$ 0 0 Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And WisconsinEvers To Purchase Ventilators, Other Protective Equipment As State's Coronavirus Fight EscalatesShawn JohnsonWisconsin Public RadioMarch 29, 2020 | 1:25 p.m.Shared viaWPRGov. Tony Evers' administration will move forward on its own with the purchase of up to 10,000 ventilators and a million protective masks after GOP lawmakers rejected the governor's plan for a more sweeping state response to COVID-19.