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WASHINGTON, DC - Federal officials are coming under increasing pressure to start publicly tracking coronavirus infections and deaths in nursing homes amid criticism they have not been transparent enough in responding to an explosion of outbreaks that has already claimed thousands of lives.

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MORGANTOWN, WV - Dr. Jeremiah Hayanga, ECMO program director at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, has been appointed as a special advisor by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric D. Hargan, according to a press release.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The coronavirus kills by inflaming and clogging the tiny air sacs in the lungs, choking off the body’s oxygen supply until it shuts down the organs essential for life.

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CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Coronavirus Hotline took its first call on March 9.

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CHARLESTON, WV - At least 11 nursing homes in West Virginia have confirmed cases of COVID-19, Dr. Clay Marsh, state coronavirus czar, said Wednesday.

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CHARLESTON, WV - When and how will West Virginia start transitioning to the next phase of coronavirus response?

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WASHINGTON, DC - Dozens of blood tests are rapidly coming on the market to identify people who have been exposed to the coronavirus by checking for antibodies against it.

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