COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

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Wisconsin governor restricts public indoor gatherings
Gov. Tony Evers' administration issued a new order Tuesday limiting the size of public indoor gatherings as COVID-19 spreads unchecked across the state, in a move certain to alienate Republicans as well as tavern and restaurant owners.
U.S. medical supply chains failed; COVID-19 deaths followed
Medical supply chains are the fragile lifelines between raw materials and manufacturers overseas and health care workers on COVID-19 front lines in the U.S. Their catastrophic collapse was one of the country’s most consequential failure to control the virus. For decades, politicians and corporate officials ignored warnings that America was dependent on foreign manufacturing.
Facebook, Twitter take action after Trump falsely claims flu deadlier than COVID-19
The president, who is being treated for COVID-19, has been downplaying the severity of the disease. He said falsely that, compared with the flu, COVID-19 is "in most populations far less lethal."
FDA discloses vaccine guidelines blocked by White House
The FDA documents make clear that companies must provide at least two months of safety data from participants before seeking emergency approval from the agency. That requirement would almost certainly preclude the introduction of a vaccine by Election Day on Nov. 3.
Still undergoing COVID-19 treatment, Trump claims he'll be ready to debate next week
One day after President Trump left the hospital to continue his COVID-19 treatment at the White House, he said he plans to participate in the debate scheduled for Oct. 15 in Miami.
'An embarrassment': Trump tweet angers pandemic survivors
Seneca Nation member and New York resident Marc Papaj lost his mother, grandmother and aunt to the virus. He was finding it tough to follow the president's advice not to let the virus "dominate your life." On the contrary, he says his loss will forever dominate the rest of his life. At least 210,000 Americans have died from the virus since March.