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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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Pandemic's emotional hammer hits hard

Pandemic's emotional hammer hits hard

Mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been profound, researchers find. Nearly 25 percent of Americans are depressed, particularly those who have low incomes and have lost a job or a loved one.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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Health officials worry nation not ready for COVID-19 vaccine

Health officials worry nation not ready for COVID-19 vaccine

As the nation awaits a vaccine to end the pandemic, local health departments say they lack the staff, money and tools to distribute, administer and track millions of vaccines, most of which will require two doses.

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CDC issues sweeping temporary halt on evictions nationwide

CDC issues sweeping temporary halt on evictions nationwide

The move could prevent millions of evictions that housing advocates warn are looming as people who've lost work run out of money. Landlords groups want to know who will pay for the lost rent.
by Chris Arnold

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For many of Med City’s essential workers, at-home learning begins in limbo

For many of Med City’s essential workers, at-home learning begins in limbo

As the city's public schools reopen under a hybrid model Wednesday, more than 360 school-age children in Rochester, Minn., are still on the district's waiting list for essential-worker child care, creating an impossible situation for the city's many parents who can't work from home.
by Catharine Richert

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Minnesota university life during COVID-19 to include dorm 'stay-at-home,' curfews

Minnesota university life during COVID-19 to include dorm 'stay-at-home,' curfews

University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel said in the initial phase, students in university housing will spend the first 10 days on average in a “dorm version of a stay-at-home order,” broken only when they attend class, go to work, eat or exercise. By the end of September, students will have to follow curfews starting at 9 p.m.
by Peter Cox

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Sept. 2 update on COVID-19 in MN: First death tied to Sturgis; new cases climb

Sept. 2 update on COVID-19 in MN: First death tied to Sturgis; new cases climb

The newest numbers come amid worries that students returning to college this week will drive more spread. The Health Department also confirmed a Minnesotan in their 60s is the first death in the nation tied to the Sturgis, S.D., motorcycle rally.
by MPR News Staff

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Gyms beckon a cautious public back

Gyms beckon a cautious public back

Gyms are reopening with fewer people and more protocols, and they want to rehabilitate their pandemic-battered image. Although there's not much evidence, they say the science is on their side.
by Will Stone

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