MORGANTOWN -- COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh on Wednesday addressed some confusion the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has caused by changing its guidance for COVID-19 testing. Rather than testing everyone who has been exposed, CDC now says, “If you have been in close contact (within 6 feet) ...
MORGANTOWN -- The current statewide ban on nursing home visitation ends Tuesday morning, Department of Health and Human Resources Secretary Bill Crouch announced during Monday’s COVID-19 briefing. Gov. Jim Justice suspended nursing home visitation Aug. 13 following a series of outbreaks. ...
MORGANTOWN -- Two changes to the color-coded County Alert System map for schools were unveiled Friday during the governor's CVID-19 briefing. First, mask wearing has been expanded, Gov. Jim Justice and schools Superintendent Clayton Burch said. In green counties, face coverings will be ...
Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday extended the Monongalia County bar closure another 10 days. They'll reopen on Aug. 31. “It's not like I'm just stringing people along,” he said. “But now we're going to tell you for sure that we're going to reopen unless we just get some terrible thing ...
MORGANTOWN -- Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday announced another round of grants for various fairs festivals and arts offerings around the state to help them bridge a year of events canceled by COVID-19. This round of 64 grants totaled $1,144,010, drawn from the Governor’s Contingency Fund. ...
MORGANTOWN -- The color-coded school re-entry metric announced Friday has undergone its first tweak, with some tightening of the numbers for the green and yellow categories. Gov. Jim Justice prefaced his explanation of the tweak by saying there had been some “saber rattling of the ...