City reallocates last $9.9 million in CARES Act funding to include COVID testing, vaccines
Christ Community Health Services staff members collect nasal swabs at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 on Lamar Avenue. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Grants for distressed businesses also got a share of the funding after a council debate. And the council mediated a call by a restaurant owner to MLGW to work out payment plans with the industry.
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