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


 
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The state Department of Health Services announced on April 2 that there are 1,720 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide, as well as 20,317 negative tests. However, the number continues to grow as counties announce positive test results.
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Research currently underway at the University of Wisconsin-Madison could lead to a unique vaccine that provides protection against both the novel coronavirus and influenza, with human trials potentially on the horizon as early as fall 2020.
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Wisconsin dairy groups are calling on the federal government to aid farmers who are being forced to dump their milk in light of decreased demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The state Department of Health Services announced on April 2 a total of 1,730 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin.
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U.S. District Judge William Conley has ruled that he does not have the authority to delay Wisconsin's spring 2020 election.
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With the need for COVID-19 tests exceeding their availability, alongside shortages in testing supplies, health systems and hospitals are seeking to fill in the gaps. Dr. Bobbi Pritt, the director of the clinical parasitology laboratory at Mayo Clinic, discusses how it developed its own test.
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After more than a year of planning, organizers have postponed the DNC amid fears over the new coronavirus.
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The Democratic National Convention, originally scheduled to be held in Milwaukee in July, will be delayed to the week of August 17, according to a release from the national party.
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Wisconsin colleges and universities are changing their strategies for recruiting potential students and getting them to commit to enrollment amid strict bans on social gatherings due to the new coronavirus.,
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COVID-19 is forcing new behaviors during what a personal finance expert calls "unprecedented times." One of those shifts should be toward a conservative mindset when it comes to our finances.