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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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Coronavirus FAQs: How to stay safe while protesting, when to go out after recovery

Coronavirus FAQs: How to stay safe while protesting, when to go out after recovery

Modelers say it's difficult to assess how the protests will influence COVID-19 infections. Being outdoors seems to reduce the risk of exposure because the virus can't survive long in sunlight and there's better air circulation, but it's no guarantee against infection.
by Pranav Baskar, Allison Aubrey and Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

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ICU physician: 'Behind every COVID-19 case, there is a story'

ICU physician: 'Behind every COVID-19 case, there is a story'

The unconscious man was a Beatles fan, his sister said. When she couldn't be with him in his final hours in the ICU, she asked Dr. Daniel Colón Hidalgo to play music and say the words she wanted him to hear.
by Ryan Kellman and Kristen Radtke

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June 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: 22 more deaths reported; confirmed cases surpass 27,000

June 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: 22 more deaths reported; confirmed cases surpass 27,000

Minnesota health officials reported 22 more confirmed COVID-19 deaths and 526 more confirmed cases on Saturday, just one day after Gov. Tim Walz announced further loosening of restrictions on businesses and other aspects of society during the coronavirus pandemic beginning next week.
by MPR News Staff

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June 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz eases more life, business curbs

June 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz eases more life, business curbs

“COVID is still with us, but we gotta live with it,” Gov. Tim Walz said Friday as he announced a further loosening of restrictions on restaurants, salons and barbershops, religious services and other parts of daily life amid some evidence the pandemic may be plateauing.
by Brian Bakst

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Experts: Floyd’s health issues don’t affect homicide ruling

Experts: Floyd’s health issues don’t affect homicide ruling

George Floyd had drugs in his system and severe heart disease when a Minneapolis police officer put a knee to his neck, but independent experts say the medical problems don’t change the conclusion that the handcuffed man’s death was a homicide.
by The Associated Press

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