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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Dear Red Wing Residents:
We know this is a difficult and uncertain time. The City of Red Wing is monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely and will continue to provide essential services. Your police officers, firefighters, emergency medical workers, and public works crews are highly skilled and prepared to handle situations as they arise.
The City of Red Wing remains open for business, and we will continue to be in communication with you. However, to follow guidelines by the CDC, all city buildings are currently closed to the public. Below are resources for health, businesses, employees, social services, our City of Red Wing, and more.
Do you have additions for this site? Contact Michelle at 651-212-3812 or send an email.
City Council members unanimously approved their first steps regarding COVID-19 at the special meeting on March 19, 2020.
List of first steps to help residents
City of Red Wing Pandemic Plan
Watch the March 19, 2020 special meeting
Resources During COVID-19
City Government
- Access to City staff and services
- City Department Directory
- City Facebook page
- Sign up for City COVID-19 notifications
- Email all City Council members and Mayor
- Contact individual Council members & Mayor
Scroll down; click each photo for information - Email administration@ci.red-wing.mn.us if you don’t know who to contact.
Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- World Health Organization
- MN Department of Health
- Mayo Clinic’s COVID-19 Resource
- Sign up for Mayo’s COVID-19 newsletter
- Mayo Clinic’s Press Releases by Date
- Mayo’s News, Podcasts, and more
- MN Dept of Health’s Hotline: 651-201-3920 or 1-800-657-3903
- MN Governor’s Office on COVID-19
- Personal & Family Preparedness
Schools and Students
- RW Public Schools: COVID-19 Updates
including free childcare opportunities for families working in critical sectors & technology support for students & families - FREE Breakfast & Lunch for Kids (English)
- FREE Breakfast & Lunch for Kids (Spanish)
- RW Library Online Resources for Kids
- Schools and Childcare State Hotline:
651-297-1304 or 1-800-657-3504
To Help
- The COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund is taking donations to quickly distribute to area non-profits who are assisting people affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Organized by the United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha, and Pierce Counties.
Assistance For Employees
Assistance For Businesses and
Non-Profits
- MN Department of Employment and Economic Development
- Small Business Disaster Loan Assistance
- Shared Work
- Unemployment Insurance (UI)
- Red Wing Port Authority
- Red Wing Chamber of Commerce
- Red Wing Downtown Main Street
Services
- United Way 211 Confidential & multilingual
- Red Wing Area Food Shelf
- Hiawathaland Bus Service
- Three Rivers Community Action
- Goodhue County Economic Assistance
- HOPE Coalition
- Hispanic Outreach Facebook
Or call 651-301-2184 - MN State Childcare Information
Or call 1-888-291-9811 - State Housing Hotlines:
-Single-family housing: 651-296-8215
-Multi-family residences: 651-297-4455 - MN State Crisis Line: Call 1-866-223-1111 or text 612-399-9995; includes finding a safe place to stay if escaping abuse
State Legislators
Press Releases by Date Related to COVID-19
- Solid Waste Campus Closed to the General Public, March 26, 2020 (PDF)
- City Services Temporarily Reduced, March 26, 2020
- Stay at Home Order Issued for Minnesotans, March 25, 2020 (PDF)
- Governor Walz Stay at Home Executive Order, March 25, 2020 (PDF)
- Governor Walz Announces Additional Childcare Options, March 25, 2020 (PDF)
- Goodhue County Reports First Positive COVID-19 Case, March 24, 2020 (PDF)
- City Council Affirms and Extends Local Emergency, Resolution 7496, March 23, 2020 (PDF)
- Mayoral Declaration of Emergency, March 23, 2020 (PDF)
- Red Wing Residents Encouraged to Stay Home, March 23, 2020 (PDF)
- Mayo Clinic COVID-19 UPDATE, March 19, 2020
- Strategies to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 MN - MDH
- Goodhue County Closes Buildings to Public, Services to Continue, March 18, 2020
- Mayo Clinic Health System to Offer Drive Through COVID-19 Testing, March 17, 2020
- Mayo Clinic Deferring Elective Care, March 17, 2020
- City of Red Wing Facilities Closed to Public, March 16, 2020
- Red Wing Public Library Closed to Public, March 16, 2020
- Housing & Redevelopment Authority Responds to COVID-19, March 16, 2020
- Red Wing Public Schools COVID-19 Letter to Parents (Spanish), March 15, 2020
- Red Wing Public Schools COVID-19 Letter to Parents, March 15, 2020
- Goodhue County Community Action Regarding COVID-19, March 13, 2020
- Mayo Clinic COVID-19 Press Release March 13, 2020