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Governor issues tighter restrictions for Eastern Panhandle amid rise in COVID cases

Businesses must direct employees to work from home, no gatherings of more than five people permitted, National Guard to assist counties

by Kate Shunney

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice on Friday issued an Executive Order directly aimed at limiting the spread of a growing number of cases of coronavirus illness in the Eastern Panhandle. The order takes effect at 12 a.m. on Saturday, April 4.

Under the new order, essential businesses that continue to operate in …

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