Wednesday Evening News Brief 3.25.20

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update. There are now 398 cases of Covid 19 in Virginia, an increase of almost a hundred people in just 24 hours. There are also three new patients here at home, including our first deceased man in Pittsylvania. Landon Spradlin County and his wife were heading home from a mission trip in New Orleans when he collapsed and was taken to a hospital in Concord, North Carolina, where he tested positive. His daughter Judah Strickland tells us he was on a ventilator for a week and died early Wednesday morning, bringing the total to 15 cases in our region.

Governor Ralph Northam promises more medical supplies and help for health care workers. He is considering reworking Medical Licenses, which could mean using medical students or those with previous licenses that he also plans to take advantage of. Virginia Medical Reserve Corps, which has 8,000 volunteers, the governor also signed an executive order to cancel all elective surgeries after days of intense negotiations, the Senate reached a bipartisan agreement on a nearly two-year economic stimulus deal trillion dollars expected to be approved by the house new legislation greenlights checks for most Americans about $1,200 per person a reminder you can get updates with wsl escom and the

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