Memphis, unincorporated Shelby County and all six of the county’s suburban municipalities will begin reopening from the COVID-19 shutdown next Monday, May 4. Start of the first phase of the “Back to Business” reopening plan was announced Thursday, the same day Nashville extended its safer at home order until at least May 8 and a… Read More
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a ripple effect of local heroes has emerged.There are the people on the front lines – the medical professionals, first responders, grocery store employees, pharmacists, and the nonprofits that are feeding and housing Memphians in need.
The World Health Organization recently suggested that people who have recovered from SARS-CoV-2, the virus strain that causes COVID-19, may not be immune to secondary infection. This statement simply means that we need more data to determine if patients who have SARS-CoV-2 develop immunity.
The Tennessee Black Caucus is asking the Lee Administration to delve into the impact of COVID-19 on minority communities, pointing out they are more likely to be affected because of underlying health problems and poverty.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said he’s not ready to reopen just yet, but here’s the framework and thought process: Factors include the number of cases, those hospitalized must be stable or declining for 14 days and hospitals must have capacity.
Every patient admitted to a hospital run by Baptist Memorial Health Care, as of Monday, was being tested for COVID-19 as the system comes to terms with what medicine will be in the coronavirus era, including elective surgery.
Mayors from across Shelby County, including the six suburbs, are scheduled to appear at the noon coronavirus briefing by the local COVID-19 task force, an indication that the governments could present a unified front on the steps to re-opening part of the area, including businesses.
Until a month ago, when Dr. Daniel Wakefield tested positive for COVID-19, he and his wife, a nurse, were watching the disease unfold in the city from the front line. Tuesday, he became part of a second front line by donating his plasma at Methodist University Hospital.
