MADISON, WI (WRN) – In an effort to dampen Wisconsin’s blazing coronavirus outbreak, Governor Tony Evers’ administration has issued a new order limiting the size of public indoor gatherings.
At a Tuesday media briefing, Evers says “with exceptions such as schools, child care centers and health care and long term care facilities to name a few, indoor public gatherings are limited to no more than 25 percent of total occupancy limits for the room or the building.”
This new order is effective at 8 a.m. Thursday (October 8) and will remain in effect until November 6.
It applies to any gatherings at locations open to the public such as stores, restaurants, and other businesses, as well as spaces with ticketed events.
The new action by the Evers’ administration comes as Wisconsin reported more than 850 coronavirus hospitalizations for the first time on Tuesday. The Department of Health Services also reported 18 additional deaths to bring the statewide death toll to 1,399 and the seven-day average of deaths to just over 14 – the highest ever.
Republican State Senator Steve Nass of Whitewater called on Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald to immediately call the Legislature back into session to pass a joint resolution ending Evers’ emergency declaration, which Nass said is illegal and unnecessary.
