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Morning Edition, with Cathy Wurzer in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington and Los Angeles, brings you all the news from overnight and the information you need to start your day. Listen from 4 to 9 a.m. every weekday.

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'We'll get through this': Tribal nations prepare for COVID-19

'We'll get through this': Tribal nations prepare for COVID-19

Tribal nations across Minnesota are mobilizing to prepare for COVID-19 — with limited resources and a vulnerable population.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minnesota couple fights illness, waits for cruise to end after fellow passengers die

Minnesota couple fights illness, waits for cruise to end after fellow passengers die

A northern Minnesota couple and around 400 passengers remain stuck on a cruise ship with no idea of when or where they’ll dock. Four people aboard Holland America’s Zaandam have died, hundreds of others have fallen ill, and at least two have tested positive for the coronavirus.
by Matt Sepic

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Walz directs COVID-19 strategy while on quarantine

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.
by Brian Bakst

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Addiction recovery organizations scramble to keep treating patients

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.
by Alisa Roth

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Wondering how to manage isolation? Polar explorer Will Steger has been there.

Wondering how to manage isolation? Polar explorer Will Steger has been there.

Beginning Friday at 11:59 p.m., Minnesotans are being asked to stay home unless absolutely necessary. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Steger about how to make the most of this experience.
by Cathy Wurzer

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In the midst of a pandemic, in-home care providers face new challenges, stresses

In the midst of a pandemic, in-home care providers face new challenges, stresses

Among the people who are still allowed to go to work during the coronavirus pandemic are personal care assistants and other in-home helpers. They provide essential living services to people who are elderly or who have disabilities. But the virus has created a new set of challenges for an industry that's already short-staffed and underpaid.
by Catharine Richert

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Minnesota schools are closed until early May: Here are 9 things you need to know

Minnesota schools are closed until early May: Here are 9 things you need to know

Starting Monday, teachers will activate their “distance learning” plans — teaching their K-12 students who are at home, regardless if those children have access to the internet or a computer. The state is ordering Minnesota schools to remain closed through May 4 as it grapples with the COVID-19 outbreak.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Bethesda Hospital readied in days to accept COVID-19 patients

Bethesda Hospital readied in days to accept COVID-19 patients

In a flurry of construction, most of it over 72 hours, Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul has become a specialty center for the most severe COVID-19 cases. The first patients are expected to arrive from other M Health Fairview facilities beginning Thursday afternoon.
by Peter Cox

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Walz's stay-at-home order permits many 'critical' workers to venture out; distancing urged

Walz's stay-at-home order permits many 'critical' workers to venture out; distancing urged

As most Minnesotans prepare to stay in their homes for two weeks under Gov. Tim Walz’s latest executive order, health officials and others hope the move will relieve pressure on hospitals and testing labs ahead of an expected surge of critical COVID-19 patients.
by Matt Sepic

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