There are 19 article(s) tagged Face Masks:

• November 2020

  • Don’t make restaurants pay the price for your not wearing a mask

    You might not think much of the latest health directive, but are you prepared for your favorite restaurants to pay a fine or be shut down if you don’t follow the rules?

    By Jennifer Biggs November 23, 2020

• August 2020

  • Memphis mask fundraising campaign helps on multiple fronts

    “Mask for Memphis” raised about $25,000 during the past four months and distributed 2,600 masks at multiple mask giveaway events in Raleigh, Frayser and other North Memphis neighborhoods. Masks provided through the fundraiser are washable and reusable.

    By Omer Yusuf August 30, 2020

• July 2020

  • About face: Bartlett firm makes shields to cope with COVID-19

    American Paper Optics – best known for its solar eclipse and special effects glasses – is now making and marketing face shields as an added layer of protection, especially for students.

    By Tom Bailey July 15, 2020

  • Shelby County Health Department mandating masks

    The Health Department announced Friday that it will mandate masks in public for those over age 2.

    By Abigail Warren July 03, 2020

• June 2020

  • Strickland signs mask ordinance

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland has signed the ordinance that requires masks or face coverings inside public places within the city.

    By Bill Dries June 26, 2020

  • Sanford: Mask or no mask? Politics – and gender – inform the decision

    A study released this month found that men are less likely to wear masks in public than women. 'Men more than women agree that wearing a face covering is shameful, not cool, a sign of weakness, and a stigma,' one of the study’s authors said.

    By Otis Sanford June 25, 2020

  • Grizzlies to distribute more than 20,000 ‘Believe Memphis’ masks

    The Memphis Grizzlies want to help stop the spread of COVID-19. 

    By Drew Hill June 23, 2020

  • Journalist round table with Karanja Ajanaku

    The associate publisher/executive editor of the New Tri-State Defender explains why the Black Lives Matter movement has recently gained momentum.

    By Eric Barnes June 22, 2020

  • Airport has travelers covered with 200,000 complimentary masks

    Memphis International Airport's supply of 200,000 fabric face masks comes courtesy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The washable, 3-ply, all-cotton mask is made by HanesBrands.

    By Wayne Risher June 18, 2020

  • We visited 50 restaurants to see who’s following the rules

    On 50 restaurant visits, we spotted 51 violations, the majority having to do with employees not wearing masks or wearing them improperly.

    By Jennifer Biggs June 15, 2020

  • Businesses may soon get grade for how well they comply with face masks

    Graduate students in public health will begin tabulations and surveys next week. The grading would be an extension of “knowing where we are and where we want to get to,” according to Dr. Manoj Jain.

    By Jane Roberts June 11, 2020

  • Health Department halts distribution of free face masks

    Questions arise about the safety of odor-fighting Silvadur applied to the masks, which diminishes in the fabric with washings.

    By Jane Roberts, Sam Stockard June 02, 2020

• May 2020

  • Council Scorecard: Mask ordinance and MLGW bonds

    The latest edition of our tracking of Memphis City Council votes includes May council moves on an ordinance that would require masks for face covering to be worn in public and some larger issues that showed up in votes on Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division bond issue votes.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020

  • Herrington: Thoughts on ‘Phase 2’ and the great mask debate

    The operational difference between “Phase 1” and “Phase 2” was always fairly narrow and has grown more so via “phase creep.”

    By Chris Herrington May 14, 2020

  • Here’s a proven way to prevent the spread of coronavirus

    Yes, covering your nose and mouth with a mask is annoying. Yes, it causes your glasses to fog. Yes, it makes communication more difficult. And yes, it stops the spread of disease.

    By Scott Strome, Altha Stewart, Manoj Jain May 14, 2020

  • Coronavirus live blog, April 30: Watch interview with Ernie Mellor

    The president of the Memphis Restaurant Association joins Eric Barnes to talk about the heavy economic toll COVID-19 has had on local restaurants — and the difficulties restaurants face in reopening.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 08, 2020

  • Mask requirement clears council on first reading

    A proposed city ordinance that would require people to wear a face mask or some face covering in public places within the city cleared the first of three readings Tuesday, May 5, before the Memphis City Council.

    By Bill Dries May 06, 2020

• April 2020

  • North Memphis officials want to distribute free masks

    The goal of the “Masks for Memphis” fundraising campaign is to raise $25,000; purchase masks being sewn by individuals in the elected officials’ districts and distribute those masks for free to those in need.

    By Omer Yusuf April 30, 2020

  • Shopping at The Fresh Market? Take your face mask

    The Fresh Market, following CDC recommendations to cover your face, is the first grocery in town asking that shoppers put on face masks before coming in the store.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 14, 2020