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WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-8-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-8-2020
April 9, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 9, 2020.
WVU students testing positive for COVID-19 confirmed
The Monongalia County Health Department and West Virginia University were notified today (April 8) that more than a dozen WVU students have tested positive for novel coronavirus COVID-19.
No in-person classes through summer, Gee announces in letter praising WVU community's COVID-19 response
As the pandemic continues to carve a path of uncertainty, the safety of the WVU campus community remains the utmost priority. Therefore, the University has made several decisions as the summer months approach, including moving summer term online and canceling events and camps through June 30.
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and Oura Health unveil study to predict the outbreak of COVID-19 in healthcare professionals
The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, WVU Medicine, and smart ring maker Oura Health today (April 8) announced a national study designed to accelerate early detection of the COVID-19 virus symptoms and contagiousness. Leveraging an artificial intelligence -driven predictive model, wearable ring technology, and a COVID-19 monitoring app, RNI scientists and partners are developing an innovative “digital PPE” approach that potentially can identify infected frontline healthcare professionals before they become symptomatic – a possible breakthrough in monitoring capabilities and limiting the spread.
April 8, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 8, 2020.
Gee on Social Distancing
My daughter, Rebekah, recently told some friends that socially distancing is hard for me because my idea of a quiet evening at home is having 400 people for dinner. She was exaggerating, of course. Two hundred is plenty.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-7-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-7-2020
WVU in the News: Can urban and rural Americans get on the same page about COVID-19?
The entire United States is grappling with the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, not all areas have been equally affected so far—and there are huge differences between how urban and rural areas have been responding to the threat.
April 7, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 7, 2020.