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Maine CDC’s technology platform (Sara Alert) sends messages and check-ins to close contacts of people with COVID-19 in English, Spanish, French, and Somali. About 14 percent of people currently in the system have a primary language other than English. The Department pays for language translation, interpretation, and cultural brokers to assist Maine CDC. Interpretation services in other languages are available on an as-needed basis.