Milwaukee event venues takes precautions to combat threat of coronavirus

The number of coronavirus testing is growing in Wisconsin, but so far there are no additional confirmed cases.

With the cloud of coronavirus hanging over large events, Milwaukee venues are taking precautionary steps.

PEOPLE TESTED IN WISCONSINHAVE HAD NEGATIVE RESULTS.

12TESTS ARE PENDING.

ACROSS THECOUNTRY -- 14 PEOPLE HAVE DIEDFROM THE VIRUS.

PRESIDENTTRUMP TODAY SIGNED ANEIGHT-POINT-THREE BILLIONDOLLAR EMERGENCY SPENDING BILLTO HELP FIGHT IT.

ALSO TODAY-- MINNESOTA REPORTED ITSFIRST CONFIRMED CASE OFCORONAVIRUS.

AND THE SOUTH BYSOUTHWEST FESTIVAL IN AUSTIN,TEXAS IS CANCELED.WITH THE CLOUD OF CORONAVIRUSHANGING OVER LARGE EVENTS...MARY JO OLA REPORTS ON HOWMILWAUKEE VENUES ARE TAKINGPRECAUTIONS.MJ STANDUP INTRO:AS MILWAUKEEWELCOMES CROWDS FOR LARGEEVENTS THESE NEXT FEWDAYS...ORGANIZERS ARE TAKINGSTEPS TO COMBAT THE THREAT OFCORONAVIRUS.: "We've gottensome inquiries from conventionplanners looking to see whatwe are doing and we haveshared the information withthem."THE WISCONSIN CENTERRAMPED UP CLEANINGEFFORTS...AS THEY ARE HOSTINGTHE AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORSREGIONAL CONFERENCE THISWEEKEND...AND LOOKING TOWARDSTHE MIDWEST FOODSERVICE EXPONEXT WEEK.LEADERS SAY THEYHAVE NOT LOST ANY BUSINESS.

:"Each shift will be goingaround the entire complex,because its not just theconvention center, its alsothe Panther Arena and theMiller High Life Theatre,wiping down with disinfectantsall spaces that could betouched by the general publicattending something in ourbuilding or any of our staffmembers.

FISERV FORUM WILL ADDEXTRA HAND SANITIZER STATIONS.THEY WILL ALSO RE-TRAINWORKERS ON PROPER HAND-WASHINGAND SANITATION.THIS WEEKENEDFISERV FORUM HOSTS THEAMERICAN CUP...DRAWINGTOP-NOTCH GYMNASTS FROM AROUNDTHE WORLD.EVENT ORGANIZERS SAY:"We will have physicians onsite and extra hand sanitizingstations at the event foreveryone to access.

We willalso be providing informationto all delegations on how totake extra precautions toprevent the spread of virusesat the competition" LOCALSAREN'T TOO CONCERNED ABOUTCORONAVIRUS...BUT THEY WANTPEOPLE TO BE DILIGENT.

Justwash your hands wash them welland you will be well 45 that'spretty simple "I think generalprecautions are good but ifeveryone panics it makesthings a lot worse."SO FARTHERE HAS BEEN 1 CONFIRMEDCORONAVIRUS CASE INWISCONSIN...THAT PERSONRECOVERED.MJO TMJ4 NEWS.