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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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Some COVID-19 tests come with a bill. Here’s how to avoid one

Some COVID-19 tests come with a bill. Here’s how to avoid one

State officials have said repeatedly that COVID-19 testing is free, and that anyone who needs to get tested can get it. But on the ground, that isn’t how it’s worked out for some people.
by Catharine Richert

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July 8 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'COVID parties' not OK; positive test rates up

July 8 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'COVID parties' not OK; positive test rates up

“This is a really, really bad idea,” the state’s infectious disease director said Wednesday of reports that people may be trying to purposely catch the disease as a way to “get it over with.” She compared it to Russian roulette.
by MPR News Staff

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Rochester, Mankato to require masks indoors in fight against COVID-19

Rochester, Mankato to require masks indoors in fight against COVID-19

The southern Minnesota cities of Rochester and Mankato approved new mandates Monday that will require people to wear face masks indoors out in public, in an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
by Catharine Richert and Hannah Yang

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