Minnesotans to get two more weeks of stay-at-home, but with new flexibility

A statewide stay-at-home order will remain in place for at least another two weeks in Minnesota, as health officials try to thread the needle between protecting the public from COVID-19 and allowing businesses to resume.

Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday announced the extension until May 18 of the stay-at-home order, which otherwise expired Monday, but with new flexibility allowing retailers to reopen with curbside pickup or delivery for customers.

The decision will put 30,000 Minnesotans in retail businesses back to work, and the governor said he was open to further efforts to dial back restrictions as long as it doesn’t result in flare-ups like the outbreak among JBS pork plant workers in Worthington that exploded in one week. Continue reading.