Osterholm says conditions are better, but the virus is "not done with us."
| Feb. 10, 2022 The Minnesota Hospital Association says although daily COVID case numbers in the
state are trending downward, health systems remain "extremely stressed." The organization is calling the reduction in the number of COVID hospitalizations "modest" and says it is "feverishly hoping" new case numbers continue their downward trend. Health care providers are still struggling to serve patients and communities, the association says, and staffing shortages are the primary reason hospital and health
system capacity are challenged. Subscribe to our Minnesota Today podcast to get up-to-date Minnesota news twice daily. — Mark Zdechlik, MPR News | |
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| Osterholm: COVID conditions better, but virus 'not done with us' | | The latest surge is ebbing, but the lack of trust around public health may bring a future crisis, Michael Osterholm tells MPR News. “A public health mandate only works if people are willing to do it, and what you’re seeing is a general rebellion right now against this.” | |
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| POST board chair: No-knock warrants ‘just need to be banned’ | | No-knock search warrants are under renewed scrutiny following the fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Amir Locke. The chair of the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training says this type of search should be prohibited statewide. | |
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| Family of Amir Locke calls for ban on no-knock warrants | | A partial ban on no-knock warrants is not enough to prevent police from killing innocent people, Amir Locke’s parents said Thursday. But leaders in the Minnesota Legislature say there need to be some cases where such warrants are allowed. | |
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| Lieutenant: Officers should have intervened in Floyd killing | | Former officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are charged with failing to provide medical care to George Floyd in May 2020. Thao and Kueng also are charged with failing to intervene with their colleague Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes. | |
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| U.S.-Canada truck blockade extends to North Dakota border | | Social media posts show tractors parked on the road south and northbound near the border checkpoint. That's been the case at other checkpoints along the border, where protestors have been calling for an end to Canada's COVID restrictions. | |
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