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How do we decide? Ethics of the COVID-19 pandemic
The ethical dilemmas presented by the pandemic are exploding. How do doctors, government leaders and the public make high-stakes decisions when we don’t have all the information?
May 13 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz ending stay-home order, keeping dine-out ban
Minnesota is moving to a new phase in its COVID-19 battle that will let more businesses welcome customers back inside. But while the stay-at-home order is ending, “we’re not flipping a switch and everything’s going back to normal at once,” Walz cautioned in his broadcast address.
Minneapolis school board signs off on district restructure
Officials voted 6-3 Tuesday on a plan to redraw attendance boundary lines for Minneapolis public schools. The vote comes after weeks of discussion and hours of passionate public testimony about the controversial proposal that moves around 14 percent of students to new schools.
Volunteers deliver thousands of masks to Hennepin Healthcare
The masks are being distributed to emergency room patients and nonmedical staff at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office said Monday that a Metro Transit Police Department investigation found no indication that an attack last week against a woman at a St. Paul light rail station was racially motivated.
As Minnesota retailers reopen, they're navigating a new way of doing business
Monday marks one week since many “nonessential” retailers in Minnesota were allowed to reopen — with limitations. Those stores and service providers had to take safety precautions and minimize their contact with customers, navigating a new way of doing business.
May 11 update on COVID-19 in MN: 13 more deaths; stay-at-home decisions loom
Minnesota’s COVID-19 toll marched on Monday, with the Health Department reporting 591 deaths and 453 people currently hospitalized. Gov. Tim Walz must decide this week whether to extend or modify his stay-home order, or let it expire.