Coronavirus live blog, April 21: Lee reiterates cooperation with urban mayors
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said he spoke Tuesday with mayors from Shelby County and the state’s other large urban areas.
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Medical students work for free to administer COVID-19 tests in Memphis
On March 17th medical students across the country were suddenly pulled out of hospitals due to the pandemic.
Black Women Face Extra Coronavirus Burden
“This is deadly,” Richelle Williams says sternly. The 67-year-old New Jersey funeral home owner has been explaining to the virtual room of Black women from all over the country how fatal “our people’s” ignorance has been. Thus far, Williams has not been burying just one person in a family, but entire families, week after week.… Read More
UTHSC medical students create facts flier to help kids understand COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic might be a difficult concept for parents to explain to their kids. To help, medical students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center made a push to educate children on the complexity of COVID-19.
Holding it together as we stay apart: The psychological challenge of shelter-in-place
At one end of the spectrum there is the risk for anxiety, depression and PTSD. For a few, there might even be the thought of taking this societal shutdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic into their own hands and tapping out.
From hospital to home: Appreciating the socially distant life
As physicians working during the coronavirus pandemic, my wife and I have adopted a new routine when arriving home from our respective hospitals: the “garage drop and dash.” We remove our shoes in the garage, deposit our clothes in the laundry, and head directly to the shower, eschewing any interaction with our children, dog or… Read More
Local lab will begin antibody testing Tuesday
Beginning Tuesday, American Esoteric Laboratories in Memphis will begin processing blood samples to see if people who have recovered from COVID-19 have developed the antibodies that may give them immunity.
Harris wants tighter nursing home regulation as facilities’ COVID toll rises to 9
The COVID death toll rose to eight – four each – on Monday, April 20, at the Carriage Court and Village at Germantown assisted care facilities – two of nine outbreaks of the virus at assisted living facilities in Shelby County.