“The coronavirus does not discriminate.” I’ve heard some variation of that assertion made many times since the first case of COVID-19 appeared in Tennessee early March.
During their daily briefing Saturday, the Shelby County Health Department announced there are 1,147 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Shelby County, an increase of 98 cases since Friday.
As COVID-19 testing continues to expand in Shelby County over the next few weeks, officials say people who are feeling just slightly under the weather should be next in line for a screening.
Top officials in Memphis and Shelby County are calling for more people to get tested for coronavirus, even if they have mild symptoms. But problems in testing persist, and current capacity is still less than what’s needed to control the virus, according to one of the key people involved in the testing effort, Dr. Scott… Read More
In a pattern repeated over and over across the nation, Memphis and Shelby County’s official response to the initial wave of novel coronavirus appeared confused, even chaotic.There were critical shortages of tests. Far too few health investigators. Substantial delays in test results and daunting challenges getting the public to take social distancing seriously.
Out of work? The Tennessee Medical Reserve Corps wants you to apply to help the community respond to the COVID-19 pandemic — whether you’re a medical worker or not.
Health experts have warned that the novel coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, can linger on the screens of smartphones for more than three days. In a report, Rudra Channappanavar, an immunologist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, said touchscreen phones “were particularly dangerous.”
Hospitals here are using the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine with the antibiotic azithromycin to treat advanced COVID-19 cases, but with great caution.“I used it a couple of hours ago. We tend to, as you do with any medication, weigh the potential pluses and minuses,” said Dr. Stephen Threlkeld, an infectious disease expert caring for COVID-19 patients… Read More
