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MN health commissioner: 'This is going to unfold over a year or 18 months'

MN health commissioner: 'This is going to unfold over a year or 18 months'

At the center of Minnesota’s response to the health crisis is MDH Commissioner Jan Malcolm, who has been a regular at Gov. Tim Walz’s daily updates on the state of Minnesota’s health this week. She answered questions from Politics Friday host Mike Mulcahy and MPR News listeners about what we might expect from the rapidly changing situation.
by Mike Mulcahy and Katie Moritz

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Red Cross alerts donors in Minneapolis of possible coronavirus exposure

Red Cross alerts donors in Minneapolis of possible coronavirus exposure

The American Red Cross Minnesota said two of its Minneapolis Blood Donation Center employees became ill with coronavirus symptoms and that it has notified 19 donors they may have been exposed to the virus.
by Mark Zdechlik

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By age 85, she'd given 23 gallons of blood: 'Because I can'

By age 85, she'd given 23 gallons of blood: 'Because I can'

Lillian Bloodworth, now 92, says when she first started to give blood, other donors would read her name tag and ask if that was really her name or if it was a gimmick for the blood bank.
by Emma Bowman, Camila Kerwin, Michael Garofalo and Vanara Taing

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British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus

British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus

Johnson said that he was tested on the advice of the chief medical officer after showing “mild symptoms” involving a temperature and a persistent cough. He is now self-isolating and working from home.
by The Associated Press

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In the midst of a pandemic, in-home care providers face new challenges, stresses

In the midst of a pandemic, in-home care providers face new challenges, stresses

Among the people who are still allowed to go to work during the coronavirus pandemic are personal care assistants and other in-home helpers. They provide essential living services to people who are elderly or who have disabilities. But the virus has created a new set of challenges for an industry that's already short-staffed and underpaid.
by Catharine Richert

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Coronavirus has upended our world. It's OK to grieve

Coronavirus has upended our world. It's OK to grieve

Psychologists say that what a lot of us are feeling these days is, in fact, a form of grief. Here's how to honor that feeling and regain equilibrium as we face an unknown future.
by Stephanie O'Neill

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