Conscious of Mainers’ independence and protective of constitutional rights, the governor comes to strict distancing orders deliberately, even as they extend to the state’s highest office.
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Maine CDC reports 1 more coronavirus death and 9 more cases at Belfast senior facility
Gov. Janet Mills changes the state’s primary election to July 14 and says she is considering an executive order to curb evictions to help Mainers who have lost jobs and income in the pandemic.
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State to open coronavirus alternative care sites at Cross arenas in Portland, Bangor
Gov. Janet Mills announced that the sites will open next week with at least 100 beds in Portland and 50 beds in Bangor as 2 more deaths were reported in Maine.
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Kittery asks state to share addresses of coronavirus patients
The town says first responders need to know when a rescue call requires protection against exposure to COVID-19.
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Modeling shows Maine with a wide range of possible outcomes to coronavirus pandemic
Epidemiologists at the Maine CCD study models that reveal how slight changes in social distancing could have huge impacts on the number of deaths and the need for hospital beds and equipment.
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With case count near 500, state plans for new treatment ‘modules’
The director of Maine’s CDC says the agency continues to distribute personal protective equipment for health care workers and will soon detail plans for ‘modules’ outside of hospitals to treat patients if there is a surge in coronavirus cases.
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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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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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Maine CDC gives top testing priority to long-term care residents
Gov. Janet Mills also offers ‘extraordinary’ MaineCare funding to help nursing facilities meet the costs of the coronavirus threat.
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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.