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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 2020
Page
1
Bluefield Regional Medical Center will close the OB GYN and Surgical Services departments on April 30, 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Princeton Community Hospital Board and CEO Jeffery Lilley directed the closure and pledged to accommodate patient needs during the moved schedule.
Mercer County confirms its eighth coronavirus case on Friday at 5 p.m. while Monroe County reports its first. The state health department notes no further details and the county health department had not confirmed it by 3 p.m. Friday. McDowell County remains at five cases as of that evening.
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam proposed a budget amendment to free inmates with one year or less remaining on their sentences as a measure against the coronavirus. The plan would grant the Department of Corrections authority to release eligible inmates who show good behavior and pose no public threat, pending General Assembly approval.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed universal background checks red flag protections and a monthly handgun purchase limit, aiming to set a blueprint for other states. The move follows Democrats expanding control of the General Assembly and national gun debate momentum, with supporters cheering.
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