Here are some of the top Tribune-Review news and feature stories from around the region for the week of Nov. 15-21, 2020.

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Pitt chosen to lead NIH trials in covid-19 care for patients with blood clots

One of the many ways in which covid-19 wreaks havoc on the human body is by helping to cause abnormal blood clotting.

A new study supported by the National Institutes of Health suggests that SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes covid-19, seems to release mysterious antibodies that mistakenly attack the body’s own cells to cause clots.

NIH has selected the University of Pittsburgh to lead a trio of Phase 3 clinical trials involving covid-19 patients. The trials will explore the use of blood thinners in saving lives and improving care, especially among adult covid-19 patients at risk of developing life-threatening blood clots.

Wexford pastor appointed as next bishop of Youngstown

Pope Francis named the pastor of a church in Wexford as the next bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown.

The Rev. David J. Bonnar, 58, who serves as pastor of St. Aidan Parish, will be installed as the sixth bishop of Youngstown during an episcopal ordination Jan. 12 at the Cathedral of St. Columba.

The Youngstown diocese has 200,000 people and spans six counties in northeast Ohio.

Allegheny County advises ‘stay home except for essentials,’ warns of public health order

Allegheny County Health Department Director Dr. Debra Bogen issued a countywide stay-at-home advisory Wednesday with the warning that a full-blown public health order could come next if case counts continue to rise.

There were 620 newly reported covid-19 cases in the county Nov. 18, the highest the new case count has been since the pandemic began.

The state health secretary also ordered that masks be worn outside when in public and recommended that they be worn indoors if people are in contact with anyone from outside their household.

Kennywood introduces chaperone policy for guests under 18

Kennywood Park announced a chaperone policy beginning with the opening of the 2021 season.

Anyone under 18 years of age who enters after 4 p.m. must be accompanied by someone 21 or older who is also a paying customer.

In the past few years there have been incidents — from fights to other disturbances — where police had to intervene. The most recent one was in July.

“That’s being done to curb bad behavior,” said General Manager Mark Pauls of the chaperone policy. “I have said before I have zero tolerance for disrupting the amusement park experience for our guests.”

Live! Casino holds ribbon-cutting ceremony

VIPs got a glitzy first look of the new Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Westmoreland Mall at an invite-only ribbon-cutting party Nov. 17 ahead of the full opening next week.

The guest list included state and local lawmakers along with their family and friends, who were among the first to gamble at the casino’s slot machines and table games and dine at two of its restaurants while being entertained by an aeralist and living statues.

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