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Northern Light Health drops universal masking policy in medical facilities

Por: Portland Press Herald Health April 20, 2023

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Maine’s second largest health care network has dropped its universal masking policy in its hospitals and other health care centers statewide. Northern Light Health announced the policy change Thursday. It comes as the number of hospital patients with COVID-19 has dropped to the lowest level since August 2021. The number in critical care fell this week to the lowest level since November 2020. “In what may be the most visible indicator of how... + full article



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