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March 18, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus

WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for March 18, 2020:

Dr. Clay Marsh talked with Hoppy Kercheval on Talkline. The segment begins at 1:14.
WVU’s Steve Davis was also interviewed during the show to discuss the use and potential for telehealth services during this crisis. His segment begins at 55:01.
http://media.wvmetronews.com/media/03182012917-talklinewednesday031820.mp3

The Martinsburg Journal
https://www.journal-news.net/journal-news/first-confirmed-wv-coronavirus-case-in-shepherdstown-wife-to-get/article_3033c813-4675-58a1-b127-d91fc97e1178.html?fbclid=IwAR3SoCgotcehLM_FB0tnL_NPqjv-GLMro1O-NZYDRD-uhczT1SoBHe2viLs

WV Public Broadcasting
https://www.wvpublic.org/post/wvu-among-those-working-develop-coronavirus-test

WV MetroNews
http://wvmetronews.com/2020/03/18/updates-west-virginia-prepares-for-coronavirus-concerns/

WV News
https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/wvu-s-deskins-financial-future-uncertain-in-wake-of-global/article_d1e2e607-8552-5f8a-868d-72ae6e63e0f3.html

The Associated Press (via WV Public Broadcasting)
https://www.wvpublic.org/post/wvu-medicine-offering-drive-thru-coronavirus-testing

WV News
https://www.wvnews.com/theet/news/bridgeport-wv-drive-through-testing-site-already-serving-patients/article_5b1fc19d-b0cb-56be-8469-b2069f471abf.html

The Dominion Post
https://www.dominionpost.com/2020/03/18/elective-surgeries-postponed/

WBOY-TV
https://www.wboy.com/news/health/coronavirus/wvu-bewell-is-reaching-out-to-students-to-provide-guidance-during-coronavirus-outbreak/

WVU Today
https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/media-center-blog/2020/03/18/expert-pitch-social-distancing-doesn-t-have-to-mean-social-isolation

https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/media-center-blog/2020/03/18/expert-pitch-stocking-your-emergency-pantry-with-healthy-filling-foods

https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/media-center-blog/2020/03/18/lessons-learned-from-hurricane-katrina-some-populations-at-higher-risk-during-covid-19-pandemic-says-wvu-social-work-professor

https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2020/03/18/covid-19-threatens-2020-election-wvu-political-scientist-urges-feds-to-explore-voting-alternatives

The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/west-virginia-doesnt-need-coronavirus-too/608239/

The Weirton Daily Times
https://www.weirtondailytimes.com/news/local-news/2020/03/health-leaders-urge-social-distancing/

Mineral Daily News
https://www.newstribune.info/news/20200318/wvu-psc-students-will-not-return-to-campus-this-semester

The (Martinsburg) Journal

https://www.journal-news.net/journal-news/health-professionals-address-fears-encourage-caring-during-coronavirus-pandemic/article_4ba41502-b231-5e6b-9313-3e2b5cd4ff80.html

KDKA-TV
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/03/18/west-virginia-university-drive-thru-coronavirus-testing/

The AP in The Trib Live
https://triblive.com/local/regional/wvu-medicine-offers-drive-up-virus-test-sites-including-morgantown/

WTOV-TV
https://wtov9.com/news/local/wheeling-hospital-conducts-drive-thru-covid-19-testing-at-wheeling-park

Cumberland Times-News
https://www.times-news.com/news/wvu-medicine-offering-drive-thru-virus-testing/article_12ff7d19-c8eb-5f09-b724-a7a640d8c3e3.html

The Point Pleasant Register
https://www.mydailyregister.com/news/52431/wvu-medicine-offering-drive-thru-virus-testing

WOAY-TV
https://woay.com/wvu-medicine-offering-drive-thru-virus-testing/

WCHS-TV
https://wchstv.com/news/local/wvu-medicine-setting-up-drive-through-covid-19-testing-sites-for-pre-screened-patients

Connect Bridgeport
https://connect-bridgeport.com/connect.cfm?func=view&section=News&item=City-among-5-Pre-Screening-Drive-Through-Collection-Point-Sites-for-Corona-Virus-Set-Up-by-WVU-Medicine3798