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May 16 update on COVID-19 in MN: Death toll in state reaches 700

May 16 update on COVID-19 in MN: Death toll in state reaches 700

The state Department of Health said there were 17 more deaths from COVID-19. The state reported results from more than 8,600 tests — nearly 2,000 more tests than the previous daily record in the state
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota schools allowed to reopen for summer: Here’s what it means

Minnesota schools allowed to reopen for summer: Here’s what it means

K-12 schools will be allowed to open their doors to students for a hybrid model of in-person and distance learning starting this summer. Gov. Tim Walz has given the go-ahead for summer school, day camps, and district-based child care as long as they can follow public health guidelines on sanitation and physical distancing.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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New evidence suggests COVID-19 patients on ventilators usually survive

New evidence suggests COVID-19 patients on ventilators usually survive

Early reports suggested death rates as high as 90 percent for COVID-19 patients on ventilators. But some hospitals are now reporting mortality lower than 30 percent.
by Jon Hamilton

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Bethesda Hospital doctor on treating COVID-19 patients

Bethesda Hospital doctor on treating COVID-19 patients

As a COVID-19 specialty center, Bethesda has seen some of the worst of the virus, but also remarkable stories of recovery. For more on the situation there, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Dr. Andrew Olson, who treats patients at Bethesda.
by Cathy Wurzer

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USDA secretary says despite plant closures, he does not anticipate food shortages

USDA secretary says despite plant closures, he does not anticipate food shortages

Sonny Perdue says he expects "85-90 percent production in probably a very few days or weeks." He also says the government is stepping up efforts to buy food from farmers and distribute it to families.
by Steve Inskeep

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CDC issues tools to guide reopening of schools, businesses, transit

CDC issues tools to guide reopening of schools, businesses, transit

The flowchart-like documents released by the CDC ask businesses, schools and workplaces to first and foremost consider whether reopening is consistent with state and local stay-at-home orders.
by Hannah Hagemann

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May 15 update on COVID-19 in MN: 683 deaths; alert issued for syndrome affecting kids

May 15 update on COVID-19 in MN: 683 deaths; alert issued for syndrome affecting kids

Minnesota is calling on parents, clinics and doctors to be on the lookout for a worrisome inflammatory condition affecting children believed to be related to COVID-19, and that’s proven deadly elsewhere.
by MPR News Staff

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What the 1918 flu can teach us about handling today's pandemic

What the 1918 flu can teach us about handling today's pandemic

Public health has come a long way since the deadly flu, but we find ourselves in an oddly similar moment, using many of the same measures employed in 1918, a medical historian says.
by Pranav Baskar and Emily Kwong

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