Health

Health
10% of global population may have contracted the coronavirus, WHO says
Despite the high numbers of cases, most of the world's population is still vulnerable to getting infected and this pandemic is far from over, the WHO's head of emergencies Dr. Michael Ryan says.
Americans are drinking 14% more often during pandemic, study finds
The study compared drinking habits of adults age 30-80 with their habits a year earlier. The study found the increase is most pronounced among women, for whom days with heavy drinking spiked by 41 percent.
Teachers, parents, districts at odds over learning scenarios
Most Minnesota students are receiving remote instruction five days a week or are getting a mix of virtual and in-person learning. The lapse in child care support for families means many parents are pushing back and scrambling to figure out their own solutions. This has put them at odds with some educators who say they still don't feel safe returning to school buildings.  
Fairview to shut Bethesda, St. Joseph's hospitals in St. Paul
Fairview Health Services said it lost $163 million in the first six months of this year, and the pandemic has exacerbated its financial challenges.
How long will Trump be quarantined?
President Donald Trump spent the weekend in the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, a development that added a new layer of chaos to an already turbulent 2020 contest just one month before Election Day. Never before has a first-term president suffered such a serious health setback so close to an election.
White House struggles to explain, contain its own spiraling COVID crisis
Five days after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and with the commander in chief hospitalized, the White House is struggling to show it has the situation under control.
Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask
President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House Monday night after leaving the military hospital where he has been receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19. He immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness the nation should not fear the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans — and then he entered the White House without a protective mask.