THE MASK MANDATE IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL DECEMBER 13, STARTING
TOMORROW THERE WILL BE HAVE
CAPACITY AT BARS AND
RESTAURANTS KNOW IN PERSON
SERVICE OVERNIGHT.
AND A PAUSE ON WINTER SPORTS.
AS THEY SURGED IN MINNESOTA.
THE VISITS ARE STARTING TO
JUGGLE THE VIRUS I SPOKE TO
KEVIN BEST ABOUT WHAT YOU COULD
EXPECT WITH YOUR VISIT TO SEE
DR. BEST, WHAT CAN YOU TELL
US ABOUT THE CURRENT COAST
COVID TEST?
UNFORTUNATELY, RIGHT NOW
RISING.
THE LAST TWO WEEKS THINGS
ACCELERATED.
THE NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATIONS
IN THE STATE AND THE TEST
POSITIVITY WE ARE AT A POINT
THAN WE WERE BACK IN MAY.
AND JUST A REMINDER THAT WE ARE
STAYING ON TOP OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
WITH ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED WITH
THE COVID-19 HAPPENING IT
COULD BE EASY TO FORGET THAT
THIS IS A TIME THAT WE NEED TO
BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FLUID
THAT PEOPLE COULD BE CATCHING
THAT AS WELL.
WHAT ARE THE SIMILARITIES AND
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THAT AND
THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCES,
THE FLU TENDS TO BE A FAST-
MOVING THING YOU MAY WAKE UP
AND FILL LOCATED IN ALL OF A
SUDDEN IN THE MIDDLE THE DAY
HITS YOU LIKE A TRUCK.
FEVER, MUSCLE ACHES, COUGH,
COVID-19 SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE
BIT MORE SLOWLY WITH ITS ONSET.
AND I HAS MORE SYMPTOMS.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT COULD
POTENTIALLY CAUSE COVID.
THAT IS AN IMPORTANT THING TO
KEEP IN MIND.
THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY
WE ASK OUR PATIENTS TO HAVE
INTERACTION WITH THE PROVIDER.
AND IT WILL ALLOW THEM TO GET
THE RIGHT QUESTIONS ASKED.
WHEN SOMEONE HAS WHETHER
THEY HAVE THE FLU OR COVID THEY
DON'T KNOW YOU MENTIONED IT BUT
WHAT ARE THE STEPS THAT THEY
SHOULD TAKE BEFORE OFFICIALLY
SETTING UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH
THE DOCTOR?
I WOULD SAY IF YOU ARE
CONCERN ABOUT THAT WOULD BE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN
APPOINTMENT TO GET EVALUATED
AND LOOKED AT.
CONVENIENT FOR PEOPLE AS MUCH
AS POSSIBLE PEOPLE HAVE THINGS
GOING ON IN THEIR LIFE ALL THE
CLINICS ARE OPEN, YOU CAN COME
IN FOR A TRADITIONAL VISIT WITH
YOUR PROVIDER PRIMARY CARE AND
IN PLACE TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR
FOR YOUR VISIT.
BUT WE CREATED A LOT OF ONLINE
IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A
PATIENT TO SUBMIT THEIR
SYMPTOMS AND THEIR ISSUES WITH
THE SITUATION SUBMITTED ONLINE
THEN A PROVIDER WILL CONTACT
THEM BACK IN AN HOUR OR TWO.
WE HAVE THE VIDEO VISITS, YOU
HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE A CHAT
WITH THE PRIMARY PROVIDER.
WE HAVE A NEW OPTION THAT WE
ARE EXCITED ABOUT.
THIS IS THE VIRTUAL CARE THE
PATIENT WILL LOGIN ONLINE.
THE NEXT AVAILABLE PROVIDER
WILL PICK UP AND START THE
VISIT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF OPTIONS TO
GET THERE TESTING SET UP AND
GET THINGS ACCOMPLISHED.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT PEOPLE CAN BE DOING TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES WE HEAR
DIFFERENT GUIDELINES BUT
HEARING IT STRAIGHT FROM A
DOCTOR WITH REMINDERS DO YOU
WANT TO IMPRESS UPON PEOPLE?
ONE OF THE THINGS, MAKE SURE
LOT OF CHANGING RECOMMENDATIONS
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND OTHER PLACES.
KEEP UP WITH US AS MUCH AS YOU
CAN.
YOUR OTHER HEALTH ISSUES OF TO
DATE WITH GETTING MEDICATIONS
IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET THE FLU
SHOT.
AND THEY ALL COULD HAVE
RESPONSIBILITY TO EACH OTHER.
TOGETHER.
IF WE COULD GET IT US THROUGH
THIS CERTAIN MATTER.
WE HOPE THAT PEOPLE ARE
HEEDING YOUR WARNINGS, THANK
YOU FOR TALKING TO US TODAY.
YOU WILL FIND THE LATEST