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COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

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New 'quar-horror' films show staying at home is scary, too

New 'quar-horror' films show staying at home is scary, too

This year feels like a horror movie, and a select group of filmmakers have taken the pandemic as inspiration. "Quar-horror" ranges from homemade shorts on YouTube to a movie filmed entirely on Zoom.
by Neda Ulaby

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Birx warns U.S. coronavirus pandemic is in 'new phase' as cases and deaths climb

Birx warns U.S. coronavirus pandemic is in 'new phase' as cases and deaths climb

White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said on Sunday that the U.S. is in a "new phase" of the pandemic. "What we're seeing today is different from March and April," Birx said. "It is extraordinarily widespread" in both rural and urban areas.
by Rachel Treisman

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Annual Sturgis rally expecting 250,000 people, stirring virus concerns

Annual Sturgis rally expecting 250,000 people, stirring virus concerns

Sturgis is on. The message has been broadcast across social media as South Dakota, which has seen an uptick in coronavirus infections in recent weeks, braces to host hundreds of thousands of bikers for the 80th edition of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
by The Associated Press

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Americans go home: Canadians track U.S. tourists sneaking across the border

Americans go home: Canadians track U.S. tourists sneaking across the border

Canadians are typically seen as pretty friendly people — and until the coronavirus pandemic, most were happy to welcome Americans. But with the border now closed, a group of Canadian retirees is on the lookout for violators from what they say is the "petri dish" that is America.
by Martha Ann Overland

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Negotiators report progress in coronavirus relief talks

Negotiators report progress in coronavirus relief talks

Lawmakers reported progress on a huge coronavirus relief bill Saturday, as political pressure mounts to restore an expired $600-per-week supplemental unemployment benefit and send funding to help schools reopen.
by The Associated Press

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Opponents of statewide mask mandate rally at Minnesota Capitol

Opponents of statewide mask mandate rally at Minnesota Capitol

A week after Minnesota's face mask mandate took effect, opponents gathered on the grounds of the State Capitol on Saturday to criticize Gov. Tim Walz's executive order.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Aug. 1 update on COVID-19 in MN: August begins with more concerning virus trends

Aug. 1 update on COVID-19 in MN: August begins with more concerning virus trends

Minnesota enters another month of the coronavirus pandemic with cases and hospitalizations on the rise. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Minnesota rose to 317 in Saturday’s report — the highest level in more than a month.
by MPR News Staff

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