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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.

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Americans are drinking 14% more often during pandemic, study finds

Americans are drinking 14% more often during pandemic, study finds

The study compared drinking habits of adults age 30-80 with their habits a year earlier. The study found the increase is most pronounced among women, for whom days with heavy drinking spiked by 41 percent.
by Reese Oxner

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Teachers, parents, districts at odds over learning scenarios

Teachers, parents, districts at odds over learning scenarios

Most Minnesota students are receiving remote instruction five days a week or are getting a mix of virtual and in-person learning. The lapse in child care support for families means many parents are pushing back and scrambling to figure out their own solutions. This has put them at odds with some educators who say they still don't feel safe returning to school buildings.  
by Elizabeth Shockman

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How long will Trump be quarantined?

How long will Trump be quarantined?

President Donald Trump spent the weekend in the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, a development that added a new layer of chaos to an already turbulent 2020 contest just one month before Election Day. Never before has a first-term president suffered such a serious health setback so close to an election.
by The Associated Press

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White House struggles to explain, contain its own spiraling COVID crisis

White House struggles to explain, contain its own spiraling COVID crisis

Five days after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and with the commander in chief hospitalized, the White House is struggling to show it has the situation under control.
by Ayesha Rascoe, Tamara Keith, Franco Ordoñez, Juana Summers and Mara Liasson

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Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask

Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask

President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House Monday night after leaving the military hospital where he has been receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19. He immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness the nation should not fear the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans — and then he entered the White House without a protective mask.
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Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis recalls history of secrecy on presidential health

Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis recalls history of secrecy on presidential health

Few occasions of historical importance have been so shrouded in mystery — and even outright deception — as the health emergencies of world leaders. Here are some of the more egregious examples.
by Ron Elving

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