BREAKING NEWS: Minnesota Governor Walz Orders Closure of Bars, Restaurants, and Other Establishments Amid COVID-19 Concerns

ST. PAUL, MN (trfnews.i234.me) Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has ordered the shutdown of bars, restaurants and more in the response to Coronavirus.
so together then so we’re gonna have to do this that way everything we need to do now to distance each other problem is just what has been definitions to be put into place many of you already gave me these develop your own health amenities your neighbors in your colonies well I have to say we’re seeing folks you’re congregating in large numbers using the CC and went earlier today to the groups of 50 moving it without a partner disease that you could see the president announcing today in his press conference can we do that so this is now the time we’re going to break this chain we can go to the direction of countries that they contain this card jalapao chill of others like italy who lost another 349 yesterday behind three attorneys yesterday that is a country much smaller population and those numbers are getting that highest so this year the time to do that today when you learn these memories because the pending kept very close schools your Commissioner should I plan to protect public social slowing I am you should be an executive emergency order 2903 that would place marginal closures of restaurants bars in this country food and drink or dining services as well as lists of public accommodations and amusement during the 19th time emergencies today’s executive order will go into effect tomorrow arson by p.m. and month through Friday March 20th examples of the closures of our restaurants food courts cafes coffee houses and others that offer on-premises consumption this does not stop takeout per site or delivering arged taverns Rubick Rubick microcomputers clubs theatres cinemas museums indirect performance venues gymnasiums and centers recreation centers and so forth Commissioner Nam will go into greater detail with this this is all online for you to be to look at the specifics around this is you newer we are enhancing mitigation measure to slow spread I want very clear we are at a critical point here if we get beyond that curve for our community spread accelerates the point that our hospitals can’t keep up that our respirators are not people to it and had some things that we need to get both it becomes a really critical situations and for us Hindu no soda I’m going to now once again we need multiple collaborations to the young folks were being told it you know it’s not that serious you won’t get you or house not review the best I can either get the people that themselves eating hospitalization on this we need you stop congregating we’re going to post ours because of close restaurants we’re going to go over the places where we gather and understanding that this is the magnitude of what we’re doing is not lost on any of us the in positions that it will cause on people are not lost continuous and I haven’t tell you it’s one of the reasons why I have a second executive order that originally today that will strengthen Minnesota’s unemployment insurance hot spot nutrition evidence of magnify disorder will have benefits available Commissioner Burrell will talk about extending the payments made by the employers we will be using in employment trust fund and moving away period time elapsed look at benefits are delivered immediately Minnesota has one of the most generous unemployment insurance programs in the nation and our trust fund at this time is insolvent place to be able to do this that is the magazine the point you to ensure these workers cuz your listing today for yourself your friends your family at your papers there is a safety net that comes along with this that will allow payment pomazan unemployment insurance immediately we are going to make sure and Commissioner brands already is a big budget is SH ending state’s workforce over to make sure that we’re able to and I think again think about this this will be the single largest request unemployment insurance mr. you should’ve thought about this it will certainly get one day and thought that we have never attempted the process we understand the sense of urgency around this I have consulted bear with us but to understand we’re not coming in front of you making the closure without having the back stops in place to try and ease this beautiful pop make you whole but our intention is is to try and make sure that it does not destroy your family well-being that you have so we will remain focused committing the slow rate transmission of Minnesota 20 take all of us I want to reiterate quite turning over to Commissioner Malcolm that we are keeping all been to the grocery stores and pharmacies