Pence to visit Mayo Clinic next week

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Vice President Mike Pence speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a news conference about the coronavirus in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Washington.[AP Photo/Evan Vucci]

Vice President Mike Pence will make another stop in Minnesota next week.

Pence is set to visit Rochester and tour the Mayo Clinic facilities supporting COVID-19 research and treatment on Tuesday.

According to the Vice President’s office, after the tour, he’ll then return to Washington, D.C.

Mayo, along with Gov. Walz and state leaders as well as the University of Minnesota, announced a partnership Wednesday to drastically ramp up coronavirus testing in the state.

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