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

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

Evers Orders Limits On Childcare Center Capacity Due To Pandemic

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Gov. Tony Evers has ordered limits on the size of child care settings in the state. As of March 19, no more than 10 staff can be present, and no more than 50 children can be on site.

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

National Guard Brings Wisconsinites Home From Quarantined Cruise

Frederica Freyberg

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Wisconsin National Guard members brought home 29 passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship docked at the Port of Oakland in California.

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

At-Risk Populations Urged To Take Precautions As COVID-19 Spreads

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The novel coronavirus is especially deadly for older people with underlying conditions. UW Hospital and Clinics director of infection control Dr. Nasia Safdar discusses the additional dangers at-risk communities face from COVID-19 and steps the medical community is taking to address them.

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

What Are Wisconsin's Critical Needs As The COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerates?

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There are now more COVID-19 cases in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world. Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm paints a picture of the pandemic as the number of cases in the state continues to rise.

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

What The Emergency COVID-19 Federal Aid Package Will Cover

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Congress has passed the CARES Act, an emergency stimulus package that includes payments to individuals, retention loans to small businesses, expanded unemployment benefits and hundreds of billions of dollars to hospitals and states. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan discusses how the aid will be dispersed.

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

Summerfest 2020 Postponed To September

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Summerfest, Milwaukee's multi-day music festival along the city's lakefront, will be postponed until September 2020 because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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

What Does Wisconsin's COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Authorize?

Will Cushman

WisContext

Besides urging social distancing and directing the state health department to intensify its fight against COVID-19, what does Wisconsin's emergency declaration mean in practice?

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: Growing Rural Wisconsin's Economy

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

The Broadband Gap Leaves Rural Wisconsin Behind In The COVID-19 Crisis

Peter Cameron

The Badger Project

The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare many of the ways in which poor internet service can make rural residents less productive and more isolated than their urban counterparts.

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

Wisconsin's Race To Roll Out More COVID-19 Tests, Despite Shortages Of 'Everything'

Will Cushman

WisContext

There are simply not enough resources available to test most people who are sick in Wisconsin and across the United States.The dilemma is spurring local and regional health systems to increasingly take testing matters into their own hands, a move state officials not only endorse but are actively pursuing.