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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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‘I miss my teachers’: Already on the margins, homeless students hit hard by shuttered schools

‘I miss my teachers’: Already on the margins, homeless students hit hard by shuttered schools

When classrooms closed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, the disruption left teens experiencing homelessness without the stability, routine and support of school. It has forced them to navigate distance learning on their own while also dealing with the trauma that homelessness brings. 
by Riham Feshir

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Global death toll tops 200,000 as some virus lockdowns eased

Global death toll tops 200,000 as some virus lockdowns eased

As the global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 200,000 on Saturday, some countries took cautious steps toward easing lockdowns imposed amid the pandemic — but fears of a surge in infections made even some outbreak-wounded businesses reluctant to reopen.
by The Associated Press

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WHO says there's 'no evidence' that recovered COVID-19 patients are immune

WHO says there's 'no evidence' that recovered COVID-19 patients are immune

The World Health Organization has pushed back against the theory that individuals can only catch the coronavirus once, as well as proposals for reopening society that are based on this supposed immunity.
by Colin Dwyer

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Fire stations across Minnesota to collect homemade mask donations

Fire stations across Minnesota to collect homemade mask donations

More than 700 fire stations across Minnesota will be gathering the donated homemade masks from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; the masks will be provided to staff members and residents of group-care facilities across the state.
by Emily Bright

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Opinion: What our children will remember

Opinion: What our children will remember

NPR's Scott Simon writes: “Any parent learns how children rarely remember what we hope. You may want your child to remember when they saw the Eiffel Tower or met an athlete. What they really recall is the ice cream they had, or a man with the lizard tattoo they saw on the subway.”
by Scott Simon

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Congressional watchdog to review federal coronavirus response

Congressional watchdog to review federal coronavirus response

The $2 trillion legislation that Congress approved late last month amid the coronavirus pandemic calls for the Government Accountability Office to monitor the spending and the overall federal response to the pandemic.
by Brian Naylor

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