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


 
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With health care providers and the CDC urging social distancing, Wisconsin's mass transit operators are taking steps to flatten the new coronavirus curve.
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Businesses in Wisconsin are adjusting their services and hours or closing their doors as they take steps to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.
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As teachers and administrators try to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is asking the federal government for a waiver to get students out of taking mandated standardized tests.
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State and private laboratories are working to increase testing capacity for those suspected of contracting COVID-19.
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Libraries across Wisconsin are making adjustments to their services in an attempt to increase social distance and slow the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus.
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There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 among inmates or staff at state corrections facilities, but Wisconsin Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr said access is strictly limited to professional visits only.
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Concern over the impact the new coronavirus pandemic could have on Wisconsin's health care system has prompted a number of changes at hospitals and clinics to preserve doctors, beds and other resources for those who need it most.
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Agencies around the state, including Fresh Meals, are working to ensure Wisconsin seniors will have access to healthy offerings as the state ramps up measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Wisconsin parents are evaluating their options as schools across the state prepare to shut down.
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Here are the latest updates about COVID-19 in Wisconsin.