Coronavirus Updates: Latest COVID-19 Headlines From May 8, 2020

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- On Thursday, a Honeywell plant in Minneapolis temporarily closed after workers tested positive for COVID-19. Also, Minnesota saw its social distancing grade plummet from an A in March to a D in May.

Here are the latest headlines in the COVID-19 pandemic:

8:24 p.m.: Nurse at Allina's United Hospital was fired today for wearing hospital scrubs.
6:00 p.m.: Northeast Minneapolis Honeywell plant undergoes deep cleaning after several employees test positive for COVID-19.
5:45 p.m.: Wisconsin National Guard conducts mobile testing at sites around the state.
5:29 p.m.: This week, U.S. Senator Tina Smith introduced her Suspend School Meal Debt Act, which would help families struggling to make ends meet amidst the coronavirus pandemic by cancelling school meal debt.
5:18 p.m.: Congresswoman Angie Craig calls for additional child care COVID-19 relief funding.
4:40 p.m.: U.S. Senator Tina Smith is fighting to secure emergency relief for the United States Postal Service (USPS) to help bridge budget gaps, continue nationwide service, and provide hazard pay and personal protective equipment (PPE) to workers.
4:12 p.m.: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith joined Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and 22 colleagues in calling for greater support for students with disabilities in upcoming COVID-19 response legislation.
3:08 p.m.: Gov. Tim Walz is calling on the Minnesota Legislature to replenish and extend the Minnesota COVID-19 fund.
1 p.m.: The Minnesota Zoo says the COVID-19 pandemic is "unlike any challenge" it has experienced and staff reductions have become necessary.
12:30 p.m.: A member of Vice President Mike Pence's staff who has been in close proximity with the vice president has tested positive for coronavirus, CBS News has confirmed.
12 p.m.: A new report published Thursday says the peak of coronavirus in the world's poorest countries is not expected until some point over the next three to six months.
11:30 a.m.: A documentary-style video showing unsubstantiated claims about the novel coronavirus has been removed from Facebook and YouTube. "Plandemic," which went viral this week, features controversial and potentially dangerous conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic.
11 a.m.: In the last 24 hours, 723 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Minnesota and 26 more people have died. Additionally, more than 100,000 people in the state have been tested for the novel coronavirus since the start of the outbreak.
10:39 a.m.: Some lawmakers and politicians in the Midwest are blaming meatpacking workers, not plants, for the outbreaks of COVID-19 in some of the nation's biggest meatpacking plant.
9:09 a.m.: State officials announce guidelines for graduation ceremonies, recommending that colleges and schools hold virtual celebrations and explicitly forbidding traditional auditorium or football field-style ceremonies.
7:34 a.m.: Unemployment in the U.S. has hit 14.7%, the highest it's been since the Great Depression, as the country shed 20 million jobs last month amid the COVID-19 crisis.
6:19 a.m.: Retailers such as Gap and Kohl's are reopening across the country and preparing for a "new normal."
5:10 a.m.: Lawmakers such as Sens. Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders are calling for monthly income boosts for Americans until the COVID-19 crisis is over.

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