Some local churches prepare to reopen after Gov. Lee’s order, while others vow to remain closed
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
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Why Mayor Strickland felt the time was right to reopen some businesses
Strickland said the reopening decision is not an experiment but acknowledged that its consequences are unknown.
Countdown is On for Soft Reopening of Businesses
Shelby County restaurants and retailers can join their counterparts in other rural parts of the state as “open-for-business” starting Monday. Local government and health officials say the county is prepared for a limited reboot based on hospital capacity and a flattening of new COVID cases.
City, county announce start date for Phase 1 of ‘back to business’
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
When will Memphis see the surge? Experts now say we could avoid it altogether. Here’s how.
For more than a month, projection models have forecast dire outcomes for Memphis-area hospitals — too few beds, intensive care units and ventilators for COVID-19 patients. With that overwhelmed medical system came death on a broad scale.
Memphis-based oxygen supplier plays key role in Union Ave. ‘pop-up’ hospital
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.
Video shows former Memphis newspaper office’s transformation into COVID care site
Major changes are taking place to turn a downtown Memphis landmark into a COVID-19 hospital. WREG’s Alex Coleman took a tour of the old Commercial Appeal building — a building Memphis health care workers hope they’ll never have to use.
UTHSC dean: Current COVID antibody tests aren’t always correct
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.