Posted on 03/13/2020 11:42:13 AM PDT by Slainte
Gov. Tim Walz moved Friday to limit gatherings in Minnesota to fewer than 250 people and declared a “peacetime emergency” to heighten the state’s readiness to respond to COVID-19.
The event-size cap isn’t the kind of strict ban being ordered in some other states. Rather, it is being couched as recommended guidelines from the Minnesota Department of Health. It applies to things such as church services, youth sports events, business conferences and other gatherings.
The moves come as 14 Minnesotans have now tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus. Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmsted, Ramsey, Stearns and Wright counties all have cases now, the state Health Department reported Friday.
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Moral equivalent of war?
What does Al Franken have to say about Wuhan virus?
What about Jesse Ventura? Surely he must have some words of wisdom.
250 people? That’s a regular gathering for an Italian family.
41 first cousins. we’ll have to weed out the top 10 undesirables :-)
But I just may be on that list :(
Why 250? To prohibit Trump rallies and still allow Biden rallies (Credit: Rush).
I expect every rat Governor to do this. What a gift this is to F’n Democrats.
I expect every rat Governor to do this. What a gift this is to F’n Democrats.
So...if you have 249 people gathered, you are safe? The logic of this limit escapes me.
It’s insane-even in our rural area with zero local cases of the virus, events are being cancelled, the community college added a second week of spring break and is considering going online only after that. Impossible for the program our kid is in as it is a technical program that has state mandated hours of hands on experience in order to get a license.
It all seems like a disproportionate reaction to what has actually happened here so far.
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