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The City of Minneapolis remains committed to delivering high quality services for residents and business in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. For an overview of the City's response to COVID-19 and the latest impacts to City services, visit minneapolismn.gov/coronavirus.
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Gov. Tim Walz has extended the stay-at-home order until Monday, May 18. In an effort to get more Minnesotans back safely to work while the order remains in effect, the governor announced that retail businesses and other non-critical businesses will resume operations with curbside pick-up.
Walz strongly encouraged all Minnesotans to wear a manufactured or homemade mask at all times when they leave their homes to any place where social distancing is difficult.
Starting May 4, retail businesses and other non-critical businesses may begin offering curbside pick-up. This will put up to 30,000 Minnesotans back to work in a safe, coordinated way. Minnesotans should also continue to telework whenever possible, wear face masks in public, screen for symptoms and regularly check their temperature, and maintain physical distance from one another.
Learn more about the governor's order.
COVID-19 affects some of the ways shoppers can safely move around at farmers markets this season. As with any other essential trip, farmers market customers will want to plan ahead to get in and out, go as one person rather than a family, wear a mask, preorder if possible and of course keep 6 feet away from others.
Farmers markets are considered essential grocery providers by the State of Minnesota and can stay open under specific conditions that help prevent the spread of the coronavirus including: shoppers stay at least 6 feet from each other and workers, and all food is taken offsite before eating.
Farmers markets are an important part of our food supply and are essential to our farmers. There has never been a more important time to buy local and contribute to a healthy local food economy.
Find a map and schedule for farmers markets in Minneapolis here. The City expects about 22 markets to open this season. The map and schedule will be kept up to date as schedules shift.
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Today, City Council members approved cutting their ward budgets in order to help communities protect themselves from COVID-19. Each ward office will reduce their budgets by $4,081 and the Mayor’s office will reduce its budget by $10,000, freeing up $63,000 to purchase face masks, hand sanitizer, thermometers and other disease prevention resources. These will be prioritized for low-income residents.
Plans call for using the funds to order 15,000 cloth masks, with 3,000 of them going to the Minnesota Public Housing Authority for its residents and the rest going to multi-unit low-income housing residents. The funds will also be used to purchase hand sanitizer and additional supplies to support priority community groups like those in shelters and low-income housing.
The City of Minneapolis has awarded $200,000 from the COVID-19 Emergency Mental Health Fund to 29 community organizations providing mental health care to the community.
The City’s Division of Race & Equity established the fund to strengthen the capacity of mental and behavioral health providers and community cultural healers to provide services to community residents who may be experiencing increased stress and trauma related to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
Find a list of providers taking new patients here, and learn more about the City’s COVID-19 Emergency Mental Health Fund here.
The State of Minnesota is also offering mental health support resources.
May is also Mental Health Month.
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Minneapolis sick and safe time ordinance
Under the City’s sick and safe time ordinance, employers are required to provide access to sick leave (or more generous leave) to all employees in Minneapolis. Leave must be paid by employers (unless they employ five or fewer workers) and accrual and use balances must be provided on pay stubs.
An employee's accrued sick and safe time hours are legally protected for their use due to COVID-19 symptoms, testing or infection. Protection extends to the employee and the employee's care of a covered family member. Learn more about how COVID-19 impacts sick and safe time protections.
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Tune into the City's cultural radio programs for COVID-19 updates. The City has weekly programs on KMOJ 89.9 FM (English); La Raza 95.7 FM (Spanish); KALY 101.7 FM (Somali); and WIXK AM 1590 (Hmong.) Radio shows schedule
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Community support: Learn how to help and find other community resources.
- Hennepin County helpline for people impacted by COVID-19: 612-348-3000. The helpline is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Get help with clothing, financial assistance, groceries, medical care and equipment, and medication. Help is provided in multiple languages.
- Find tips from Meet Minneapolis on ways to support our local business community.
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Meet Minneapolis has put together playlists of local musicians featuring local bands, the Minnesota Orchestra and musical show tunes from local theaters.
Check out the playlists.
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