Winslow, Winslow Parks and Recreation, Broken Stone Surveyors, Provost Monuments and the Friends of Fort Halifax, the placement of the markers should provide visitors with a more accurate picture of the site.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Thomas College prepares resident assistants to enforce COVID-19 restrictions in campus housing
Resident assistants at Thomas College will work with on-campus security to make sure all students are abiding by health and safety requirements.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Face masks in volleyball among fall sports safety measures
The Maine Principals’ Association will decide Thursday whether high school sports – each with specific COVID-19 safety protocols – can be played this fall.