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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.

Duluth joins growing list of Minnesota cities to require masks

Duluth joins growing list of Minnesota cities to require masks

The Duluth City Council unanimously approved an emergency ordinance Monday night requiring face coverings in many indoor spaces. In the absence of a statewide requirement, many of the state’s largest cities have passed similar measures. 
by Dan Kraker

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What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19?

What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19?

What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19? The goal of contact tracing is to alert people who may have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus, so they won't spread it to others.
by The Associated Press

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3M developing paper-based coronavirus test that could give results in minutes

3M developing paper-based coronavirus test that could give results in minutes

Maplewood-based 3M says it is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on a point-of-care test for the COVID-19 that could make diagnosing infections nearly as simple as a home pregnancy test.
by Tim Nelson

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Small businesses worldwide fight for survival amid pandemic

Small businesses worldwide fight for survival amid pandemic

As economies around the world reopen, legions of small businesses that help to define and sustain neighborhoods are struggling. Whether they can survive will have reverberations not just for the economy but for the communities where they serve as gathering places and provide key services.
by The Associated Press

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MN Senate GOP tries again to end COVID-19 emergency

MN Senate GOP tries again to end COVID-19 emergency

Minnesota lawmakers were back in St. Paul Monday for the start of another special session triggered by DFL Gov. Tim Walz wanting to extend a peacetime emergency to address COVID-19. Senate Republicans again tried to end the governor’s emergency powers, but House Democrats back the governor.
by Tim Pugmire

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