Health & Fitness

MN Zoo To Require Masks Beginning Saturday

All guests at the Zoo ages three and up must wear masks while indoors, regardless of vaccination status.

Beginning Saturday, all guests ages three and up must wear a mask.
Beginning Saturday, all guests ages three and up must wear a mask. (Nat LeDonne/Courtesy of Minnesota Zoo)

APPLE VALLEY, MN — The Minnesota Zoo announced Thursday that it is implementing a mask mandate beginning Saturday.

All guests at the Zoo ages three and up must wear masks while indoors, regardless of vaccination status, the Zoo said.

The Minnesota Zoo said that the decision came after CDC guidance and is for the safety of guests and animals.

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