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Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

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

Clues To Wisconsin's Coronavirus Present Echo From Its Pandemic Past

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"Spanish flu" ultimately killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide and 675,000 across the U.S., including 8,459 people in Wisconsin. History is resonating more than a century later as the state fights a new viral villain that has upended life across the world.

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

As More Wisconsinites Leave Home, Health Experts Warn Against Ending Social Distancing

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Hope Kirwan

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Cellphone data shows more Wisconsinites are leaving home after a month of the state's 'Safer at Home' order.

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

Republicans, Business Groups Push Reopening As Court Weighs 'Safer At Home'

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Shawn Johnson

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Republican legislators and business groups made a coordinated push on April 30 for a plan that would reopen the state more quickly, with one restaurant owner telling lawmakers he's ordering alcohol and food in case he can start serving customers next week.

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

Wisconsin Tribes Take Issue With Native Corporations That Are Eligible For $8B Coronavirus Relief

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Danielle Kaeding

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Around $8 billion has been set aside for direct payments to tribes nationwide under the federal government's coronavirus relief package. However, some Wisconsin tribes are concerned about how that money is being distributed.

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

COVID-19 Testing Capacity Improving, Though Challenges Remain

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Rich Kremer

Wisconsin Public Radio

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Shortages of swabs and other testing supplies are still hampering efforts to increase Wisconsin's COVID-19 testing to 12,000 per day. The goal is part of Gov. Tony Evers' "Badger Bounce Back" plan for easing social distancing restrictions and reopening the state's economy.

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

WMC Calls For More Businesses To Open, With Some Caveats

Elizabeth Dohms-Harter

Wisconsin Public Radio

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A plan from Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce calls for more businesses across the state to open with the caveat that they follow restrictions depending on how great the risk for COVID-19 is in their counties.

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

OSHA Will Oversee Opening Of Meatpacking Plants Following Trump Order

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Corrinne Hess

Wisconsin Public Radio

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President Donald Trump has ordered meat processing plants to open amid growing concerns about meat shortages and despite thousands of workers at meatpacking plants across the country, including in Wisconsin, becoming ill due to outbreaks of COVID-19.

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

Evers, Legislators Call For Bipartisanship As Court Battle Continues

Will Kenneally

PBS Wisconsin

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Gov. Tony Evers stressed the need for bipartisan action to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, ahead of a meeting between members of his administration and Wisconsin's main business lobby.

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

UW-Madison Announces Furloughs To Address $100M Shortfall Caused By COVID-19 Pandemic

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Rich Kremer

Wisconsin Public Radio

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison has announced campus-wide furloughs for faculty, and academic and university staff to help address a $100 million budget deficit caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

What Smartphone Data Shows On Staying 'Safer At Home' Around Wisconsin

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Rob Ferrett

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After Wisconsin's "Safer at Home" order took effect, how much did the movement of people drop off around the state? WisContext associate editor Will Cushman discusses what smartphones reveal about how much people are staying at home and privacy concerns related to this data.