COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

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New poll: Americans overwhelmingly support voting by mail amid pandemic
Despite a partisan divide over increasing absentee voting, about half of all Republicans support universal access to a mail-in ballot, according a new Pew Research poll.
U.S. surpasses 1 million coronavirus cases
The U.S. also has more than 57,000 deaths, just months after the coronavirus was identified.
3M earnings up as pandemic provides mixed results
Some parts of the company’s business were down because of the COVID-19 outbreak. But sales of N95 masks and other personal protective equipment surged.
Trump urges states to consider opening schools before summer
President Trump says states should “seriously consider” reopening their public schools before the end of the academic year, even though dozens already have said it would be unsafe for students to return until the summer or fall.
States expand internet voting experiments amid pandemic, raising security fears
Voters with disabilities, as well as those who serve in the military and live overseas could cast ballots via their phone or home computer even as security experts warn the technology can't be trusted.
April 28 update on COVID-19 in MN: 301 deaths; 'not where we need to be' on testing
Minnesota health officials Tuesday acknowledged their “moonshot” project to quickly and massively ramp up COVID-19 tests may fall short of Gov. Tim Walz’s goal. Their comments came hours after the state reported 15 more deaths tied to the disease.
Pence trips show challenges of returning to political normal
Vice President Pence is road-testing the political and logistical hurdles the White House faces as it looks to try to return to some kind of new political normal.