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Wisconsinites Respond To The COVID-19 Pandemic
March 30, 2020
In this March 25, 2020 photo, a playground in Monona is closed for the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Tony Evers’s stay-at-home order keeps parks open, but requires that playground structures close, to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Miranda Suarez/WPR
The Mitchell International Airport was virtually empty on the morning of Tuesday, March 10, 2020. On Tuesday the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced the third positive test for COVID-19, the new coronavirus that is quickly spreading across the globe.
Corrinne Hess/WPR
A sign outside a Madison elementary school tells parents and guardians not to drop off their children during the coronavirus pandemic.
Steven Potter/WPR
In this file 2021 photo, Eric Barnhardt, of Eau Claire, right, fishes for walleye with his stepson and grandson along the confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa rivers at Phoenix Park near downtown Eau Claire. He said he’s been “cooped up” since Gov. Tony Evers limited social gatherings of 10 people or more and waiting for the spring spawning run of walleye is a good way to get outside the house.
Rich Kremer/WPR
Shelves that hold toilet paper and cleaning supplies in the Metro Market on North Van Buren Street in Downtown Milwaukee grew empty as shoppers prepared for extended stays at home due to the new coronavirus.
Alana Watson/WPR
COVID-19 tests being offered via drive-thru clinic at Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.
Hope Kirwan/WPR
Nurses at Gundersen Health System prepare to test patients for coronavirus at their drive-up clinic in Onalaska on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.
Hope Kirwan/WPR
An independent movie theater in Wauwatosa, Wis., is closed amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Lisa Nalbandian/WPR
Grace Church in Madison has taken worship services online. This photo was taken Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
Bridgit Bowden/WPR
A homemade sign of encouragement on a garage by artist Fred Kaems in a west side Milwaukee neighborhood. The photo was taken on Saturday, March 28.
Lisa Nalbandian/WPR
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