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

How UW Hospital And Clinics Are Preparing For COVID-19

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While work is ongoing to prevent medical supply shortages, healthcare workers on the front line of treating the novel coronavirus are living it. UW Hospital and Clinics director of infection control Dr. Nasia Safdar discusses hospital preparedness and plans for an escalation of the outbreak.

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

Wisconsin Expanding Novel Coronavirus Testing

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Shamane Mills

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Wisconsin health officials are expanding testing for the disease caused by the new coronavirus — not for everyone who may want it, but for those whose doctor recommends it.

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

Wisconsin Students' Study Abroad Plans Interrupted By COVID-19 Outbreak

Elizabeth Dohms-Harter

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Study abroad programs in public universities across Wisconsin are trying to determine next steps for students across the globe as COVID-19 continues to make deadly debuts.

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

Milwaukee Health Officials Say COVID-19 Likely To Hit City

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Corrinne Hess

Wisconsin Public Radio

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The Milwaukee Health Department expects a COVID-19 outbreak in the city. Health officials say how many people the virus will affect or when it will arrive in the city is unknown.

Dane, La Crosse Counties Struggling To Recruit Census Workers

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Miranda Suarez

Wisconsin Public Radio

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Some counties in Wisconsin are lagging behind in applications for census worker jobs. But as of March 3, Dane County needed 2,380 more applications to meet its recruitment goals, and La Crosse County needed 1,029, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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

A Wisconsin Swimming Coach In Beijing Shares His Quarantine Story

Andy Moore

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Kewaunee native James Malechek is the strength and performance coach for China Swimming, the nation’s official Olympics swim development program based in Beijing. Now he and 500 swimmers and fellow coaches are in complete isolation from the public.

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

State Health Officials Explain Wisconsin's Response To Novel Coronavirus

Will Kenneally

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Wisconsin's top health officials said novel coronavirus risk is still low but preparations are in place during a March 4 briefing for members of the state Legislature and the public.

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

Wisconsin Hospitals, Health Officials Prepare For More COVID-19 Cases

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Shamane Mills

Wisconsin Public Radio

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Prepping for a potential pandemic will likely include several state agencies, especially those linked to large gatherings or close quarters.

Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

Noon Wednesday: Wisconsin Food Mainstays Vulnerable To Climate Change

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Marisa Wojcik

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What happens when Wisconsin's most iconic food products are in danger from an increasingly warmer, wetter and variable climate? WPR digital producer Mary Kate McCoy explored what the future might hold for beer, cheese, cranberries, beer, potatoes, walleye and wild rice.

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

Wisconsin Prepares Testing, Response For Novel Coronavirus

Will Kenneally

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Wisconsin is prepared to test up to hundreds of potential COVID-19 cases with new test kits from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.