COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

As the economy reopens, workers and employers are facing myriad questions and concerns about workplace safety. Here’s what you need to know about your rights as you return to work.

As economies around the world reopen, legions of small businesses that help to define and sustain neighborhoods are struggling. Whether they can survive will have reverberations not just for the economy but for the communities where they serve as gathering places and provide key services.

Minnesotans in their 20s now make up the age group with the most confirmed cases, approaching 10,000 since the outbreak started. Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm said she’s expecting to see a “second- and third-generation transmission” cascading from young adult cases in coming weeks.

The new coronavirus is spreading in states across the country, including in Minnesota.

In the age of COVID-19, most people follow social-distancing and mask-wearing guidelines when they enter retail stores and restaurants. But then there are the nightmare customers who won't comply.

Restaurants, movie theaters and museums are among the businesses required to suspend their indoor operations statewide under Gov. Gavin Newsom's Monday announcement. Bars must close entirely.