Milwaukee enters Phase 4 of its COVID-19 orders Wednesday, July 1. The phase will last a minimum of 14 days, which is the incubation period of COVID-19.
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Mental health experts see rise in cases as pandemic, protests create anxiety
The pandemic as well as fallout from the death of George Floyd have been linked to a rise in anxiety and depression in Americans.
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How one Milwaukee artist is documenting the voices of health care workers who must care for COVID-19 patients
Milwaukee artist Nirmal Raja is embroidering the thoughts of health care workers fighting the pandemic on homemade cloth face masks.
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As other businesses reopen, neighborhood pubs await their marching orders
For many neighborhood pubs that don’t sell food, the only option has been to stay closed during the pandemic. Some tavern owners wonder if they will ever reopen.
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Checking in: How are you doing as we confront the coronavirus?
Milwaukee NNS continues to check in with the community as we cope with the challenges of Covid-19. This week we hear from a mother and daughter who work with youth and families in our neighborhood schools.
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Answering the call during a crisis: IMPACT 2-1-1 operators stay on the front lines during the pandemic
Although they now work from home due to COVID-19, IMPACT 2-1-1 community resource specialists are part of an unsung group of essential workers on the front lines of the pandemic.
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As suburban businesses prepare to reopen, Milwaukee establishments hope to avoid closing
Neighborhood institutions such as Lopez Bakery and Restaurant, like many other small businesses, are in jeopardy of going out of business as the pandemic takes a financial toll.
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Checking in: How are you doing as we confront the coronavirus?
We continue to check in with our neighbors to see how they are doing as we all weather challenges created by the coronavirus. Today we talk with organizers from the Hmong American Women’s Association.
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Checking in: How are you doing as we confront the coronavirus?
This week we check in with entrepreneurs Pete Cooney and TrueMan McGee to see how they are doing during these turbulent times.
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‘I won’t feel safer until this is all over’: Checking in on essential workers.
In late March, we reached out to essential workers to ask them to share, in their words, what working during the COVID-19 pandemic has been like for them. One month later, we asked again.