Medical workers from local hospitals and universities started collecting specimens outside Meharry Medical Center on March 31. The swabs are put in a tube with a solution and sent to LabCorps, a private lab. Because of the backlog, it could take a week to get results. NASHVILLE, TN – Three community testing centers are open in Nashville; one at Nissan stadium, parking lot N, one at Meharry Medical College at 918 21st St. N. and one at the old K-Mart store at 2491 Murfreesboro Pike in Antioch. They are open 9-3, M, W, F. But you can’t just run on…
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A man gets a drive-through COVID-19 test outside Meharry Medical College April 1. Medical workers gave 80 tests March 31, the first day supplies were available. NASHVILLE, TN – The numbers tell the story. South Korea has a population of 51.5 million. They responded quickly and effectively to the coronavirus outbreak with drive-through testing stations. By mid-March 300,000 people had been tested, or one out of every 171 residents in the country. Health officials in South Korea identified more than 8,000 positive cases of COVID-19. They quarantined them. South Korea’s infection curve peaked a month ago at 909 new daily…
By Madeline Holcombe CNN NEWSOURCE – The war against coronavirus has intensified across the country as more workers are laid off, medical supplies dwindle, and authorities plead for Americans to stay home. “I want America to understand — this week, it’s going to get bad,” US Surgeon General Jerome Adams told NBC’s “Today” show Monday. “We really, really need everyone to stay at home. I think that there are a lot of people who are doing the right things, but … we’re finding out a lot of people think this can’t happen to them.” More than 34,300 Americans have been…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Archbishop George Augustus Stallings, Jr./Patriarch and Founder of the African American Catholic Congregation/Imani Temple: “The world community currently finds itself in turmoil at the onset of a global pandemic that is tearing at the very warp and woof of the fabric of human society. The uncertainties surrounding COVID-19, commonly known as the Coronavirus, have exposed the full range of human emotions from fear and anxiety to confusion and panic”, says Archbishop George Augustus Stallings, Jr. When asked about the current media blanket on all news stations and digital social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit,…
NASHVILLE, TN — Middle Tennessee has grown dramatically since we first published an In Charge list in 2010. New companies — homegrown and relocated — have brought to town new leaders of all stripes and our list has evolved and matured accordingly. This year’s collection of business, political and civic leaders numbers about 500 and represents Middle Tennessee’s cream of the crop — people who are “in charge” and giving their best to make this region the best it can be. We thank our friends and colleagues at the Scene and Nfocus for their help creating it. Chuck Allen —…
NASHVILLE, TN (March 24, 2020) — Tennessee State University is helping in the global fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The University is stepping to the forefront and using its educational platform to make protective face gear for doctors, nurses and other medical personnel. TSU is also sharing information on how families can make their own hand sanitizer while producing the germ fighting solution for campus police and Nashville’s most vulnerable population, senior citizens. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission has asked TSU to use its 3D printing machines to help design a portion of the mask, which has three components:…
NASHVILLE, TN — U.S. Attorney Don Cochran and FBI Special Agent in Charge M.A. Myers today urged the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19 (the Coronavirus) and to the recent tornado destruction, by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) hotline (1-866-720-5721) or to the NCDF e-mail address disaster@leo.gov. In coordination with the Department of Justice, Attorney General William Barr has directed U.S. Attorneys to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of Coronavirus fraud schemes. The NCDF Hotline can receive and enter complaints into a centralized system that can be accessed by all U.S. Attorneys, as well…
FRANKLIN, TN — Dr. Aaron Milstone, a Franklin-based pulmonologist who along with 2,000 doctors and nurses is calling on Gov. Bill Lee to issue a two-week, statewide stay-at-home order to curb the spread of coronavirus, appeared Tuesday on MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes. “I think Chris, the main issue for here is I’ve had multiple doctors, multiple nurses, multiple health care providers come to me and say, ‘Speak up for us because we don’t want our patients to die and we don’t want to die.’” And that’s a strong inspiration for me. My strongest feeling is that if Tennessee…
By Jessica Contrera and Tracy Jan Washington Post The landlord was knocking, but Jill Ferguson had made a promise to her children. She was 66 years old with chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), someone far more likely to die if she contracted the coronavirus. Ferguson had been self-isolating for days inside her Wisconsin duplex, so on Monday, she waited until the knocking stopped before she opened the door. Taped onto it was an eviction notice. “Remove from the following described premises on or before April 15,” it read. Ferguson slammed the door and rushed to find her inhalers. She…
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — Metro authorities are getting better at promulgating health orders and explaining themselves to the public. On March 24, Dr. Alex Jahangir of Metro’s COVID-19 Task force, Dr. James Hildreth and Dr. Lloyda Williamson from Meharry Medical College, spoke to the public via remote video link. Hildreth’s remarks, “Don’t Be a Vector”, are available here. You can view the entire press conference here: https://youtu.be/OZXMcy9lEUs. America was not ready for the Coronavirus. The country was caught flat-footed. Officials at first denied and then prevaricated over the lack of tests, PPEs, ventilators, and ICU beds, either because didn’t…