Protocols in place at Memphis hospitals as coronavirus expands
Staff wearing masks are seen at Kansai Airport Station in Osaka on Jan. 31, 2020, amid a growing concern a new type of coronavirus is reportedly spread through a person to person transmission. The number of patients who have been infected has reached 9,692 and the death toll has been confirmed over 213 so far as of Jan. 31 in China. (The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
As a precaution, a staff member at University of Tennessee Health Science Center is on quarantine, at the university’s request, after traveling in China.
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Baptist Memorial Health Care Dr. Henry Sullivant Saint Francis HealthcareJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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