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Aug. 17, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus

WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Aug. 17, 2020:

Parkersburg News and Sentinel (Feature photo)
https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-news/2020/08/health-matters/

Charleston Gazette-Mail
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/wvu/wvu-football-what-could-game-day-look-like-at-puskar-stadium/article_bad1ad44-aeb3-568b-ba6c-9ce69e901b0b.html

Herald-Mail
https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/life/health/virtual-walking-running-events-step-up-during-covid-19/article_1c1efded-63eb-50d3-9121-f77a52123a1f.html

Blue Gold News
http://bluegoldnews.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/shane-lyons-part-7-spring-football-a-fallback-option-only/

Consumer Affairs
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/coronavirus-update-having-the-virus-may-provide-lasting-immunity-conflicting-advice-about-bandanas-081720.html

Dominion Post
https://www.dominionpost.com/2020/08/17/wvu-study-gaiters-are-helpful-in-containing-wearers-exhaled-droplets/

Quartz
https://qz.com/1889461/covid-19-has-forced-a-relaxation-of-methadone-rules/

WTRF-TV
https://www.wtrf.com/news/local-news/will-an-apple-a-day-keep-this-pandemic-early-flu-season-at-bay/

KDKA-TV
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/08/17/wvu-weekend-parties-expulsion-threats/

WV News
https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/west-virginia-university-aware-of-off-campus-parties-hosted-attended-by-students-over-weekend/article_eb565195-3153-5855-93ee-c4b14475ad06.html

WCHS-TV
https://wchstv.com/community/tools-for-school-2020/wvu-officials-express-concerns-about-numerous-off-campus-parties-hosted-by-students

WV MetroNews
https://wvmetronews.com/2020/08/17/weekend-parties-involving-students-raise-red-flags-at-wvu/

WBOY-TV
https://www.wboy.com/back-to-school/wvu-warns-students-of-penalties-for-not-following-public-safety-orders-university-health-and-safety-guidelines/

WSAZ-TV
https://www.wsaz.com/2020/08/17/west-virginia-university-reminds-students-of-covid-19-health-and-safety-guidelines/

KDKA-TV
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/08/18/west-virginia-university-reports-96-positive-coronavirus-results-from-more-than-16000-tests/

WDTV-TV
https://www.wdtv.com/2020/08/17/wvu-sees-slight-increase-in-positive-covid-19-cases-in-second-weekly-trends-report/

WBOY-TV
https://www.wboy.com/news/health/coronavirus/wvu-releases-second-covid-19-weekly-trends-report/

WV News
https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/west-virginia-university-records-11-new-covid-19-cases/article_a6e89d3e-a4de-595a-90d4-581e687e02de.html

Daily Athenaeum
https://www.thedaonline.com/news/coronavirus/daily-wellness-survey-being-implemented-by-wvu-to-help-reduce-virus-spread/article_9923e154-e0b8-11ea-b9c5-170556d1bac5.html

Dominion Post
https://www.dominionpost.com/2020/08/17/justice-tweaks-school-re-entry-color-scales-to-narrow-green-and-yellow-more-closely-match-harvard-scale/

Charleston Gazette-Mail
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/health/responding-to-confusion-criticism-wv-tweaks-new-color-coded-covid-19-metric/article_2eea1049-9543-5fd9-85d7-84ac4144f700.html

The Associated Press
https://apnews.com/a82f284611c235222a16fddbb72c665e

WV MetroNews
https://wvmetronews.com/2020/08/17/justice-task-force-announce-tweaks-in-color-coded-covid-map/

WV News
https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/gov-jim-justice-defends-west-virginia-back-to-school-metric-system/article_4cdbb16e-e0a4-11ea-b327-6b46e116b759.html

https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/wvu-graduate-student-leads-covid-19-mobile-testing-response-for-west-virginia-national-guard/article_2c9b9dec-8b02-56fd-b8bd-a7485d3f9583.html

WBOY-TV
https://www.wboy.com/news/health/coronavirus/wvu-graduate-student-leading-wvng-coronavirus-mobile-testing-labs/

Mineral Daily News Tribune
https://www.newstribune.info/news/20200817/mineral-county-health-department-performing-covid-testing-on-psc-students-staff

WV Illustrated
https://www.wvillustrated.com/wvu-football/ncaa-eyes-mid-september-decision-on-start-time-for-basketball-season/

WDTV-TV
https://www.wdtv.com/2020/08/18/ncaa-to-decide-on-start-of-college-basketball-season-by-mid-september/

Blue Gold News
https://www.wvnews.com/sports/wvu/lyons-spring-football-a-fallback-option-only/article_4eb9fde7-6910-5966-8663-490a623624a6.html

WV News
https://www.wvnews.com/sports/wvu/covid-19-has-had-an-undeniable-impact-on-fall-camp/article_42d68768-e407-5fee-94ed-ca6fb25a9c0e.html

Dr. Clay Marsh was a guest on Sportsline Aug. 17. The segment starts at 40:08
https://wvmetronews.com/podcast/sportsline/