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MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine has begun relaxing the visitation restrictions that were put into place at its hospitals and clinics as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press release.

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BECKLEY, WV - Confirmed cases of Covid-19 continued a recent uptick in West Virginia with the number of cases in Raleigh County also climbing.

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SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV - Thomas Health System hopes to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy by Sept. 1 after coming to an agreement with a new financial partner.

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WASHINGTON, DC - For months, residents at the nation's long-term care facilities have been physically cut off from those they love, divided by a computer screen, a window or phones as the death toll of the novel coronavirus, especially among older adults, climbs.

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WASHINGTON, DC - In the wake of the massive turnout at anti-racism demonstrations around the country, public health officials are encouraging protesters to get tested for the coronavirus.

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WASHINGTON, DC - HHS reversed course and said healthcare providers will not have to submit by July 10 a statutorily required report on how they spent COVID-19 relief grants.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The chief scientist at the World Health Organization says the agency hopes there will be about 2 billion doses of a vaccine against COVID-19 by the end of next year that would be reserved for “priority populations.”

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