Minnesota Mask Requirement: Slowing the Spread of COVID-19 to Keep Our Economy Open

Over the last months, we've heard repeatedly from Minnesota businesses that we need to continue to control the spread of the coronavirus in order to sustain the economic rebound underway. Our state's businesses know that in order to keep making strides in bringing our economy back, we've got to take care of each other – and the easiest way to do that is to wear a mask.

In recent weeks, more and more Minnesota business have led the way on this requirement. From big chains like Target, Best Buy, and Cub Foods, to local shops and establishments across Minnesota, business owners know that masking helps keep our economy open – and could get us closer to opening it further. The data shows this, too – a Goldman Sachs study recently published showed that a masking mandate alone in our country could prevent up to a 5% loss in GDP that would come from additional lockdown measures.

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