The coronavirus crisishas now been designated a pandemic by the World Health Organization. How is Maine responding to COVID-19, especially now that there is someone who has tested positive in Maine? Our panel of experts shares the latest news on the disease and what steps the state is taking to address this public health crisis—including state testing for the virus and a newly formed state task force.
Guests
- Dr. Nirav Shah, director of Maine's Center for Disease Control
- Dr. Dora Mills, chief health improvement officer for MaineHealth
- Elizabeth McLellan, founder and president of Partners for World Health
Resources
Governor Mills, Maine CDC AnnounceFirst Presumptive Positive Caseand Additional Steps to Respond to COVID-19 - Gov. Mills said the state is restricting out-of-state travel for state employees, and is recommending that events that involve gatherings of more than 250 people be postponed. She also issued an insuranceemergency response order.
- What Mainers Need To Know About The Coronavirus
- Governor Mills, Maine CDC Announce First Presumptive Positive Case and Additional Steps to Respond to COVID-19
- Maine CDC Coronavirus updates
- Maine’s Three Biggest Private Insurers Are Covering Costs Of Coronavirus Testing
- What Is 'Social Distancing?' Here's How to Best Practice It as Coronavirus Spreads
- Flattening the Coronavirus Curve
- Is it a cold, the flu, allergies or COVID-19?
- Coronavirus is beginning to affect Mainers, and Maine businesses
- How Maine Hospitals And Health Officials Are Preparing For A Potential Coronavirus Outbreak
- Interim Guidance for Implementing Home Care of People Not Requiring Hospitalization for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
