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05/22/2020 - The Intelligencer by: Scott McCloskey
WHEELING, WV - While both Ohio and Marshall counties offer similar COVID-19 testing procedures and outdoor testing sites through two local hospitals, there is still no official testing site in Brooke County.
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05/22/2020 - MetroNews by: Mike Nolting
CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Jim Justice has asked the Trump administration to extend the federal deployment orders to Aug. 15 for the West Virginia National Guard in connection to the Guard’s pandemic response.
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05/22/2020 - MetroNews by: Brad McElhinny
CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Jim Justice says he is worried about a spike of positive coronavirus testing results in Eastern Panhandle counties and will send the National Guard to investigate.
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05/22/2020 - Times West Virginian by: Eddie Trizzino
FAIRMONT, WV - On Monday, Morgantown-based Mon Health Systems received approval from the West Virginia Health Care Authority to build a new $25 million community hospital in Marion County.
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05/21/2020 - Modern Healthcare by:
WASHINGTON, DC - Host factors rather than viral genetic differences appear to influence disease outcomes among COVID-19 patients, according to a new study from China.
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05/21/2020 - Modern Healthcare by: Rachel Cohrs
WASHINGTON, DC - Acute-care and critical-access hospitals received more than 80% of the $100 billion that CMS sent out to providers to help improve their cash flow as revenue dried up due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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05/21/2020 - WTOV9 by: Jaime Baker
WHEELING, WV - While the pandemic has taken center stage the last few months, the opioid epidemic continues to hammer the Ohio Valley.
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