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WASHINGTON, DC - The Food and Drug Administration has given emergency approval to a new approach to coronavirus testing that combines test samples in batches instead of running them one by one, speeding up the process.

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WASHINGTON, DC - CMS will resume auditing healthcare providers' Medicare claims in two weeks, months after suspending such work due to COVID-19.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Just as the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 approaches new highs in some parts of the country, hospital data in Kansas and Missouri is suddenly incomplete or missing.

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WASHINGTON, DC - A fast-rising tide of new coronavirus cases is flooding emergency rooms in parts of the United States, with some patients moved into hallways and nurses working extra shifts to keep up with the surge.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Members of Gov. Jim Justice’s COVID-19 task force said they did not come into direct contact with a House of Delegates staff member who tested positive for the virus during a meeting held Monday.

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CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, says he sees no need to call a special session of the West Virginia Legislature.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The CDC is developing guidance that will recommend coronavirus patients no longer be retested to prove they have cleared the disease — a move that comes amid a nationwide testing crunch.

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