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'Hope isn't a strategy': How to prepare for a natural disaster during COVID-19

'Hope isn't a strategy': How to prepare for a natural disaster during COVID-19

If a major hurricane, flood or wildfire happens during the pandemic, evacuation shelters could be dangerous and cross-state aid impossible. So disaster response experts are planning new strategies.
by Nathan Rott

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April 11 update on COVID-19 in MN: Death toll in Minnesota rises to 64

April 11 update on COVID-19 in MN: Death toll in Minnesota rises to 64

The Minnesota Department of Health reported Saturday that the COVID-19 death toll in Minnesota has increased to 64, while the total number of confirmed cases has increased to 1,427. That's up from 57 deaths and 1,336 confirmed cases on Friday.
by MPR News Staff

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What the state’s model tells us about Minnesota’s COVID-19 response

What the state’s model tells us about Minnesota’s COVID-19 response

When Gov. Tim Walz announced another month of a stay-at-home order for Minnesota this week, he talked repeatedly about the state’s “model” of the COVID-19 outbreak. What exactly is this model? What does it predict right now? Here are key things to know about the model.
by David H. Montgomery

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Limited testing leaves many sick Minnesotans without answers

Limited testing leaves many sick Minnesotans without answers

Due to persistent testing shortages, thousands of Minnesotans with flu-like symptoms haven’t been able to get tested for the coronavirus. MPR News host Tom Crann talked to one Minnesotan who has COVID-19-like symptoms but will likely not know for certain if she has been infected with the virus.
by Tom Crann

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Sioux Falls, S.D. officials respond to Smithfield pork plant outbreak

Sioux Falls, S.D. officials respond to Smithfield pork plant outbreak

The Smithfield Foods plant in Sioux Falls will close for three days this weekend after becoming a cluster of coronavirus transmission. Health officials say about 80 employees have tested positive for COVID-19. The union representing those workers says that number is closer to 120.

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Hospitals cut pay, furlough workers to ease COVID-19 financial blow

Hospitals cut pay, furlough workers to ease COVID-19 financial blow

Across the state, hospitals are making cost-cutting measures to shoulder the blow of a temporary ban on elective surgeries and procedures. Together, hospitals are predicting a $3 billion loss over the next three months.
by Catharine Richert

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