Bryan Voegeli runs a dairy farm located between New Glarus and Monticello. “In our small corner of the world we were just starting to get through one set of difficult times, and now … like everyone else we kind of got hit with another.”
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.
Inmates fear ‘the invisible enemy’ in Wisconsin’s overcrowded prisons
While county jails have driven populations down significantly during the pandemic, state prisons have seen just a modest reduction in inmate numbers.
Coronavirus exposes caregiver shortage, upending lives of Wisconsin’s disabled residents
Wisconsin already faced a shortage of caregivers who offer crucial services and independence to people with disabilities. Then the pandemic struck.
‘This pandemic has yet to declare itself’: ER nurse reflects on the fight against coronavirus as the state prepares to open
In this audio diary nurse Mariah Clark reflects on her experience treating COVID-19 patients at UW Hospital. “Right now I feel we’re having an effect. There’s a good fighting chance.”
As COVID-19 spreads, so do conspiracy theories. A Wisconsin professor teaches ways to confront them.
Ajay Sethi prepares future health practitioners for thorny conversations to help patients make better decisions about coronavirus and other infectious diseases.
Wisconsin set to hold more elections during coronavirus pandemic, as clerks scramble to ensure safety
Many states have postponed elections or moved to all-mail in voting. Wisconsin’s 1,850 municipal clerks must figure out how to hold safe in-person balloting.
Watch out for absentee ballot mailings — because they may not help you vote
Wisconsin election officials are cautioning voters in the 7th Congressional District to think twice before relying on pre-filled forms sent to their homes to request absentee ballots.
‘Almost a death sentence’: How Wisconsin doctors, peers are rethinking ventilators for coronavirus
Health officials once feared a ventilator shortage for treating COVID-19 patients. Now some Wisconsin facilities try to avoid using the equipment.
Wisconsin’s pandemic past offers clues to its coronavirus future
During the 1918 flu epidemic, Wisconsin limited deaths with statewide stay-at-home measures, though some cities reopened early — with deadly results. Will history repeat with the coronavirus pandemic?
Introducing Amy Moreland: Madison bartender
Prior to the pandemic, Moreland’s life was moving forward. Now she’s unemployed and scared of the unknown.
Through the lens: Wisconsin’s rally against Safer at Home highlights political and cultural wars
On April 24, protesters assembled at the Wisconsin State Capitol to rally against Gov. Tony Evers’ extension of the Safer at Home order to May 26.
Flouting stay-at-home order and social distancing, anti-lockdown protesters descend on Wisconsin Capitol
Demonstrators want Gov. Tony Evers to lift restrictions credited with lowering COVID-19 deaths but wreaking economic havoc on the state.