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

'I Just Feel Completely Helpless': Wisconsin Parents With Shared Custody Confused, Concerned About Placement

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Bridgit Bowden
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Gov. Tony Evers’ safer-at-home order allows travel related to the exchange of children pursuant to custody orders, but many people still have questions. Some parents worry about the health and safety of their kids while others fear their kids may be kept away from them.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Cash-Strapped And Volunteer-Dependent, Rural EMS Providers Scramble To Keep Responders Safe

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Bram Sable-Smith
Wisconsin Public Radio
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Rural Wisconsin is vulnerable to COVID-19, and emergency medical services are turning to creative solutions to find protective gear to keep their responders virus-free.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Hospitals In Madison, Milwaukee Testing Plasma Treatment For COVID-19 Patients

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Shamane Mills
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The results aren't known yet, but an experimental treatment giving severely ill patients antibodies from those who have recovered from COVID-19 has begun at hospitals in Milwaukee and Madison.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Live: What To Know April 13 About COVID-19 In Wisconsin

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The state Department of Health Services announced on April 13 that there are 3,428 positive cases of COVID-19 statewide.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

A Trio Of Nurses Share The 'Surreal' Ordeal Of Fighting For Lives In A COVID-19 ICU

Parker Schorr
The Cap Times
Over several interviews, a trio of nurses offered an inside look into how frontline workers are responding to the virus that has upended life in Wisconsin.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Public Health Officials Begin To See Flattened COVID-19 Curve In Wisconsin

Will Kenneally
PBS Wisconsin
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Wisconsin is starting to see a flattening of its COVID-19 curve, the Gov. Tony Evers said at a briefing. However, the governor and public health officials cautioned Wisconsinites that though the curve is flattening, the state is not "out of the woods" yet.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

First Federal Lawsuit Filed Following Wisconsin's April 7 Election

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Corrinne Hess
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A group of Milwaukee-area residents have filed a federal class action lawsuit following the April 7 election.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

Trump Campaign Sues Northwoods TV Station For Airing COVID-19 Attack Ad

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Rob Mentzer
Wisconsin Public Radio
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President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is suing a Rhinelander TV station for airing an advocacy group's political ad.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

GOP State Lawmakers Release Bill Responding To COVID-19 Pandemic

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Laurel White
Wisconsin Public Radio
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GOP state lawmakers have released their plan to combat the economic and social problems created by the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. The Legislature is expected to vote soon on the bill.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: April 2020

DHS: 3,428 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Wisconsin

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The state Department of Health Services announced on April 13 that there are 3,428 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, a jump of 87 cases from the day before. 155 people have died.