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Coronavirus entered my father’s nursing home and nobody warned me. I did not get the chance to save him.

Coronavirus entered my father’s nursing home and nobody warned me. I did not get the chance to save him.

Reporter Jan Ransom’s father was the fourth resident of his nursing home to get COVID-19. Nobody told her about the first, so she couldn’t move him before he got sick. “I think that’s very unfair,” her father told her a week before he died.

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Study raises questions about false negatives from quick COVID-19 test

Study raises questions about false negatives from quick COVID-19 test

New research suggests the Abbott ID NOW test, which produces results in less than 15 minutes, is the most likely among common tests to reassure people they are not infected when they really are.
by Rob Stein

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Who gets a ventilator if MN sees a COVID-19 surge?

As public health officials look ahead to a potential surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations in Minnesota, they are having to make tough decisions about where to send valuable resources.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aron Woldeslassie

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‘It was expected’: Worthington pork plant closes indefinitely

‘It was expected’: Worthington pork plant closes indefinitely

Health officials said Monday that almost 40 people with ties to the plant — employees and their family members — had confirmed cases of COVID-19. They expect that number to grow, as more people are tested and more positive cases are investigated.
by Hannah Yang

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April 21 update on COVID-19 in MN: 160 deaths, most tied to long-term care

April 21 update on COVID-19 in MN: 160 deaths, most tied to long-term care

State health leaders faced fresh questions Tuesday about the pace of COVID-19 testing and the numbers of deaths in long-term care facilities. With Minnesota cases continuing to climb, they made it clear that many curbs on daily life were still needed.
by MPR News Staff

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'How are we going to do this?': Students with special needs could slip behind

'How are we going to do this?': Students with special needs could slip behind

Without the kind of in-person therapists, instruction and support found in schools, special education students and their families are facing steep challenges. Many are beginning to worry about regression.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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