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WASHINGTON, DC - The FDA has given emergency authorization to the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own samples at home, using a nasal swab, before mailing them off to a lab for analysis.

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WHEELING, WV - Wheeling Hospital officials aren’t certain yet when medical staff there can resume doing elective surgeries, and they are awaiting approval from the state to begin.

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MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine is preparing to restart elective procedures after an executive order earlier this week from Gov. Jim Justice opens the door.

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CHARLESTON, WV - One local hospital system says they'll be able to pay more employees affected by COVID-19 with a paycheck protection plan.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of President Trump’s Congressional Economic Task Force, today released the below statement following the bipartisan deal announced for additional appropriations to restart the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

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CHARLESTON, WV - Approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture clears the way for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP benefits, to eventually be available via Mountain State EBT cards for online purchases with Walmart and Amazon.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Drive-thru COVID-19 testing that took place Tuesday in Charleston will let 26 Kanawha County residents know in two or three days if the flu-like symptoms they are experiencing are, in fact, infection from the coronavirus or some lesser malady.

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