BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 10, 2020
Blueberries and tourism are both indelible parts of Maine’s identity and economy. Both are also an avenue for potential COVID-19 transmission here in vacationland. Blueberry workers who test positive — along with their close contacts — have been provided a safe place to quarantine at an undisclosed location in Bangor. As of Tuesday, roughly 50 recently arriving agricultural workers were staying at that location. This appears to be model collaboration between an industry in the state, with both public health, worker safety and economic resilience in mind. Visitors and workers traveling to Maine have the potential to bring COVID-19 with them. No matter the circumstances, proactively managing the risks is essential.