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WHEELING, WV - Day two of Wheeling Hospital’s off-site testing for COVID-19 is underway.

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BECKLEY, WV - Raleigh General Hospital and Beckley ARH Hospital will be rescheduling elective and non-urgent surgeries, officials with both hospitals announced on Thursday.

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MORGANTOWN, WV - Officials with WVU Medicine and Mon Health System are simultaneously working to expand testing for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, while preparing for the anticipated uptick in patients requiring treatment for the virus.

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CHARLESTON, WV - During a virtual news conference Thursday, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice said he'd tested negative for COVID-19. He then ordered barber shops, nail salons and hair salons to close by 11:59 p.m.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Following the confirmation of West Virginia’s first confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) case by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, the West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA) is working with state and local public health officials to assist hospitals as they appropriately respond to COVID-19 cases.

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WASHINGTON, DC - The CMS on Wednesday announced that elective surgeries and non-essential medical and surgical procedures should be delayed until the COVID-19 pandemic ends.

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WASHINGTON, DC - President Donald Trump has signed Congress' second major COVID-19 relief package which includes an increase in state Medicaid funding that hospitals liked and a requirement that insurers do not charge cost-sharing for services related to coronavirus testing.

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