Shelby health department releases 9 from coronavirus observation
An Afghan health worker takes the temperature of a passenger as preventive measures for Coronavirus, during a screening process of travelers who arrived from China, at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 3, 2020. More than 1,300 have died from the virus already. (Rahmat Gul/AP)
Eleven others who have returned from countries affected by the virus are still in quarantine.
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Shelby County Health Department COVID-19Jane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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