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17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.
On this show, Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) continues her look at how parents of very young children and specifically how new moms are facing the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic
The Minnesota Department of Health announced “cautious steps” being made in further loosening some long-term care visitation restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It will allow for controlled visits from family and friends at low-risk long-term care facilities later this month.
Ashley Hudson worked as a COVID responder in New York City this spring and is Miami now. Approach and care in terms of dealing with the virus are changing. Hudson spoke on the morning show about her work and what she and other medical professionals have learned along the way.
Vladimir Garrido is steeped in the folk music of the Andes Mountains. But using the time afforded by Covid-19 times, Vladimir has been busy with new projects, including a CD with a more modernistic approach and a podcast. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Vladimir talked about how he got involved in music in his native Chile.
With the additional $600 weekly federal unemployment benefit now expired Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan are highlighting state benefits and assistance programs for Minnesotans falling on hard times during the pandemic.
School districts around the state are sorting through the Governor’s “safe learning plan” and checking the COVID cases within their own counties to determine whether their schools will begin with in-person classes, distance learning, or a combination approach. But state officials say the decision is more complicated than just looking at county case numbers.
This week on the Minnesota Native News Health Report surges in Northern Minnesota, worries about Sturgiss, and warnings about scams. I’m Marie Rock.
The small town of Sturgis South Dakota will be full of motorcycle enthusiasts this week, and that worries public health officials. Reporter Laurie Stern has more.
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.
This week the Lt Governor answered questions about the upcoming school year, large gatherings, unemployment and more.
In part of the conversation, Lieutenatnt Governor talked about the importance of not JUST cloth masks to keep the pandemic at bay, but that social or physical distancing is equally as important.
Dr. Michael Osterholm from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota says “face coverings are one tool to fight the pandemic, but they alone will not end it. And we need to underscore the key role that physical distancing plays – even WHEN you wear your face covering.”
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.
The first patient has received treatment in a new clinical trial at the University, testing to see if a therapy used to treat acute myeloid leukemia and lymphoma…. Could also be an effective treatment for COVID-19.
Another recent study from the University of Minnesota found no COVID-19 infections among a sample group of hundreds of health care workers in the Twin Cities.
Campbell Director Charlotte Helgeson shares details on:
1. Trial opening of the building
-Masks required
-Tables as guidance
-Minimal furniture
-Computers 1/2 hour per policy (ID required)
-Quick visits
2. Continuing with appointments on Mondays and Front Door Pick Up
3. Summer Reading Program (SRP) ending soon
4. New Books
