State Government
Starting June 1, bars and restaurants will be able to serve customers outdoors if they adhere to certain restrictions. The state will also allow hair salons, barbershops and tattoo parlors to reopen.
Health
The Minnesota Department of Health also reported Tuesday 665 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total known count to 17,029.
Mental Health & Addiction
A crisis line for adults in mental health distress, Hennepin County’s Community Outreach for Psychiatric Emergencies has been forced to shift to phone-only services due to coronavirus, assessing callers’ mental states in new and different ways.
Community Voices
I’m asking my fellow black men to wear your masks. You’ll be protecting your family and everyone around you. As for everyone else, I’m asking that you check your biases and assume that anyone wearing a mask is doing it for the same reason you are.
Health
The Minnesota Department of Health announced Monday that nine more Minnesotans had died of COVID-19 and there were 704 more cases of the disease.
State Government
A look at all the people, issues and customs that got forgotten, left behind or disappeared during one of the most unique legislative sessions in Minnesota history.
Second Opinion
U of M ethicist Leigh Leigh describes the latest twist in a cynical saga: how some stem cell businesses are “seizing the pandemic as an opportunity to profit from hope and desperation.”
Health
The Minnesota Department of Health also said Sunday there have been 15,688 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, up 699 from Saturday’s count.
Health
Fourteen of the 17 people whose deaths were announced Saturday were residents of long-term care.
Health
The Health Department also announced 20 more deaths and 805 new cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota.
Health
From the articles we shouldn’t have had to write department.
Health
One day after Minnesota moved to further ease restrictions imposed in response to COVID-19, two Minnesota thought leaders — Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and Michael Osterholm, director of the U of M’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy — had gloomy news for what is yet to come from the pandemic.
Health
The Health Department said Thursday there have been 13,435 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota, up 518 from Wednesday’s count.
Community Voices
Including independent community pharmacists in the next round of state funding for COVID-19 allotments will ensure that we are able to continue our outreach.
State Government
The problem: Even if the administration prefers to work with the Legislature, lawmakers know the governor can act without legislative authority.
