Governor Walz intends to extend peacetime emergency

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Tm walz will convene a special session of the minnesota legislature to extend the covid?

"*19 peacetime emergency by 30 days.

Kimt news 3's isabella basco is discovering why the governor believes minnesotans need to stay on high alert during this pandemic.

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Tim walz is making this message clear for minnesotans: this emergency isn't over.

Walz says ?

"* extending the peacetime emergency gives the state the tools to quickly and effectively respond to the pandemic.

Mayor kim norton was pleased to hear walz's plans because we are seeing an uptick in the state ?

"* and evn locally ?

"* of coronavirus cases.

Norton points out ?

"* this is a novel virus ?

"* and e need to keep our masks on... stay socially distant... and work from "every time we do gatherings, we see an increase, every time there's an increase in this virus, it means more people are at risk of dying from it, because it's not misunderstood , it's just not understood who it affects."

Other steps minnesota has taken to respond to covid?

"*19 include partnerig with mayo clinic and the university of minnesota to launch a statewide testing strategy ?

"* and activating the national guard to help with relief efforts.

Norton is hoping the state legislature will also get a bonding bill passed this year.