The Beginning of the End: A timeline of COVID-19, quarantine and restrictions in Dane County and UW-Madison
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The Beginning
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a global health emergency and concern. -
COVID-19 Enters Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announces Wisconsin's first person with COVID-19. The infected person was from Dane County. -
National Emergency
The president declared COVID-19 a national emergency. -
First Restrictions
Public Health Madison and Dane County issued their first order in the state that expanded countywide: no gatherings of more than 250 people. -
School Closure
Gov. Tony Evers closes all schools, public and private, statewide indefinitely. -
A Message to UW-Madison
Chancellor Rebecca Blank informs students, staff and faculty via email of courses being moved online for the rest of spring semester, as well as the evacuation of residence halls if needed. -
Quarantine
Gov. Tony Evers issues "Safer At Home" order statewide, ordering all residents to stay at home, ceasing non-essential business and operations, and prohibiting non-essential travel. -
Forward Dane
Dane County introduces "Forward Dane" as a plan designed to re-open the county in three phases. -
Mask Mandate
Dane County issued an order requiring all individuals to wear a face covering or mask indoors. -
Fall Semester Suspension
UW-Madison shifted to two weeks of online classes with Chancellor Rebecca Blank restricting undergraduate movement to only essential due to high spike in positive cases. -
Crisis Mode
Dane County announces moving to crisis model and contact tracing due to being a national COVID-19 hotspot. -
Safe Badgers
UW-Madison updated COVID-19 testing guidelines through a Safe Badgers App, requiring students living in certain areas to be tested twice a week to enter campus buildings.