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


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

Milwaukee Mayoral Candidates Spar Over Handling Of COVID-19

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Corrinne Hess
Wisconsin Public Radio
March 30, 2020 | 4 p.m.
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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Democratic state Sen. Lena Taylor differ over how the city is handling COVID-19. They face each other April 7 in the city's mayoral election.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020
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Wisconsin Law Enforcement Weigh In On Enforcing 'Stay-At-Home' Order

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Alana Watson
Wisconsin Public Radio
March 30, 2020 | 3:20 p.m.
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Wisconsin law enforcement agencies are keeping their communities informed on how they plan to enforce Gov. Evers' stay-at-home order. Individuals who violate the order could face up to 30 days in jail and a $250 fine.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

DHS: 1,221 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Public Radio
March 30, 2020 | 2:15 p.m.
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The state Department of Health Services announced March 30 that there were 1,221 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide. However, the number continues to grow as counties announce more positive test results.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Social Distancing Leads Wisconsin Teen To Move Daily Storytime Session Online

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Judith Siers-Poisson
Wisconsin Public Radio
March 30, 2020 | 6:45 a.m.
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Oscar Telschow wants to be a teacher and was reading to preschoolers in person every day until the coronavirus closed schools. But instead of discontinuing storytime, he moved it online.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Ideas For Wisconsinites Who Want To Help During The COVID-19 Pandemic

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Bram Sable-Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
March 30, 2020 | 6:30 a.m.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps through Wisconsin, closing schools and businesses and stretching the state's health care workforce, many people wonder how they can help others — beyond staying at home to help "flatten the curve" of new infections.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Virtual Meetings Are A Lifeline For People Struggling With Addiction

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Rob Mentzer
Wisconsin Public Radio
March 30, 2020 | 6:15 a.m.
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People in recovery from substance abuse are at risk of relapse amid the stress of isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recovery communities across the state are responding with virtual meetings and plenty of check-ins.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Wedding And Funeral Plans In Limbo As Isolation Stretches On

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Bridgit Bowden
Wisconsin Public Radio
March 30, 2020 | 5:50 a.m.
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Wisconsin's "safer-at-home" order includes a long list of essential business operations that may continue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Weddings and funerals are on the list, but many people are postponing them.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Wisconsin Colleges To Refund Tens Of Millions Of Dollars To Students Due To COVID-19

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Rich Kremer
Wisconsin Public Radio
March 30, 2020 | 5 a.m.
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Wisconsin's public and private universities are refunding tens of millions of dollars to students who moved off campus due to COVID-19 concerns.,
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Live: What To Know March 29 About COVID-19 In Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Public Radio
March 30, 2020 | Midnight
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Here are the latest updates about COVID-19 in Wisconsin.
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Elections Agency Deadlocks On Plan To Chastise Clerks' Pandemic Guidance

Laurel White
Wisconsin Public Radio
March 29, 2020 | 4:45 p.m.
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The Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocked over a plan to reprimand two county clerks for guidance they issued to absentee voters amid the COVID-19 pandemic.