Coronavirus daily blog, March 18: Health Department confirms fourth Shelby case
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Mayor Jim Strickland announces churches, dine-in restaurants and gyms must close.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris declared a state of emergency Thursday. Shelby County has been approved for public assistance and some federal aid.
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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.
Facing the biggest state and national emergency in decades, the Tennessee Legislature adopted a $39.8 billion budget Thursday night, March 19, and vacated the State Capitol as COVID-19 continued to spread.
As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the area and statewide, cleaning services are seeing a larger number of requests for thorough treatment of commercial and residential spaces.
Health department says uptick may be sign transmission is happening in Memphis.
While The Daily Memphian’s COVID-19 coverage is available to everyone for free, it is not free to produce.
The results are in for the first-round matchups of our special, first-ever, how-to-spend-time-whilst-social-distancing bracket.
Two inmates at the Shelby County Divisions of Corrections are isolated after viral infection. They are being tested for COVID-19.
Small businesses in Memphis may soon be receiving assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration in the form of Economic Injury Disaster loans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With flu still in the community, not every sniffle and low-grade fever is coronavirus; but isolate yourself to be sure.
Numerous grocers are adjusting their hours and increasing cleaning efforts to protect customers and employees from COVID-19.
Here’s the latest on changes at area restaurants in response to the coronovirus pandemic.
The virus is already widespread in the United States, so travel bans and school closures will not stop the virus or prevent individuals from eventually being infected. The most reasonable argument for doing so is to prevent a surge in severe cases that might overwhelm area health systems.
The employee was exposed to the novel coronavirus by the individual who was the first confirmed case in Shelby County, the hospital system says.