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Bottles of hand sanitizer made at Tattersall Distilling Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in Minneapolis sit ready for packaging as the company lent an effort to provide the sanitizer, made from a World Health Organization recipe and signed off by the FDA to make available for nursing homes, health centers and first responders fighting the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Walz orders Minnesota to stay home 2 weeks to slow COVID-19
March 25, 2020 5:59 p.m.

Walz orders Minnesota to stay home 2 weeks to slow COVID-19

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday ordered Minnesota residents to stay at home for two weeks except for essential needs in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 and prevent the coronavirus from overwhelming the state's health care system.