ST. PAUL, Minn.–Gov. Tim Walz has provided guidelines for hospitals and clinics to safely resume elective surgeries starting the week of May 11. Healthcare professionals such as doctors, dentists and veterinarians will be required to create a plan for keeping patients and employees safe before offering elective procedures. Healthcare providers will also be responsible for determining what procedures will be…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Gov. Walz is providing an update on Minnesota’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Walz will be joined by Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Myron Frans, Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm and Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Joe Kelly Minnesota has 7,851 positive cases, 334 current hospitalizations, 4,614 patients no longer needing isolation and 455 deaths. Categories:…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)–The financial cost of the coronavirus outbreak in Minnesota is front and center Tuesday as state budget officials update the impact the pandemic has had recently on state revenue projections. Gov. Tim Walz meanwhile, was expected to ease the financial burden on health care providers by allowing them to resume elective surgeries and procedures. A temporary ban on those…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Gov. Tim Walz will announce whether Minnesota’s stay-at-home order will be extended beyond May 4 in a 2 p.m. press conference on Thursday. The stay-at-home order has been in effect since March 27. Walz recently announced that more businesses will be allowed to open and is expected to provide more details during the press conference. As of Thursday,…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn–Gov. Tim Walz is expected to announce that Minnesota schools will remain closed for the rest of the academic year on Thursday. Walz closed public schools in March and has repeatedly said it was “unlikely” they were reopen. The announcement is expected to come during a news conference at 2 p.m. KVRR will livestream the conference here. Categories: Coronavirus,…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Gov. Tim Walz is hosting a press briefing to provide updates on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ecolab CEO Doug Baker will join Walz to discuss public-private partnerships. Walz is also expected to address his phone call with President Donald Trump on Monday. Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm, Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen, Department…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Gov. Tim Walz will be providing an update on the Minnesota’s next steps to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Walz will be joined by Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm, Emergency Medicine Doctor John Hick and Minnesota Nurses Association President Mary Turner. Categories: Coronavirus, Coronavirus-MN, Health, Minnesota News Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. John Hick, GOV. TIM WALZ, HEALTH COMMISSIONER…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting an additional 159 COVID-19 cases since Thursday, bringing the total to 2,071. The state is also reporting 17 new deaths due to complications with COVID-19. Seventeen marks a record high in a single day for the state, bringing the total to 111. Clay County has the ninth highest number of cases…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Gov. Tim Walz is joining the governors from Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky to work at reopening the economy in the Midwest. Walz released a statement confirming the news saying, “Today, we are announcing that Michigan Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky will work in coordination to reopen our economies in a way that prioritizes…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)–Twenty-three people have been charged with violating Minnesota’s stay-at-home order aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. In many cases, law enforcement officers added the misdemeanor charge as a secondary offense to another crime. Violating an emergency order is punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a maximum fine of $1,000. Gov. Tim Walz began issuing…
