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


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

Workers Feel Pressure From Coronavirus

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Trevor Keller
PBS Wisconsin
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Workers around Wisconsin who rely on food, beverage, and event services are finding it difficult coping with the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Wisconsin Hospitals Increasing Capacity For Potential Surge In COVID-19 Patients

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Bram Sable-Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
Bridgit Bowden
Wisconsin Public Radio
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Hospitals around Wisconsin are preparing for a possible surge in COVID-19 patients by increasing the bed capacity at their facilities.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Evers: State Has 'Adequate Response' To COVID-19

Will Kenneally
PBS Wisconsin
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New numbers from Wisconsin Department of Health Services confirm 206 cases of COVID-19 in the state as Milwaukee health officials announced Wisconsin’s third death from the disease. But Gov. Tony Evers says he doesn't believe a shelter-in-place order will be necessary.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

The Urgent Battle To Flatten Wisconsin's COVID-19 Curve

Will Cushman
WisContext
Over the course of a single historic week, daily life in Wisconsin and across much of the United States ground to a halt as a dangerous new virus arrived in communities across the nation. A flurry of shutdowns raced to keep up with the spread of COVID-19 and the growing realization of its looming human impact.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Top US Health Official Rips Ron Johnson's Coronavirus Comments

Shawn Johnson
Wisconsin Public Radio
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One of the nation's top public health officials leading the fight against the new coronavirus said Friday that recent comments from Wisconsin Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson were "way out."
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Some Wisconsin Mayors Urge Postponing April 7 Election For COVID-19 Distancing

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Laurel White
Wisconsin Public Radio
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Three mayors from northeast Wisconsin are calling for the postponement of the state’s April 7 election, citing concerns about election workers’ health and challenges processing a recent flood of mail-in ballot requests.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Evers Says He's Not Planning To Issue COVID-19 Shelter-In-Place Order

Corrinne Hess
Wisconsin Public Radio
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Gov. Tony Evers says if Wisconsinites continue good practices, he won't need to issue a shelter-in-place order.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Barred From Clinic During The Pandemic, Nursing Students Find A Way To Help

Bram Sable-Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
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Nursing students who are unable to assist patients are helping health care workers instead by offering child care.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

3 In Wisconsin Die From COVID-19

WPR Staff
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Three men have died in Wisconsin from COVID-19, the first to be reported in the state.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Tracking The COVID-19 Pandemic As It Grows Exponentially In Wisconsin

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Kate Archer Kent
Wisconsin Public Radio
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More than 100 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Wisconsin. WisContext associate editor Will Cushman discusses the pandemic, including what has been learned since the state's first confirmed case was identified.