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.

WHO official defends guidance: 'We're not seeing' airborne transmission
Dr. Hanan Balkhy of the World Health Organization says the evidence so far is that the coronavirus doesn't seem to linger in the air. Some virus transmission experts have criticized this guidance.
Pregnant women worry about pandemic's impact on labor, delivery and babies
As pregnant women and their doctors consider how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting pregnancy and care, maternity wards across the country are reconsidering policies on deliveries and visitors.
Hazelden enlists unlikely allies in coronavirus fight: distilleries
The world famous Minnesota-based addiction treatment center says non-alcohol sanitizer is in short supply, so it called on local liquor makers to help stock up sanitizer for hundreds of patients.
Fact check: U.S. lags on testing, despite Trump's claims
The president repeated his claim that the U.S. is surpassing all other countries in coronavirus testing. But measured on a per capita basis, the U.S. is far behind other countries.
Walz directs COVID-19 strategy while on quarantine
Gov. Tim Walz has a week to go on his self-quarantine after coming in contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus. He’s calling the state’s shots from home.
Amazon, Instacart grocery delivery workers strike for coronavirus protection and pay
Amazon workers in New York and Instacart workers nationwide plan to walk off their jobs Monday. They want more access to paid sick leave as well as protective gear and other safety measures.
March 30 update on COVID-19 in Minnesota: 10 dead, 24 in ICU; cases jump to 576
Officials are working now on plans to build out space across the state that could accommodate a surge of COVID-19 patients. More than half of Minnesota's counties now have confirmed cases of COVID-19 as the state moves into its first workweek of stay-at-home orders.
Addiction recovery organizations scramble to keep treating patients
As social distancing takes hold, along with the governor’s order to stay home, recovery organizations are racing to figure out how to keep treating patients during the coronavirus outbreak. Some places — from Hazelden Betty Ford to Alcoholics Anonymous — are moving their groups online. But others are still looking for how best to serve their clients.