May 20, 2020
Enjoy the sun — until rain and thunderstorms arrive. Tomorrow will be nice and sunny with highs in the 70s across the state until the evening. There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms in western Minnesota starting late afternoon. The wet weather will continue through this weekend. COVID-19 in Minnesota today: Restaurants may resume serving customers starting June, only at outdoor tables. Hair care businesses also can provide in-shop services starting June 1, but at a limited capacity. The plan comes as Minnesota’s COVID-19 toll continues to rise, with the state reporting 17,670 confirmed cases and 777 deaths. Wouldn’t contact tracing invade my privacy? Not necessarily. Here’s how it works. Health officials in the state and the U.S. have frequently mentioned contact tracing as a key to containing the virus and safely reopening the economy, but you may have wondered: How do they collect and use my info? Don’t contact tracers use some kind of invasive tech? ProPublica reporter Caroline Chen explains how contact tracing works in the U.S. and what’s needed for successful contact tracing. Target’s average daily sales in April was bigger than Cyber Monday, despite pandemic. Customers bought 12.5 percent more items each trip as many were stocking staples amid the pandemic. Target had also transformed its stores into distribution hubs for online sales and same-day services, such as curbside pickup for things ordered online.
Class of 2020, you deserve recognition. Let’s celebrate this milestone together. Graduating seniors this year have lost so many of the things that make senior year special and we’d like to help spread the commencement well-wishes. If you’re a graduating senior, what would you want to say to your graduating class? What should people know about the class of 2020? Let us know here! If you’re not, but know someone who is: Please share this link with them! — Jiwon Choi, MPR News | 