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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.

Your COVID-19 questions answered

Your COVID-19 questions answered

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MN officials: 2 in self-quarantine after overseas exposure to COVID-19

MN officials: 2 in self-quarantine after overseas exposure to COVID-19

State health officials are monitoring two people under self-quarantine after they came in close contact with someone confirmed to have the COVID-19 virus while in Europe. Officials say they were checked on the plane and both tested negative.
by Euan Kerr

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The spread of coronavirus and the state of testing

The spread of coronavirus and the state of testing

The U.S. response to the spread of the novel coronavirus has raised questions about how to determine who gets tested and when. We check in with an epidemiologist about the latest guidelines on testing for the respiratory virus.
by Kerri Miller, Marcheta Fornoff, Kelly Gordon and Breann Schossow

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Why the death rate from coronavirus is plunging in China

Why the death rate from coronavirus is plunging in China

And what that means for the rest of the world. Researchers have found three likely reasons for the drop in the fatality rate.
by Nurith Aizenman

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Looking for hand sanitizer? Good luck finding it

Looking for hand sanitizer? Good luck finding it

Fear of the coronavirus has led people to stock up on hand sanitizer, leaving store shelves empty and online retailers with sky-high prices set by those trying to profit on the rush. But more of the clear gel is on the way.
by The Associated Press

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Tensions rise as U.S. death toll from coronavirus reaches 9

Tensions rise as U.S. death toll from coronavirus reaches 9

Tensions over how to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus escalated Tuesday in the United States as the death toll climbed to nine and lawmakers expressed doubts about the government's ability to ramp up testing fast enough to deal with the crisis.
by The Associated Press

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