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Quarantine policies in place for “worst-case scenarios”

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Wisconsin counties have a little-known policy that allows forced isolation or quarantine of people–using armed law enforcement and deputized civilians– to help health officials in a worst-case scenario to contain outbreaks.Mike Simonson reports from Superior…

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