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Jane Roberts
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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March 2020
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Coronavirus Confirmed cases - Shelby County Schools closing district office
- Public urged to avoid council meeting
- Some Walmart stores adjust hours
- Libraries, community centers to close
- YMCA branches to remain open
- Germantown Animal Shelter revises policy
- One Kroger store affected
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Health Care Coronavirus daily blog, March 9: Baptist patient improving
Editor's note: Due to the serious public health implications associated with COVID-19, The Daily Memphian is making our coronavirus coverage accessible to all readers — no subscription needed.
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Business Coronavirus daily blog, March 10: U of M athletics releases statement
CBU faculty member, student under self-quarantine; Le Bonheur updates visitor policy; stocks rebound.
Editor's note: Due to the serious public health implications associated with COVID-19, The Daily Memphian is making our coronavirus coverage accessible to all readers.
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Coronavirus Coronavirus daily blog, March 13: Grizzlies to pay game-night employees
- Germantown cancels programming until end of March
- Bartlett changes municipal services
- Municipal school districts to close through March 27
- First Shelby County coronavirus patient released from hospital
- Weekend looms large for restaurateurs
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CoronavirusCoronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed
The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.
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Health Care Hospitals making triage plans, preparing for uptick from rural counties
Baptist has added a mobile testing unit outside the Emergency Room entrance at its East Memphis hospital.
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Health CareWhere data, biology meet: St. Jude researcher taking biostatistics to next level
Dr. Motomi Mori says St. Jude is likely ground zero for linking electronic clinic records, genomic and survivor data.
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Health Care Infectious disease expert: Closings may be ‘genius move or an overreaction’
Testing should increase in the coming weeks, which will give infectious disease experts a better idea of how pervasive the virus is in Memphis-Shelby County.
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Business State basketball tournaments canceled for coronavirus
State basketball tournaments are latest cancellations with COVID-19.
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Health CareAt Methodist, healing happens in marketplace too
In the last five years, Methodist has done $156 million with women- and minority-owned firms here, including more than $45 million with subcontractors.
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Health Care UT researcher in Memphis working tirelessly on coronavirus drug
Dr. Colleen Jonsson is testing compounds for antiviral drugs to stem the spread of the epidemic.
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Business What to do if you feel sick or may have been exposed to coronavirus
If you go to your doctor's office, call before you arrive to let the staff know you are concerned you may have COVID-19.
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Health Care First coronavirus case confirmed in Memphis; region reacts
Tennessee now has three confirmed cases of the new coronavirus.
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Business Regional One corrects course, gains competitive edge under Coopwood
The surgeon in the CEO's seat came with high ideals. Ten years later, the chips are falling in place.
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Health Care UT researchers seek drug to stem coronavirus effects
Gov. Bill Lee has confirmed the state’s first case of coronavirus, a Williamson County man who traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, as the state steps up its efforts to combat the virus.
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Education CBHS principal leaving at end of term
Chris Fay became principal in 2009, the first non-Brother to lead CBHS, and has been working at the high school since 2003.
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Health CareMethodist acquisition of St. Francis could tighten insurance options
Former CEO of St. Francis in Memphis talks about insurance in the Memphis market and how it and other facets of health care will be impacted by Methodist buying Saint Francis hospitals.
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Health Care Region prepares for coronavirus
From canceled school trips and congregation precautions to ships that didn't sail, the Mid-South deals with a virus far off only in actual contagion.
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Business Rudd gets $220K bonus
Among the accomplishments during his tenure, the University of Memphis has raised $206 million in philanthropic giving in the last six years.
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Health Care Teens will have chance to learn from St. Jude researchers
Science Scholars of Tomorrow Symposium is all about making science jump to life for students the hospital would like to see on the staff someday.
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Health Care HaloScrips helps employers reduce workers’ drug costs
Good Shepherd Pharmacy launches product that brings lower-cost drugs to people with chronic conditions in the U.S. workforce.
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