Ajay Sethi, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of its Master of Public Health program, studies the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV and measles. He also studies the spread of public health conspiracies, which can quickly unravel the progress achieved by researchers. Conspiracies in Public Health, a popular course taught […]
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State allows limited in-person shopping
MADISON — Standalone or strip-mall based retail stores will be able to offer in-person shopping for up to five customers at a time under a new emergency order issued Monday by Governor Tony Evers. The new order allows drive-in theaters to operate with some restrictions. But safety precautions and guidelines outlined in the Safer at […]
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UW-Parkside Archives Announces COVID-19 Documentation Project
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Archives has announced that it will be documenting the experiences of Parkside students, staff, and faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic and is currently accepting contributions. As part of this project, staff will be collecting photographs, videos, audio recordings, digital art, and other digital documentation detailing how the Parkside campus community has […]
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Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 Takes a Community-Wide Effort
The Racine area continues to see large daily increases in new COVID-19 cases. While it is reaching all parts of the community, the COVID-19 Pandemic is disproportionately affecting minority populations and communities of colors in the City of Racine and Villages of Elmwood Park and Wind Point. Nearly 40% of cases report being of Hispanic […]
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Gov. Evers Continues to Expand Community Testing Programs, Announces New Online Tool
MADISON —Gov. Tony Evers announced that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has launched a new online resource that makes it easier for the public to access testing sites throughout the state. This searchable map, available here, provides Wisconsinites with testing site locations, contact information, hours of operation, and guidance on how to schedule an […]
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DHS Trains Additional COVID-19 Contact Tracers
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reported this week that it has already trained an additional 401 contact tracers as the agency continues to scale up the program to match expanded COVID-19 testing. The DHS and local public health agencies have completed nearly 18,000 contact tracing interviews since March. “Our local health […]
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UW-Parkside Announces Summer Staffing Plans
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside has announced staffing plans for the summer 2020 semester, including temporary furloughs, as a result of fiscal challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. UW-Parkside notified employees of intermittent, consecutive-day, and workload-reduction furloughs aligned with UW System policy that will impact 300 staff. During the summer semester, UW-Parkside Chancellor Debbie Ford will […]
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State press briefing on COVID-19 response: May 5
Here’s the latest information about the state’s COVID-19 response from May 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1DBYA1Tipo
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Racine County kicks off ‘Here to Help’ program
Racine County has launched ‘Here to Help,’ a proactive effort to reach families who are facing barriers to services due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Starting Monday (May 4), staff from the Racine Family YMCA will be reaching out to families who have been involved with county assistance programs to address whether their essential needs are […]
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Why Wisconsin COVID-19 testing falls below ‘capacity,’ and why that matters
Today we highlight the Cap Times’ deep dive into why Wisconsin labs are still unable to test for COVID-19 at their reported capacity — a key issue as state leaders decided how and when to reopen the economy. Gov. Tony Evers has announced a goal of 12,000 tests a day, far more than the roughly […]
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Milwaukee Law Firm Announces Grocery Giveaway for Families in SE Wisconsin
Gendlin, Liverman & Rymer, a Milwaukee based law firm serving all of southeastern Wisconsin, announced today the beginning of their “Giving Back” campaign which aims to help families impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. Beginning today, 20 southeast Wisconsin families will be selected each week throughout the month of May to receive a $50 grocery gift […]
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DATCP Conducts More Than 1,100 Food Safety Checks Throughout Wisconsin
To ensure a secure food supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) over the last six weeks has conducted more than 1,100 food safety checks with restaurants, manufacturers and retailers to resolve issues and reinforce best practices. To comply with the state’s restrictions on nonessential travel, […]
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City of Racine launches #StaysafeRacine campaign
Racine – The City of Racine has launched #StaySafeRacine, a new social media campaign intended to encourage people to help slow the spread of COVID-19. The message is simple. Stay Safe. Save lives. “While we can’t be together physically, we wanted to find a way to virtually support one another and encourage our friends and […]
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Wisconsin’s pandemic past offers clues to its coronavirus future
By Jim MalewitzWisconsin Watch Roy Cummings, a movie house owner in Oshkosh, knew he would lose big bucks — some $400 to $500 a week — if the northeast Wisconsin city shut down his business and other public gathering places. But he believed it was a wise call. A sign displayed at an Industrial Harvester […]
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Gov. Evers Directs DNR to Reopen Several State Parks and Forests with Special Conditions
Gov. Tony Evers today directed the Department of Natural Resources to re-open several state parks, forests, and recreational areas originally closed due to unprecedented crowds and out of an abundance of caution to protect public health.The DNR will reopen 34 state parks and forests on May 1, 2020, under special conditions to help minimize overcrowding, […]