Stay at Home Continuation, with Modifications
Gov. Walz has announced a continuation of stay at home orders until May 18. This includes extending the closure of
bars, restaurants and other places of accommodation. The new stay at home language now specifically states that funerals and weddings are allowed, provided there are no more than 10 attendees and social distancing guidelines are followed.
As part of a strategy to slowly reopen business, Gov. Walz is allowing retail and other non-essential businesses that were previously prohibited from operating to offer curbside pick-up and delivery services for their goods. It is estimated that this change will allow 30,000 Minnesotans to begin working again.
The next major change Gov. Walz plans to make is adjustments to which surgeries and procedures have been labeled as "elective." Following that, he wants to figure out how to allow additional customer-facing businesses to open.
The governor is still strongly encouraging that all Minnesotans who can work from home continue to do so.
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