Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz issued a “Stay at Home” order for the State of Minnesota at his Wednesday video conference. The Stay Home Executive Order: The Minnesota Model includes the following guidelines:
- Issuing Executive Order directing Minnesotans to stay at home and limit movement outside of their homes beyond essential needs for two weeks.
- Effective Friday, March 27 at 11:59 pm to Friday, April 10
- Closure of bars, restaurants, and other public accommodations set forth in Executive Order 20-04 and 20-08 is extended until May 1, 2020 at 5:00 pm
- Authorize the Commissioner of Education to implement a Distance Learning Period beginning on March 30, 2020 until May 4, 2020
Exemptions to the order include the following activities:
- Relocation to ensure safety
- Health and safety activities
- Outdoor activities
- Essential intrastate and interstate travel
- Care of others
- Displacement
Here are a few additional links that provide resources and information regarding today’s announcement:
