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Chief medical officer of Memphis COVID-19 overflow hospital working to prepare for potential activation

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The $51.3 million alternative care facility remains on standby but Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s Unified Command Group could send word to open it at any time if the region’s hospitals become overwhelmed. The facility’s chief medical officer said as we move into late summer and fall that good hand hygiene, social distancing, and mask wearing could help ensure the facility never sees a patient.

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