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Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Hunger Task Force Commits To Buying Up To $1M In Dairy Products For Food Pantries

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Hope Kirwan
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A Milwaukee-based food bank announced a new partnership with state agriculture officials and Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin in response to an oversupply of milk hurting farms.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Understanding The Changing Guidance On Face Masks For COVID-19

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Rob Ferrett
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The American public didn't wear face masks widely as COVID-19 emerged, but new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be change that practice. WisContext associate editor Will Cushman discusses how the culture of face masks is shifting.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

DNR Encourages Social Distancing During 2020 Spring Turkey Season

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Megan Hart
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Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, outdoor activities are defined as essential under the state's stay-at-home order, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources expects a successful spring turkey harvest.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Wisconsin Health Care Workers Demand PPE, Sick Leave, Hazard Pay

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Shamane Mills
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Nurses, paramedics, cafeteria workers and housekeepers in hospital settings described health and economic concerns they have for themselves and their families during a video conference hosted by the Service Employees International Union.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

DHS: 3,721 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Wisconsin

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The state Department of Health Services announced on April 15 that there were 3,721 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, a jump of 166 cases from the day before.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Community Action Programs Fighting A New 'War On Poverty'

John Davis
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Some Wisconsin Community Action Programs are developing new methods to help a new group of people in sudden poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Wisconsin Legislature Passes COVID-19 Aid Package

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The Wisconsin Legislature passed, by a near-unanimous vote, a coronavirus aid bill that will adjust regulations and provide financial support as the state battles the global pandemic.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Noon Wednesday: Lessons Learned Voting During A Pandemic In Milwaukee

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Marisa Wojcik
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Health officials are looking into the effect spring primary in-person voting had on the spread of the coronavirus and state lawmakers are debating how elections should be administered in the future.
Series: Drinking Water Quality

Study: Human Waste Still Contaminating Private Wells In Southwest Wisconsin

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Hope Kirwan
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Human waste continues to be a prominent source of contamination in private wells located in Grant, Iowa and Lafayette counties, with the Southwestern Wisconsin Groundwater and Geology study finding microbes in human feces in 12 of 34 wells sampled in November 2019.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Mental Health Care Providers Turn To Telemedicine During Pandemic

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Corrinne Hess
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The federal government has relaxed restrictions to allow mental health care providers to provide telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic.