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Twin Cities wastewater data suggests omicron peak may be past

Twin Cities wastewater data suggests omicron peak may be past

The surge of new COVID-19 cases that has battered the Twin Cities metro area since Christmas may have turned a corner. That’s according to an unorthodox source: the metro’s poop.
by David H. Montgomery and Tim Nelson

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Amid another COVID wave, rural nurses face severe staffing challenges

Amid another COVID wave, rural nurses face severe staffing challenges

The omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus continues to spread rapidly throughout Minnesota, health care providers are swamped, and at Sanford Health, nurses are bearing the brunt of staffing challenges. Erica DeBoer, chief nursing officer for Sanford Health, joined host Cathy Wurzer with more.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Signs of a possible peak; 11K pandemic deaths

Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Signs of a possible peak; 11K pandemic deaths

Minnesota’s newest COVID-19 data remains muddled by post-holiday reporting lags, but Tuesday’s report offers reasons to be hopeful the surge in cases and hospitalizations may be ready to ebb. Deaths, however, continue to mount.
by MPR News Staff

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A St. Paul school walkout organizer calls for COVID-19 safety measures

A St. Paul school walkout organizer calls for COVID-19 safety measures

Tuesday afternoon, a number of St. Paul high school and middle school students walked out of class, demanding the city’s public school district do more to keep them safe as COVID-19 case numbers spike.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alex Cheng

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These are the 5 things needed to stabilize the pandemic in Europe, WHO expert says

These are the 5 things needed to stabilize the pandemic in Europe, WHO expert says

The omicron variant has added a lot of uncertainty to the trajectory of the pandemic. Dr. Hans Kluge, the WHO regional director for Europe, has what he calls five pandemic stabilizers that could help.
by Wynne Davis

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