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Cape Elizabeth High School closed Friday because of COVID-19 outbreak

The school board voted against a mask mandate, but the closure will allow custodial staff to conduct a deep cleaning of the building. ....

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Central Maine Schools taking advantage of rapid COVID-19 testing

Central Maine Schools taking advantage of rapid COVID-19 testing
Erskine Academy, Vassalboro Community School, Maine Central Institute, MSAD 53 and the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences among the local schools using Abbott rapid antigen tests.
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SOUTH CHINA The coronavirus pandemic continues to run rampant across the state, but a handful of local schools are participating in an increased testing effort to help stop the spread.
The Abbott rapid antigen COVID-19 tests are made for individuals exhibiting at least one of the most common COVID-19 symptoms or two of the less common symptoms. The testing process involves self-swabbing the lower portion of one’s nostrils and is processed on site by adding six drops of a liquid reagent to the swab on a test card. The tests are free of cost to students and staff. ....

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Thousands of COVID-19 test kits distributed to 50+ Maine schools

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It s so incredibly comforting for the staff at the school, Jill Webber, a nurse at the William H. Rowe School in Yarmouth told NEWSCENTER Maine.
Rowe and other nurses across the Yarmouth School Dept. have already tested students and staff showing symptoms of the virus over the last couple of weeks.
Compared to the traditional PCR test that often takes days to get results back, the Abbott kit uses a swab, card, and reagent to produce results in minutes.
We have a kid come down that has symptoms that are consistent with COVID to be able to quickly do a test and know if that kid s positive or not, Webber said. ....

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