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04/08/2020 - The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health System, in collaboration with the Marion County Health Department, Fairmont State University and the Marion County Chamber of Commerce, established a new testing location for pre-screened, pre-registered patients who suspect they may have COVID-19.
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04/08/2020 - MetroNews by: Mike Nolting
MORGANTOWN, WV - The largest private employer in West Virginia has opted against layoffs in response to a downturn of business in connection with the coronavirus.
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04/08/2020 - MetroNews by: Jeff Jenkins
CHARLESTON, WV - The state distributed unemployment benefits to 29,000 state residents Tuesday that included an additional $600 a week in benefits from the CARES Act recently passed by Congress in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.
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04/08/2020 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Joe Severino
CHARLESTON, WV - The Kanawha County Commission approved “hero pay” for county employees who are considered first responders to the coronavirus pandemic during an emergency meeting Tuesday evening.
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04/08/2020 - MetroNews by: Brad McElhinny
CHARLESTON, WV - Outlooks are improving for West Virginia’s fight against coronavirus, but Secretary of Health and Human Resources Secretary Bill Crouch says now is not the time to let up.
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04/08/2020 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Ryan Quinn
CHARLESTON, WV - More than $1 million worth of protective gear, including about 116,000 N95 masks, is coming to West Virginia hospitals and other state health agencies.
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04/07/2020 - CNN by: Eliott C. McLaughlin
WASHINGTON, DC - The prospect of using hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic has sparked rancor and disagreement among politicians and scientists.
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