Coronavirus Pandemic

Massive protests raise fears of new waves of virus outbreaks

05/31/2020 03:01 AM

The mayor of Atlanta, one of dozens of U.S. cities hit by massive protests after the police killing of a black man, has a message for demonstrators: "If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a COVID test this week." ...

MDH reports over 1,000 total deaths, 660 new cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota

In this March 13, 2020, file photo, a nurse at a drive up COVID-19 coronavirus testing station, set up by the University of Washington Medical Center, holds a swab used to take a sample from the nose of a person in their car in Seattle. The federal government is rushing protective equipment to states for medical workers who will be on the front lines of the growing coronavirus pandemic. Washington state has received at least two shipments and needs more. At least in two other states, promised deliveries are falling far short of requests and even include expired items.

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A shopper in a car is assisted at a curbside pickup spot at the Mall of America where shoppers can pick up their orders after buying online or by phone from some mall stores Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Bloomington, Minn.

Minnesota sees 29 additional COVID-19 deaths, 590 new cases

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Veterans Affairs sending 50 nurses to help Minnesota nursing homes

In this photograph taken from behind a window, doctors inside a Covid-19 intensive care unit of San Matteo Hospital, in Pavia, northern Italy, Thursday, March 26, 2020.

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As of Thursday, 22,947 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state with 967 confirmed deaths ...

FILE - This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, U.S. health regulators OK'd the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in most states. The sample will still have to be shipped for processing back to LabCorp, which operates diagnostic labs throughout the U.S.

Minnesota reports 493 new COVID-19 cases, 35 new deaths; more than 220,000 tests completed

Minnesota state health officials reported 493 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, pushing the state's total to 22,947. The Minnesota Department of Health also reported 35 additional deaths from COVID-19. So far, 967 Minnesotans have died from the virus ...

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A passenger receives a face mask distributed by a red cross volunteer at the main train station in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

St. Paul mayor signs order requiring face masks starting Monday, another to help support businesses

Executive Order 2020-10 includes measures to help businesses like bars and restaurants maximize their ability to leverage surrounding spaces for outdoor seating ...

US deaths from coronavirus surpass 100,000 milestone

Lonnie Youngblood, right, plays saxophone while waiting for friends and family to gather for the interment of Bishop Carl Williams, Jr. in Union, N.J., Thursday, May 21, 2020. Carl Williams, Jr. was the emeritus pastor of the Institutional International Ministries, a congregation started by his father Carl Williams, Sr. The congregation and Williams Jr. are more widely known for their gospel group, the Institutional Radio Choir. Williams Jr. was a featured singer singer in, directed and managed the choir for over 30 years and took a star turn on Broadway when he was cast in the musical

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FILE - In this May 22, 2020, file photo, a raindrop falls from an American flag at half-staff at the Washington Monument, in Washington. President Donald Trump ordered American flags to be flown at half-staff for a three day period in remembrance of Americans who have lost their lives due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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MDH Commissioner Jan Malcolm listens during a news conference Wednesday, May 27.

Union says COVID-19 cases on rise at Hopkins grocery distribution warehouse

A member of medical personnel, wearing a full protective equipment, takes a mouth swab sample from a driver to be tested for coronavirus COVID-19 in a drive-in station in Luxembourg, Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

Minnesota tops 900 COVID-19 deaths; 22,464 total cases

The Minnesota Department of Health reported 510 new cases of COVID-19 and 33 more deaths on Wednesday ...

AP-NORC poll: Half of Americans would get a COVID-19 vaccine

This May 4, 2020 photo from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the first patient enrolled in Pfizer's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, receives an injection.

Wall Street opens higher on economic stimulus hopes

A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as market players waffled between hopes for recovery as economies gradually reopen and worries over the havoc wreaked by the pandemic.

Minnesota places of worship set to reopen with restrictions Wednesday

The St. Paul Cathedral is shown Friday, May 22, 2020.

COVID-19 Daily Briefing: Big testing increase over weekend, ICU hospitalizations experience expected spike

French lab scientists in hazmat gear inserting liquid in test tube manipulate potentially infected patient samples at Pasteur Institute in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020.

MDH reports 652 new COVID-19 cases, 18 new deaths

Minneapolis regulation requiring masks inside 'places of public accommodation' begins

A person stands in an aisle of a converted field hospital at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, May 26, 2020. With dramatically increased community transmissions of coronavirus, Cape Town has become the center of the outbreak in South Africa and the continent.

WHO warns that 1st wave of pandemic not over; dampens hopes

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 307 new cases, 4 new deaths

Of all cases in Wisconsin, 15%, or 2,339 people, have required hospitalization ...

Minnesota sees 12 additional COVID-19 deaths, 745 new cases

MDH reports there are 881 total deaths, with 12 additional deaths reported Monday. Of the entire total, 717 have occurred in long-term care or assisted living facilities, MDH reported...

A man wearing a mask looks out at grave markers as a bird perches on one of them Friday, May 22, 2020 at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis in advance of Memorial Day.

WHO to temporarily stop study of malaria drug

The World Health Organization said that it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine — the malaria drug U.S. President Trump said he is taking — from its global study into experimental COVID-19 treatments, saying that its experts need to review all available evidence to date...

A chemist displays hydroxychloroquine tablets in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, May 19, 2020.

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