Robbinsdale District Shifting 2 Schools To Distance Learning
Two schools in the Twin Cities are switching to distance learning later this week.
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Two schools in the Twin Cities are switching to distance learning later this week.
This follows last month's cancellation of the last remaining "A Christmas Carol" performances around the titular holiday, due to "multiple COVID-19 cases within vaccinated members of our cast and staff."
New research out of Minnesota is suggesting that COVID-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant women and their babies.
The congressman, who represents Minnesota's First District, said he tested positive on Monday night. He said he is vaccinated, and has "very mild symptoms."
As the demand for COVID-19 tests skyrockets, health officials on Tuesday reported 16,204 new cases and 36 deaths, which includes case counts from over the holiday weekend.
State officials say they are looking at expanding test options in Minnesota as demand soars to record levels amid the spread of the infectious Omicron variant.
The Minnesota Department of Health says lines are long at its COVID-19 testing sites Monday.
COVID-19 cases and staffing struggles have caused a Twin Cities assisted-living facility to call on family members to care for their loved ones.
Minnesota leaders announced the push to quickly get the unemployed, those looking for a career change, and students in high school and college into health care fields.
Health experts say it's basically inevitable that children will be exposed to the Omicron variant if they're returning to in-person learning. But there are ways you can give your child the best protection possible.
The cases in Monday's data were up through last Thursday, and do not cover any cases over the long holiday weekend.
A long-time community activist and organizer is speaking out from his hospital bed about the importance of getting vaccinated.
Nearly two years into the pandemic, the recent surge in cases caused by the Omicron variant is making for long lines at COVID-19 testing sites.
Last winter, there were only 35 hospitalizations for the entire flu season. There have already been 166 to date so far this winter, lending credence to health experts' fears that the populace would soon be laboring under a "twindemic."
As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the country, Minnesota health officials reported 6,780 more cases and 48 deaths Thursday.
