Coronavirus In Minnesota: Compass Airlines Goes Out Of Business
A Twin Cities-based air carrier is going out of business, putting 12,000 people out of work.
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A Twin Cities-based air carrier is going out of business, putting 12,000 people out of work.
Here are the latest COVID-19 headlines for March 23, 2020.
State health officials announced Monday that the number of positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Minnesota has risen from 169 to 235.
Adapting to changes because of COVID-19, Metro Transit announced Monday they will be reducing service by 40%.
The state's number of positive cases jumped about 40% from Sunday's figures to 235 total. Walz says that nearly 1,000 people were tested on Sunday.
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan says the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic now has a personal connection to her.
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar says her husband John Bessler contracted coronavirus (COVID-19).
Starting Monday, the YMCA Twin Cities will open its doors at 38 locations to elementary school-aged children whose parents are considered essential workers.
More than 500,000 respirator masks from 3M's South Dakota plant are on the way to either New York City or Seattle.
State infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann says the state should now be able to get back to patients with their results much faster.
Gov. Tim Walz announced small businesses will be able to have federal support from the impact of COVID-19. But one small business owner raises concerns of taking on more debt.
Many are already expressing concerns about potential shortages but there's a doctor at the University of Minnesota who says he just created a simpler, cheaper ventilator that could save lives.
As his most recent shift wrapped at Hennepin Healthcare downtown, physician and State Senator Matt Klein snapped a selfie in scrubs and face mask, then shared on Facebook the struggles he and other healthcare workers face as they battle the COVID-19 outbreak.
Included in the delivery were more than 81,000 N95 masks, 17,296 pandemic flu kits, 1,153 Tyvek disposable coveralls, 2,265 boots and 2,263 gloves.
On Saturday afternoon, Randolph Ave. in St. Paul was the only "busy" place in the state, as dozens of people drove up to the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) building to drop off donated face masks.
