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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.

'Street medics' fight COVID-19 and tend to protesters' wounds

'Street medics' fight COVID-19 and tend to protesters' wounds

Off-duty nurses, security guards, ambulance workers and others have joined protests against racism and police brutality to work as medics. "When we see suffering, that's where we go," says one.
by LJ Dawson

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Walz calls special session on police accountability, bonding

Walz calls special session on police accountability, bonding

On the eve of the start of a special legislative session, Gov. Tim Walz and fellow Democrats in the state Legislature proposed a wide-ranging set of measures designed to overhaul policing in the wake of killing of George Floyd.
by MPR News Staff

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Mall of America reopens with limited number of shoppers

Mall of America reopens with limited number of shoppers

The nation’s largest shopping mall reopens Wednesday after being closed for three months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials say the vast shopping and entertainment complex is ready to start a new era of socially distant shopping.
by Matt Sepic

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Long Prairie beef processor among latest swept by COVID-19, despite significant prevention

Long Prairie beef processor among latest swept by COVID-19, despite significant prevention

The sharp rise in cases demonstrates how difficult it is to prevent the spread of a highly contagious disease amid the crowded quarters of a meatpacking plant — and in the wider community.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Restaurants, other businesses cautiously ready to let customers in

Restaurants, other businesses cautiously ready to let customers in

Restaurants and other businesses can open up to indoor service Wednesday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the economy in March. Some say they’re keeping expectations modest, knowing many customers will be cautious about going out.
by Mark Zdechlik

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