Gov. Tony Evers will direct Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to sign a "safer at home" order for Wisconsin. The governor did not provide immediate details on what that order will look like, but it's expected that all but essential businesses will close.
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.
The first two fatalities in Wisconsin from the novel coronavirus were men in their 50s and 90s from Fond du Lac and Ozaukee Counties, respectively. The third was a 66-year-old Milwaukee man.
At an emergency meeting, the Wisconsin Elections Commission approved guidance that elections officials cannot broadly suggest voters are indefinitely confined under Gov. Tony Evers's "Safer at Home" order.
A coronavirus aid package that divided Wisconsin's congressional delegation along party lines has passed the U.S. Senate. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, voted against the measure, while Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, voted in favor of it.
Wisconsin has 46 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the state Department of Health Services. The state's Emergency Operations Center is at its highest level of readiness and gatherings of more than 50 people have been banned.
Kewaunee native James Malechek is the strength and performance coach for China Swimming, the nation’s official Olympics swim development program based in Beijing. Now he and 500 swimmers and fellow coaches are in complete isolation from the public.
Wisconsin's top health officials said novel coronavirus risk is still low but preparations are in place during a March 4 briefing for members of the state Legislature and the public.
