‘The time is now, Minnesota.’ Leaders plead with public to curb COVID.

This is it.

The moment experts feared and predicted. We avoided it for months, but it eventually came.

Minnesota is about to enter, as Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota put it a few days ago, “COVID hell.”

State and hospital officials say we’re as prepared as we have ever been — but that it very well might not be enough. Continue reading.