North Dakota to lift COVID-19 emergency at end of month
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said Wednesday he will lift the state’s COVID-19 emergency declaration at the end of the month as the state is changing its focus to increasing vaccination rates. Burgum issued the order last March, two days after North Dakota confirmed its first case of the coronavirus. Burgum said the decision to lift the emergency shows the progress the state has made in protecting its most vulnerable residents, preserving hospital capacity and making vaccines available to all residents.