Good Evening, Minnesotans.
Thank you for joining me on this beautiful Sunday.
I am speaking to you live from the Governor's Residence where I have been in self-quarantine.
Self-quarantine. Self-isolation. Social distancing.
Phrases that many of us never used before now roll off our tongue in daily conversation.
A new vocabulary to define a new reality.
A hard, cold reality. One that far exceeds the reality of Minnesota's harshest winters.
From my daily briefings, many of you know the current situation. You know about COVID-19 — and you know there's a lot we don't know about it. You know about the actions we've taken to combat it — and you know how these actions disrupt your daily life.