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


 
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The Evers administration is pushing for more Wisconsinites to receive COVID-19 tests in an effort to open the state quickly. The governor set goals to provide free testing at long-term care facilities like nursing homes and to deploy state resources to track outbreaks at workplaces.
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Stakeholders provided input to an Assembly committee, articulating concerns that workers and the economy would be hurt by many Wisconsin businesses being forced to reduce their operations or remain closed under the state's "Safer at Home" order.
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Reliably large crowds of tourists looking for a carefree getaway aren't a given for the 2020 summer travel season due of concerns about the novel coronavirus.
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As many Wisconsinites work from home because of the coronavirus pandemic, they're noticing more wildlife in city and suburban neighborhoods. UW-Madison professor David Drake discusses how wildlife is reacting to the enormous change in human habits.
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Opponents of Wisconsin's overturned "Safer at Home" order have turned their attention to the local health orders that sprung up to replace it, filing a federal lawsuit that seeks to strike the local restrictions down.
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Kenosha County health officials say they're not receiving cooperation from Amazon after employees at the warehouse along I-94 have contracted COVID-19.
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There are 13,885 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 21, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 472 cases from the day before.
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Wisconsin is preparing a testing and contact tracing-based response to the COVID-19 after a state Supreme Court ruling left details of opening businesses to counties.
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The Evers administration withdrew its new COVID-19 pubilc health rulemaking proposal from legislative approval, spelling an end to a statewide approach to combat the pandemic.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court order striking down the state's "Safer at Home" order has caused confusion among counties that issued their own stay-at-home orders.