COVID-19 safety protocols
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
When you wear a mask, you protect yourself and others. A mask should not be considered a substitute for social distancing.
See the MN Department of Health recommendations
With the addition of new variants that can increase virus transmission, it is important to get tested to help stop the spread of the virus.
Questions
- If you have questions about health procedures, contact COVID19@minneapolismn.gov or call the Minnesota Department of Health hotline at 651-201-3920.
COVID-19 impacts to sick and safe time
Under the City’s sick and safe time ordinance, employers with six or more workers are required to provide time off at a minimum threshold of at least one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. Employers with five or fewer workers must also provide sick time, but it may be unpaid.
An employee's accrued sick and safe time hours are legally protected for their use due to coronavirus symptoms, testing or infection, both for the employee and for the employee to care for a covered family member, including for:
- Coronavirus screening
- Care or quarantine due to coronavirus symptoms or infection
- Testing or quarantine following close personal contact with a coronavirus infected or symptomatic person
- Covered family members' school or place-of-care closure due to coronavirus
- Workplace closure by order of a public official due to coronavirus
For more details on how sick and safe time can be used during the coronavirus outbreak, read the frequently asked questions about COVID-19 and the sick and safe time ordinance on sicktimeinfo.minneapolismn.gov
Department of Labor guidance
View fact sheets and questions & answers from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Additional resources
Send requests for masks and testing kits to health@minneapolismn.gov.
The City has additional information on testing sites and guidance about what to do while you wait for COVID-19 test results.
Learn more about COVID-19 testing
For information about vaccinations and testing clinics, available in other languages:
Visit the City’s vaccine web page
Additional resources and information regarding relevant state and federal law and resources: