COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

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March 11, 2021 11:25 AM

What’s behind the surge in COVID-19 cases in one NW Minn. county?

Over the past week, Pennington County has been averaging more new cases per capita than any other county in the state.

by Cathy Wurzer

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March 11, 2021 6:45 AM

Will the coronavirus ever go away?

Nobody knows for sure how the coronavirus will behave over the long term, but experts say it may be with us for decades or longer. That doesn't mean it will keep posing the same threat. Many scientists believe it's likely the disease will eventually become a nuisance like the common cold.

by The Associated Press

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March 11, 2021 6:24 AM

Minnesota musher removed from Iditarod race after testing positive for COVID-19

Gunnar Johnson, 52, of Duluth, Minn., was withdrawn from the event at the McGrath, Ala., checkpoint, the organizers said in a news release. Johnson, the former city attorney of Duluth, did not come into close contact with race personnel or community members.

by The Associated Press

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March 11, 2021 6:15 AM

Asian Americans experience 'far more' hate incidents than numbers indicate

Racially motivated attacks against Asian Americans have been on the rise since the start of the pandemic, but a Los Angeles-based civil rights group says the actual numbers are even higher.

by H.J. Mai

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March 11, 2021 6:14 AM

Biden sets goal of July 4th to 'mark independence from this virus'

President Joe Biden is aiming for the country to begin to find a degree of normalcy and begin to move on from the coronavirus pandemic by the July 4th holiday, Biden announced in his first prime-time address Thursday night from the White House on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic.

by Domenico Montanaro and Chloee Weiner

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March 11, 2021 6:01 AM

A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response

A year later, the U.N. agency is still struggling to keep on top of the evolving science of COVID-19, to persuade countries to abandon their nationalistic tendencies and help get vaccines where they’re needed most.

by The Associated Press

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March 11, 2021 5:30 AM

Walz set to ease COVID curbs; 1st case of South Africa strain confirmed

Gov. Tim Walz will announce the changes Friday. On Thursday, he indicated restrictions will be loosened for spring proms, sports and other larger public gatherings. Separately, officials said they’ve confirmed the state’s first case of the so-called South Africa COVID-19 variant.

by Tim Pugmire

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March 11, 2021 4:15 AM

Video: The early days of the pandemic as seen through your camera roll

We asked people to send us their last "normal" photo of 2020 and their first pandemic photo. Thousands of you responded. These are some of the stories that defined our pandemic year.

by Nick Michael, Bronson Arcuri, Tsering Bista, Nickolai Hammar and Annabel Edwards

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March 11, 2021 4:00 AM

March 11, 2020: The day everything changed

The World Health Organization declared a pandemic. The NBA shut down its season. President Donald Trump banned travel from Europe. Tom Hanks tested positive. On this day a year ago, the coronavirus became very real in America.

by Laurel Wamsley