A lot has happened since the last health department column appeared in these pages two weeks ago. Then, it was reported that the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Monongalia […]
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Justice dismisses claim that COVID-19 no worse than the flu
MORGANTOWN — Anyone spending time on social media will inevitably encounter varying degrees of skepticism about the COVID-19 pandemic. At its most extreme are those who say it’s all manufactured […]
State numbers grow worse but optimism remains at governor’s office; death toll reaches 100
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s COVID-19 death toll reached 100 Friday morning. Gov. Jim Justice remarked on it at the start of his Friday briefing. “Our numbers continue in not the […]
Postcast 28 – July 17, 2020
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Legislators explain why statewide COVID-19 mask order has no teeth
MORGANTOWN — When Gov. Jim Justice announced his statewide mask mandate on July 6, he made it clear he had no plans to enforce it. That left many scratching their […]
Weekend softball tournament flouts guidelines
Sanitarian insists on mask wearing and social distancing A softball tournament held in and around Morgantown over this past weekend did not always practice social distancing or enforce mask wearing. […]
Employees required to monitor symptoms
Additional details to be made public Thursday West Virginia University announced Tuesday it will require all faculty and staff who will be returning to campus for the fall semester to […]
Justice closes Mon County bars for 10 days, imposes some statewide rollbacks
MORGANTOWN — It’s last call for Monongalia County bars – for 10 days. Gov. Jim Justice announced the closure Monday, as a means to curb the ongoing community outbreak in […]
Gov. Justice eyes re-closing bars, indoor dining in Mon County; tentative secondary school fall sports dates announced
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County bars and indoor-dining establishments faced renewed closure as COVID-19 numbers continue to climb, Gov. Jim Justice said Friday. Meanwhile, he and Secondary School Athletic Commission Executive […]
Morgantown Council, county commission talk mask mandate
MORGANTOWN — Members of Morgantown City Council said they would like to conduct a special meeting on a number of COVID-19 related issues, including the possibility of implementing municipal fines […]
