Bar and restaurant owners say their COVID-19 numbers don’t justify Gov. Tim Walz’s ban on indoor dining. MPR News data reporter David Montgomery took a deep dive into the limited, available data. Here’s what he found.
Many restaurateurs and bar owners are worried their businesses won’t be able to survive at least another three weeks of restrictions on indoor service. Meanwhile, about 100 hospitality businesses have pledged to defy the governor’s order to remain closed.
Data also show more than 230,000 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday and that 113,090 Americans were hospitalized with the virus — a number that's been on the rise earlier this month.
The Food and Drug Administration says it is advising health workers to use "every full dose obtainable" to help speed up the nationwide immunization campaign.
The social media giant says it will not allow tweets containing "unsubstantiated rumors, disputed claims" or promotion of "out of context information" about the vaccine.
With a spike in COVID-19 cases colliding with cold weather and the holidays, many Americans are facing difficult decisions about whether and how to socialize.
The vice president is scheduled to get the vaccine in an event that will be publicly broadcast as officials seek to calm people's fears surrounding the vaccine.
Door-knocking campaign organized by Horn of Africa Community of USA leads to three days of testing this month at a neighborhood school. Youth group members and volunteers fanned out to apartments, halal butcher shops, mosques and restaurants to provide information and encourage testing.
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