List of all types of businesses closed by order of Gov. Walz

[From Bring Me the News] Governor Tim Walz on Monday took extreme measures in an attempt to keep people from congregating to flatten the curve of the coronavirus outbreak in Minnesota.  While restaurants and bars being temporarily banned from having customers inside, there is a heaping load of other businesses and activities included in the mitigation act. They are listed below:

  • Restaurants
  • Food courts
  • Cafes
  • Coffeehouses
  • Other places offering in-house food
  • Bars
  • Taverns
  • Brew pubs
  • Breweries
  • Microbreweries
  • Distilleries
  • Wineries
  • Tasting rooms
  • Clubs
  • Other places of public accommodating that offer alcohol on-site
  • Hookah bars
  • Cigar bars
  • Vaping lounges offering on-site consumption
  • Theaters
  • Cinemas
  • Museums
  • Indoor and outdoor performance venues
  • Gymnasiums
  • Fitness centers
  • Recreation centers
  • Indoors sports facilities
  • Indoor exercise facilities
  • Exercise studios
  • Spas
  • Amusement parks
  • Arcades
  • Bingo halls
  • Bowling alleys
  • Indoor climbing facilities
  • Skating rinks
  • Trampoline parks
  • Any other similar recreational/entertainment facilities
  • Country clubs
  • Golf clubs
  • Boating or yacht clubs
  • Sports or athletic clubs
  • Dining clubs

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