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HEALTH
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Somali woman sews face masks for Minnesota health care workers battling coronavirus pandemic
Recruited by her daughter, who is a student at the University of Minnesota, Hawa Elmi is helping to fill the personal protective equipment gap in Minnesota.
POLITICS
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Volunteers at Hmong-owned City Tailor make masks for Twin Cities medical workers
Over the past several days, shop owners Maly Vu and Morgan Thao and others have sewn 800 masks.
HEALTH
Afro Deli delivers free meals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Owner Abdirahman Kahin and other volunteers brought meals to apartment buildings where elderly East African immigrants live.
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Lawyers and ICE detainees, worried about the spread of COVID-19, sound alarm about conditions inside county jails
A group of detainees have filed a petition to be released from Sherburne County jail. County officials say they are taking precautions.
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Abdi Warsame takes the helm at the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
He leaves the Minneapolis City Council to become the first Somali to head a government agency in Minnesota.
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Catholic churches serving Latinos get creative during the COVID-19 pandemic
From online masses to drive-through confessions, Catholic churches in the Twin Cities find new ways to assist their parishioners.
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Live-streamed concert pays tribute to the music of Mehdi Hassan and raises money for Northeast Minneapolis nonprofit
Last Saturday, more than 3,000 people tuned in to watch a concert featuring the ghazal singer’s son, Kamran Mehdi Hassan.
Las escuelas de Minnesota están cerradas hasta principios de mayo: Aquí hay 9 cosas que debes saber.
A partir del lunes, los maestros de los distritos y de los “charters” activarán sus planes de “aprendizaje a distancia”—enseñando a sus estudiantes de K-12 quienes están en la casa, sin importar si esos niños/as tienen acceso a una computadora o al internet.
Iskuulada Minnesota ayaa xidhan ilaa billowga Maajo: 9 arrimood oo aad u baahantahay in aad ogaatid.
Laga bilaabo Isniinta, macallimiinta iskuulada degmooyinka iyo kuwa charter-ka ayaa daah-furi doona qorshayaashoodii ahaa “waxbarasha aan fasallada la fadhiisanin” — “distance learning” — iyaga oo waxbaraya ardada K-12 ee guryaha jooga, iyada oo aan la fiirinaynin in carruurtaasi ay haystaan internet ama kumbuyuutar.
Xeev Minnesota cov tsev kawm ntawv raug kaw mus txog thaum Lub Tsib Hlis Ntuj pib: Nov yog 9 yam uas koj yuavtsum paub txog
Pib Hnub Monday, cov xibfwb ntawm cov koog tsev kawm ntawv thiab cov tsev kawm ntawv charter yuav pib lawv qhov hu ua “kawm ncua kev deb” – uas yog qhia ntawv rau lawv cov menyuam kawm ntawv qib K-12 uas nyob hauv tsev, tsis hais tus muaj los tsis muaj kev siv internet lossis siv hlwb hlau.
Minnesota schools are closed until early May: Here are 9 things you need to know
Starting Monday, teachers will activate their “distance learning” plans — teaching their K-12 students who are at home, regardless if those children have access to the internet or a computer. The state is ordering Minnesota schools to remain closed through May 4 as it grapples with the COVID-19 outbreak.
Gov. Walz tau muab tsab cai kom nyob hauv tsev. Qhov no txhais licas rau cov pejxeem hauv Minnesota?
Xeev Minnesota tus Governor Tim Walz tsab cai hais kom nyob hauv tsev, tsim los npaj pab txo kom tus kabmob COVID-19 kis qeeb zuj zus nyob rau lub xeev thiab kom tsis raug sab, yog ib kaujruam loj uas cov tib neeg yuavtsum nyob twj ywm hauv tsev tshwj kiag tias yog mus rau tej yam tseemceeb heev xwb.
Bandawga uu soo saaray Badhasaabka gobolka Minnesota: Arrintani maxay uga dhigan tahay reer Minnesota?
Amarka bandawga ee uu soo saaray Badhasaabka Gobolka Minnesota, ee ulajeedadeedu tahay in lagu hakiyo in cudurka COVID-19 uu ku sii fido dhammaan gobolka oo dhan, laguna yareeyo saamayntiisa guud ahaan, ayaa ah tallaabo adag oo dadka ku amraysa in ay guryahooda joogaan haddii aysan jirin wax aad iyo aad muhiim u ah oo ay guryaha kaga bixi karaan.
El Gobernador Walz declara una orden de quedarse en casa. ¿Qué significa para los Minnesotanos?
La orden del Gobernador de Minnesota Tim Walz de quedarse en casa es un paso dramático que requiere que las personas permanezcan en la casa a menos que sea absolutamente necesario salir. La intención es frenar la propagación del COVID-19 para minimizar su impacto en todo el estado.
Governor Walz issues stay at home order. What does it mean for Minnesotans?
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s stay at home order, intended to slow the spread of COVID-19 across the state and minimize its impacts, is a dramatic step that requires people to stay home unless absolutely necessary.
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