Augusta’s court remains closed as two other employees test positive for COVID-19.

Augusta's Capital Justice Center remains closed this week due to a shortage of personnel associated with COVID-19. Joe Ferrand / Kennebeck Journal File Buy this photo Augusta — Two other employees at Augusta's Capital Justice Center tested positive for COVID-19, and the other employee is being quarantined because the building remains. Not open to the public Due to the resulting shortage of staff. The courthouse, home to the Kennebec County Superior and District Courts, Closed last week After an employee tests positive for COVID-19. Court officials subsequently tested the other two employees as positive, confirming a total of three. The courthouse will not be open to the public throughout the week due to a shortage of staff. It will be open to the public on Monday, December 7, according to Amy Quinnlan, director of court communications for the state judicial system. Employees who have come into contact with three individuals who tested positive are notified and quarantined, according to Quinnlan. It was not clear how many court officials were quarantining on Tuesday. She said the judicial center's workspace was cleaned in line with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Early on Tuesday afternoon, the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had not begun an outbreak investigation at the Capital Justice Center. Robert Long, a spokesman for the main CDC, said the agency would begin an outbreak investigation if epidemiological associations could be established between at least three cases. He is a CDC investigator More and more busy with new cases As a result, it takes longer to confirm epidemiological associations than it was four to six weeks ago, when the daily number of cases was much lower. "Details about the investigations that may occur at the (Capital Judiciary Center) may become available as the investigation of individual cases progresses," Long said. "If so, it will be announced. In the meantime, the Main CDC pays close attention to public building managers when making decisions about public access, and all the main people face. It is recommended to wear a cover and at least 6 feet away to avoid non-essential interactions. " Cases of COVID-19 are affecting more than court employees who test positive. Maeghan Maloney, a district attorney in Kennebec and Somerset counties, said the assistant district attorney at her office was "in close contact" with one of the clerks whose CDC tested positive at the judicial center. He said he had something to look forward to. The attorney is working from home, has tested negative for COVID-19 twice, and will return to the office after 14 days of quarantine. Maloney said no one else in her office had come within six feet of a court worker who tested positive. "So far, that's the only impact on my office," Maloney said of a lawyer in quarantine. "The bigger impact is the surge in criminals in court. Every time a case is rescheduled, it's moved to a week that's already filled with cases." Mr Quinnlan said people with court dates scheduled during the closing of the court would be contacted to reschedule their case. The number of COVID-19 cases in Maine (and the country) has increased recently, The court has taken additional steps in order to help Prevent the spread of COVID-19.. Mr Maloney said the state-wide criminal justice committee on mitigating the effects of the pandemic will meet on Thursday to discuss how the judicial system will continue to function during the pandemic-related closure. She said ideas such as increased use of the Internet platform for court hearings have already been considered. The user name / password is invalid. Please check your email to confirm your registration and complete. Please use the form below to reset your password. When you send an email for your account, you will receive an email with a reset code. "Forward Collins, Part of the King of the Group Announces $ 908 Billion Coronavirus Relief Package Next " Chamber of Commerce filed proceedings to stop offering Hazard Pay in Portland This iframe contains the logic needed to process Gravity Forms with Ajax. Related article Pictures Credit