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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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Rap video challenge enlists youth to fight pandemic apathy 

Rap video challenge enlists youth to fight pandemic apathy 

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.
by Brandt Williams

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MNsure offers special enrollment for those who've lost jobs, health coverage

MNsure offers special enrollment for those who've lost jobs, health coverage

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.
by Tom Crann

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Latest MN modeling: Major effect of quarantine is delaying COVID-19 peak, not preventing it

Latest MN modeling: Major effect of quarantine is delaying COVID-19 peak, not preventing it

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. 
by David H. Montgomery

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Some Hudson businesses and shoppers welcome Wisconsin's 'soft' opening

Some Hudson businesses and shoppers welcome Wisconsin's 'soft' opening

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.
by Mark Zdechlik

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