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COVID-19/ Coronavirus Resources & Reporting from AMPERS stations across the state of Minnesota. Additional segments and shows can be found at our Pandemic Programming page.
A collection of Ampers network stations' coverage of the COVID19 pandemic

Statewide Conversation on COVID19 – October 16th – Lt Gov Peggy Flanagan

A statewide conversation with Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan. It’s your opportunity to ask questions about Minnesota’s response and plans during this COVID-19 pandemic. This week the Lt Governor answered questions about Halloween, Saliva Testing sites, and school. If you didn’t get a chance to send or call in your question this week email covid@ampers.org or call 612-562-9895.

Keeping up with Routine Medical Screenings During COVID

During the COVID-19 crisis, cancer diagnoses of six of the most common types of cancer have decreased 46 percent. Those are breast, colo-rectal, lung, pancreatic, gastric and esophageal cancers.

CDC Survey Teams Pulled After Multiple Incidents

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the aim of the CDC-supported survey, called CASPER, was to better understand how COVID-19 is spreading in the state and how it’s affecting people — potentially improving aspects of the state’s response to the virus.

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan & Patina Park: Two MN Leaders Speak About Leading During the Pandemic

Today on the show, Host Leah Lemm explores the question: what have we learned? As we cross the six-month milestone of this pandemic. We hear from two Minnesota Leaders about some of the topics the pandemic has brought to the surface, including health inequities, injustice, and the resiliency of our communities.

How Can You Tell if You Have a Cold, Flu, or COVID-19?

Headache, fever, runny nose, last year this time you might’ve waved off the symptoms with an “Oh, I think I’ve got a cold” or a “I hope this isn’t the flu.”
But those very same, very familiar symptoms are likely to give you pause this season now that COVID-19 is a possibility. How can you tell the difference?

CDC Offers Guidelines for Polling Places, Absentee Ballots Mailing Has Started (September 29)

CDC advises social distancing, hand sanitizer and masks. Absentee ballots began mailing out September 18th for the November General Election. It’s suggested you mail your completed ballot at least seven days before Election Day. But your vote will be tallied as long as your ballot is postmarked on or before Election Day.

Private Social Gatherings Are Infecting People with COVID19

In Minnesota, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a daily fact of life for six months. But the nature of the epidemic continues to evolve.
Jan Malcolm, state health commissioner, says the Minnesota Department of Health is seeing an uptick in the number of Minnesotans getting COVID from community transmission of unknown origin.

Statewide Conversation on COVID19 – September 25 – Lt Gov Peggy Flanagan

A statewide conversation with Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan. It is a time for all of us to learn about the State of Minnesota’s response to this COVID-19 pandemic.

If you didn’t get a chance to send or call in your question this week email covid@ampers.org or call 612-562-9895.

Surviving COVID-19 and How Recoved Patients Can Help

Health officials have been repeating the refrain for months: wear masks, wash your hands, keep a distance. But Laurie Stern has the story of one woman who hopes sharing her experience will remind people that lives are at stake.

CDC Offers Guidelines to Safely Celebrate Halloween During the Pandemic

In the federal guidelines, the CDC is advising against participating in many usual Halloween traditions this year, such as children going door-to-door collecting treats. That’s been called a “high-risk” activity during the pandemic.

“No Barrier” COVID-19 Testing Ramps Up in Minnesota

On September 17th, Minnesota health officials announced free “no barrier” coronavirus testing. Beginning the week of September 21st, health officials will hold three to six community testing events each week for a total of four weeks.

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