News

Maine no closer to easing coronavirus-related travel restrictions

Maine no closer to easing coronavirus-related travel restrictions

Photo: clipart.com


AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Public health officials in Maine are continuing to monitor the spread of coronavirus in other states, and they are no closer to easing travel restrictions put in place because of the virus.

Maine requires travelers from other states to produce a negative coronavirus test or quarantine for two weeks.

It exempted New Hampshire and Vermont from those requirements in late June, and added Connecticut, New York and New Jersey to the exempt list in early July.

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention director Nirav Shah said Tuesday the state recently reviewed case statistics in other states and “didn’t see anything that prompted us to move any states into the ‘can visit without negative test’ category.”

Latest Headlines

18 hours ago in Local

Suspicious death in Brunswick under investigation

Local police discovered the body of an adult male inside a residence, with 45-year-old Tanner Dostie of Brunswick being charged with murder as a result.

2 days ago in Local

$519 million supplemental budget signed into law by Gov. Mills

Gov. Janet Mills signed a $519 million supplemental budget into law on Friday, a day after it passed along party lines in the Maine Senate.

2 days ago in Local

5 displaced after fire burns Lewiston apartment building

A fire at a Lewiston apartment building Thursday afternoon left five people displaced.

3 days ago in Local

Person Rescued After Falling Through Ice in Winthrop

Police say the outcome could have been different without community support and proper training.

3 days ago in Local

Police Subdue Man Waving Gun in Farmington Walmart Parking Lot

The incident took place just after 9:30 am Thursday.