COVID-19

The Trump administration on Monday released new guidelines to combat coronavirus over the next 15 days, calling on Americans to avoid social gatherings of more than 10 people, avoid discretionary travel or shopping and work from home whenever possible.

As state health officials work to increase testing capacity at public health labs, Wisconsin Department of Health Services secretary-designee Andrea Palm said she is "anxious" for more hospitals and commercial labs to conduct testing for COVID-19 throughout the state.

An employee who works in the 300 Kilbourn downtown office complex contracted the novel coronavirus, the building's owner confirmed on Monday.

The Bartolotta Restaurants, Milwaukee Public Market, Stone Creek Coffee, Colectivo Coffee among other local establishments are limiting operations to carry-out and curbside service in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Milwaukee-area grocery stores and other retailers have a conundrum on their hands in the face of the ever-growing novel coronavirus outbreak: Ensuring employees and customers are as safe and healthy as possible, while addressing unprecedented demand

SC Johnson pledged $1 million to the CDC Foundation’s Emergency Response Fund, which is designed to bolster domestic and global public health infrastructure related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday announced a statewide ban on gatherings of 50 or more.

Milwaukee’s most popular museums, including the Milwaukee Public Museum, the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Harley-Davidson Museum have closed, as part of the national social distancing effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

Twenty-nine Wisconsin residents who were passengers aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship that docked at the Port of Oakland in California last week were transported back to Wisconsin early this morning.

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino said it will suspend its operations indefinitely, beginning at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17. Employees will be paid during the closure.