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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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Overwhelmed, stressed, scared: School nurses brace for the fall semester

Overwhelmed, stressed, scared: School nurses brace for the fall semester

As districts plan for a new school year in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, nurses are tasked with keeping students and staff healthy. Many want a stronger voice in decisions.
by Clare Lombardo

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Minnesota AG sues rodeo owner for violating COVID-19 order

Minnesota AG sues rodeo owner for violating COVID-19 order

Attorney General Keith Ellison’s action came after the state Department of Health announced Friday that one spectator at the North Star Stampede Rodeo July 25-27 in Effie has tested positive for COVID-19.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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For Minnesotans, Walz’s school plan brings more questions than answers

For Minnesotans, Walz’s school plan brings more questions than answers

With little more than guidance from the state government for how to handle the upcoming school year, many Minnesotans remain in limbo for how their lives will look in a month. 
by Cody Nelson, Kerri Miller and Angela Davis

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One man's COVID-19 death raises the worst fears of many people with disabilities

One man's COVID-19 death raises the worst fears of many people with disabilities

The hospital said it made a humane decision to end treatment. Michael Hickson's widow says doctors ended his care because they underestimated the life of a man with significant disabilities.
by Joseph Shapiro

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Minnesotans react after state releases fall guidance for schools

Minnesotans react after state releases fall guidance for schools

The Walz administration released its plan for how students, teachers and staff should return this fall. We spoke with Minnesota superintendents, principals — and listeners — about what to expect and how they’re feeling about the decision.
by Kerri Miller and MPR News Staff

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What's next for Minnesota schools?

What's next for Minnesota schools?

Many Minnesota school districts have yet to make a decision about how students will go back to school in a COVID-19 world. MPR News host Angela Davis continues a three-hour special unpacking the state’s guidelines.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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Federal push for faster, cheaper coronavirus tests focuses on 7 new technologies

Federal push for faster, cheaper coronavirus tests focuses on 7 new technologies

The National Institutes of Health is giving $248.7 million dollars to seven companies developing new technologies for testing, including use of the revolutionary gene-editing technique CRISPR.
by Rob Stein

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COVID-19 hospital data system that bypasses CDC plagued by delays, inaccuracies

COVID-19 hospital data system that bypasses CDC plagued by delays, inaccuracies

After the Trump administration moved hospital COVID-19 data reporting to the Department of Health and Human Services, bypassing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the new data system has been rife with erratic updates and anomalies.
by Pien Huang and Selena Simmons-Duffin

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