More than a dozen teenagers are competing in the COVID-19 rap challenge. The contest urges youth of color to rap about their pandemic experiences and use their voice to curb the spread of the virus in the black community.
Olmsted County’s public health director said a recent party led to multiple cases of COVID-19 in the Rochester area. Contact tracing has so far helped county workers contain the cluster.
Minnesotans who have lost jobs or income due to the pandemic, and others, can sign up for health coverage on the state’s insurance exchange. Some may qualify for help paying their premiums.
A scenario that mirrors Walz’s Wednesday announcement projects that by the end of May, an estimated 1,441 people will have died of COVID-19 in Minnesota. By next March, that model predicts that just over 29,000 people will have died from the disease in the state.
Many small businesses in Wisconsin began opening their doors to customers after Gov. Tony Evers unexpectedly gave them the go-ahead this week. Yet others still worry about keeping staff and customers safe.
Under the new order, restaurants, bars, places of worship, hair salons, fitness centers and places like theaters and bowling alleys will be allowed to operate indoors and outdoors at limited capacity.
Rick Bright, who filed a complaint after being removed from his government post working on the coronavirus, said he raised alarms about critical supply shortages early on.
Nearly 3 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department said. It's the latest grim sign of the economic damage from the coronavirus crisis.
A top pediatrician calls for reopening schools as soon as possible because of the negative impact the shutdown is having on students' learning and mental health.
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