Stitt attended President Trump’s rally in Tulsa last month, which health experts have said likely contributed to a surge in coronavirus cases there.
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Walmart to require customers to wear masks at all its stores
The company said the policy will go into effect on Monday to allow time to inform stores and customers.
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Maine reports 12 new cases, no deaths, as virus testing expands
As the virus rages in the South and West, efforts to contain its spread in Maine and the Northeast are paying off – at least so far.
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Trump administration recommends National Guard as option to help hospitals report coronavirus data
The move is part of a new data reporting protocol for hospitals that eliminates the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Lewiston to develop inspection program for lodging houses
City staff said Tuesday that Lewiston should create its own inspection program for lodging houses, as the state considers ending inspections.
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State declares outbreak at Cumberland County Jail, but sheriff says tests are not clear
The state CDC reported 2 new cases of COVID-19 at the jail in Portland on Tuesday, but the sheriff said a retest of one inmate came back negative and a second is pending.
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Maine CDC reports 8 new COVID-19 cases, announces 18 ‘swab and send’ testing sites
The state continues to avoid a spike in new cases that has been cause for alarm elsewhere as it expands testing availability even further.
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The Latest: Florida continues to surpass coronavirus records
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — Florida surpassed its daily record for coronavirus deaths Tuesday amid rising global worries of a resurgence, even as researchers announced that the first vaccine tested in the U.S. had worked to boost patients’ immune systems. Florida’s 132 additional […]
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Repurposing and science — the way to go with COVID-19
While the outlook for therapies — for things that will save your life — is bright, the outlook for a coronavirus vaccine, so hoped for, is confused. Assuming that a vaccine is perfected, that it works on most people and across a range of mutations, the stage is set for chaotic distribution.
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Sally Pipes: Will COVID-19 launch an epidemic of cancer?
With coronavirus cases spiking, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued an order halting the state’s reopening and banning elective procedures in hot-spot counties. As more states see viral outbreaks, many governors will be tempted to follow Gov. Abbott’s example. But COVID-19 is not the only threat to public health. Millions of Americans have put off […]