There are 33 article(s) tagged Coronavirus in Tennessee:

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 11: Rhodes, UT suspend in-person classes

    • TSSAA addresses COVID-19 concerns
    • Impact of flight reductions on Memphis unclear
    • Dow enters bear market on Wednesday

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

  • Morris: Fear of the virus competes with fear of not working

    The most common question I’m asked remains, “When can I get back to work?” Without work, no one gets paid, and without paychecks, kids don’t eat.

    By G. Scott Morris March 14, 2020

  • State basketball tournaments canceled for coronavirus

    State basketball tournaments are latest cancellations with COVID-19. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 13, 2020

  • Coronavirus quarantine revives concerns about cleanliness of schools

    “We were told there was going to be some thorough cleaning,” said Jake Pritchard, a fourth-grade teacher at Treadwell Elementary. “That does not appear to have happened.” 

    By Laura Faith Kebede March 11, 2020

  • Language barrier adds to coronavirus concerns for Memphis parents

    Lori Gilbert, the president of Treadwell Elementary’s parent group, said some Spanish-speaking parents did not get the district’s robocall about a quarantined employee in Spanish until after school started.

    By Laura Faith Kebede March 10, 2020

  • As COVID-19 cases spread, Tennessee Democrats push healthcare for uninsured

    A bill filed Monday authorized the governor to start negotiating immediately with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and President Donald Trump to provide primary care “relative to the prevention and treatment of coronavirus” to all Tennesseans.

    By Sam Stockard March 09, 2020