March 11, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-10) news for March 11, 2020:
Dr. Clay Marsh was interviewed during Talkline with Hoppy Kercheval Wednesday, March 11. The segment begins at 54:08
http://media.wvmetronews.com/media/03112012448-talklinewednesday031120.mp3
WV MetroNews
http://wvmetronews.com/2020/03/11/no-confirmed-w-va-coronavirus-cases-but-officials-advise-caution-corrections-closed-to-visitors/
Also:
http://wvmetronews.com/2020/03/11/west-virginia-officials-trying-to-be-as-proactive-as-possible-about-novel-coronavirus/
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/edinboro-west-chester-and-west-virginia-universities-move-to-online-instruction/
The Associated Press (via The (Huntington) Herald-Dispatch
https://www.herald-dispatch.com/ap/ap_region/west-virginia-univ-pushing-learning-online-over-coronavirus/article_23e5ff39-6411-559c-afdb-a0d8f6278502.html
WV Public Broadcasting
https://www.wvpublic.org/post/wva-officials-give-update-coronavirus-preparedness-brace-first-reported-case
The Dominion Post
https://www.dominionpost.com/2020/03/11/state-officials-no-coronavirus-yet-planning-and-preparedness-are-at-the-forefront/
Also:
https://www.dominionpost.com/2020/03/11/impact-of-online-classes-on-downtown-business/
WBOY-TV
https://www.wboy.com/top-stories/wvu-announces-temporary-plan-to-move-all-in-person-classes-to-online-instruction/
Also (contains interviews with Dr. Clay Marsh, students)
https://www.wboy.com/top-stories/a-member-of-faculty-a-public-health-official-and-students-react-to-wvus-decision-to-cancel-in-person-classes/
Blue-Gold News
https://bluegoldnews.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/covid-19-threat-to-close-wvu-athletics-in-question/
Times West Virginian
https://www.timeswv.com/news/wvu-temporarily-suspends-in-person-classes-after-spring-break/article_6ac2bebc-63da-11ea-84b5-27417ae30704.html
Martinsburg Journal-News
https://www.journal-news.net/journal-news/area-schools-preparing-for-possible-coronavirus-shepherd-extends-break/article_75876c20-d727-56fd-88eb-7b533a6729de.html
WVNS-TV
https://www.wvnstv.com/news/wvu-tech-sends-students-home-implements-online-classes/
The (Beckley) Register-Herald
https://www.register-herald.com/news/colleges-cancel-in-person-classes-extend-spring-break-times-due/article_257448ca-2797-51d7-9472-2399933eb65b.html
The Intelligencer. | Wheeling News-Register
https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2020/03/wvu-moves-classes-online-in-response-to-coronavirus-2/
The (Martinsburg) Journal
https://www.journal-news.net/journal-news/wvu-moves-classes-online-in-response-to-coronavirus/article_d46ed595-d1ad-5e5b-945f-b6e4b5a0eef5.html
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Athletics:
The Daily Athenaeum
https://www.thedaonline.com/sports/mens_basketball/big-ncaa-to-limit-attendence-at-postseason-tournaments/article_33896d80-63f6-11ea-9253-4f3c00afcb40.html
Blue Gold News
https://bluegoldnews.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/wvu-athletics-events-suspended-through-march-22/
KDKA-TV
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/03/12/ncaa-tournament-canceled-coronavirus/
WV Sports Now
https://wvsportsnow.com/big-12-announces-temporary-athletics-suspension/
Sports Illustrated
https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/baseball/wvu-athletic-department-suspends-events
Also:
https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/basketball/lyons-huggins-and-carey-comment-on-tournament-cancellations
Also (Brown addresses media)
https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/football/brown-addresses-the-media-following-coronavirus-fallout
Also
https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/basketball/could-west-virginias-season-be-over
The (Charleston) Gazette-Mail
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/wvu/big-conference-usa-basketball-tournaments-canceled/article_4d72f2ab-a8d3-5084-a3e2-9a037c259094.html
The Dominion Post
https://www.dominionpost.com/2020/03/12/big-12-cancels-remainder-of-mens-womens-basketball-championships/