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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.

20.2 million private-sector jobs are gone

20.2 million private-sector jobs are gone

The record job losses are a preview of the Labor Department's employment report for April coming Friday. ADP's new numbers are not surprising, given the more than 30 million jobless claims filed.
by Avie Schneider

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Sorry, we have to cancel: Minnesota resorts worry about their survival

Sorry, we have to cancel: Minnesota resorts worry about their survival

Many vacationers are canceling resort reservations because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some resorts have chosen not to open at all. Those that do are having to reimagine the summer experience in the era of social distancing.
by Dan Gunderson

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May 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: 30 more deaths; total cases surge above 8K

May 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: 30 more deaths; total cases surge above 8K

The latest counts come a day after budget officials conceded COVID-19 has blown a $2.4 billion hole in the state budget and Minnesota’s economy won’t recover from the pandemic anytime soon.
by MPR News Staff

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The IRS sent coronavirus relief payments to dead people

The IRS sent coronavirus relief payments to dead people

The IRS has delivered more than $207 billion in coronavirus relief payments to individual taxpayers, but some of the recipients of the relief checks are the bank accounts of people who have died.
by Tim Mak

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MN hospitals welcome return of elective procedures; nurses union wary of move

MN hospitals welcome return of elective procedures; nurses union wary of move

In an executive order Tuesday, Gov. Tim Walz lifted the temporary ban that he imposed seven weeks ago, which was part of an effort to save scarce masks and gowns for the COVID-19 fight.
by Matt Sepic

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Whistleblower: U.S. failed to prepare, sought quick virus fix

Whistleblower: U.S. failed to prepare, sought quick virus fix

Rick Bright, a senior government scientist, alleges the Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of the coronavirus, then sought a fix by rushing an unproven drug to patients.
by The Associated Press

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Concern about PPE shortage remains as MN moves to allow elective procedures

Concern about PPE shortage remains as MN moves to allow elective procedures

As the state prepares to reopen hospitals for elective procedures, some nurses at United Hospital in St. Paul are speaking out about a shortage of personal protective equipment, even as the hospital operates at a reduced capacity.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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11 attorneys general seek probe into meatpacking industry

11 attorneys general seek probe into meatpacking industry

The attorneys general for 11 Midwestern states, including Minnesota, have urged the Justice Department to investigate market concentration and potential price fixing by meatpackers in the cattle industry during the coronavirus pandemic. 
by The Associated Press

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