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WASHINGTON, DC - More than 2,000 labs across the country will start processing tests for COVID-19 early this week, Vice President Mike Pence said during a press briefing late Sunday.

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CHARLESTON, WV - A West Virginia panel of judges has set a March 2021 trial date to hear lawsuits filed by counties, cities, towns and hospitals that seek to recoup costs stemming from the opioid epidemic from drug manufacturers and distributors.

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HUNTINGTON, WV - Mountain Health Network has implemented visitation restrictions at both Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center amid growing cases of the coronavirus, COVID-19, in surrounding areas.

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CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports there are no confirmed cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in West Virginia.

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FAIRMONT, WV - In a 1 p.m. news conference March 13, Gov. Jim Justice announced plans to build a 100-bed hospital in Fairmont in the aftermath of the January announcement that Fairmont Regional Medical Center would close in 60 days.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Officials with the West Virginia Hospital Association say they are monitoring the developments regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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WASHINGTON, DC - When local public health officials contacted Scripps Health on March 9 to tell them one of their patients tested positive for COVID-19, they gave Scripps the option to conceal or disclose the health system's identity during a press conference later that day.

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