MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday extended his business closure order to include gyms, health clubs and recreational facilities. He also repeated his plea for people to stay home […]
Health and Sciences
Elective surgeries postponed
At the urging of the U.S. Surgeon General and multiple professional medical societies, WVU Medicine will defer all elective, non-emergent surgeries and gastrointestinal (GI) procedures starting Thursday. Procedures will be […]
Gov. Justice confirms state’s first COVID-19 case; orders restaurants, bars, casinos closed
MORGANTOWN — Confirming speculation circulating throughout the day, Gov. Jim Justice confirmed on Tuesday evening the state’s first confirmed coronavirus case – in the Eastern Panhandle. And he mandated the […]
WVU Medicine to offer pre-screened patients drive-through specimen collection for COVID-19
MORGANTOWN – WVU Medicine announced today that it is establishing five drive-through collection points in West Virginia to collect specimens from pre-screened patients to test for COVID-19. The collection points […]
Mon County Schools begins meal delivery, pick-up programs today
BOE will meet to discuss plans in wake of pandemic Well, if you have to have the shadow of a pandemic hanging over your school district … Monday was the […]
WVU expert weighs in on public health response, says key is keeping politics out
The preventive measures taken by all three branches of the government to curb the impact of the COVID-19 in the state are appropriate, said a West Virginia University policy expert. […]
W.Va. DHHR explains COVID-19 testing criteria
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources is working to ensure that the public and medical providers understand the current Coronavirus Disease 2019 testing criteria and […]
COVID-19 testing coming soon
BY SUZANNE ELLIOTT AND BEN CONLEY WVU Medicine said it should establish COVID-19 testing sites in Morgantown, Bridgeport, Martinsburg, Parkersburg and Wheeling over the next few days. “We are working […]
WVU Medicine to postpone elective surgeries
MORGANTOWN — At the urging of the U.S. Surgeon General and multiple professional medical societies, WVU Medicine will defer all elective, non-emergent surgeries and gastrointestinal (GI) procedures starting Thursday. Procedures […]
Gov. Justice declares state of emergency, says don’t panic, be a good West Virginian
MORGANTONW — Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency in all 55 counties on Monday in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. While there are no confirmed cases yet, the […]
