Ayne Amjad, West Virginia’s state medical officer, said she doesn’t believe COVID-19 is a particularly deadly illness. What is deadly, she continued, is our inability to fully […]
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Trips decline during pandemic
Susan McDonald Daniels, a Morgantown travel agent, is playing the waiting game for now. Daniels, like many, is waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine — and for a […]
Morgantown High teacher speaks of back to school
Virtual options will resemble home -schooling Caution. Trepidatious, too. Both of the above have never been in the educator-lexicon of Sam Brunett, who has been in front […]
Tips for helping contact tracers
A lot has happened since the last health department column appeared in these pages two weeks ago. Then, it was reported that the number of positive COVID-19 […]
ACT/SAT optional in spring admission
WVU Today As the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the ability of many college-bound high school students to take either the ACT or the SAT, West […]
Justice dismisses claim that COVID-19 no worse than the flu
MORGANTOWN — Anyone spending time on social media will inevitably encounter varying degrees of skepticism about the COVID-19 pandemic. At its most extreme are those who say […]
State numbers grow worse but optimism remains at governor’s office; death toll reaches 100
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s COVID-19 death toll reached 100 Friday morning. Gov. Jim Justice remarked on it at the start of his Friday briefing. “Our numbers continue […]
Postcast 28 – July 17, 2020
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2,000 employees to work from home
Testing through the university’s vender will be mandatory West Virginia University officials said Thursday 2,000 — or 20% of its Morgantown workforce — will likely be working […]
House of Delegates staff member tests positive for COVID-19
The House of Delegates on Thursday learned an employee of the House has tested positive for COVID-19, the speaker’s office announced Thursday evening. The employee who tested […]