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Minnesota coronavirus survivor stories

Minnesota coronavirus survivor stories

More than 180,000 Minnesotans have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Some have had mild symptoms, others much worse. We heard their stories. Plus, a doctor joined the program and answered your questions. 
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Fareed Zakaria on a post-pandemic world

Fareed Zakaria on a post-pandemic world

Will we ever recover from the pandemic? CNN host and journalist Fareed Zakaria says yes — and we will be stronger for it.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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More Minnesota schools halt in-person classes as COVID-19 cases rise

More Minnesota schools halt in-person classes as COVID-19 cases rise

Schools across the state are beginning to suspend in-person learning as COVID-19 case rates rise. Duluth, Bloomington and Hopkins public schools have announced plans to transition their students to distance learning. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Biden wants to lower Medicare eligibility age to 60, but hospitals push back

Biden wants to lower Medicare eligibility age to 60, but hospitals push back

Hospitals, a powerful political force in health care, fear lowering the eligibility age for Medicare will cost them billions of dollars because federal reimbursements are less than private insurance.
by Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

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Rock the Garden 2021 canceled

Rock the Garden 2021 canceled

Organizers say they determined they could not do the event in its current form in a way that would guarantee the safety of community members and artists.
by Euan Kerr

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What you need to know about Minnesota's new limits on bars, restaurants, gatherings

What you need to know about Minnesota's new limits on bars, restaurants, gatherings

It has been a difficult few weeks in Minnesota, as COVID-19 continues its rampant spread across the state, leaving record-smashing case numbers and a devastating toll of hospitalizations and deaths. Gov. Tim Walz announced an effort Tuesday to tamp down the spread, as he imposed new statewide restrictions on bars, restaurants and social gatherings.
by Catharine Richert

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How a Minneapolis clinic is narrowing racial gaps in health

How a Minneapolis clinic is narrowing racial gaps in health

For five decades, NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center has confronted the ways disparities can hurt its patients' health. Community leaders say it's a model for cities facing similar struggles.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Nov. 11 update on COVID-19 in MN: Record 56 deaths; hospitalizations climbing

Nov. 11 update on COVID-19 in MN: Record 56 deaths; hospitalizations climbing

Wednesday’s awful number puts Minnesota’s seven-day trend above 30 deaths a day for the first time in the pandemic. The record comes a day after Walz unveiled new restrictions on bars, restaurants and big events to try and stem the disease’s spread.
by MPR News Staff

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