Sources: WGME-TV
France imposes mandatory mask wearing in all indoor venues and outdoor Christmas markets, even when a Health Pass is required for an event, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. 2021-11-26
Maine reports its first case of the Lineage B.1.617 variant that originated in India. 2021-05-16
Maine reports its first case of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. 2021-03-26
Maine reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa. 2021-03-4
Maine reports its first two cases of the B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the United Kingdom in a person from Franklin County who previously travelled internationally. 2021-02-10
The Japanese House of Councillors passes a law that will introduce fines for people and businesses that do not comply with restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 2021-02-3
Massachusetts announces that they will remove New Hampshire and Maine from their low-risk travel list for contracting COVID-19. Individuals returning to Massachusetts from those states will be required to fill out a travel form, quarantine, or present a negative COVID-19 test. 2020-11-21
Maine reports 204 new infections, a new single-day record since the pandemic began. 2020-11-9
Maine reports 127 new infections on Election Day, its single day record since the pandemic began. 2020-11-3