The city of Nashville has reversed course, ordering a two-week shutdown of bars and further restrictions on other businesses, in its efforts to reopen in the midst of coronavirus spikes in the community, according to the Tennessean.
Fourth of July fireworks were cancelled, and restaurants and other “high-touch businesses” will return to maximum 50% capacity under the new order from the mayor, John Cooper.
Nashville has seen a steady, significant increase in coronavirus cases recently, with the mayor citing reopening bars as a significant factor in the spread. Tennessee’s seven-day moving average of new cases as increased 80%, according to worldometers.com.