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A Metrotransit bus uses the marquee to advise Minnesotans to stay home as it travels on the Nicollet Mall Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, an effort to slow down the coronavirus in the state. 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)

A Metrotransit bus uses the marquee to advise Minnesotans to stay home as it travels on the Nicollet Mall Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, an effort to slow down the coronavirus in the state. 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

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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.