COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

The latest news, resources, guides and tips to help you stay up to date on the coronavirus pandemic.

Pandemic hits 'stop button,' but for some life is forever changed
NPR talked to hundreds of people over the course of the pandemic. As the emergency declaration ends on May 11, we asked some of them for their reflections on the past three tumultuous years.
Millions of people have long COVID brain fog — and there's a shortage of answers
Psychologist James Jackson says people with long COVID experience impaired brain function and mental health issues. He offers some practical advice and support in his new book, Clearing the Fog.
Future of Us: The pandemic offered workers a golden opportunity – but inequities to navigate
The pandemic gave workers fresh evidence that business doesn’t have to operate as usual. An organizational behavior expert says it’s an opportunity to make work better for people, if we can avoid creating new inequities in the process.
What are Stellate Ganglion Blocks? A look inside the treatment that has helped long COVID-19 patients
A growing number of providers around the country are using injections from the world of pain treatment to help long COVID patients regain taste and smell.
One in 18 Minnesota adults experiencing long COVID
This past week President Joe Biden signed into law an official end to the national COVID-19 emergency response. Relatedly, the nation’s official COVID-19 public health emergency is set to expire on May 11.  
With the possible exception of the south-central part of the state, all quiet on Minnesota’s COVID front
The daily average of new COVID-19 cases reported dropped below 300 for the first time since July 2021, according to Thursday’s Minnesota Department of Health weekly data release.