Tennessee to distribute 5 million free cloth masks to residents
By Sam Stockard, Daily Memphian
Updated: April 22, 2020 11:53 AM CT | Published: April 22, 2020 10:23 AM CT
Tennessee’s COVID-19 Unified Command is ordering 5 million cloth masks to distribute to people free of charge as the state lifts its “safer at home” order April 30, according to the group’s director, Stuart McWhorter.
Today’s joint COVID-19 Task Force/Shelby County Health Department briefing is set to feature Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and officials from the health department.
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