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.
Call it phase two of the COVID-19 pandemic in Memphis – a tentative stabilization and focus on containment.
Hey, Early Word-ers; it’s Thursday, April 23. The NFL 2020 draft begins tonight, and at least one former Memphis player won’t be watching — because he’s too nervous about when he could get picked. Another is ready to show off his speed, no matter where he goes. And local storytelling organization Spillit will host a… Read More
On May 16, when the former site of The Commercial Appeal opens as an alternate-care facility for COVID-19 patients, those who require intensive care will be housed on the third floor, in what used to be the sunlit newsroom.
