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With more and more brick-and-mortar businesses beginning to reopen, the Rochester Chamber recently held a virtual conference detailing some guidelines, pointers and general advice to take into account as customers begin making their way back into stores.
Olmsted County will begin reopening portions of the Government Center, including license services, to in-person visits on Wednesday.
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but one recent case has a Rochester restaurant owner up in arms.
Rochester Public Schools officially updated its plans for graduation ceremonies on Monday, after guidelines from the Minnesota Department of Education threw the district’s original plans into disarray.
In a statement, Munson cited the impacts of Destination Medical Center along with concerns over the handling of the recent council/mayor pay raises, the Kmart park-and-ride, and “the millions of dollars spent on mostly unused bike lanes in roads” as his motives for entering the race.
Health officials said 17 people linked to the mid-April party tested positive for Covid-19. The outbreak was discovered through the county’s contact tracing efforts. There were between 30-50 people present at the party.
Rochester Mayor Kim Norton said she has “mixed feelings” following a statewide address on Wednesday in which Gov. Tim Walz announced plans to turn the dial toward allowing more Minnesota businesses to reopen.
Plus, construction is set to begin on a new mental health crisis center; and Thermo Fisher Scientific announces plans to collaborate with WuXi Diagnostics and Mayo Clinic on a new antibody test.
Dr. Rahul Kashyap, a Mayo Clinic researcher and principal investigator of the registry, said the registry is a major step forward in helping all 110 participating hospitals learn from the others’ experiences.
Dr. Stephen Russell, CEO and co-founder of Vyriad, said the test’s ability to pick up on the specific antibodies capable of blocking re-infection may make it the “gold standard” for determining protective immunity.
Since the pandemic took hold of American life in March, many Asian-Americans have been confronted with racially-motivated threats and attacks brought on by misinformation and bigotry.
With both sports, officials are asking the public to adhere to social distancing guidelines. For golfers, that means reserving tee times in advance and limiting groups to four players. For tennis players, the rules mean singles play only, unless doubles partners share the same household.
Mark Bransford, a software programmer residing in the Folwell neighborhood, announced he plans to campaign for the Ward 2 seat, now held by Council Member Michael Wojcik. The two have a bitter past that includes a pair of ethics violation filed by Bransford against Wojcik.
We recently spoke with Dr. Amy Williams, executive dean of practice at Mayo, about what constitutes an ‘elective’ surgery, what a visit to the Clinic will look like for a non-Covid patient, and how the medical industry will change in the aftermath of the pandemic.
The initiative is a partnership between Channel One, the City of Rochester, Family Service Rochester and Cradle 2 Career. In early April, the organizations teamed up to distribute 1,350 30-pound food boxes to local families.
Charter Communications announced it is looking to hire 100 employees in the Rochester market to fill positions in customer service and business sales.
The roar of two F-16 Fighting Falcons could be heard over downtown Rochester this morning as the Minnesota National Guard paid tribute to essential front line workers. The flyover was one of several made across Minnesota on Wednesday.
The Olmsted County Housing and Redevelopment Authority voted Tuesday to authorize $1 million in emergency funding to assist individuals and families struggling to make rent as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mayo Clinic’s national initiative to use convalescent plasma to treat Covid-19 patients got a boost from the federal government Monday, as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) kicked in $26 million to assist Mayo in leading the Expanded Access Program.
By combining federal aid, the use of contingency funds and across-the-board spending cuts, the city projects to cover up to $26.6 million, in line with the high end of the assumed budget shortfall.
