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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.

Minnesota health officials say state's first coronavirus patient had minimal contact with others

Minnesota health officials say state's first coronavirus patient had minimal contact with others

"In terms of this patient and the potential impact on Minnesota, we have only positive things to say — and that is that we don't have concerns now about community exposure,” said Kris Ehresmann, director for infectious diseases at the Minnesota Department of Health.
by Peter Cox and Andrew Krueger

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A 90-second video on how to master the 20-second hand-wash

A 90-second video on how to master the 20-second hand-wash

Getting to the 20-second mark is as easy as singing the A-B-C song. But what you do during those 20 seconds of scrubbing up to reduce coronavirus risk does take some training.
by Elena Renken and Maxwell Posner

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Cruise officials, passengers frustrated as coronavirus concerns stall ship

Cruise officials, passengers frustrated as coronavirus concerns stall ship

Cruise officials and passengers confined to their rooms on a ship circling international waters off San Francisco voiced mounting frustration as the weekend wore on with zero direction from authorities on where to go after 21 people on board tested positive for the new coronavirus.
by The Associated Press

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Where the $8.3 billion in U.S. coronavirus funding will and won't go

Where the $8.3 billion in U.S. coronavirus funding will and won't go

President Trump and Congress on Friday authorized an $8.3 billion package of emergency funding to help and treat and slow the spread of COVID-19. What’s included in that funding package, and what may be missing?
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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21 on cruise ship off California test positive for virus

21 on cruise ship off California test positive for virus

Vice President Mike Pence says 21 people aboard a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast have tested positive for the new coronavirus, including 19 crew members.
by The Associated Press

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Officials in Texas cancel annual South by Southwest festival

Officials in Texas cancel annual South by Southwest festival

City officials in Austin, Texas, have canceled the annual South by Southwest arts and technology festival. “This situation evolved rapidly, and we honor and respect the City of Austin's decision,” the organizers said.

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Minnesota's first COVID-19 case confirmed in cruise ship traveler

Minnesota's first COVID-19 case confirmed in cruise ship traveler

The virus was found in an older adult resident of Ramsey County who recently traveled on a ship with a known case of COVID-19, officials said Friday, adding that the person is recovering in isolation at home.
by MPR News Staff

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