I'M
I'M JUST
I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE PHYSICAL A4@ND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR US...AND
THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.
MAINE HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE
KEEPING AN EYE ON TWO OUTBREAKS
OF COVID-19 THAT ARE NOT IN
LONG TERM CARE SETTINGS... ONE,
A
HOMELESS SHELTER... THE OTHER A
FOOD PROCESSOR.
FOOD PROCESSOR. 4@
4@
4@ HELLO
4@ HELLO AGAIN, EVERYONE... I'M CINDY WILLIAMS. 4@
4@
4@ AND
4@ AND I'M LEE NELSON... THAT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM MAINE'S C-
D-C THIS AFTERNOON CAME AS A BIT
OF A SURPRISE.... WE'LL 4@
GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT.
FIRST.... HERE ARE THE NUMBERS.
AS OF THIS MORNING, THERE HAVE4@
BEEN 1-THOUSAND-56
CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19
REPORTED IN MAINE... THAT'S 134@
MORE THAN YESTERDAY.
THERE WAS ONE MORE DEATH
REPORTED... A WOMAN IN HER 70'S
MORE THAN YESTERDAY. THERE WAS ONE MORE DEATH REPORTED... A WOMAN IN HER 70'S@
FROM
FROM CUMBERLAND COUNTY. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE WAS A BIG JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF
CONFIRMED CASES... 615... 30
MORE THAN YESTERDAY.4@
4@
4@ AND
4@ AND THAT JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF4@ THOSE WHO'VE RECOVERED FROM
COVID-19... PLUS A CONTINUING
DIP IN THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO
ARE 4@
ARE 4@
CONSIDERED ACTIVE CASES IS STILL WIDENING. RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE 389 MAINERS
WHO 4@ARE STILL LISTED AS HAVIN@
SYMPTOMS AND ENOUGH OF THE VIRUS
IN THEIR SYSTEMS TO TEST
POSITIVE.
4@
POSITIVE. 4@ WHAT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THIS
MORNING'S NUMBERS WAS ONE
OF TWO OUTBREAKS THAT ARE NOW ON
MAINE C-D-C'S RADAR.4@
THE LARGER OF THE TWO IS AT HOPE
HOUSE... AN ADDICTION
TREATMENT FACILITY AND RESOURCE
CENTER FOR THE
HOMELESS IN BANGOR.
ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT, HOPE HOUSE
CAN BE A PLACE TO SLEEP
FOR AS MANY AS 114 PEOPL4@E.
12-HUNDRED A WEEK ARE SERVED
THERE TO PEOPLE IN NEED OF CARE
MANAGEMENT... ME4@NTAL HEALTH...
AND RECOVERY SERVICES.4@
LAST WEEK THE MAINE CDC WAS
4@4@
4@4@ AWARE OF A COUPLE OF POSITIVE CASES THERE... BUT TODAY THAT
NUMBER JUMPED TO 21...
AFTER TESTING ALL THE RESIDENTS
AND STAFF.
AFTER MAKING THAT ANNOUNCMENT,
C-D-C DIRECTOR --
DOCTOR NIRAV SHAH -- EXPLAINED
WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT.4@
WHEN INDIVIDUALS TEST POSITIVE
AS MANY HAVE... THEY ARE PLACED IN4@4@
SEPARATE LOCATIONS SO THE RISK
OF INFECTING OTHER PEOPLE
WHO ARE NEGATIVE IS LOWER. WE
ALSO AGAIN ARE CONTINUING WITH
ANALYZING THE TESTS AS WELL AS
THE LATEST RESULTS SO THAT
OUR EPIDEMIOLOGIST CAN CONDUCT4@
CONTACT TRACING 4@
4@
4@ AND
4@ AND SEE IF THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE THAT WE NEED TO BE IN 4@
4@TOUCH WITH.
THOSE 21 CASES INVOLVE BOTH
RESIDENTS AND STAFF.
DR. SHAH SAYS ABOUT 100 TESTS
WERE CONDUCTED MONDAY AT HOPE 4@
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
THIS
THIS AFTERNOON, WE SPOKE WITH 4@ LORI DWYER -- PRESIDENT OF PENOBSCOT COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE
-- ABOUT WHETHER
THE POSITIVE TESTS WILL AFFECT
HOW HOPE HOUSE OPERATES IN THE
COMING WEEKS. 4@
"I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT OUR
ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THIS
IN A VERY PROFESSIONAL AND
APPROPRIATE WAY FROM A PUBLIC
HEALTH PERSPECTIVE, BUT I DO
WORRY ABOUT THE PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE BEING MOST4@4@
IMPACTED BY THIS."
HOPE HOUSE GUESTS WHO HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE ARE BEING MOVED
IMPACTED BY THIS." HOPE HOUSE GUESTS WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE ARE BEING MOVED@
4@
4@ AND
4@ AND HOUSED ELSEWHERE.
NOT TO THAT OTHER NEWLY REPORTED
OUTBREAK. 4@ IT'S AT THE TYSON FOODS PLANT IN
PORTLAND... FORMERLY BARBER
FOODS.
4@DR. SHAH SAYS 8 WORKERS THERE
HAVE ALSO TESTED POSITIVE.. BUT
THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOT WORKING IN
4@THE BUILDING AT THIS TIME.4@
DR. SHAH SAYS HE'S SPOKEN WITH
TYSON EXECUTIVES AND THEY ASSUR@
HIM THAT EVERYONE AT THE PLANT
WILL BE TESTED.
4@4@
MEANWHILE... BUSINESSES ACROSS
MAINE STILL HAVE A LOT
OF QUESTIONS ABOUT GOVERNOR
JANET MILLS' PLAN TO RE-OPEN THE
STATE'S ECONOMY...4@
CHIEF AMONG THEM... THOSE WHO
RELY ON PEOPLE FROM OUT
OF STATE. 4@
NEWSCENTER MAINE'S DON CARRIGAN
HAS MORE ON THAT...
DON.4@
DON.4@
DON.4@ OUT OF STATE RESIDENTS.MOST LY
WHAT WE ON THE COAST CALL 4@
SUMMER
SUMMER PEOPLE. ARE VITAL TO MAINE'S ECONOMY. MANY THOUSANDS
4@
4@ HAVE
4@ HAVE SECOND HOMES HERE, AND MANY MORE COME FOR VACATION4@
4@
4@ TRIPS.
4@ TRIPS. SO THE GOVERNOR'S DECISION TO CONTINUE THE
RESTRICTION ON OUT OF STATE 4@
TRAVEL INTO MAINE.AND THE
ORDER FOR ANYONE COMING HERE TO
RESTRICTION ON OUT OF STATE 4@ TRAVEL INTO MAINE.AND THE ORDER FOR ANYONE COMING HERE TO@
SELF QUARANTINE FOR
14 DAYS HAS4@ RAISED LOTS OF
EYEBROWS AND PROMPTS MANY
QUESTIONS.
OUTCUE: "...AND WE ARE WORKING
THROUGH THOSE."
RUNS: 244
RUNS: 244
RUNS: 244 4@THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OUT OF
STATE RESIDENTS HERE ALREADY. MANY ESCAPED THEIR HOME
STATES FOR THE BEAUTY AND 4@
SOCIAL DISTANCE OF SECOND HOMES.
OTHERS HAVE ESCAPED THE
CITIES TO STAY WITH RELATIVES
HERE. BUT DOING THAT..WITHOUT
VIOLATING STATE
RESTRICTIONS..HAS BEEN MORE
DIFFICULT SINCE
THE REQUIREMENT TO SELF -
QUARANTINE. 4@
THE GOVERNOR'S DECISION TO
CONTINUE THOSE RESTRICTIONS AT
LEAST TO AUGUST, RAISES HUGE
QUESTIONS FOR MA4@INE'S TOURIST
CONTINUE THOSE RESTRICTIONS AT LEAST TO AUGUST, RAISES HUGE QUESTIONS FOR MA4@INE'S TOURIST@
INDUSTRY.WHICH NORMALLY WELCOMES
MILLIONS OF OUT
OF STATERS HERE EVERY SUMM4@ER.
RESTUAURANTS AND HOTELS ACCOUNT
FOR TEN PERCENT OF ALL
MAINE JOBS, SAYS STEVE HEWINS OF
HOSPITALITY MAINE. AND HE
SAYS THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING
MILLIONS OF OUT OF STATE4@
VIASITORA IS A BIG THREAT.
SOT
SOT STEV4@E 4@HEWINS 04 18 I CAN'T SEE HOW IT COULD OPERATE SUCCESSFULLY. THE NUMBERS NOT
ENOUGH TO OPERATE. I KNOW SOME
PKACES LIKE BAR HARBOR
OGUNQUIT OLD ORCHARD MIGHT NOT
SURVIVE WITH THAT LEVEL..I4@
WORRY MORE ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS.
BUT WHAT WOULD THIS REALLY MEAN?
4@
4@ WOULD
4@ WOULD OUT OF STATE RESIDENTS BE ABLE TO COME FOR A WEEKEND AT
THEIR OWN CAMP OR COTTAGE? AND
COULD THEY QUARANTINE FOR A FEW
DAYS THEN GO HOME? COULD4@
THEY DO IT IN IN RENTALS?
SOT
SOT JOHNSON 32 40 THE INTENT IS KEEPING MAINE RESIDENT SAFE AND KEP ECONOM4@
4@
4@ RUNNING. MAINE'S BUSINESS COMMISSIONER
HEATHER JOHNSON SAYS A LOT OF
THAT4@
IS STILL BEING FIGURED OUT.
SOT JOHNSON 32 55 ??4@
THE QUARANTINE PIECE IS WHAT IS
AVAILABLE TO US TODAY. SCIENCE
IS4@
CONTINUING TO EVEOLVE AND WE
KNOW WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
TIME4@4@
TIME4@4@
BETWEEN
BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE EXPECT MORE PEOPLE TO WANT TO COME TO4@ MAINE AND US TO ATTRACT MORE
PEOPLE
PEOPLE TO
PEOPLE TO MAINE. SOT DR SHAH OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A MORE TARGETED WITH A
MORE TARGETED AND MORE FINELY
DEFINED APPROACH TO HOW
WE CAN TARGET INDIVIDUALS WHO
4@
4@ ARE
4@ ARE COMING INTO THE STATE. HEATHER JOHNSON SAYS THEY DON'T
HAVE MANY OF THOSE
ANSWERS YET.
THE NEXT BIG TEST OF THIS COULD
BE MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND.BEFORE RESTAURANTS OR
HIOTELS OPEN. TRADITIONALLY A
BIG WEEKEND FOR OUT OF STATE
VISITORS. BUT MAYBE NOT THIS4@
TIME.
SOT JOHNSON
SOT JOHNSON
I
I THINK
I THINK IT IS UNLIKELY WE WILL HAVE WIDESPREAD TOURISM ACCESS4@ BY MEMORIAL DAY. HAVING SAID
THAT, THERE MAY BE SOME SMALLER
THINGS WE CAN GET TO AN
AGREEMENT ON BY THEN, AND WE
ARE
ARE WORKING THROUGH THOSE. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
HERE, AND IT WILL LIKELY BE WEEKS 4@
WEEKS 4@
AT
AT LEAST
AT LEAST BEFORE WE GET ANSWERS. WE WUIKK KEEO ASKING,. IT WILL AFFECT FAMILIES IN4@ AND OUTSIDE
MAINE, AFFECT BUSINESSES AND
MAINE'S WHOLE ECONOMY. IF THE
TOURIST INDUSTRY TAKES A BIG
4@
4@
4@ 4@
4@
4@ HIT.
4@ HIT. .IT WOULD MEAN LOST JOBS AND INCOMES. FROM A BUSINESS
THAT IN A 4@4@
NORMAL YEAR WOULD GENERATE SIX
BILLION OR MORE FOR MAINE'S
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY. AFTER WEEKS OF WAITING IN THE
4@
4@ LURCH,
4@ LURCH, THE SELF-EMPLOYED, SOLE PROPRIETORS, GIG WORKERS AND
PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T QUALIFY
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BEFORE, CAN
START APPLYING4@
FOR PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT
ASSISTANCE OR P-U-A.4@
THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
WILL STARTING TAKING
THOSE APPLICATIONS STARTING
TOMORROW4@
MORNING AT 8AM. IN THE
MEANTIME, IT'S OFFERING A FREE
WEBINAR ON4@
WEBINAR ON4@
HOW
HOW THE
HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS AND HOW TO APPLY. THERE WILL BE ZOOM
PRESENTATIONS. TO GET THE
LINK4@
WHERE YOU CAN WATCH, TEXT THE
WORD BENEFITS TO 207-828-6622.
YOU WILL GET THAT LINKENT BACK
TO YOU ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE.
4@
4@ STILL
4@ STILL AHEAD TONIGHT... HOW MAINE'S CHARTER AND INDEPENDENT