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


 
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Gundersen Health System in La Crosse has developed their own in-house test for COVID-19. They say patients no longer need to wait days to get results, which might be the case if tests were sent to an outside lab.
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Iowa is the only Wisconsin border state that has not implemented a stay-at-home order, and that state's governor says the social distancing measures already in place obviates the need for one.
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The growing spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin has first responders and health care professionals taking every precaution to prevent spreading the virus. But in rural areas of the state, concerns about supplies and staffing are paramount.
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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin is growing, but so is the number of people who test negative for the virus. For every one person who's tested positive in the state, about 16 people have tested negative. But that ratio is likely to change.
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State officials estimate 25 percent of Wisconsin's child care centers preemptively closed amid social restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19. That's left some 3,500 families working in jobs deemed essential struggling to find child care.
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Dentists are delaying non-essential procedures to reduce the spread of disease and to conserve personal protective equipment for frontline health care workers.
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The majority of Wisconsin's craft distillers are now making hand sanitizer in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Early childhood specialists urge parents and guardians to be kind to themselves while they figure out how to balance work and parenting in the same home space.
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Here are the latest updates about COVID-19 in Wisconsin.
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Hate crimes and incidents of aggression against Asian Americans have increased amid pandemic fears. Some Wisconsinites of Asian descent say they feel like they have to be on alert when they go out in public.