At least seven people have died in connection to a coronavirus outbreak that continues to sicken people in Maine following a wedding reception held over the summer that violated state virus guidelines, public health authorities said. None of the seven people who have died attended the wedding, CBS affiliate WABI reported. The Big Moose Inn…
They clustered together in the restaurant of the Big Moose Inn and spilled into the small lobby, their numbers exceeding the state’s 50-person cap for indoor events during the coronavirus pandemic, state health officials would later declare. They weren’t keeping much distance from each other, other hotel guests noticed, or wearing masks.It wasn’t until the…
At the ceremony’s end, the crowd headed to the Big Moose Inn, a lodge and restaurant sandwiched between the Ambajejus and Millinocket lakes. Each guest had his or her temperature checked at the door, and once cleared, went inside to feast on rib-eye and duck, toast the couple, and dance for hours. Few of the…
Darko Bandic Associated Press A wedding reception in Maine has caused 53 confirmed cases of coronavirus and counting.Nearly half of those cases include people who didn't go to the wedding, Maine's CDC reported.It's not clear whether people wore masks at the event, but the venue exceeded the state's indoor limit of 50 people.Visit Business Insider's…
A wedding reception held in Maine in early August led to an outbreak of the novel coronavirus that has infected more than 50 people and resulted in one death, according to health officials in the northeastern state.The Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it had launched an investigation into the August 7…
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