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Dispatches From Quarantine: Juggling, Hula Hooping And Fire Dancing In The Back Yard

Dispatches From Quarantine: Juggling, Hula Hooping And Fire Dancing In The Back Yard

Samantha Max

April 15, 2020

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If you’ve ever been to a weekend show at Plaza Mariachi, you’ve probably seen Grace Good spinning hula hoops and playing with fire. But like many Nashville artists, the local circus performer is temporarily out of work due to social distancing rules. As part of WPLN’s new series “Dispatches from Quarantine,” Grace Good tells us about […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, Dispatches From Quarantine

New Servers And New Rules Are Coming To Field The Surge Of Tennessee Unemployment Claims

Tasha A.F. Lemley

April 15, 2020

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Tennessee paid out $94 million Tuesday to people who are unemployed in the state, in its first day of distributing federal pandemic aid. But many others are reporting difficulties even getting onto the portal to file claims. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, which runs jobs4tn.gov, says the unemployment portal was built to […]

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, unemployment

Metro Leaders Worry About The Pandemic’s Hidden Crises: Mental Health And Domestic Abuse

Samantha Max

April 14, 2020

While medical professionals have shifted their focus almost exclusively to the coronavirus in recent weeks, Metro leaders are also concerned about health crises that have received less attention during the pandemic: mental health and abuse.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: domestic violence, mental health

Live Call-In Special — Hard Questions, Real Answers: COVID-19 And The Economy

WPLN Staff

April 14, 2020

WPLN News will air a live call-in special — at 1 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday — called Hard Questions, Real Answers: COVID-19 And The Economy, hosted by Minnesota Public Radio’s Kerri Miller.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Tennessee Funeral Homes See A Change In The Grieving Process Amid Coronavirus

Samantha Zern

April 14, 2020

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Randy Nash is bracing for the day the virus inevitably ends up in his office.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee

Investigation: Before A ‘Tidal Wave’ Of Sickness And Death, A Gallatin Nursing Home Thought It Had COVID Contained

Blake Farmer

April 13, 2020

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A WPLN News investigation finds that the facility downplayed the outbreak to first responders. But the nursing home administrator says there was no stopping the coronavirus.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News, WPLN News Investigates Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee

Vanderbilt Projection Finds Transmissions Still Must Slow To Avoid Stressing Hospitals

Blake Farmer

April 10, 2020

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If Tennessee is going to avoid overrunning hospitals, residents will have to do an even better job of isolating themselves and preventing the spread of COVID-19. Vanderbilt’s Department of Health Policy released its modeling Friday afternoon, which is some of the first projections based solely on Tennessee data.

Filed Under: Health Care Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee

VUMC Starts Reusing N95 Masks After Disinfecting With UV light

Blake Farmer

April 10, 2020

Ultraviolet light is now being used to disinfect dozens of N95 masks at one time so they can be reused at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The procedure was adapted from a protocol implemented by the University of Nebraska Medical Center last week.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee

The WPLN News Team Is Working From Home For You

WPLN Staff

April 10, 2020

Most of our team members, including CEO Steve Swenson, are working from home. We are all making adjustments, but through it all, the WPLN News team and the 91Classical team have continued to work for you.

Filed Under: WPLN News

A Drop In Tennessee Child Abuse Calls Has Leadership Worried About Cases Going Unreported

Alexis Marshall

April 10, 2020

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Since the coronavirus closed Tennessee schools and many day cares, Tennessee’s child abuse hotline has seen a significant decrease in calls. For children’s services leadership, that’s troubling. 

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, DCS, Department of Children's Services, Jennifer Nichols

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