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WVU Board briefed on pandemic responses and plans
West Virginia University’s Board of Governors was briefed Thursday on the institution’s ongoing responses to the coronavirus pandemic and background on decisions that have been made and are under consideration.
COVID-19 projections look bad, but following the rules can improve numbers
West Virginia University Vice President and Executive Dean for Health Sciences Dr. Clay Marsh, now West Virginia’s COVID-19 czar, says in his blog that projections for deaths due to the virus are staggering, but West Virginians can “flatten the curve” and change outcomes by following the rules. Marsh warns that low numbers of COVID-19 spread should not cause complacency.
April 2, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 2, 2020.
WVU in the News: In West Virginia, one doctor’s fight to get her town coronavirus tests
When a family medicine physician in Beckley, W.Va., couldn’t find a coronavirus testing site for her patients, she found a way to open one in her own parking lot.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-1-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 4-1-2020
Zoonotic diseases, bats and the connection to COVID-19
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brings with it a lot of misinformation, myths and other unknowns to tackle, including the origin of the disease. WVU Extension Service Wildlife Specialist Sheldon Owen notes that to understand how bats are related to the COVID-19 outbreak, you must first understand a little bit about zoonotic diseases.
Crime trends during COVID-19 pandemic will shift beyond common street crime, says WVU sociologist
With the novel coronavirus pandemic keeping Americans indoors, preliminary data suggests it has led to a decrease in crime. But one crime expert at West Virginia University cautions that “every crisis is an opportunity for people to discover themselves, and to reveal who they are to others.”
April 1, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for April 1, 2020.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 3-31-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 3-31-2020
WVU’s Statler College develops surgical mask extender template for public distribution
The Innovation Hub, a prototyping center in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University, has successfully created surgical mask extenders to be used by health care professionals.