Some Wisconsinites downplay the severity of COVID-19, spurning masks and vaccinations and inhibiting efforts to contain the pandemic.
Category: Coronavirus Coverage
Wisconsin Watch’s reporters and editors are investigating state and local impacts of the global pandemic and issues related to quality of life in Wisconsin. Also follow our Wisconsin COVID-19 Update — a roundup of top news and information about Wisconsin’s response to the coronavirus.
Illness, stress fill a COVID-19 unit as Wisconsin leaders stalemate
Health care workers scrambled to treat patients on a day when 92 Wisconsin lives were reported lost. Outside of the hospital, politicians postured.
Thousands await jobless aid as Wisconsin leaders blame each other for failure
Wisconsin’s unemployment system buckled during the pandemic. State leaders are moving slowly to address a crisis years in the making.
‘Infodemic’ complicates Wisconsin’s public health fight against coronavirus
Misrepresentations of COVID-19 data are spreading on social media, making it harder to slow the pandemic.
Wisconsin’s plentiful COVID-19 data fuels insights, confusion as health officials learn on the fly
An aging state data system frustrates local health agencies — and critics of regulations seize on information gaps.
Wisconsin’s rural hospitals weather pandemic better than most, but warning signs remain
Rural hospitals across the U.S. struggled after routine care was suspended because of COVID-19; and now, the disease is surging in rural areas of Wisconsin.
How to navigate the Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program and other resources for renters
A guide for renters at risk of eviction during the coronavirus pandemic.
A Wisconsin man with visual impairment tried to vote. The coronavirus got in his way.
Don Natzke says he was stymied by a series of insurmountable barriers as Wisconsin held its April 7 election in the midst of the pandemic.
‘It doesn’t look like there’s an end in sight to this’: Pandemic drags on as $600 unemployment lifeline nears expiration
Amy Moreland, a Madison bartender out of work since mid-March, has been forced to make tough decisions about money as her benefits from the federal CARES Act near expiration.
‘Conflict of emotions’: ER nurse reflects on death, mourning and rites of passage in the COVID era
As an emergency department nurse, Mariah Clark is no stranger to dealing with COVID-19 at work. But in late June, the virus struck closer to home.
Calls for more coronavirus testing as Wisconsin sees ‘significant community spread’
Wisconsin has dramatically expanded its testing capacity, but experts say too few Wisconsinites are showing up — potentially thwarting efforts to neutralize a virus that killed at least 831 people in the state.
False conspiracies swirl as Wisconsin contact tracers battle the coronavirus
Health experts call contact tracing essential for slowing COVID-19. But misinformation is circulating in Wisconsin, exhausting some local officials.