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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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In Rochester, a debate over mandatory masks in Med City

In Rochester, a debate over mandatory masks in Med City

In southeastern Minnesota, there’s mounting pressure on local officials to require masks inside local businesses and other facilities in the city of Rochester. Some calls are coming from health care providers who say Med City isn’t living up to its reputation without such a mandate.
by Catharine Richert

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June 29 update on COVID-19 in MN: State reaches 'moonshot' 20K daily test capacity goal

June 29 update on COVID-19 in MN: State reaches 'moonshot' 20K daily test capacity goal

Positive cases continue to increase, according to numbers released Monday, though the number of patients hospitalized and in the ICU declined. Gov. Tim Walz also announced that the state now has the capacity to test 20,000 Minnesotans for COVID-19 in a single day.
by MPR News Staff

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Pandemic forces Minnesota summer festivals to cancel — or go virtual

Pandemic forces Minnesota summer festivals to cancel — or go virtual

Summer festivals are a long, colorful tradition in Minnesota. But concerns about the spread of COVID-19 have forced organizers of most festivals to cancel this summer’s events — or find creative ways to adapt.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Q&A: Are face mask requirements legal?

Q&A: Are face mask requirements legal?

"State and local governments have really quite broad authority" to mandate the use of face masks during a pandemic, says Lindsay Wiley, the director of American University's Health Law and Policy Program.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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How the coronavirus could widen the gender wage gap

How the coronavirus could widen the gender wage gap

Women have slowly made economic gains over the last half-century, and the gender wage gap is as narrow as it has ever been. But the coronavirus could reverse those gains, and motherhood is a big reason.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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June 28 update on COVID-19 in MN: Outbreak appears to be plateauing in recent days

June 28 update on COVID-19 in MN: Outbreak appears to be plateauing in recent days

Minnesota’s early sacrifices to limit COVID-19’s spread “will be undermined if we don’t get cooperation from all Minnesotans, especially younger Minnesotans, who are most active and social,” said Kris Ehresmann, the state’s infectious disease director.
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