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(KNSI) – Governor Tim Walz’s trip to the new COVID-19 vaccination site at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud Wednesday morning was abruptly canceled 15 minutes before he was scheduled to arrive, without any explanation.
A press release from Governor Walz’s office says the trip was canceled after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19.
The governor’s spokesperson, Teddy Tschann, released a statement Wednesday afternoon saying, “A member of Governor Walz’s staff tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday morning after being tested on Tuesday. While Governor Walz, Lieutenant Governor Flanagan, and Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm were not within six feet of the staff member for more than 15 minutes, they were in the same room as the staff member for the duration of a press conference on Monday.”