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Healing in the new year: Setting intentions for 2022
This week, we’ve turned our attention to the transition from 2021 to 2022 in a series of conversations with a group of powerful women who are all coaches and healers. To wrap up the series Thursday, host Cathy Wurzer talked to her guests about setting intentions for 2022.
Coronavirus FAQ: Remind me, what's the difference between isolation and quarantine?
The Centers for Disease Control changed its guidelines for isolation and quarantine during this pandemic. Not everyone is sure how to define those terms. Also, not everyone is 100 percent behind the changes.
Americans fume as the pandemic scrambles New Year's Eve celebrations again
Skyrocketing COVID-19 case rates have caused officials In New York City and elsewhere to scale back their New Year's Eve celebrations. Around the country, people are facing tough decisions.
It's time to recalculate your COVID 'risk budget'. Here's how
The omicron situation seems to be changing so fast that it's hard to figure out which activities are safe on any given day. Two experts guide us through how to make a smart risk budget.
Healing in the new year: Mindful medicines for stress
This week, we turn our attention to the transition from 2021 to 2022 in a series of conversations with a group of powerful women who are all coaches and healers. On Wednesday, host Cathy Wurzer asked her guests about the tools, perspectives and spiritual practices they use to relieve stress.
MPR News reporter Catharine Richert breaks down omicron numbers, new isolation guidelines
The omicron variant continues to make headlines worldwide with its rapid spread, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has loosened guidelines for isolating after testing positive. For more on how all this is affecting the pandemic in Minnesota, host Cathy Wurzer was joined by MPR News reporter Catharine Richert.
WHO: global COVID cases up 11% last week, omicron risk high
The World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide increased by 11 percent last week compared with the previous week, with the biggest increase in the Americas.