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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.

With cases surging, colleges turn to students for help

With cases surging, colleges turn to students for help

As Thanksgiving break approaches, many schools are seeing spikes in coronavirus cases. Some campuses are using students to work the phones as contact tracers.
by Elissa Nadworny

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Target gains steam heading into crucial holiday season

Target gains steam heading into crucial holiday season

The Minneapolis company reported Wednesday that its online sales surged 155 percent in the three months that ended Oct. 31. Sales at its stores opened for a least a year rose 10 percent. Customer traffic rose 4.5 percent and average dollars spent rose nearly 16 percent.
by The Associated Press

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Pfizer: COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon

Pfizer: COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon

Pfizer says that more interim results from its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study suggest the shots are 95 percent effective and that the vaccine protects older people most at risk of dying from COVID-19.
by The Associated Press

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Walz hits the brakes on Minnesota social life as COVID-19 rages

Walz hits the brakes on Minnesota social life as COVID-19 rages

“We’re at a dangerous point in this pandemic,” Gov. Tim Walz told Minnesotans in his address announcing the new four-week restrictions, which include no in-person social gatherings with people outside your household and restricting bar and restaurant service to takeout and delivery.
by Brian Bakst and MPR News Staff

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FDA approves first at-home coronavirus test

FDA approves first at-home coronavirus test

The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit is expected to provide results in 30 minutes or less. Its approval could help alleviate the strain on the nation's precarious coronavirus testing system.
by Vanessa Romo

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Sen. Grassley, 87, says he tested positive for coronavirus

Sen. Grassley, 87, says he tested positive for coronavirus

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and third in the line of presidential succession, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 87-year-old Grassley had said Tuesday morning that he was quarantining after being exposed to the virus and was waiting for the results of a test. 
by The Associated Press

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Gazelka: Senate GOP could've handled COVID-19 differently

Gazelka: Senate GOP could've handled COVID-19 differently

Sen. Paul Gazelka is among Republican senators who have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days. The Senate majority leader says his caucus could've handled positive COVID-19 cases among Republican senators differently. 
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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