Announcements
Behind the mask with a WVU doctor: What to wear and whether face coverings should be mandated
“To mask or to not mask” is no longer the primary question dominating the COVID-19 public discourse. As states reopen amid the pandemic, the question now is, “Should face coverings be required in public?”
WVU grad one of first plasma donors in U.S. to save COVID-19 patients
Months ago, a woman did something that in easier times would not have been unusual. She gave blood. And then it changed everything.
WV DHHR: Testing Opportunities for Minorities and Other Vulnerable Populations
Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today announced a plan to increase COVID-19 testing opportunities for minorities and other vulnerable populations in medically-underserved counties.
WV DHHR: Alert Plan for Counties to Address Increases in COVID-19 Cases
As West Virginia begins to reopen based on Gov. Jim Justice’s West Virginia Strong: The Comeback, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health has developed a data-driven plan to identify areas experiencing a rise in COVID-19 cases.
May 15, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for May 15, 2020.
Be prepared: Portal and most WVU applications will be offline May 22-24
Portal, MAP, eCampus, STAR and most other WVU services will be unavailable from 8 p.m. Friday, May 22 through noon on Sunday, May 24 while electrical equipment is replaced in the One Waterfront Place Data Center. During this time, faculty, staff and students also will be unable to log into any system requiring WVU Login credentials and Duo two-factor authentication. Passwords cannot be changed, and Duo bypass codes cannot be generated at login.wvu.edu.
WVU in the News: WVU training contact tracers for free with online class
Most agree a reliable contact tracing system is essential in preventing another outbreak among the population. West Virginia University is helping in the fight against the virus by training contact tracers for free and quickly.
‘I thought I could wait this out’: Fearing coronavirus, patients are delaying hospital visits, putting health and lives at risk
“Where have all the patients gone?” That’s what doctors in our West Virginia University hospitals began asking as the coronavirus pandemic spread.
May 14, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for May 14, 2020.
WVU professor says trail use up amid pandemic
A West Virginia University researcher says exercising on local rail trails has doubled during the pandemic and is safe as long as people use best practices to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.