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Coronavirus FAQs: Open windows in winter, holding your breath, masks sprayed with oil?

Coronavirus FAQs: Open windows in winter, holding your breath, masks sprayed with oil?

This week our readers have questions about whether opening windows during winter will make indoor gatherings safer, trying not to breathe during a brief encounter with an unmasked person, and spraying a mask with... oil?
by Pranav Baskar

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Rural Midwest hospitals struggling to handle virus surge

Rural Midwest hospitals struggling to handle virus surge

“One or two people with infections can really cause a large impact when you have one grocery store or gas station,” one health official said as the brunt of the coronavirus has blown into the Upper Midwest and northern Plains. “There is such a ripple effect.”
by The Associated Press

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'I'm still unemployed': Millions in dire situation as savings start to run out

'I'm still unemployed': Millions in dire situation as savings start to run out

Many unemployed Americans have been tapping into their savings to pay bills. But those savings are going fast, and hopes for a new round of pandemic relief before the election are fading.
by Scott Horsley

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New virus restrictions in Europe; Merkel warns of hard days

New virus restrictions in Europe; Merkel warns of hard days

“Difficult months are ahead of us,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. “How winter will be, how our Christmas will be, that will all be decided in these coming days and weeks, and it will be decided by our behavior.”
by The Associated Press

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COVID-19 cases tied to MN campaign events — but full impact is unclear

COVID-19 cases tied to MN campaign events — but full impact is unclear

Health officials say some people who attended recent political events in Minnesota — including two major Trump rallies in the northern part of the state — later tested positive for COVID-19. But how many? That number is hard to find.
by John Enger

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Oct. 17 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Deeply worried' by the pandemic's path

Oct. 17 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Deeply worried' by the pandemic's path

Minnesota reported 1,704 more confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday — down from Friday’s record high, but still the second-largest single-day case increase so far during the pandemic. Testing also fell, more so than cases — meaning the positivity rate for tests increased.
by MPR News Staff

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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine won't be ready by Election Day

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine won't be ready by Election Day

Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla said in a public statement Friday that the company won't have data showing that the vaccine is safe before the third week of November at the earliest.
by Richard Harris

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WHO study finds remdesivir didn't help COVID-19 patients

WHO study finds remdesivir didn't help COVID-19 patients

A large study led by the World Health Organization suggests that the antiviral drug remdesivir did not help hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Remdesivir is among the treatments President Donald Trump received.
by The Associated Press

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Oct. 16 update on COVID-19 in MN: Rampant spread leaves officials 'deeply worried'

Oct. 16 update on COVID-19 in MN: Rampant spread leaves officials 'deeply worried'

With case counts skyrocketing and deaths climbing, state public health leaders struck a decidedly somber tone Friday, pleading with Minnesotans to shoulder more personal responsibility to stem the spread of the disease.
by MPR News Staff

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