Minnesota Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update

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MN Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update

MN Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update


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Health Experts Continue to Say Cloth Masks are one of the Easiest Ways to Limit the Spread of COVID-19
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Series: Minnesota Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update
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Health experts continue to say that cloth masks are one of the easiest ways to limit the spread of COVID-19 and recently Minnesota’s Lt. Gov. Peggy...

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2020
  • Length: 01:59
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Remembering to Mask Up Even As Caution Fatigue Sets In
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Series: Minnesota Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update
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State health officials are cautiously optimistic that Minnesota’s second wave of COVID-19 infections is cresting. Over a two-week period, the numbe...

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  • Added: Aug 20, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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Exercise is Good Medicine (Aug 24)
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Series: Minnesota Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update
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Exercise is good medicine. That’s no surprise to anyone who’s been to the doctor with a few extra pounds to lose. But in an era of a pandemic, it’s...

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  • Added: Aug 20, 2020
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Tribes Encourage Maximum Caution for School Re-Opening (Aug 25)
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The Leech Lake Band Reservation Business Committee is encouraging schools to re-open with maximum caution. A recent statement says tribal schools w...

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  • Added: Aug 20, 2020
  • Length: 01:59
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Applications Open for Minnesota’s $100 Million Housing Assistance Program
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Series: Minnesota Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update
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A $100 million state program, aimed at helping Minnesotans with housing issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, is now accepting applications. Minneso...

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  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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New COVID-19 Saliva Test Lab will Double Minnesota’s Testing Capacity
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Series: Minnesota Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update
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Soon there will be a new COVID-19 saliva testing lab in Minnesota, a move that state officials say will greatly enhance the state’s testing capabil...

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  • Added: Aug 26, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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Learning How COVID-19 Affects Patients in the Long-Haul
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Series: Minnesota Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update
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The data from the World Health Organization is hopeful. Eighty percent of COVID-19 cases have mild symptoms or are asymptomatic, that is, have no k...

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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Saliva Testing Will Help Distinguish COVD-19 from Other Respiratory Illnesses
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Series: Minnesota Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update
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Today, we’re digging a bit deeper into the announcement of a new, upcoming COVID-19 saliva testing lab in Minnesota… it’s something that officials ...

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  • Added: Aug 28, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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Dr. Deborah Birx meets with MN Health Officials and Tribal Leaders
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Series: Minnesota Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update
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As August drew to a close, the White House’s coronavirus task force coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx, visited Minnesota and met with both state and tr...

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  • Added: Aug 31, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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Extra $300 Weekly Unemployment Benefits in the Works for Minnesotans
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Series: Minnesota Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update
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Recently, Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced that an extra $300 in new weekly unemployment benefits is in the works. The update co...

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  • Added: Sep 01, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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Labor Day Travel Safety Concerns and COVID-19
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On August 17th, Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm addressed those concerns. The Minnesota Department of Health understands the need for peo...

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  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
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Health Officials Emphasize Importance of Flu Shots (Sept 7)
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It’s coming up on that time of year: flu season. And you might be wondering: should you get a flu shot while there’s COVID-19 going around? Dr. Pol...

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  • Added: Sep 03, 2020
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Planning Ahead for Eventual Vaccination (Sept 8)
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Series: Minnesota Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update
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Minnesotans has been living with COVID-19 since the state’s first reported case in March. As months roll by, it’s easy to feel like a vaccine remai...

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  • Added: Sep 03, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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Back-to-School Brings Many Different Approaches to Learning (Sept 4)
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School is starting for families around the state. Each school districts’s leaders are making their own plans about having classes in person, on...

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  • Added: Sep 03, 2020
  • Length: 02:02
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Get Your Flu Shot Soon!
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Series: Minnesota Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update
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Health providers and health experts are urging Minnesotans to get their influenza vaccine this flu season. Recently, Allina Health announced that...

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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Red Lake Gets Grant to Prevent, Prepare For and Respond to COVID-19
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Red Lake Nation has received nearly $1.5 million to help prevent, prepare for and respond to COVID-19. The money comes from the U.S. Department of ...

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  • Added: Sep 09, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Put on Hold for Safety Check
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A promising COVID-19 vaccine, which was about to be tested on Minnesotans, is now being paused and investigated for potentially serious side effect...

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  • Added: Sep 10, 2020
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Govornor Walz Warns of Potential Tipping Point in Minnesota's Fight Against Pandemic
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At his September 3rd briefing update, Governor Tim Walz warned Minnesotans that we may be at a COVID-19 tipping point. When Dr. Deborah Birx, the W...

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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Governor Walz Extends Peacetime Emergency to October 12th
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The peacetime emergency gives the governor power to issue executive orders and regulate businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, without legislativ...

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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Minnesota Department of Health Releases Guidelines for Students Who Experience Covid Symptoms
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Series: Minnesota Native News: COVID-19 Daily Update
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As schools reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic -- be it in-person, distance or hybrid learning models -- students may be asking what they should do...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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