Memphis kindness blog, April 7: Old Dominick produces hand sanitizer
Old Dominick has begun producing hand sanitizer at its Downtown distillery to help protect some most vulnerable to the coronavirus in the Memphis community.
Jane Roberts
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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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April 2020
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Health Care Massive public health response will be needed for next wave
A UTHSC symposium outlines the need for data, analysis and a detailed plan as county leaders brace for future outbreaks as well as possible second wave of coronavirus
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Health Care App linking doctors with chronically ill suddenly has bigger universe
With COVID-19, the small trial at Rentrop Geater clinic in South Memphis could rise to 14,000-15,000, doctors say, and keep people with underlying conditions like diabetes and asthma at home.
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Coronavirus Coronavirus live blog, April 3: MATA to get more than $35 million
The funding comes from the Federal Transit Administration through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that became law.
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Coronavirus Memphis kindness blog, April 4: China donates face masks to UTHSC
Donald Thomason, dean of the College of Graduate Health Sciences, said the college has received 2,000 masks from Hebei University and Hebei Medical University. Thousands more are en route from elsewhere in China.
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Coronavirus Health official: Death toll could hit 20,000 if residents don’t heed warnings
The warning is equally stern for essential businesses, who must sanitize and enforce social distancing, even if it means changing business practices.
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City of Memphis Public’s role in isolation grows with surge in cases on the horizon
If you have been tested for COVID-19, isolate as if you are positive.
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Coronavirus Coronavirus live blog, April 2: Shelby County at 638 cases, 7 deaths
Governor Bill Lee will sign Executive Order 23 requiring that Tennesseans stay home unless they are carrying out essential activities as data shows an increase in citizen movement across the state.
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City of Memphis Defying stay-at-home order can be misdemeanor
“This is not just a recommendation but a requirement supported in law,” said Dr. Bruce Randolph, health department medical officer.
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City of Memphis Second case at Carriage Court raised red flag; facility refused to issue public notice
Assisted-living and nursing home facilities are on high alert after coronavirus outbreaks at Carriage Court in Memphis and a more widespread cluster at a Gallatin center.
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Coronavirus Coronavirus live blog, April 1: Marshall Co. Schools suspends meal plan
Health Department medical director Dr. Bruce Randolph said 5,506 have been tested, with 9% positive.
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Health Care Clusters of infection, testing are concerns as virus spreads
Heat map shows where positives are clustered now based on where the victims live. A version coming will show outbreaks based on workplace addresses.
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March 2020
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Coronavirus Coronavirus live blog, March 31: Shelby County reports 405 cases, including 3 deaths
There have been 546 COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the metro area that comprises Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties in Tennessee; Crittenden County, Arkansas; and DeSoto and Marshall counties in Mississippi.
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Coronavirus Memphis kindness blog, March 30: Generosity infects Starbucks
Across the Memphis area, people are reaching out to others with gestures of kindness and generosity.
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Health Care Hospital load ‘manageable’ now; surge expected in month
Health department confirms six positive cases in unnamed East Memphis assisted living facility.
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Coronavirus Coronavirus daily blog, March 30: Gov. issues safer at home order; Strickland limits park access
Gov. Bill Lee has ordered all nonessential businesses to close and Mayor Jim Strickland announces access to Memphis parks will be limited, starting Tuesday.
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Business Tinkerers unite, turn out face shields by the hundreds
Midsouth Makers is scaled up to continue production for as long as it's needed, members say. Their only worry is that the supply chain for 3-D printer filament may break down.
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MetroCoronavirus daily blog, March 29: Shelby County up to 379 cases
The City of Memphis is now reporting 379 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Shelby County.
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Business Deemed ‘critical,’ local soap manufacturer ramps up production
An entire nation washing its collective hands for 20 seconds each, numerous times a day, burns through a lot of soap.
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Education For students stranded in dorms, world is quiet, smaller and anxious
Dozens of students are hunkered down in deserted residence halls here, socializing the same way they are going to class – entirely online.
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Health Care First totals for local COVID testing show a qualified 10% positivity rate
The number of 2,218 tested in Shelby County comes with no details unlike state numbers that reveal testing by types of labs and age ranges. And because it's a total over a period of time in which the response and other measure to the virus have changed, it is still difficult to tell what the number means.
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Coronavirus Transmission rates set off new level of distancing urgency
Study shows city's financial vulnerability could speed transmission, making it more difficult to recover.
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