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May 15 update on COVID-19 in MN: 683 deaths; alert issued for syndrome affecting kids

May 15 update on COVID-19 in MN: 683 deaths; alert issued for syndrome affecting kids

Minnesota is calling on parents, clinics and doctors to be on the lookout for a worrisome inflammatory condition affecting children believed to be related to COVID-19, and that’s proven deadly elsewhere.
by MPR News Staff

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Rap video challenge enlists youth to fight pandemic apathy 

Rap video challenge enlists youth to fight pandemic apathy 

More than a dozen teenagers are competing in the COVID-19 rap challenge. The contest urges youth of color to rap about their pandemic experiences and use their voice to curb the spread of the virus in the black community.
by Brandt Williams

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County health official: Rochester house party spawned cluster of COVID-19 cases

County health official: Rochester house party spawned cluster of COVID-19 cases

Olmsted County’s public health director said a recent party led to multiple cases of COVID-19 in the Rochester area. Contact tracing has so far helped county workers contain the cluster.
by Catharine Richert

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MNsure offers special enrollment for those who've lost jobs, health coverage

MNsure offers special enrollment for those who've lost jobs, health coverage

Minnesotans who have lost jobs or income due to the pandemic, and others, can sign up for health coverage on the state’s insurance exchange. Some may qualify for help paying their premiums.
by Tom Crann

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Latest MN modeling: Major effect of quarantine is delaying COVID-19 peak, not preventing it

Latest MN modeling: Major effect of quarantine is delaying COVID-19 peak, not preventing it

A scenario that mirrors Walz’s Wednesday announcement projects that by the end of May, an estimated 1,441 people will have died of COVID-19 in Minnesota. By next March, that model predicts that just over 29,000 people will have died from the disease in the state. 
by David H. Montgomery

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Pandemic-canceled film festival recreates itself as virtual event

Pandemic-canceled film festival recreates itself as virtual event

“MSPIFF39 Redefined” offers movies, live filmmaker appearances and even dance parties as a way to preserve the community built around the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival.
by Euan Kerr

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Some Hudson businesses and shoppers welcome Wisconsin's 'soft' opening

Some Hudson businesses and shoppers welcome Wisconsin's 'soft' opening

Many small businesses in Wisconsin began opening their doors to customers after Gov. Tony Evers unexpectedly gave them the go-ahead this week. Yet others still worry about keeping staff and customers safe.
by Mark Zdechlik

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First a pandemic, and now biting gnats 

First a pandemic, and now biting gnats 

There’s another affliction adding to our misery this spring: a variety of gnat that’s proven unusually aggressive — if not outright painful — for people out enjoying the warm weather.
by Tim Nelson

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Minnesota is loosening its COVID-19 restrictions. Here's what you need to know

Minnesota is loosening its COVID-19 restrictions. Here's what you need to know

Under the new order, restaurants, bars, places of worship, hair salons, fitness centers and places like theaters and bowling alleys will be allowed to operate indoors and outdoors at limited capacity.
by Dan Kraker, Nancy Yang, Brian Bakst and Nina Moini

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State begins rapid testing of all residents, staff of long-term care homes with COVID-19

State begins rapid testing of all residents, staff of long-term care homes with COVID-19

Teams of public health personnel and Minnesota National Guard medics will perform targeted, but in-depth testing in about 20 long-term care facilities throughout the state beginning on Thursday. 
by Peter Cox

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