https://preprod.pressherald.com/tag/coronavirus/page/722

coronavirus

Published
May 26, 2020

Death and denial in Brazil’s Amazon capital during pandemic

Manaus is one of the cities hardest hit by the new coronavirus.
Published
May 26, 2020

Abbott Laboratories plans expansion into Westbrook to boost production of virus test kits

The company, which now produces test kits in Scarborough, plans to employ as many as 470 workers at a second facility in the neighboring city.
Published
May 26, 2020

Scammers target Maine’s stressed unemployment system

Criminals have used stolen personal information to file fraudulent jobless claims across the country as unemployment offices dole out historically large benefits.
Published
May 26, 2020

Dangerous blood clots pose a perplexing coronavirus threat

Clotting has been seen in other coronavirus infections, including SARS, but on a much smaller scale.
Published
May 26, 2020

Lewiston business owner and still-working employee are awarded unemployment benefits they didn’t ask for

David Allen at Allen Manufacturing says he was "baffled" when he told the Maine Department of Labor, "Dan is still working for us" and benefits were awarded two weeks later anyway. And then he got them, too.

advertisement

Published
May 26, 2020

Third U.S. service member dies of coronavirus complications

The number of cases in American troops passes 6,100.
Published
May 26, 2020

Pandemic doesn’t stop Memorial Day tribute in Westbrook

The city observed Memorial Day through a broadcast Monday without the usual large gathering at Riverbank Park, streaming it instead because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
May 26, 2020

DeVos defends policy boosting virus aid for private schools

The policy will steer tens of millions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief to private primary schools and secondary schools across the nation.
Published
May 26, 2020

Russell Wilson, Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird to host remote ESPYS feting heroism

Instead of its usual July date during baseball's All-Star break, the show has been rescheduled and re-imagined as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
May 26, 2020

McConnell discusses prospects for another round of relief

He expressed concern about the financial plight faced by cities, counties and states but added that the mushrooming national debt is also a concern.