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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.

How to plan – and even be grateful – for a socially distanced Thanksgiving

How to plan – and even be grateful – for a socially distanced Thanksgiving

Numerous long-coveted, heavily-guarded family recipes are being shared for the first time in 2020, since their keepers cannot proudly present the food in person during a global pandemic. Some families have detailed plans for food preparation and delivery.
by Neda Ulaby

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Nov. 22 update on COVID-19 in MN: Deaths and hospital admissions climb; case numbers show signs of dropping

Nov. 22 update on COVID-19 in MN: Deaths and hospital admissions climb; case numbers show signs of dropping

Minnesota health officials reported another 7,219 COVID-19 cases and 40 more deaths on Sunday. But the average daily number of newly confirmed cases over the past week ticked downward for the second straight day.
by MPR News Staff

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'Slow down,' 'don't quit': Advice from 7 women who overcame their pandemic struggles

'Slow down,' 'don't quit': Advice from 7 women who overcame their pandemic struggles

Nominated by NPR readers across the country and around the world, here are the stories of seven women who overcame personal struggles through the pandemic – and how they found the strength to pull through.
by Rosemary Misdary

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FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received

FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received

U.S. health officials on Saturday agreed to allow emergency use of a second antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental medicine that President Donald Trump was given when he was sickened last month.
by The Associated Press

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Week offers snapshot of how Trump, Biden approach presidency

Week offers snapshot of how Trump, Biden approach presidency

If the differences between President-elect Joe Biden and President Donald Trump were not already clear, the days since the Nov. 3 election was decided have demonstrated the dramatically divergent ways in which each approaches the job of commander in chief.
by The Associated Press

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Arctic lockdown: COVID-19 climbs in Canada's far north

Arctic lockdown: COVID-19 climbs in Canada's far north

A large and isolated region of northeastern Canada entered a two-week lockdown as coronavirus cases creep up, including in largely Indigenous communities with limited access to intensive care.
by Emma Jacobs

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Small turkeys are in demand as Americans downsize at Thanksgiving

Small turkeys are in demand as Americans downsize at Thanksgiving

As families across the U.S. scale back on how they traditionally celebrate the holiday, it's been a challenge for turkey producers as they figure out how to adapt to the changing market.
by Emma Peaslee

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