There are 10 article(s) tagged Covid-19 Task force:

• March 2021

  • UK strain of COVID-19 hit U of M athletics in February

    The university said the strain stayed within the athletic department and did not bleed into the broader campus or Memphis community.

    By Allyson Brown, Jane Roberts March 11, 2021

  • How an Indian immigrant became ‘the Dr. Fauci of Memphis’

    Dr. Manoj Jain has spent decades tracking viral and bacterial killers in Memphis and around the world.

    By David Waters March 09, 2021

• February 2021

  • Dr. Jon McCullers gives practical picture of pandemic response

    In an address to the Memphis Rotary Club, Dr. Jon McCullers gave a practical picture of the road ahead for Shelby County’s pandemic response in 2021. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 02, 2021

• December 2020

  • Coronavirus: Public asked to volunteer to serve

    “If you are a licensed medical provider in any domain, we need you,” said Doug McGowen, City of Memphis chief operating officer. “There are paid and unpaid positions. We also need non-medical volunteers.”

    By Jane Roberts December 08, 2020

• November 2020

  • Watch live: Today’s coronavirus task force briefing

    Today, the Shelby County Health Department reported 377 new COVID-19 cases, a figure that gives the area a 10.5% positivity rate for the day. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 24, 2020

• May 2020

  • English is her second language; she’s been signing since she was 1

    Brenda Cash, a child of deaf parents, uses her first language as an advantage for those unable to access valuable medical information during COVID-19.

    By Jared Boyd May 08, 2020

  • Coronavirus Live Blog, April 8: COVID-19 claims life of FedEx pilot

    There have been 449 hospitalizations statewide and 592 people have recovered from the disease.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 08, 2020

  • Coronavirus live blog, April 9: State reports 4,634 cases, 94 deaths

    The Tennessee Department of Health puts the Shelby County coronavirus case number at 1,006.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 08, 2020

• April 2020

  • Doctors helping to create plan to reopen Memphis

    The medical experts tasked with helping to plan the city's reopening know taming the virus will require risk assessment and management they've never attempted. They also know they can't afford to be wrong.

    By David Waters April 25, 2020

  • Task force aims to test 1,000 a day, whether they can pay or not

    Local health officials believe ramped-up testing is vital for lessening the current wave of coronavirus and the next one.

    By David Waters April 07, 2020