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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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Minnesota's stay-at-home order: What you need to know

Minnesota's stay-at-home order: What you need to know

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s stay-at-home order, intended to slow the spread of COVID-19 across the state and minimize its impacts, is a dramatic step that requires people to stay home unless absolutely necessary. It expires May 18.
by Dan Kraker and Sara Porter

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Trump urges swift passage of coronavirus relief bill

Trump urges swift passage of coronavirus relief bill

President Trump crowed about what he called the success of the response to the crisis and detailed what he said were shipments of ventilators to New York and other deployments of supplies around the country. New York's governor and its mayor, both Democrats, are happy, Trump said.
by Barbara Sprunt and Philip Ewing

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How the coronavirus will force teaching and learning to change

How the coronavirus will force teaching and learning to change

By order of Gov. Tim Walz, K-12 schools in Minnesota have been closed for a week to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. When school starts up again, education will take place via distance learning. Teachers and administrators have been busy figuring out how that will work.
by Jim Bickal and Angela Davis

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Walz emergency orders have some questioning whether he has too much power

Walz emergency orders have some questioning whether he has too much power

Even before Wednesday's stay-at-home order, Gov. Tim Walz has been using executive orders to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFL governor insists his actions are necessary because of the health crisis, but some legislators are wondering why they aren’t involved in the decision making.
by Tim Pugmire

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Can the U.S. crowdsource its way out of a mask shortage? No, but it still helps

Can the U.S. crowdsource its way out of a mask shortage? No, but it still helps

The shortage of masks and other protective gear has left medical staff pleading for help. Several pop-up volunteer groups are matching individual donors with local hospitals most in need.
by Eric Westervelt

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