The employee was exposed to the novel coronavirus by the individual who was the first confirmed case in Shelby County, the hospital system says.

Baptist has added a mobile testing unit outside the Emergency Room entrance at its East Memphis hospital.

The coronavirus has roiled the financial markets just as primary construction for Union Row and the Snuff District is about to start. Yet the developers are plowing ahead. 

Friday, March 13, looked like a regular Friday morning at Memphis International Airport, not the spring break traffic jam that had been predicted before coronavirus began spreading in the U.S.

The pharmaceutical-distribution company has closed one of its operations in Southeast Memphis even as its invests in other Memphis-area facilities.

Challenge is developing marketing and commercialization paths for local technology, then stepping up to the plate to sell it.

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.

Developers have returned with a new design for 350 apartment units that would rise across the street from Broad Avenue's row of historic storefronts.

The two cases of coronavirus in Shelby County were contracted after Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans.

Testing should increase in the coming weeks, which will give infectious disease experts a better idea of how pervasive the virus is in Memphis-Shelby County.

FedEx said it will continue cargo flights between Europe and the U.S. after confirming that President Trump's 30-day ban on travel doesn't apply to air freight.

State basketball tournaments are latest cancellations with COVID-19. 

In the last five years, Methodist has done $156 million with women- and minority-owned firms here, including more than $45 million with subcontractors.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is suspending all travel between the U.S. and Europe for 30 days beginning Friday as he seeks to combat a viral pandemic.

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

Mississippi River cruise season opens Sunday, March 15, one week after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Memphis. Cruise operators are taking steps to deal with the crisis.

Lehman-Roberts Co. and sister company Memphis Stone & Gravel, a leader in the highway paving, construction, asphalt and aggregate industry, has hired Roger Hickam as Fleet Maintenance Planner/Scheduler.

The state reversed course Tuesday amid criticism and said it would begin identifying the home county of those with confirmed cases of coronavirus.

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.

Dr. Colleen Jonsson is testing compounds for antiviral drugs to stem the spread of the epidemic. 

CBU faculty member, student under self-quarantine; Le Bonheur updates visitor policy; stocks rebound. 

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One of FedEx Corp.'s top executives is stepping down later this year after 40 years with the company.

Spring break arrives at Memphis International Airport as extra precautions taken to guard against illness.

If you go to your doctor's office, call before you arrive to let the staff know you are concerned you may have COVID-19. 

The surgeon in the CEO's seat came with high ideals. Ten years later, the chips are falling in place.