Walz dons a mask, House leader flips the bird [View all]
Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday signaled he may prepare easing his state-home order, originally issued through Friday, April 10, as the latest tally of COVID-19 infections and deaths appear to show Minnesota’s efforts to slow the spread are working.
“We are seeing pretty strong indications we are pushing that curve back. We’re bending it a little bit, and we are giving ourselves exactly what we needed to do to give ourselves time to reassess where we’re at,” Walz said during his daily media briefing, which took place as Minnesota lawmakers met again for their latest emergency action on COVID-19.
Despite promising signs that Minnesota’s aggressive actions to stop the exponential spread of the virus is paying dividends, Walz will be the literal face of pandemic — he said he will wear a mask in public, based on guidelines issued by the federal Centers for Disease and Prevention: “It’s important to do that. I will be wearing it, and asking my family to do so.”
Even as Minnesotans are approaching the end of Walz’s two-week stay-home order and the first term DFL governor touts the policy’s success, the full economic fallout of the unprecedented actions are still unknown.
Read more: https://minnesotareformer.com/2020/04/08/walz-dons-a-mask-house-leader-flips-the-bird/
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