MORGANTOWN — On Friday, the limit on public gatherings quadrupled, from 25 to 100 attendees allowed. But Justice said the actual number is less important than the practices of the […]
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Fairs and festivals to resume; crowd size limitation bumped up starting Friday
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday ended the suspense about the resumption of summer fairs and festivals, announcing they will be allowed to start up again beginning July 1. […]
Private, state campgrounds to open June 10 to out-of-staters
Private and state park campgrounds will reopen to out-of-state guests starting June 10, Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday. Their stays will be limited to seven days. “We surely don’t want […]
Sundale receives $30K from WVCTSI to see if patients developed immunity to virus
MORGANTOWN — The medical director of Sundale Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation in Morgantown received a $30,000 grant from the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute to study how long […]
COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh describes ‘super-spreaders’ and three C’s of keeping the virus contained
MORGANTOWN — COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh introduced a new term during Tuesday’s COVID-19 press briefing: super-spreaders. There’s a measure called “dispersion factor” that describes the percentage of people infected who […]
‘You could see the joy on faces’
Sundale finds way to make visits work Chris Atkins has had family members at Sundale Rehabilitation and Long Term Care in Morgantown. The owner of City Neon Inc. remembers how […]
Justice praises state for peaceful protests as riots, looting across U.S. follow George Floyd killing
MORGANTOWN — Much of Monday’s COVID-19 press briefing focused on protests across the state and nation over the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis. Gov. Jim Justice recognized that the two […]
Machine that oxygenates blood may help critically ill COVID-19 patients
WVU Today When COVID-19 patients are critically ill, the biggest threat to their lives is lung dysfunction. If their lungs don’t work, their blood can’t circulate enough oxygen to the […]
Producing thousands of swabs for COVID testing
WVU forms partnerships to supply necessary products WVU Today With significantly increased testing a key component in the battle against COVID-19, the Innovation Hub at West Virginia University is working […]
MCHD discusses COVID-19 deaths
Is there a difference between dying of COVID-19 and dying with COVID-19?That was a topic of conversation during a recent Monongalia County Board of Health meeting.There have been five deaths […]
