In this time of physical distancing, Memphians are connecting for wellness and exercise via the internet. 

With COVID-19 spreading statewide, the governor signed an executive order Thursday to expand the state’s health care capacity and give people more time to renew driver’s licenses and car tags. It even allows the Parole Board to hold closed meetings.

Memphis Athletic Director Laird Veatch outlines how the UofM is handling the coronavirus outbreak.

Testing will ramp up soon at Tiger Lane, but will be testing by appointment only. The health department also will begin listing the ages of those confirmed with COVID-19.

“The people who are most vulnerable to COVID-19 are those over 60, those with significant chronic disease issues, and those who medications compromise their immune systems,” said Dr. Scott Morris. “Those are the people who go to church.”

Increasingly, hopes of the NBA season resuming look slim. If the season is done – and for all it costs the league, teams and individual players – the Grizzlies' future should be just fine. 

A historic state of civil emergency from Mayor Jim Strickland Tuesday shuts down restaurants, bars, gyms and urges a suspension of services at places of worship. The move represents an action last used by a Memphis mayor during the 1978 police and firefighter strike.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris declared a state of emergency Thursday. Shelby County has been approved for public assistance and some federal aid.

The festival is looking at dates in the fall for the series of events that cover a month.

Guard Jalen Green plans to announce his college decision April 15. 

Neither of Tennessee's two Republican senators was happy about the aid package that extends paid sick leave as one of several responses to the economic impact of novel coronavirus.

A criminal justice reform advocate is calling for all youngsters detained in Shelby County’s juvenile detention center to be released immediately to reduce the impact of the coronavirus.

House Republicans met secretly Thursday and agreed to cut nearly $1 billion from the state budget but leave education voucher funding in place. Teacher pay raises would be cut by half. 

Le Bonheur pediatrician-in-chief Dr. Jon McCullers, who has worked with the CDC and on past pandemic planning, talked on "Behind The Headlines" about development of a local test at UTHSC. 

Even after taking precautions to prevent golfers from potentially spreading the virus, all eight city golf courses are closed until further notice.

Health department says uptick may be sign transmission is happening in Memphis.

While I was sitting in an oddly peaceful purgatory, people close to me have lost jobs and postponed weddings. I’ve eavesdropped on conversations about how to keep people employed while also keeping them safe. 

So far, the Shelby County Schools district only has 30,000 to 40,000 take-home devices for 95,000 students. Students living in poverty are less likely to have a computer at home, Ray said.

Memphis International Airport officials approved leasing more land to FedEx and UPS, noting that cargo activity is expected to continue amid uncertainty of coronavirus.

Strapped SCS, with some of the lowest test scores in the state, in matter of weeks must offer classes online.

Mayor Jim Strickland announces churches, dine-in restaurants and gyms must close.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says in an exclusive interview with The Daily Memphian that he would not have gone with a Memphis In May delegation to Ghana had he had any idea of how quickly the coronavirus pandemic would explode.

While The Daily Memphian’s COVID-19 coverage is available to everyone for free, it is not free to produce. 

'One piece of good news is that the other coronaviruses that continue to circulate among humans typically cause very mild illness like a common cold.'

Gov. Bill Lee issued a disaster declaration Wednesday, enabling small businesses to seek federal loans as coronavirus cases are expected to rise amid increased testing.