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RANSON, WV - When Jennifer Gamino asked for volunteers to open a new respiratory clinic, several of her colleagues at Jefferson Medical Center eagerly stepped forward for assignments that would almost certainly increase their exposure to the coronavirus.

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RIPLEY, WV - Ninety-six residents and staff of a Jackson County long-term health care facility have tested for the coronavirus.

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CHARLESTON, WV - A woman is suing the federal government over the 2018 death of her husband from a wrongful insulin injection at a West Virginia veterans hospital.

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FAIRMONT, WV - Alecto Healthcare Services Inc., owner of Fairmont Regional Medical Center, received a reported $3.5 million in funds through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.

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CHARLESTON, WV - State health officials are exploring how to create coronavirus-response “strike teams” to provide telemedicine and training visits to individuals with the virus as well as give health care workers currently working during the pandemic with relief.

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WASHINGTON, DC - A potential second wave of the novel coronavirus late in the year would likely be more deadly, as it would overlap with flu season, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) head Robert Redfield told The Washington Post on Tuesday.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is funding 650 health workers at state health departments to supplement more than 600 CDC staff already in place, according to director Dr. Robert Redfield.

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