ME.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> SCHOOL, BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN
PERSON, IS BACK IN SESSION FOR
THE UW SYSTEM THIS WEEK.
PRESIDENT TOMMY THOMPSON SAYS A
DASHBOARD THAT HAS DETAILS ON
COVID-19 ON ALL CAMPUSES IS
FORTHCOMING.
UW-MADISON'S DASHBOARD IS UP AND
RUNNING AND GETS UPDATED EACH
DAY.
AS OF THIS AFTER, MADISON
REPORTS 440 STUDENTS ARE
COVID-19 POSITIVE.
22 STAFF MEMBERS ARE POSITIVE
FOR THE VIRUS.
TESTING BEGAN LATE LAST MONTH
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF STUDENTS TO
CAMPUS.
"HERE AND NOW" REPORTER TREVOR
KELLER TALKED WITH SOME OF THEM.
>> IT'S THE FIRST WEEK OF THE
FALL SEMESTER AT UW-MADISON AND
SIGNS POINT TO PLENTY OF NEW
PRECAUTIONS.
>> ANYTIME WE'RE OUT OF OUR
ROOM, WE HAVE TO WEAR MASKS.
I'M ALWAYS WASHING MY HANDS.
WE ONLY ARE ALLOWED FOUR PEOPLE
IN A ROOM.
>> THEY HOPE TO LIMIT ACCESS TO
DORMS AND DINING AREAS.
>> FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, EVERYONE
HAS BEEN WEARING MASKS, TAKING
PRECAUTIONS, SO I'M NOT REALLYN IS TO HOLD VIRTUAL
AND IN-PERSON CLASSES THROUGH
THANKSGIVING.
>> IT IS DEEPLY IMPORTANT FOR
OUR STUDENTS WHERE THERE ARE
SMALL CLASSES THAT WE CAN SAFELY
HOLD TO ENGAGE IN FACE-TO-FACE
DISCUSSION WITH FACULTY AND WITH
EACH OTHER.
>> STUDENTS LIVING ON CAMPUS
WILL BE TESTED AT LEAST ONCE
EVERY TWO WEEKS.
THE QUESTION IS WILL THESE
PRECAUTIONS WORK?
>> WHAT DO WE WANT?
>> NOT EVERYONE THINKS SO.
A GROUP OF FACULTY AND STAFF
HELD A RALLY IN MID-AUGUST
CALLING FOR A MORAL RESTART WITH
ALL-VIRTUAL LEARNING.
>> THERE ARE MANY CLASSES THAT
ARE PLANNING TO BE HELD IN
PERSON THAT DON'T NEED TO BE.
THERE ARE WORKERS WHO HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT BEING FORCED TO
-- IN ORDER TO KEEP THEIR JOBS,
PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK,
ESPECIALLY WORKERS WHO ARE
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LONG-TERM
CONSEQUENCES OF COVID ARE.
>> HOW MANY CASES WILL IT TAKE
TO GO ALL VIRTUAL?
OFFICIALS WON'T SAY.
>> THERE'S NO MAGIC NUMBER.
WE DO EXPECT THAT THERE ARE
GOING TO BE MORE POSITIVE TESTS
WHEN WE START SURVEYING AND
TESTING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS.
>> THE UNIVERSITY SAYS THEY'LL
EVALUATE CASE NUMBERS DAILY AND
MAKE DECISIONS ACCORDINGLY.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, ONE
THING IS CERTAIN TO BE ON THE
SYLLABUS THIS SEMESTER IS AN
EMPHASIS ON SAFETY.
>> I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO
FOOTBALL GAMES AND ALL OF THAT
STUFF.
BUT MAYBE IN THE SPRING.
>> REPORTING IN MADISON FOR
"HERE AND NOW," I'M TREVOR
KELLER.
>> AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, UW
SYSTEM PRESIDENT TOMMY THOMPSON
SAID A SYSTEM-WIDE DASHBOARD ON