Press conferences are normally held at noon Tuesdays and Thursdays and are broadcast on Facebook Live via the City of Memphis account.
Health Officer Dr. Bruce Randolph says “Greetings, fellow citizens of Shelby County” – 1 drink
Reminder to wear your masks or facial coverings – 1 drink
Reminder to keep your 6 feet of distance – 1 drink
Reminder to practice good hand washing – 1 drink
Rolling new case average (7-day, 14-day, 28-day) mentioned – 1 drink
Positivity rate mentioned – 1 drink
Reproduction rate (“R-nought”) mentioned – 1 drink
Duplication rate mentioned – 1 drink
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris appears to announce a new program that in some way provides relief – 1 drink
Mayor Harris appears at the press conference for a reason other than public relations – 5 drinks
Enforcement mentioned – 1 drink
Reminder that testing is widely available – 1 drink
“Quarantine” – 1 drink
“Isolation” – 1 drink
“Contact tracing” – 1 drink
Health official explains the difference between quarantine and isolation – 3 drinks
Reminder that only health officials or their representatives are legally permitted to quarantine or isolate people or do contact tracing – 5 drinks
“We prefer education to enforcement” or similar – 2 drinks
Vaccines mentioned – 1 drink
New health directive alluded to – 1 drink
New health directive announced – 3 drinks
Good news about the pandemic in Shelby County presented, followed by “BUT…” or “HOWEVER…” – 3 drinks
“Cautious optimism” – 3 drinks
“New normal” – 3 drinks
Schools mentioned – 1 drink
Overflow facility at 495 Union mentioned – 3 drinks
Pipkin Building mentioned as a vaccine site – 3 drinks
Reporter can’t ask question because their mic is muted – 1 drink
Virus other than COVID mentioned (flu, common cold, etc.) – 1 drink
Presenter speaks in a language other than English – 3 drinks
Website URL displayed on screen – 2 drinks
Line graph, bar graph, or pie chart – 2 drinks
Color coded map of regions of Shelby County – 2 drinks
“Stay the course” – 2 drinks
“Remain vigilant” – 2 drinks
“Not out of the woods yet” – 2 drinks
Press conference lasts more than 35 minutes – 5 drinks, 40 minutes – 10 drinks, 45 minutes – CHUG