The statewide mandate, which begins at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, prohibits Mainers from leaving their homes for all but essential activities, such as grocery shopping, medical care or commuting to essential jobs.
Kevin Miller
Kevin Miller joined the staff of the Portland Press Herald in 2012 and has worked as a journalist in Maine since 2005. He currently divides his time covering environmental/natural resources issues, state politics and the Maine Legislature. A policy wonk, Kevin previously wrote about Congress and federal issues from a Maine angle as the Press Herald’s Washington, DC correspondent. Before settling in Maine, he covered state government, higher education and environmental issues for newspapers in Virginia and Maryland. In his spare time, Kevin wants to be hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, cross-country skiing, exploring New England’s historic sites or doing pretty much anything else outdoors. He lives in Newcastle with his partner and their dog.
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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 coronavirus case count rises to 275, with no additional deaths
CDC Director Nirav Shah, reviewing case numbers Monday, noted that several new cases had been confirmed in long-term care settings in Freeport and Leeds.
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Coronavirus claims state’s first fatality as case count rises
The victim was a Cumberland County man in his 80s. The number of cases has grown to 168.
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Maine reports 155 coronavirus cases, ‘community transmission’ in York County
Confirmed cases are concentrated in Cumberland and York counties, and 16 people have recovered. But 16 health care workers are also among the sick.
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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.
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State calls for more supplies, testing as virus cases rise to 142
The head of Maine’s CDC says the state is seeing the type of ‘rapid rise’ that other regions have, and is pressing the federal government to release more supplies for health care workers.
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Maine CDC director asks for patience on testing as statewide coronavirus case count hits 107
Dr. Nirav Shah says the state is distributing additional personal protective equipment for health care workers, but is still struggling to get the materials it needs to expand testing.
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New positive test results push Maine coronavirus cases to 56
CDC Director Nirav Shah urges Mainers to keep practicing social distancing and good hygiene, and says it’s too early to tell where Maine stands with ‘a very fast-moving situation.’
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As virus spreads, groups try to educate Maine immigrants about the risks
But language and cultural barriers make it difficult to get the message out.