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May 6, 2021 | 10:29 AM
Gov. Tim Walz, front right, talks with people who had just received their COVID-19 vaccination as he tours the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center during COVID-19 vaccinations in Eagan, Minn., Friday, March 5, 2021. Approximately 13,400 doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered at the Minnesota Vikings practice facility to health care workers and adults 65 years of age or older over the next few days. (John Autey/Pioneer Press via AP, Pool)
(KNSI) – Minnesota will roll back some COVID-19 restrictions starting at noon Friday as part of a three-phase plan by Gov. Tim Walz to end virtually all of the state’s restrictions by July 1st.
Walz at U.S. Bank Stadium in March Gov. Tim Walz on Facebook
Minnesota Covid Restrictions to End By July 1 Today Gov. Tim Walz will announce a three-step plan to lift nearly all capacity restrictions and masking requirements. Walz at U.S. Bank Stadium in March Gov. Tim Walz on Facebook
No masks will likely be required for Fourth of July celebrations in Minnesota. Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday announced a three-step timeline to lift most state Covid-19 capacity restrictions by May 28 and end the statewide masking requirement by July 1 or sooner if 70 percent of Minnesotans age 16 and older are vaccinated.
Walz announces timeline to end COVID-19 restrictions
Capacity restrictions to end on May 28, masking requirement to end by July 1 Capacity restrictions to end on May 28, masking requirement to end by July 1 (Source: YouTube/Office of the Governor of Minnesota via AP) By KEYC Staff | May 6, 2021 at 10:36 AM CDT - Updated May 6 at 3:22 PM
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KEYC) - Governor Tim Walz announced Thursday a three-step timeline to end nearly all state COVID-19 restrictions by May 28, and end the statewide masking requirement once 70% of Minnesotans age 16 years and older get their vaccine, or by July 1.
The announcement comes as more than 2.6 million Minnesotans have gotten their shot and the state is on track to vaccinate 70 percent of Minnesotans by the end of June.
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Mike Gindorff s human biology class, wearing masks and sitting desks apart for social distancing, study their books Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at Crosby-Ironton High School. Kelly Humphrey / Forum News Service file photo
ST. PAUL Data released on Thursday, April 27, shows that COVID-19 case rates are going up statewide and they’re affecting younger Minnesotans, especially middle and high school students. In fact, the number of school-related COVID-19 cases reported last week in Minnesota students has now exceeded a peak during a