Governor Walz announced yesterday that there will be a Stay At Home Order in Minnesota beginning, Friday, March 27th at 11:59pm until April 10th.

This means essential workplaces will continue to operate, but there are only certain reasons you should leave the house. Thanks to Bring Me The News, below is a list of places staying open and reasons you can still leave your house.

Essential Businesses:

Healthcare and public health
Law enforcement, public safety, and first responders
Food and agriculture
Energy
Water and wastewater
Transportation and logistics
Public Works
Communications and information technology
Other community-based government operations and essential functions
Critical manufacturing
Hazardous materials
Financial services (banks, credit unions, insurance)
Chemical
Defense industrial base
Tribal Governments
The Judicial Branch
Executive Constitutional Offices
The Legislative Branch
Federal Employees
National Guard
Faith leaders and workers
Construction and critical trades
Child care providers
Hotels, residential facilities and shelters
Shelters for displaced individuals
Charitable and social services organizations
Legal services
Notaries
Critical Labor Union Functions
Laundry services
Animal shelters and veterinarians
Real Estate Transactions
Essential Supply Stores

Reasons you can leave your home:

Relocation to ensure safety: this could be due to a threat of domestic violence, or if essential operations of the home (example: furnace) are not working.
Health and safety activities: people seeking emergency services, getting medical supplies, going to the pharmacy for medication, going to doctor/dental appointments, veterinary appointments, and donating blood.
Outdoor activities: walking, hiking, running, biking, driving for pleasure, hunting, or fishing, and may go to available public parks and other public recreation lands, consistent with remaining at least six feet apart from individuals from other households.
Getting necessary supplies: getting food, beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), groceries, gasoline, supplies needed to work from home, other essential home supplies. Laundromats and dry cleaners can remain open.
Travel to and from home: this includes people traveling in and out of Minnesota.
Care for others: leaving your home to take care of a family member, friend, or pet at another household. This includes transporting children on visitation schedules with parents.
Displacement: homeless people can move between emergency shelters, drop-in centers, and encampments.
Tribal activities and lands: tribal members within boundaries of their tribal reservation are exempt from the executive order.

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