There are 58 article(s) tagged Dr. Jeff Warren:

• May 2020

  • Many nursing homes with largest coronavirus outbreaks have two things in common

    Nursing homes are among the hardest hit by the coronavirus - nearly four in ten deaths in Shelby County occurred in those facilities.

    By Marc Perrusquia May 22, 2020

  • Herrington: Government mask ordinances risk doing more harm than good

    The elevation of mask-usage into a kind of political symbol is a drag — it’s flat-out dumb — but it’s happened, and I’d worry that a government requirement, even a loosely enforced one, would increase the political strife around the issue without a commensurate increase in compliance.

    By Chris Herrington May 18, 2020

  • Virus reproduction rate is the number to know; it’s now a promising 1.14 in Shelby County

    Shelby County Health Department study models to predict COVID-19, where virus reproduction rate is the significant factor. Right now that number in the medium range, but rising in surrounding counties. 

    By Jane Roberts May 12, 2020

• April 2020

  • Road to Recovery: How does Memphis compare with Nashville in rebound from COVID-19?

    As Tennessee begins easing coronavirus restrictions today, Memphis leaders continue to grapple with reopening plans. Has Memphis kept pace with peer cities in the region? And how do its coronavirus response and recovery plans fare with its great rival to the East — Nashville – which already has published a plan to reopen gradually over the coming months?

    By Marc Perrusquia April 27, 2020

  • Which sections of Memphis are complying with ‘stay at home’ order?

    If Memphis hopes to use data that monitors social distancing compliance, it may have to first come to grips with its long history of political oppression, including intrusive surveillance of activists and ethnic minorities.

    By Marc Perrusquia April 20, 2020

  • Waters: Health officials pushing pastors to keep pews empty

    The pressure to move all church gatherings online has set off a tense debate about whether canceling on-site services is an act of faith or a betrayal of it.

    By David Waters April 01, 2020

• March 2020

  • COVID-19 math differs on testing numbers, emphasizes new use of civil emergency decree

    Health professionals agree social distancing is the primary strategy to bring the pandemic under control in Memphis. But there are differences on who should be tested. The civil emergency decree that goes into effect Tuesday at 6 p.m. is also a porous set of restrictions that has to rely on the public taking the potential to spread the disease seriously.

    By Bill Dries March 25, 2020

  • Mildly ill? Isolate. Fever, short of breath? Head to ER

    With flu still in the community, not every sniffle and low-grade fever is coronavirus; but isolate yourself to be sure.

    By Jane Roberts March 17, 2020