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Dr. Birx Praises Minnesota’s Comprehensive COVID-19 Testing At Nursing Homes

She was in St. Paul meeting with Gov. Tim Walz and other state health officials.

By Marielle Mohs

August 30, 2020

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — One of the country’s top COVID-19 experts was in Minnesota Sunday — Dr. Deborah Birx, who is on the White House’s COVID-19 Task Force.

She was in St. Paul meeting with Gov. Tim Walz and other state health officials.

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After having a roundtable discussion with the governor, health commissioner Jan Malcolm and several others, she met with the press to discuss what she thinks is going well in states’ responses to this pandemic and what needs improvement.

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