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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.

In the ICU and at George Floyd Square, one nurse fights two pandemics

In the ICU and at George Floyd Square, one nurse fights two pandemics

Nurse Jeanette Rupert is hard to keep up with. When she's not treating COVID-19 patients in the ICU, she's dispensing medical care at George Floyd Square, just blocks from where she was born and raised. In the turbulence of 2020, Rupert says she's deepened her appreciation and commitment to her friends, family and community.
by Catharine Richert and Evan Frost

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Fauci: U.S. taking 'intensive' look at variant of coronavirus

Fauci: U.S. taking 'intensive' look at variant of coronavirus

U.S. health officials believe the coronavirus mutation that set off alarms in parts of Britain is no more apt to cause serious illness or be resistant to vaccines than the strain afflicting people in the United States but it still must be taken “very seriously,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said.
by The Associated Press

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Do-it-yourself contact tracing is a 'last resort' in communities besieged by COVID-19

Do-it-yourself contact tracing is a 'last resort' in communities besieged by COVID-19

The coronavirus is spreading so fast that cases are outpacing the contact-tracing capacities of some local health departments around the U.S. Some have asked people who test positive to do their own contact tracing.
by Brett Dahlberg

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EU begins its vaccine rollout with goal of inoculating 450 million against COVID-19

EU begins its vaccine rollout with goal of inoculating 450 million against COVID-19

Leaders from across the European Union's 27 member-states celebrated the start of vaccination efforts on Sunday. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called it "a European success story."
by Joanna Kakissis

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Dec. 27 update on COVID in MN: Test positivity rate over past week drops below 5 percent

Dec. 27 update on COVID in MN: Test positivity rate over past week drops below 5 percent

Sunday’s update from state health officials included two days’ worth of data — but the numbers weren’t much different than recent single-day reports. The average test positivity rate in Minnesota over the past week has dropped below 5 percent.
by MPR News Staff

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