Who gets tested for coronavirus in Shelby County?
One of the biggest questions about the United States’ response to coronavirus is just how many people are being tested for the disease? And where can you get tested if needed?
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UTHSC experts: Coronavirus likely to infect 30% of us; closures, social distancing will hurt workers
On Wednesday, the president announced unprecedented steps intended to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, including restrictions on travel between Europe and the United States. The National Basketball Association suspended its season, and the NCAA announced that all games would be played without fans, then canceled. The University of Tennessee followed the actions of other universities around… Read More
Memphis Hospitals Brace for Coronavirus After First TN Case
After Tennessee’s first confirmed case of the Coronavirus was announced on Thursday in Williamson County (south of Nashville), Memphis health officials are on the alert in the event the virus appears here. But Dr. Scott Strome, executive dean at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), says talk of the contagion reaching Memphis is still speculative.
UTHSC suspends international travel for students indefinitely
Students at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center must cancel any overseas trips related to school work due to the coronavirus outbreak. UTHSC Chancellor Steve J. Schwab sent a letter to students on Saturday. The letter says any university-affiliated travel in March needs to be canceled and international travel beyond March is suspended indefinitely.
UT researchers seek drug to stem coronavirus effects
University of Tennessee Health Science Center doctors are working with other infectious disease experts to find a drug that will help stem the effects of coronavirus as the state deals with the first confirmed case of the disease. UTHSC researcher Dr. Colleen Jonsson is doing research in Memphis with live coronavirus.
Coronavirus is in Tennessee. Here’s what it means for Memphis
Although Tennessee now has a case of coronavirus, the old precautions still apply, said Dr. Jon McCullers, senior executive associate dean of clinical affairs in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine.
FedEx, Regional One Health execs named to state coronavirus task force
A few Memphis executives have been tapped to organize Tennessee’s response to COVID-19, as the flu-like disease spreads across the U.S. Gov. Bill Lee announced the formation of a Coronavirus Task Force Wednesday, March 4, comprised of top public and private Tennessee health officials, according to a news release. The group will coordinate efforts to… Read More
U of M grad quarantined in Japan says coronavirus patients can roam halls, not isolated
A Tennessee Native diagnosed with the coronavirus prays for a miracle Wednesday. University of Memphis graduate Luke Hefner has been in quarantine in Japan since Feb. 5. FOX13 has been in constant contact with Hefner since he got off the Diamond Princess cruise ship.