Health authorities in the U.S. are deeply worried about the resumption of school and college and the onset of cold weather, which will force more people indoors.
Like many universities, Christian Brothers University has gone virtual for several classes because of the pandemic, including within the study abroad program.
On Monday, Mayor Lee Harris, Commission Chairman Eddie Jones and Commissioner Tami Sawyer presented a $750,000 check to SCS Superintendent Dr. Joris Ray and members of the SCS Board of Education.
Beta was expected to move northeast along the Texas coast over the next couple of days, weakening into a depression, before heading into Louisiana sometime mid-week.
The passing of TOM III last week at the age of 12 signaled the end of having a live mascot at Memphis Tigers football games, but the University of Memphis has found a way to keep the tradition alive.
A spokesman for the Memphis Fire Department says Fire Station 9 has six employees with COVID-19 and another four are self-quarantined because of exposure.
DeSoto County Schools is reporting 161 of its students are currently in quarantine after 18 coronavirus cases were identified among students and six among staff.
The school confirms a total of six cases, including two employees and four students. CBHS says the two employee cases are related and two student cases are related.
The transit authority says it is closely monitoring the spread of the virus and is following guidelines set in place by the Centers for Disease Control.
The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting — and then taking down — an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread from person to person through the air.
President Donald Trump said Monday he expects to announce his pick for the Supreme Court by week’s end, before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is buried, launching a monumental Senate confirmation fight ahead of the November election.
