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Paramedics contract COVID-19 from asymptomatic patient

Paramedics contract COVID-19 from asymptomatic patient

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HOULTON and BANGOR, Maine (AP) – The Maine CDC states that four ambulance crew members and at least two others are linked to a patient who has since tested positive for COIVD-19.

The individual showed no symptoms of the virus, yet they tested positive through standard screening procedures on their way to surgery at Northern Lights Medical Center in Bangor.

The patient was transported from a hospital in Houlton, and all six individuals who had recent contact with the individual have since tested positive for the virus.

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