COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

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Aug. 16 update on COVID-19 in MN: Concerns about college students as cases increase
State public health leaders are increasingly worried about college students joining end-of-summer parties and other gatherings that could feed the spread of COVID-19 and bring it onto campuses this fall. They also fear people are using sanitizers that could kill them.
Schools across the state are still finalizing plans for the return of classes this fall. For districts where students will be coming back into the classroom, at least in some capacity, there's a lot of pressure on school nurses. Nurse Deb Landin in Warroad, Minn. spoke with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.
13 states make contact tracing data public. Here's what they're learning
The information includes details on where transmission is happening most. If more states shared this widely, it could shape policy and save lives, health researchers say.
More U.S. churches sue to challenge COVID-19 restrictions
Churches in California and Minnesota, backed by a conservative legal group, filed lawsuits this week against the governors of their states challenging restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak that they contend are violations of religious liberty.
Aug. 14 update on COVID-19 in MN: Keep it off campus; mind your sanitizer
The state’s infectious disease director is urging college students to “lay low” before returning to their schools and warning against attending big parties, road trips and other gatherings that could ultimately bring the disease to campus.