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Coronavirus FAQs: Should I Purell my nostrils? Can Lysol disinfect the air?

Coronavirus FAQs: Should I Purell my nostrils? Can Lysol disinfect the air?

Can rubbing hand sanitizer inside the nostrils help reduce infection? Can spraying Lysol in a room every hour or so disinfect the air? Plus: A primer on how to use hand sanitizer effectively.
by Fran Kritz

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North Dakota reports rare disease in child with COVID-19

A North Dakota child with the coronavirus has been confirmed to have a rare condition that causes inflammation in different parts of the body. State health officials say the child was discharged from the hospital and is resting at home.
by The Associated Press

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Unemployment drops, but pandemic surge clouds hopes for recovery

Unemployment drops, but pandemic surge clouds hopes for recovery

U.S. employers added 638,000 jobs last month, as the unemployment rate dipped to 6.9 percent. A winter spike in coronavirus infections threatens to further weaken job growth.
by Scott Horsley

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CDC report: Officials knew coronavirus test was flawed but released it anyway

CDC report: Officials knew coronavirus test was flawed but released it anyway

An unreleased CDC review obtained by NPR shows that lab officials knew an early coronavirus test kit had a high failure rate. They decided not to recall it and sent it to the nation's labs anyway.
by Dina Temple-Raston

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'The wave is coming up upon us': Critical care doctors already feeling effects of COVID surge

'The wave is coming up upon us': Critical care doctors already feeling effects of COVID surge

As COVID-19 cases surge around the state, Minnesota hospitals are nearly full. Doctors working on the front lines of the pandemic say it’s just a matter of time before the system is in crisis.
by Catharine Richert

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COVID-19 in MN: Record daily cases, deaths, tests; hospitalizations top 1K

COVID-19 in MN: Record daily cases, deaths, tests; hospitalizations top 1K

Friday’s numbers offered a startling confirmation of the repeated warnings from public health authorities over the past month that the disease was spreading rampantly. One key state health official implored Minnesotans: “You have got to make changes.”
by MPR News Staff

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