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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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Walz urges Trump and Biden to follow Minnesota's COVID-19 rules

Walz urges Trump and Biden to follow Minnesota's COVID-19 rules

Gov. Tim Walz sent a letter Tuesday to the Trump and Biden campaigns reminding them of Minnesota’s guidelines designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Both candidates are scheduled to campaign in the state Friday.
by Brian Bakst

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Sept. 15 update on COVID-19 in MN: 5 more deaths; case growth moderate

Sept. 15 update on COVID-19 in MN: 5 more deaths; case growth moderate

The newest numbers come as officials continue to prep Minnesotans to expect a long road back to normalcy. The state health commissioner says we’re in the “third or fourth inning” of the pandemic.
by MPR News Staff

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Growing demand for wilderness education may widen learning inequality

Growing demand for wilderness education may widen learning inequality

Parents desperate to get their kids outdoors and offline are choosing wilderness schools for their kids, but poor, urban kids are missing out. Educators in Kingston, N.Y., are trying to change that.
by Ben James

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How are Minn.'s minority-owned businesses navigating pandemic, economic crisis?

How are Minn.'s minority-owned businesses navigating pandemic, economic crisis?

Only 12 percent of minority-owned businesses in the U.S. have received coronavirus relief loans. How are Minnesota’s minority business owners navigating the lending space?
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Minnesota health officials discuss pandemic, take listener questions

Minnesota health officials discuss pandemic, take listener questions

Health Commissioner Jan Malcom and the state’s infectious disease director, Kris Ehresmann, return to MPR News with Kerri Miller to report on the latest pandemic news and take listener calls and questions.
by Kerri Miller and Breann Schossow

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Sept. 14 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations at 2-month low; cases rise

Sept. 14 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations at 2-month low; cases rise

The newest numbers come after Minnesota recorded more than 1,600 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 22 more deaths over the weekend. “It’s certainly no time to let down our guard,” the state’s health commissioner said Monday.
by MPR News Staff

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Despite a new federal ban, many renters are still getting evicted

Despite a new federal ban, many renters are still getting evicted

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered a nationwide eviction ban for people who can't pay rent and have no place to go. It's helping some, but many others are getting evicted anyway.
by Chris Arnold

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