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.
Publisher: Daily Memphian
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.
Shelby County should be able to test 5,000 people a day for COVID-19. So, why isn’t it?
Health care providers will be busy Friday setting up signs, traffic cones and a big tent, turning another Memphis-area parking lot into another bulwark against the coronavirus. A new COVID-19 drive-thru testing station is opening at Christ Community Health Services in Hickory Hill. The faith-based health care provider will open another at its clinic in… Read More
Telecommuting turns many of us into ‘professional voice users’
The coronavirus pandemic has created a culture of telecommunication meetings, and has forced us to use devices to connect with family and loved ones more frequently.
The poor, African Americans face worst of coronavirus
Beverly Robinson has serious issues with diabetes. In these strange times, she’s been in a two-bedroom apartment in Hickory Hill with eight family members, four of them young children, since the schools closed on March 13.