Public Health Madison & Dane County

As we all are taking really important actions to protest injustice, we also want to encourage everyone to take precautions against COVID-19.

After many weeks of physical distancing, staying home as much as possible, and practicing strong prevention measures like washing hands often and covering our coughs and sneezes, we’re all feeling fatigued.

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Today we issued a news release urging residents to follow the Safer at Home order. 

We planned for this moment, but it’s still difficult. From the beginning of our response, months ago, our staff have relentlessly strategized, coordinated, and used all of our best public health tools to stem the tide of COVID-19’s aggressive and destructive spread.