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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.

Which winter sports are safest to play during COVID-19?

Which winter sports are safest to play during COVID-19?

To stay physically active this winter while limiting the risk of coronavirus infections, experts suggest activities you do alone or with members of your household. That could include running, skiing and snowshoeing.
by The Associated Press

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Walz to keep COVID bar, restaurant curbs in place through holidays

Walz to keep COVID bar, restaurant curbs in place through holidays

Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday will announce a plan to extend his current ban on in-person bar and restaurant service through the year-end holidays, and he’ll also detail a strategy to get elementary schools back to in-person learning, an aide to the governor said Tuesday night.
by Brian Bakst and MPR News Staff

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Legislature passes COVID aid bill for businesses, workers

Legislature passes COVID aid bill for businesses, workers

Minnesota lawmakers passed a plan that includes $216 million for businesses struggling with COVID-19 restrictions and extends unemployment benefits by 13 weeks.
by Tim Pugmire

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Minnesota Senate passes virus aid for businesses, workers

Minnesota Senate passes virus aid for businesses, workers

The Senate voted 62-4 to approve the bill and send it to the House, which was expected to pass it later Monday night and send it to the governor for his signature. 
by The Associated Press

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As hospitals fear being overwhelmed by COVID-19, do the disabled get the same access?

As hospitals fear being overwhelmed by COVID-19, do the disabled get the same access?

In an Oregon hospital, a disabled woman fought for her life as her friends and advocates pleaded for proper care. Her case raises the question: Are disabled lives equally valued during a pandemic?
by Joseph Shapiro

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Crunch time for COVID-19 relief as bipartisan bills unveiled

Crunch time for COVID-19 relief as bipartisan bills unveiled

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is unveiling a proposal for COVID-19 relief as Congress searches for a final agreement. The proposal includes billions of dollars for businesses, the unemployed and for schools, along with money for vaccine distribution.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin

U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 300,000, just as vaccinations begin across the country. It is equivalent to repeating a tragedy on the scale of Hurricane Katrina every day for 5 1/2 months. It is more than five times the number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War. 
by The Associated Press

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Canada administers its 1st COVID-19 vaccine shots

Canada administers its 1st COVID-19 vaccine shots

Canada joins the United Kingdom and the United States as the first Western countries to provide the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, as the coronavirus pandemic rages toward winter.
by Emma Jacobs

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How do we grieve 300,000 lives lost?

How do we grieve 300,000 lives lost?

Eleven months into the COVID-19 crisis, an unimaginable death toll has been reached. NPR spoke to doctors, nurses and the bereaved about how they face loss every day.
by Will Stone

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First doses of COVID-19 vaccine land in Minnesota

First doses of COVID-19 vaccine land in Minnesota

Days after the Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, doses of the Pfizer shot have arrived in Minnesota. The state expected 183,000 doses by the end of the month.
by Catharine Richert

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