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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.

MN Senate passes $2.7 billion bill to refill unemployment fund

MN Senate passes $2.7 billion bill to refill unemployment fund

A fast-tracked bill to prevent business tax increases by refilling the state’s COVID-19-drained unemployment insurance trust fund cleared the Senate Monday, but Democrats still want it linked to bonuses for workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
by MPR News Staff

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As state medical boards try to stamp out COVID misinformation, some in GOP push back

As state medical boards try to stamp out COVID misinformation, some in GOP push back

State medical boards have an obligation to investigate complaints about doctors, such as those who spread COVID misinformation. But in Tennessee and other states, lawmakers are saying “not so fast.”
by Blake Farmer

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Latest on COVID in MN: Case counts, ICU needs falling as omicron ebbs

Latest on COVID in MN: Case counts, ICU needs falling as omicron ebbs

The newest numbers build on recent evidence of an ebb in the pandemic wave that slammed Minnesota following the end-of-year holidays. Public health leaders continue to plead for vigilance against the virus.
by MPR News Staff

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Latino businesses 'hanging in there' despite pandemic and unrest

Latino businesses 'hanging in there' despite pandemic and unrest

A report released in December 2020 showed that 28 percent of Latino-owned businesses faced a reduction in available supplies.
by Vicki Adame

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Here's why mask mandates are falling across the U.S.

Here's why mask mandates are falling across the U.S.

The CDC still recommends masks in indoor settings, with stronger masks such as N95s or KN95s as the best options. State officials say the main reason for easing mandates is the downturn in hospitalizations and infections, even in places that have the most stringent rules. 
by The Associated Press

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Osterholm: COVID conditions better, but virus 'not done with us'

Osterholm: COVID conditions better, but virus 'not done with us'

The latest COVID surge is ebbing, but the ongoing lack of trust around public health may bring a future crisis, Michael Osterholm tells MPR News. “A public health mandate only works if people are willing to do it, and what you’re seeing is a general rebellion right now against this.”
by Cathy Wurzer, Kelly Gordon and Lindsay Guentzel

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