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Trump election party draws scrutiny as Carson tests positive

Trump election party draws scrutiny as Carson tests positive

The Trump campaign’s election night watch party was supposed to be a scene of celebration. Instead, the event — with few masks and no social distancing — is being eyed as a potential coronavirus super-spreading event. Ben Carson, the Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, is the latest attendee to test positive.
by The Associated Press

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Will the U.S. election results change the country’s COVID-19 response?

Will the U.S. election results change the country’s COVID-19 response?

As the election officials in a handful of swing states tabulated votes, 17 states logged record numbers of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Will the end of the national campaign cycle — and the recent uptick in cases — mark a turning point in the way elected officials respond to COVID-19?
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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Biden cheers vaccine progress but says masks remain a must

Biden cheers vaccine progress but says masks remain a must

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday cheered news about the promising development of a coronavirus vaccine but cautioned Americans need to be aggressive about mask wearing and social distancing as infections continue to surge around the country.
by The Associated Press

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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective

Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90 percent effective at preventing COVID-19, indicating the company is on track later this month to file an emergency use application with U.S. regulators.
by The Associated Press

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CentraCare hospitals feeling strain of COVID-19 surge in central Minn.

CentraCare hospitals feeling strain of COVID-19 surge in central Minn.

Almost a quarter of the patients at St. Cloud Hospital have COVID-19, and the intensive care units at CentraCare hospitals are nearly full, with more than half of those cases related to the virus.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota's elder care facilities try to balance safety with mental health as COVID rises

Minnesota's elder care facilities try to balance safety with mental health as COVID rises

As winter nears, long-term care facilities across the state are figuring out how to safely bring more visitors inside, while keeping the growing pandemic threat outside. In doing so, the home operators are hoping to boost the mental health of residents.
by Peter Cox

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President-elect Biden has a plan to combat COVID-19. Here's what's in it

President-elect Biden has a plan to combat COVID-19. Here's what's in it

Coronavirus cases are surging around the country. How will Joe Biden manage the pandemic differently, once he takes office in January? Expect a more centralized U.S. response plan, his team says.
by Allison Aubrey

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Nov. 8 update on COVID-19 in Minnesota: State ends week of grim records with another daily high

Nov. 8 update on COVID-19 in Minnesota: State ends week of grim records with another daily high

As Minnesota heads into another week, health officials expect confirmed cases to regularly exceed 4,000 per day. That record pace also means more people hospitalized and more deaths.
by MPR News Staff

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Duluth police cope with COVID-19 outbreak; 29 staff members, including chief, in quarantine

Duluth police cope with COVID-19 outbreak; 29 staff members, including chief, in quarantine

The Duluth Police Department has 29 members currently in quarantine due to suspected exposures to the COVID-19 virus, according to Chief Mike Tusken, who is also self-isolating as a precaution. To date, 14 members of the police department have had confirmed COVID-19 cases as a result of coronavirus exposure.

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