Statement on Minnesota’s mask mandate from HealthPartners President and CEO Andrea Walsh

July 22, 2020 – BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – “HealthPartners welcomes Gov. Walz’s mask mandate as an important step to promote health and slow the spread of COVID19. Masks, combined with social distancing, frequent hand-washing and staying home when sick, are easy steps and we owe it to each other to follow them. Our team at HealthPartners is committed to doing everything we can to support health, prevent illness and compassionately care for people with illness and disease.”