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COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

The latest news, resources, guides and tips to help you stay up to date on the coronavirus pandemic.

Congress OKs $1.9T COVID relief bill in win for Biden, Democrats

Congress OKs $1.9T COVID relief bill in win for Biden, Democrats

Congress has sent President Joe Biden the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The House approved the bill Wednesday over solid Republican opposition in a vote that gives the new president and Democrats a victory just seven weeks after he took office.
by The Associated Press

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Reporter's notebook: What's behind spikes in COVID case, death numbers in Minnesota's latest data release?

Reporter's notebook: What's behind spikes in COVID case, death numbers in Minnesota's latest data release?

Four private testing labs apparently didn't report 37,350 COVID-19 test results — including 891 positive cases — to the state Health Department over a period of months. And those unreported cases mean that 22 hospitalizations and 138 deaths weren't classified as being connected to COVID-19.
by David H. Montgomery

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March 10 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace flattens; conditions steady

March 10 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace flattens; conditions steady

Minnesota’s vaccination pace has moderated a bit but remains on the right path, enough so that it may be possible to offer a shot to every Minnesota adult by late April.
by MPR News Staff

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Dr. Hallberg answers your vaccine questions

Dr. Hallberg answers your vaccine questions

Should I wait for another vaccine if I’m offered the Johnson & Johnson one? What if I’m having trouble getting an appointment for my second shot? When can I see friends and family? Dr. Jon Hallberg answers some of your COVID-19 vaccine questions.
by Tom Crann and Dr. Jon Hallberg

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Greater Minnesota’s child care crisis squeezed by pandemic

Greater Minnesota’s child care crisis squeezed by pandemic

Child care providers have been closing in rural Minnesota faster than they can be replaced. Host Angela Davis talks with the author of a new report and the owner of a child care center about how this hurts working families and rural economies. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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States try to push out billions of emergency rental aid to families

States try to push out billions of emergency rental aid to families

Congress approved $25 billion in emergency rental assistance to keep people housed during the pandemic, but states are facing glitches on the federal moratorium for renters and landlords.
by Pam Fessler

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Majority of MN students now have option to attend school in person

Majority of MN students now have option to attend school in person

Weeks after Gov. Tim Walz urged secondary schools to open their buildings, approximately 90 percent of Minnesota schools are offering students the option to attend some form of in-person classes. But in some areas, many students are opting for distance learning, even when they have the chance to go back in person.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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COVID reflections: How the pandemic has changed the work of hospital chaplains

The places we used to gather, by hospital beds and in houses of worship, have been largely closed to visitors in the pandemic. That’s made for an unimaginable year for hospital chaplains working on the front lines.
by Cathy Wurzer

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