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How to Prepare for COVID-19 in Wisconsin

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

February 28, 2020

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Deputy Administrator of the State Department of Health Services Chuck Warzecha breaks down how Wisconsinites can prepare for a potential spread of COVID-19, formerly known as the Novel Coronavirus. This week the Centers for Disease Control declared that the virus has the potential to spread even more widely in the U.S.

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