Two people with developmental disabilities in Rhinelander explain how they are coping with the disruptions of day-to-day life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 patients experience many symptoms: Fever, chills, muscle pain, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, cough. But one of the biggest concerns for Dr. Jeff Pothof, chief quality officer at UW Health, is shortness of breath.
Health care providers across Wisconsin say they are seeing people put off seeking treatment for other medical issues as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Meatpacking plants have been forced to slow production as COVID-19 spreads among workers, leaving farmers caring for market-ready animals and low prices.
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.
There are 8,236 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin as of May 4, according to the state Department of Health Services. That's an increase of 272 cases from the day before.
On May 1, the Wisconsin National Guard began performing community testing for COVID-19 in Buffalo County for residents of northwest Wisconsin showing symptoms of the virus.
The spread of COVID-19, and the subsequent response intended to keep the virus at bay, has highlighted dependency on services like waste management — that prior to the pandemic were readily available.
Last month, with pandemic closures on the horizon, the Wisconsin Humane Society put out a call for people to clear out its shelters. From Sunday, March 15 to the following Friday, its Milwaukee and Green Bay locations adopted and fostered out 319 pets, clearing out every available animal.