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9:13AM Face masks compulsory in Seoul as South Korea battles surge in cases  South Korea's capital has ordered the wearing of masks in both indoor and outdoor public places for the first time, as it battles a surge in coronavirus cases centred in the densely populated metropolitan area. "If we fail to flatten the curve…

State public health leaders have sharpened their messages of personal responsibility recently in the COVID-19 pandemic, concerned that Minnesotans are starting to go numb to the risk.Two announcements Friday hammered that point home.Health officials said they’d confirmed 15 cases of COVID-19 among Minnesotans who traveled to South Dakota for the massive Sturgis motorcycle rally, and…

A 6-year-old girl from Hillsborough County became the youngest person to die from coronavirus complications in Florida, health officials said. The girl is among the 119 deaths reported by the state …

People wait to watch President Donald Trump speak at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey on Aug. 7, 2020. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo BEDMINSTER, N.J. — As White House negotiators and Democrats tried — and failed — to reach a deal that could help the millions of Americans who are unemployed and facing…

The rate of positive COVID-19 tests in Minnesota inched back above 5 percent on Sunday, as the state reported eight more deaths from the disease.The percentage of positive tests — 5.3 percent in Sunday's report from the state Department of Health — is one of the key metrics officials are monitoring as they track the…