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Nov. 16 update on COVID-19 in MN: New warnings about Thanksgiving as hospitalizations climb

Nov. 16 update on COVID-19 in MN: New warnings about Thanksgiving as hospitalizations climb

Gov. Tim Walz and state officials are now urging people not to gather for Thanksgiving outside their immediate household and asking college students to consider not going home for the holiday. The winter high school sports season may also be in jeopardy.
by MPR News Staff

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Michigan halts in-person classes, indoor dining as coronavirus surges

Michigan halts in-person classes, indoor dining as coronavirus surges

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration on Sunday ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and suspended organized sports in a bid to curb the state's spiking coronavirus cases.
by The Associated Press

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Biden COVID adviser says restrictions should be more of a 'dial,' less of a 'switch'

Biden COVID adviser says restrictions should be more of a 'dial,' less of a 'switch'

Dr. Vivek Murthy, co-chair of President-elect Joe Biden's coronavirus advisory board, says past lockdowns functioned like a "blunt axe" that led to spotty compliance and "little public health gain."
by Matthew S. Schwartz

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At least 231 people have died in Texas jails and prisons from COVID-19, study finds

At least 231 people have died in Texas jails and prisons from COVID-19, study finds

Nearly three-quarters of those who died from COVID-19 in prison did not have a life sentence and 58 percent of them were eligible for parole, the study found. In county jails, 80 percent of the people who died hadn't even been convicted of a crime.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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Biden advisers to meet vaccine firms as Trump stalls handoff

Biden advisers to meet vaccine firms as Trump stalls handoff

Joe Biden's scientific advisers will meet with vaccine makers in coming days as the presidential transition remains stalled because of President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge that he lost the election.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Gazelka tests positive for COVID-19

Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Gazelka tests positive for COVID-19

The Republican majority leader of the Minnesota Senate has tested positive for COVID-19, and is facing calls from the DFL minority to resign his leadership post over his handling of a COVID outbreak affecting the GOP caucus.
by David H. Montgomery and Brian Bakst

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Nov. 15 update on COVID-19 in MN: Surge continues with 31 deaths, 7,559 new cases

Nov. 15 update on COVID-19 in MN: Surge continues with 31 deaths, 7,559 new cases

Minnesota’s COVID-19 outbreak continues to rage unabated, with 7,559 new COVID-19 cases reported Sunday along with 31 additional deaths. The deaths cap Minnesota’s deadliest week on record during this pandemic, with 249 deaths from the disease over the past seven days.
by MPR News Staff

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North Dakota nurses worry about working with sick colleagues

North Dakota nurses worry about working with sick colleagues

Some nurses in North Dakota fear their difficult work amid the pandemic is about to get even harder now that Gov. Doug Burgum has allowed the state's beleaguered hospitals to use infected but asymptomatic workers to treat COVID-19 patients.
by The Associated Press

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In Michigan, undocumented immigrants form learning pod so they won't lose their jobs

In Michigan, undocumented immigrants form learning pod so they won't lose their jobs

For the past six weeks, 24 students have been doing their virtual classwork in a learning pod at a Michigan church. Their parents feared losing their jobs if they stayed home to help their children navigate virtual schooling.
by Michelle Jokisch Polo

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