SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA – Yesterday, Governor Tim Walz announced a new breakthrough strategy in partnership with Mayo Clinic, University of Minnesota, and other health care providers to drastically boost COVID-19 testing capacity.
State Rep. Tina Liebling (DFL – Rochester), chair of the House Health and Human Services Finance Division, issued the following statement:
“With great hopefulness, the state is partnering with Mayo Clinic, the University of Minnesota, and other health care entities to tap their expertise and move our state through this crisis as quickly as possible. Minnesota is fortunate to have great institutions that are ready to deploy testing and coordinate resources in service to all the people of our state, and I am pleased that we have the resources to partner with them. With this partnership, Minnesota will lead the way on testing for COVID-19 and move toward a well-informed and safe reopening of our economy just as quickly as possible. I will continue working with the Minnesota Department of Health, the Walz administration, and my colleagues in the Legislature to ensure the success of the project.”
Thursday, April 23, 2020, at 12:45 p.m., the House Health and Human Services Finance Division will hold remote hearing to learn more about the testing plan. House Public Information Services will broadcast the hearing on the House website and on YouTube.