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


 
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As the rapid spread of COVID-19 continues to cause alarm worldwide, travelers at Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport were taking precautions, but not changing their plans.
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Wisconsin health officials have confirmed a third case of COVID-19 and the second in Dane County.
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Wisconsin's firefighters and paramedics often respond to people with contagious illnesses, but some departments are making special preparations for the spread of the new coronavirus.
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As health officials and providers brace for more potential cases of the new coronavirus, they are also working on ways to best communicate facts about the disease.
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State health officials reported three additional cases of the virus that causes COVID-19 on the same day the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic.
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Wisconsin health officials are advising nursing homes to restrict visitors to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus to those most vulnerable to the disease.
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A growing number of universities in Wisconsin are making changes to how they operate amid concerns about the spreading COVID-19 virus.
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Three cases of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, have been diagnosed in the state and government health officials have yet to issue community quarantine orders. Instead, quarantine and isolation have been limited to diagnosed patients and individuals who have been in contact with them.
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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee announced it is preparing to protect the campus from an outbreak of COVID-19 after a UW-Milwaukee Foundation employee was tested for the novel coronavirus.
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Election officials in Wisconsin are making contingency plans for what they'll do if polling places are closed due to concerns over the novel coronavirus.