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COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

The latest news, resources, guides and tips to help you stay up to date on the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus forces houses of worship to change some practices

Coronavirus forces houses of worship to change some practices

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis also suspended communion from the chalice and discouraged hand holding during the Our Father prayer, Archbishop Bernard Hebda said in a recent statement.
by Peter Cox

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Metro Meals on Wheels quandary: How to deliver meals without spreading coronavirus

Meals on Wheels will be even more vital if the coronavirus spreads across Minnesota, but the food delivery nonprofit worries its work could inadvertently spread the virus to the state’s most vulnerable population.
by John Enger

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Infected cruise ship unloads passengers in California

Infected cruise ship unloads passengers in California

The Grand Princess pulled into the Port of Oakland on Monday. Health and Human Services said officials hope to unload about half the 2,400 passengers Monday. Minnesota officials said 42 state residents are among the 3,500 people aboard the cruise ship.
by The Associated Press

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Critical care doctor on how to protect yourself, others amid COVID-19 outbreak in Minnesota

Critical care doctor on how to protect yourself, others amid COVID-19 outbreak in Minnesota

At the time of this show, two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Minnesota. How do you keep you and your families safe? What about health care workers on the front lines? How do they keep healthy? Dr. Jeff Dichter joined the program to answer questions and reminded listeners to — please, wash your hands.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Preparing for the continued spread of coronavirus

Preparing for the continued spread of coronavirus

Officials have confirmed COVID-19 cases in more than 30 states. We look at what the United States and families are doing to prevent and contain the spread of coronavirus.
by Kerri Miller, Marcheta Fornoff and Breann Schossow

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Laundry between emails: Working from home goes viral in the time of coronavirus

Laundry between emails: Working from home goes viral in the time of coronavirus

Love it or hate it, millions of workers are figuring out a new work-life balance as more employers try to curb the spread of the coronavirus by ordering them to stay away from the office.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Officials set to receive thousands from ship hit by virus

Officials set to receive thousands from ship hit by virus

As the U.S. death toll from the virus reached at least 21 and the number of cases worldwide soared above 110,000, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the mayor of Oakland sought to reassure the public that none of the Grand Princess passengers would be exposed to the U.S. public before completing the quarantine.
by The Associated Press

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