A portable hand washing unit with sanitizer sits on the Nicollet Mall Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Minneapolis, as efforts to slow down the coronavirus in the state continue. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
March 25, 2020
Stories this photo appears in:
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.