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Published
March 23, 2020

California companies jump in to supply ventilators needed in coronavirus fight

Last week, Bloom Energy Chief Executive KR Sridhar realized his fuel-cell business could help alleviate the state’s critical shortage of ventilators. The San Jose company repairs and refurbishes the fuel-cell power generators it sells to large companies and nonprofits, and Sridhar saw similarities with ventilators, which help patients breathe. After speaking with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s […]
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March 23, 2020

Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus in prison

The former film producer, who was hospitalized with heart problems in recent weeks, was diagnosed and quarantined just days after being transferred to the state’s maximum security prison.
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March 23, 2020

WHO warns ‘pandemic is accelerating’

The number of new coronavirus cases reported each day vastly exceeds the daily figure from weeks ago.
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March 23, 2020

Waterville scrambles to meet public meeting laws

The COVID-19 subcommittee met again Monday and discussed how to move forward in light of the fact that the city has no provision in its charter to allow for it to make big decisions in emergencies.
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March 23, 2020

What you need to know about coronavirus testing in Maine

Limited testing supplies have shifted CDC guidelines for who should be tested, but the decision still rests with physicians.

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March 23, 2020

Loss of smell, taste, might signal pandemic virus infection

A British doctors' group cites 'good evidence' from South Korea, China and Italy.
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March 23, 2020

The coronavirus isn’t alive. That’s why it’s so hard to kill.

This novel coronavirus is a sneaky variety similar to those that have been responsible for the most destructive outbreaks of the last 100 years.
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March 23, 2020

Portland mayor calls on landlords to suspend evictions during crisis

Kate Snyder asks for flexibility that will help tenants remain in their homes for at least 90 days.
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March 23, 2020

Being in limbo compounds pandemic stress for small business owners

Many businesses have closed, laid off workers and are wondering when, or if, they will reopen.
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March 23, 2020

Trump weighs restarting economy, defying warnings from public health officials

The president said Monday that he may soon loosen federal guidelines for social distancing and encourage closed businesses to reopen.