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Governor’s emergency powers could change after COVID-19 crisis

Governor’s emergency powers could change after COVID-19 crisis

An unprecedented use of executive authority during the COVID-19 pandemic has state lawmakers looking at a rewrite of the peacetime emergency powers law. Republicans are pushing for big changes, and Democrats say they are also open to an update.
by Brian Bakst

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California adopts nation's first endemic virus policy

California adopts nation's first endemic virus policy

The state's plan sets specific goals, such as stockpiling masks, providing wide-scale daily vaccinations and tests and adding 3,000 medical workers within three weeks in surge areas.
by The Associated Press

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MN Senate Republicans propose bonuses for long-term care workers

MN Senate Republicans propose bonuses for long-term care workers

State Senate Republicans outlined a proposal Thursday to spend $322 million on $1,000 bonuses to long-term care staff members who stay on in their current roles, as well as signing bonuses for those who decide to join the industry. The plan also calls for grants to cover costs of education and training.
by Peter Cox

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CDC: NYC anime convention did not spread omicron widely

CDC: NYC anime convention did not spread omicron widely

When a Minnesotan tested positive for omicron after attending an anime convention in New York City late last year, health officials raced to determine if the indoor gathering was a superspreader event. It wasn't, the CDC concluded Thursday.
by The Associated Press

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Delayed care during pandemic takes huge emotional toll

Delayed care during pandemic takes huge emotional toll

Throughout the pandemic, hospitals pulled back on elective procedures periodically because of a rush of COVID-19 patients and staff shortages. Those postponed treatments will take months to reschedule after the latest COVID wave subsides, leaving patients to cope with the emotional and physical toll of delaying their care.
by Brian Bakst and Catharine Richert

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The surgeon general's young daughter got COVID. This is what he wants you to know

The surgeon general's young daughter got COVID. This is what he wants you to know

This past weekend, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wasn't a leading scientific voice on the pandemic — he was another worried parent whose young daughter had just tested positive for COVID.
by Mary Louise Kelly

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Minnesota rural hospital workers feel the strain as colleagues leave, COVID stays

Minnesota rural hospital workers feel the strain as colleagues leave, COVID stays

For nurses and other medical staff across rural Minnesota, it's work upon work as they struggle to manage through the pandemic. One north-central Minnesota hospital captures the challenges of trying to find new people to replace those leaving — an expensive and stressful effort as the pandemic hits year three.
by Catharine Richert

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