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Brookline, Salem cautious as they continue local COVID-19 outdoor mask mandates
By John Hilliard and Gal Tziperman Lotan Globe Staff,Updated May 2, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Elin Roverud, left, and Al Momin play with their son in Griggs Park Sunday. Although Governor Charlie Baker lifted the mandatory use of masks outdoors, when there is social distancing, Brookline still requires their use.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
Health officials in Brookline and Salem said Sunday they are continuing to require masks outdoors, even after the US Centers for Disease Control cleared the way last week for fully vaccinated people to forgo them outside when they can socially distance.
Mills requires face coverings in public as Maine sets another record with 183 new cases
Face coverings are now required in all public places in Maine, even where physical distancing is possible.
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Gov. Janet Mills’ new executive order makes face coverings mandatory in all public places, even if physical distancing is possible, and requires ‘operators of all indoor public settings’ to post signs notifying entrants of the face mask rule.
On Thursday, 38 COVID-19 patients were in Maine hospitals, including 17 in intensive care, up from an average of eight to 10 hospitalizations and one or two people in intensive care two weeks ago.
Can Maine reverse its troubling COVID-19 trend? Experts say yes, but it will take work.
Complying with masking requirements, avoiding social gatherings and improving access to rapid testing will be key factors in avoiding an exponential growth in cases.
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Bob Beaudoin, center, waits in line at Slate’s Bakery in Hallowell with other masked people at a safe social distance on Thursday.
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As new COVID-19 cases reached a record for the third consecutive day in Maine, and as fears of uncontrolled community spread mount, a troubling question emerges: Is it too late to reverse course?
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