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President Trump said that the “3M saga ends very happily. We’re very proud to be dealing now with 3M.” The president said that the Minnesota-based company agreed to deliver an additional “55.5 million high-quality facemasks each month.”
More than half of the Minnesotans who died from the respiratory illness lived in group care facilities. As of Monday, there are 90 residents and 36 staff in long-term care facilities with confirmed COVID-19 cases. Seventeen people in long-term care settings have died from COVID-19.
President Trump said "we certainly want to try" to lift restrictions on life in the U.S. by April 30 but he made no definitive commitment during his Monday briefing. Vice President Mike Pence said during the news conference that a federal disaster declaration will likely be issued for Minnesota by the end of the day.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened. Johnson’s office says Johnson is conscious and does not require ventilation at the moment.
The pandemic is keeping cars parked, which means fewer crashes — and big savings for auto insurers. Allstate and American Family Insurance have decided to return that extra cash to customers.
Is anyone hiring? Are there loan opportunities for small business owners? Is another round of stimulus checks coming? MPR’s senior economics contributor Chris Farrell joins the program to answer these questions and more.
The special, set to be televised and streamed on April 18, will feature a long list of top-tier names, including Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, Stevie Wonder, among many others.
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