Memphis kindness blog, March 30: Generosity infects Starbucks
Across the Memphis area, people are reaching out to others with gestures of kindness and generosity.
Topic: coronavirus
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March 2020
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Line of Defense: Coronavirus infects attorney
Nick Cloud is one of nearly 400 people in Shelby County who’ve contracted the coronavirus COVID-19 infection, but his may be a special case. Cloud, an assistant Shelby County Public Defender, has been in and out of the Shelby County Jail meeting with clients.
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Coronavirus 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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Cohen concerned about regional COVID-19 impact on Memphis hospitals
In an online press conference Monday, Cohen says matching state standards for gatherings and travel already adopted in Shelby County could ease the strain on Memphis hospitals from the surrounding region once the pandemic reaches its peak here.
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Calkins: Even in a pandemic, the high school lunch table endures
There's no lunch table with classes canceled, unless a group of friends gather via technology to debate sports, dating and the winner of a fight between a gorilla and a bear.
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A mother’s open letter to schools
Years from now, our children won’t remember the details of their classes or what exactly they learned in a class during this season. But they will never forget how you made them feel.
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Memphis kindness blog, March 25: Elwood’s Shack delivers food to health workers
A restaurateur who sings online with others around the world, a store manager who puts her customers first and local kids hunting for bears are only a few of the stories of kindness and special moments our reporters will be looking for, as we adjust to a new landscape created by the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus daily blog, March 24: SCS to remain closed ‘until further notice’
The number of confirmed cases in Shelby County is up to 135; confirmed cases are up to 29 in DeSoto County.
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Coronavirus daily blog, March 23: Second St. Jude employee tests positive
The Tennessee Department of Health releases the latest numbers: 93 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Shelby County and 615 cases in Tennessee.
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Coronavirus daily blog, March 27: ‘Social nature’ of parks threatens access to them
The city could close parks if social distancing is not maintained.
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Memphis kindness blog, March 26: Kids are encouraged, folks get food baskets and popcorn
Folks across Shelby County are making the best of challenging times with generosity and kindness.
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Coronavirus daily blog, March 28: Cases top 1,300 statewide; 2 deaths in Memphis metro area
• Shelby County Health Department confirms a death; Mississippi Department of Health reports one
• Businesses can apply for both available relief loans
• Germantown lays off all part-time city employees
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State intervenes at Gallatin nursing home where more than 90 test positive
Nearly 60 nursing home residents and more than 30 staffers at a nursing home northeast of Nashville test positive for COVID-19.
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Mining the mundane: How local investigators track COVID around Shelby County
Lloyd Kimble, a 55-year-old Navy veteran, is a detective of an entirely different sort, one most people never think about.
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Lee defends stopping short of statewide stay-at-home order
Lee commented as he moved the state's daily briefing on the pandemic to Memphis and met with local leaders. State officials announced the death toll from the virus in the state has now risen to six.
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All public jail visitations halted
No visits are permitted at any Shelby County jail facilities to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Unemployment crisis: State jobless numbers jump, 4,355 claims in greater Memphis
The state Department of Labor and Workforce Development is training other state workers to handle the surge in unemployment claims, but lawmakers are asking for more help.
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Calkins: In a time of pandemic, can construction paper save us all?
Across-the-street neighbors Melinda Henson and Laura Allen realized they weren't seeing as much of each other as they should. So they took it upon themselves to connect as only two elementary school teachers could. In the process, they taught a lesson to us all.
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What to know about COVID-19 SBA disaster lending
Local professionals give advice for small businesses hurt by coronavirus plague and steps businesses can take to get needed capital.
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More than 200 inmates released over COVID-19 concerns, DA says
More than 200 inmates have been released from the county jail and several cases dismissed in an effort to reduce the jail population amid fears over COVID-19.
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When will they work again?
I’m worried about everyone. Not just my family, not just my friends, not just the people who work around me. But every single person I see.
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MPD to take some reports by phone to promote social distancing
Memphis police use "teleserve" unti that allow residents to call minor incidents in by phone to lessen exposure to COVID-19 for citizens and officers.
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FedEx adds temperature screening to COVID-19 precautions at Memphis world hub
The FedEx Express hub in Memphis has added no-touch thermal imaging and forehead temperature testing for workers, vendors and visitors to its precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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The Extra Podcast: Dr. Jon McCullers on the hard choices we might have to make during a pandemic
If the notion of a dystopian society picking who should live and who should die during a viral pandemic upsets you, you really shouldn’t listen to this week’s edition of The Extra Podcast.
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