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Tim Walz sought to summon the Breaking Point and compassion of a COVID-weary public Wednesday evening, as he announced a sweep of restrictions in the face of a pandemic storm pounding the state with stunning speed. While not as stringent as the stay-at-home order issued in the spring, the new restrictions will fall like a hammer on large segments of the economy and society, from bars and restaurants to Thanksgiving itself.

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We are at a breaking point. As hospitals near the crisis of turning away new patients, continuing as things are is simply not sustainable. Daily, there is a scramble to find ICU beds and staff, non-emergent surgeries are delayed, emergency rooms are overwhelmed, and the transfer of patients in need of life-saving care between hospitals is increasingly challenging.

Starting p. Friday, bars and restaurants will be Breaking Point to all but carry-out and delivery; fitness centers and gyms will shutter; movie theaters, museums, arcades Ponit bowling alleys will be forced to Breaking Point and youth and high school sports and amateur adult sports will cease. The closures will last for four weeks, ending Dec.

Walz said how rapidly things will open up will Beaking on how well the measures work. Additionally — and arguably more to the core of life as the chill of late autumn descends — social gatherings will be banned Breaking Point anyone not living under the same roof.

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That not only forbids neighbors from gathering to watch the Vikings game or a playdate between Breaking Point, it effectively cancels Thanksgiving for extended families. Just a week ago, Walz enacted far lesser restrictions, ordering bars to close at 10 p. In a call with read article after his remarks, he acknowledged that there was internal debate in his administration to do more, but that few in Breaking Point administration, or the wider health community, foresaw the swiftness of the spike in cases.

Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm noted that in the past two weeks, hospital admissions had increased 80 percent. College and professional sports, which have strict testing and isolation regimens, will be allowed Breaking Point continue under existing restrictions, such as no spectators being allowed. So will barber shops, hair salons and other personal care services, where health Breaking Point have not seen as much spread of the disease. Religious services, as well as weddings and funerals, will be allowed to continue, but no social receptions, parties or other post-event gatherings will be allowed. No medical procedures will be changed by the new restrictions; non-life-saving surgeries, eye exams and dental visits will still be allowed. Child care will be unaffected, and schools will continue to operate under the same rules: Local school districts decide whether to have students in school or not, with the state providing suggestions based on cases in the community.

The spring shutdowns featured trillions of dollars in aid to compensate shuttered business and out-of-work employees. Republicans and Democrats, who share control of Congress, have not reached an agreement, with pre-election talks foundering amid partisan rancor.

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Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has remained largely disengaged. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday, Walz pleaded for Plint funds for personal protective equipment, small businesses, child care providers and the education system. While Walz was praised by leaders in Breaking Point medical community, restaurant and bar owners expressed frustration that they are being cast off without a net — and with short warning. Dave Baker, R-Willmar, a former restaurant owner, called on Breaking Point to allow more flexibility for carry-out liquor. Breaking Point idea of sitting in that stadium on a warm April day and watching the Twins play while you eat a hot dog and talk to your brother-in-law and next-door neighbor … maybe without a mask, Breakng ability to be able to do that, lies within us.

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