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In this Monday, March 23, 2020, photo, Metro Transit busses travel with the hashtag #STAYHOMEMN during the coronavirus outbreak on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP)

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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.