Tag Archives: Covid-19

The Celina K-8 School has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected after a school employee tested positive for COVID-19 late last month. Director Of Schools Matt Eldridge said all activities were immediately shut down at the school once the test was received. Schools had already been closed since March 16. The incubation period occurred over the system’s spring break. School Board ... Read More »

A Warren County Pearl Harbor veteran’s remains will not be returned to his hometown as planned this weekend. COVID-19 is the reason. Warren C. Crim was killed while stationed aboard the USS Oklahoma on December 7, 1941. His body was to be returned to McMinnville Saturday, to be buried at the Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Family member Bruce Atnip said ... Read More »

Achieving appropriate amounts of sleep is vital for a functioning immune system and overall health. Cookeville Regional Sleep Center Director Dr. Davis Henson said sleep refuels our antibodies, which stops intruders, such as viruses, from harming the body. “In this time with the coronavirus, we all want to have a good immune system,” Henson said. “One of the things that ... Read More »

More than two years of an Upper Cumberland building boom are continuing as best as possible through a March tornado and the current COVID-19 outbreak. Josh Stites, President of J&S Construction, said one of his main problems is getting supplies. “Our supply chain has been disrupted in a few places, and it’s caused supplies we normally get immediately are now ... Read More »

Grades after the March school closure will not count against Tennessee students. That’s according to Clay County Director Of Schools Matt Eldridge, who said the State Department of Education implemented the decision in a Thursday conference call. Eldridge said his system had already planned to use grades during this online scenario only to help students. The State Department of Education ... Read More »

California physician Greg Mundis feels paralyzed. His father has been on a ventilator for three weeks at a hospital. His mother was treated right away with experimental drugs. Source Read More »

The coronavirus responsible for the ongoing pandemic is known to have originated in a “wet market” in Wuhan, China. Despite international calls to shut down such markets where exotic animals are sold for consumption, many are still open. Ramy Innocencio reports. Source Read More »

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has been suffering from symptoms caused by COVID-19, is out of intensive care. Johnson, however, still remains in the hospital to continue treatment. Source Read More »

Greg Mundis, a surgeon from San Diego, shares details about the emotional toll of having family members critically ill with coronavirus. Both of Mundis’ parents were diagnosed with COVID-19, with his father on a ventilator for the past three weeks. Jamie Yuccas has their story. Source Read More »

The number of deaths in the U.S. has topped 16,000. Source Read More »