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WASHINGTON, DC - The CMS on Monday announced that it's going to carry out targeted infection control surveys using a new inspection process developed for the novel coronavirus.

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WASHINGTON, DC - On the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act, Democratic lawmakers and other proponents of the law called on the Trump administration to create a national special enrollment period to allow uninsured people to sign up for health insurance, as many states have already done.

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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., today spoke on the Senate Floor about the lack of adequate funding to protect healthcare professionals as they fight on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak.

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CHARLESTON, WV - More than 60 members of the West Virginia National Guard served the state starting Monday in the response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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BUCKHANNON, WV - St. Joseph’s Hospital wants to thank the members of our community who have offered donations of supplies during this difficult time. We are currently evaluating the medical guidelines from the CDC, OSHA and WVU Medicine concerning the use of homemade masks in the hospital and clinics.

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SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV - Carolyn Vigil was lying in bed next to her husband when she first saw the meme. It noted West Virginia had no reported cases of coronavirus, and jokingly pleaded for its people to hang on.

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CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia has confirmed its first case of community-spread COVID-19, a key development in the coronavirus pandemic that West Virginia University’s top health official says warrants stricter precautions for people in the state.

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