Good morning. It's Tuesday and here's what you need to know to start your day. Possible snow flurries coming on Tuesday. Twin Cities highs in the upper 30s with winds from 10 to 15 mph; nighttime temps down to the lower 20s. Statewide, highs in the mid-30s with lows at night from 15 to 20. More on Updraft. | Forecast "We need to be testing 40,000 a week or more” before Minnesota begins returning to normal, according to Gov. Tim Walz. He also said the increase in testing would need to come with greater tracing and isolation of people infected with the coronavirus. So far, Minnesota hasn’t tested 40,000 people since the pandemic started. However, Walz said the state was readying a "big push" on testing that would coincide with "rolling back into the economy." The latest coronavirus statistics: 1,650 cases via 38,427 tests 70 deaths 361 hospitalizations 157 people remain in the hospital; 74 in ICUs -
52 years old is the median case age 842 patients recovered
The governor says it’s too early to tell if the stay-home order will last longer than May 4. Walz did offer two other updates Monday: He supports allowing bars to sell wine and beer for take-out and that he’d sign a bill allowing it. In addition, his administration is working on guidance for outdoor activities, including golf and fishing. Those $1,200 government checks are starting to appear in people’s bank accounts. However, some will need to wait much longer than others — weeks or months. And debt collectors may try to get the money before it arrives, as NPR reports. President Trump has left many big promises broken in the past month. This time last month, Trump gave a Rose Garden address where he made a series of assurances to the public. As an NPR investigation finds, few promises were kept — from partnerships with Google and Target to widespread drive-thru testing and home testing. More than 440,000 people worldwide have recovered from COVID-19. So how long does it take to recover? "Right now it feels a little bit like we are fighting with a blindfold on. We're trying to get as much information as possible,” Dr. Rosny Daniel, who had the infection, recovered, and works in an emergency department in San Francisco, told NPR. However, there are some best practices people can follow once they get better. How are you staying in touch during the stay-at-home order? Let us know here and you could wind up in a story. — Cody Nelson, MPR News |