Coronavirus Update: Milwaukee outlines preparations and precautions for dealing with COVID-19
Mayor Tom Barrett and Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik hosted a news conference on February 28 at City Hall to update the public on steps being taken to protect Milwaukee against COVID-19. The city’s Health Department is currently only monitoring travelers coming from China, where the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus outbreak originated. Four people are currently under voluntary home quarantine in Milwaukee as a precaution. “Our goal at this time is around the response to COVID-19. It’s to make sure that travelers from places where the disease is active are identified through our surveillance systems and receive rapid recommended...
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