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WASHINGTON, DC - The American Medical Association is warning doctors against using tests designed to identify people already exposed to the coronavirus to make healthcare decisions for individual patients.

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WASHINGTON, DC - From a hospital on the edge of the Navajo Nation to the suburbs of the nation's capital, front-line medical workers in coronavirus hot spots are struggling to keep up with a crushing load of patients while lockdown restrictions are lifting in many other parts of the U.S.

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WINCHESTER, VA - Valley Health’s 6 hospitals have begun “an incremental easing of restrictions” on diagnostic and surgical procedures.

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CHARLESTON, WV - The state’s testing for COVID-19 continued to run well ahead of average for a second consecutive day as the Department of Health and Human Resources reported 3,271 lab tests on Thursday afternoon with 30 additional confirmed cases of the highly contagious disease.

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CHARLESTON, WV - The state's COVID-19 "hot spot" system is about to go by the wayside, to be replaced by a "high-alert" designation.

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CHARLESTON, WV - The state is offering free coronavirus testing in 10 counties beginning with Berkeley, Jefferson, Raleigh and Mercer counties Friday and Saturday.

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CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia health officials today announced a new, detailed system for identifying areas experiencing a rise in covid-19 cases.

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