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FDA warns against use of drugs hailed as 'game changers'

FDA warns against use of drugs hailed as 'game changers'

The agency said Friday that using hydroxychloroquine and a related compound, chloroquine, for COVID-19 may cause life-threatening side effects. That warning contradicts the president's own enthusiasm.
by Colin Dwyer and Joe Neel

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'Our contingency plan is panic': Farmers enter planting season amid low prices, COVID-19

'Our contingency plan is panic': Farmers enter planting season amid low prices, COVID-19

Planting is getting underway in Minnesota, but the pandemic has knocked down crop prices — and the virus threat has farmers like Betsy Jensen on edge during the busy spring season.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minnesota’s schools won’t reopen this academic year: Here’s what you need to know

Minnesota’s schools won’t reopen this academic year: Here’s what you need to know

Students across Minnesota have been out of the classroom since the middle of March — first on an extended break, then studying from home in distance-learning mode — because of the COVID-19 pandemic. And they won’t return this academic year. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Don't inject disinfectants, Lysol warns as Trump raises idea

Don't inject disinfectants, Lysol warns as Trump raises idea

The president noted Thursday that researchers were looking at the effects of disinfectants on the virus and wondered aloud if they could be injected into people, saying the virus "does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that."
by The Associated Press

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What it might look like to safely reopen schools

What it might look like to safely reopen schools

From shorter days to smaller classes, school will likely look radically different in the fall.
by Anya Kamenetz

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New COVID-19 modeling: Social distancing is working in MN — but only if we keep it up

New COVID-19 modeling: Social distancing is working in MN — but only if we keep it up

A new data analysis of the coronavirus outbreak by the University of Texas suggests that Minnesota’s social distancing efforts might be paying off in its response to COVID-19 — but it also implies that even bigger outbreaks might lie ahead if those social distancing practices were to end.
by David H. Montgomery

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Matching health workers with peers to ease stress of fighting pandemic

Matching health workers with peers to ease stress of fighting pandemic

People who treat patients with COVID-19 face serious challenges to their mental health — from sadness for their patients to worries about their own safety. A new program at the University of Minnesota is trying to address that by connecting health workers with a buddy.
by Alisa Roth

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