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Mayo Clinic is close to releasing a crucial test that would help researchers better understand the scope of the COVID-19 outbreak, and potentially lead to therapies for patients experiencing acute symptoms.
In a powerful display of unity, first responders lit up the streets of Rochester Tuesday evening to show support for local healthcare workers who are on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19.
Through days of extreme stress, the small business owners of Rochester have had to improvise on their original business plans to keep the ‘doors open,’ even as their physical doors are required to remain closed.
As the coronavirus outbreak grips health systems around the world, practitioners say one of the positive changes that may emerge from the chaos is increased use of telemedicine services. Though hospitals and nursing homes have sometimes been slow to implement this technology, or unable to because of government restrictions, it’s now becoming a necessary tool to cut down on the spread of COVID-19.
A coalition of community partners have joined together to create a new fund aimed at supporting area nonprofits through the COVID-19 outbreak.
Dr. Gianrico Farrugia, the president and CEO of Mayo Clinic, made another national television appearance Sunday morning — this time with CBS’s Face the Nation.
Local listeners of NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me were turning up the volume on their radios this morning as a Rochester woman phoned in to participate on the popular public radio program.
The call center will be staffed daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. by employees from the Rochester Public Library. They will be available to answer questions about local response efforts and direct you to resources in the community.
With much of the commercial activity at a standstill downtown, Destination Medical Center leaders say they plan to keep their foot on the gas and even accelerate some key redevelopment initiatives.
Mayo Clinic has signed on to help lead a coalition of some of the biggest names in healthcare, technology, and academia in an effort to flatten the curve of COVID-19.
Mayo Clinic has confirmed its daily COVID-19 testing capacity is increasing once again. By the time Gov. Tim Walz’s executive order directing Minnesotans to stay home takes effect at 11:59 p.m. Friday, the Clinic says it will likely be able to process 5,000 tests in a single day.
On Tuesday afternoon, Walz issued an executive order directing Minnesotans to remain in their homes unless absolutely necessary. Exceptions include things like exercising outside, purchasing groceries, and caring for others. People whose jobs are considered essential — like those who work in healthcare, law enforcement, and infrastructure maintenance — are also allowed to continue going to work.
As hospitals stock up on medical-grade face masks to prepare for COVID-19 patients, Rochester’s tailors and quilters are using their knowledge of the craft to pick up on some of the other demand, sending their creations to organizations that still need protection.
Olmsted County Public Health’s Kari Etrheim said Tuesday that there have been at least a couple of recent cases locally in which the individuals did not have a history of travel or exposure to someone with a confirmed case of the virus.
On Monday, the city council authorized a resolution supporting a so-called “shelter-in-place” order. Such a move would further restrict daily activity and force businesses deemed non-essential to temporarily close.
Mayo Civic Center’s Exhibition Hall will be used as a temporary day center while businesses and other community gathering places remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As COVID-19 sinks its fingers into all corners of the nation, Rochester is not immune. And residents are starting to deal with the anxiety of slashed incomes, threats to personal health and social distancing.
The loans — which will be administered by Rochester Area Economic Development, Inc. — are intended to provide short-term financial aid for businesses experiencing declining or no business as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In less than 48 hours, a small team of individuals has put together a new web-based application that allows users to access local resources, shop from small businesses, stream videos from local musicians and yoga instructors, and — you might appreciate this the most — find which local restaurants remain open and how you can support them.
Olmsted County Public Health announced Friday it will begin collaborating with Olmsted Medical Center and Mayo Clinic on a “large-scale” COVID-19 specimen collection site at Graham Park.
