Mother’s Day will have to be celebrated a little differently this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Jon McCullers, Dean of Clinical Affairs at the College of Medicine at University of Tennessee Health Science Center, said people really need to limit contact and avoid gathering.
As Shelby County businesses enter phase one of reopening, the number of cases in the county continues to increase.
Local COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations suddenly and surprisingly spiked last week. Officials debated whether to reset the clock on easing social-distancing restrictions, and not reopen the economy until mid-May at the earliest.
Health experts and local officials say a decreasing COVID-19 infection rate, along with unused hospital beds in Shelby County, is allowing some businesses to slowly open beginning Monday.
Shelby County churches have new freedom to decide when and how they want to reopen their doors. Also mentioned on: May 1: WMC-TV May 1: Daily Memphian
Strickland said the reopening decision is not an experiment but acknowledged that its consequences are unknown.
Memphis and Shelby County have decided the first phase of its back-to-business plan will begin Monday, May 4.“As we said at the beginning of this week, our data was trending in the right direction. Along with our doctors, we believe it’s time to slowly start opening our economy back up and get Memphians working again,”… Read More
As the Mid-South prepares to come out of quarantine, WMC Action News 5 is making sure you have all the information you need to continue navigating the COVID-19 pandemic.
