REBECCA COLES SHARE THE ANSWER
AND A DELICIOUS RECIPE.
>>> A WEEK OF CONCERN.
A WARNING WHY THIS THANKSGIVING
WILL BE UNLIKE ANY OTHER.
>> RIGHT NOW THE CURVE IS LIKE
THAT, GOING UP AT A VERY RAPID
RATE.
DAY, IN FACT, GIVES YOU ANOTHER
RECORD.
>> DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SAYING NEW
CASES STEMMING FROM
THANKSGIVING GATHERINGS COULD
HIT DURING THE CHRISTMAS
SEASON.
A RECORD NUMBER OF AMERICANS
HOSPITALIZED CURRENTLY WITH
COVID-19.
THE STATE REPORTED ANOTHER 40
DEATH AND HIS 7200 CASES IN
MINNESOTA YESTERDAY.
THE TEST POSITIVITY RATE IS
ABOVE 12%, ALMOST 13.
FAR ABOVE THE 5% THRESHOLD.
IN WISCONSIN, ZERO NEW DEATHS
REPORT YESTERDAY.
THE FIRST TIME THAT HAS
HAPPENED IN A MONTH.
3500 CASES CONFIRMED, WISCONSIN
POSITIVITY RATE OVER THE LAST
WEEK WAS NEARLY 30%.
>>> COLLEGE CAMPUSES ARE
EMPTYING THIS WEEK AS A LOT OF
HOLIDAYS.
BUT THE UNIVERSITIES ARE
PUTTING A PLAN OUT TO KEEP
PEOPLE SAFE.
SEVERAL STUDENTS SPENT THE
WEEKEND PACKING UP THEIR CARS
TO HEAD HOME.
THE U OF MAND THE UNIVERSITY OF
ST. THOMAS ARE ENCOURAGING
STUDENTS WHO ARE TRAVELING FOR
THANKSGIVING TO JUST STAY HOME
FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR AND TO
TAKE THE CLASSES ONLINE ONLY.
WE HAVE TALKED WITH SOME
STUDENTS TRAVELING IN STATE FOR
THANKSGIVING AND THEY HAVE BEEN
TAKING STEPS TO MAKE SURE THEY
AREN'T PUTTING THEIR FAMILIES
AT RISK.
>> I'M LEAVING ON TUESDAY.
NOT SEE ANY OF MY FRIENDS.
>> YOU GET TO SEE A LAST
STUDENTS GOING OUT AND HAVING A
GOOD TIME AND HAVING THE
COLLEGE EXPERIENCE.
BUT YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT WE
NOT DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
IT HAS BEEN HARD, BUT WE HAVE
STAYED IN.
WE HAVEN'T GONE OUT ALL
SEMESTER.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO THROW THAT
>>> BOTH THE UNIVERSITY AND ST.
THOMAS ARE LETTING STUDENTS
STAY ON CAMPUS FOR THE WINTER
BREAK.
IF STUDENTS RETURN TO CAMPUS
BOTH UNIVERSITIES ARE ASKING
WEEKS AND GET A COVID-19 TEST
FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS AFTER THEY
RETURN.
>>> HENNAPIN COUNTY IS OFFERING
A NEW ROUND OF RELIEF FUNDING
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
APPROVED IS EXPECTED TO GO TO
ABOUT 1000 BUSINESSES.
FIRST TIME APPLICANTS CAN
RECEIVE $15,000.
IF IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME,
YOU CAN GET $10,000.
THE OWNER OF THE ICE CREAM SHOP
IN PLYMOUTH PLANS TO APPLY NOW.
SHE HAS MOVED TO TAKEOUT ONLY.
>> I'M HOPEFUL.
I HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM, WHO ARE
HERE AND SUPPORTIVE.
WE HAVE AN AMAZING COMMUNITY.
BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT THE LONGER
WE ARE IN THIS TYPE OF MOLD,
THE LESS VIABLE WE ARE.
>> SO THE APPLICATION FOR THE
GRANT MONEY OPENS AT NOON
TODAY.
WE DO HAVE A LINK ON OUR
WEBSITE.
>>> DOWNLOADING AN APP ON YOUR
PHONE COULD HELP IDENTIFY
PEOPLE AT RISK OF BEING EXPOSED
TO SOMEONE WHO HAS COVID-19.
NEW COVID-19 TRACING APP.
IT IS CALLED COVID-19 AWARE.
AND IT IS AN EXPOSURE
NOTIFICATION APP.
TECHNOLOGY, WHICH MONITORS THE
SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHERS,
PLUS THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT
NEAR THEM.
IF SOMEONE TESTS POSITIVE, THAT
PERSON INFORMS THE APP AND THE
APP NOTIFIES PEOPLE WHO ARE
POTENTIALLY AT RISK.
LOTS OF PRIVACY PROTECTIONS
HERE.
THEY DON'T STORE ANY PERSONAL
DATA.
>>> ANOTHER COVID-19 VACCINE IS
SHOWING PROMISING RESULTS.
A MINNESOTA CONNECTION TO THIS
EFFORT, ASTRAZENECA, SAYING ITS
VACCINE DEVELOPED WITH OXFORD
IS 70% EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING
THE DISEASE.
BUT DOCTORS SAY WHEN PEOPLE
WERE GIVEN A HALF DOSE,
FOLLOWED BY A SECONDARY FULL
DOSE, PROTECTION ROSE TO ABOUT
90%.