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MORNING EVERYONE WE'LL START
TODAY'S BRIEFING WITH MAYOR
JOHN COOPER FOLLOWED BY DR ALEX
JAHANGIR CHAIRED THE MUCH BOARD
OF HEALTH THE MEASURE
CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE. JOINING
US THIS MORNING THIS FORMER
MAYOR BILL PURCELL MEMBER OF
THE M. D. H. A. ORDER
COMMISSIONERS. JIM HARBISON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ANTI
HA. DIRECTOR CHIEF WILLIAMS ONE
OF THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT THE NATIONAL FIRE
DEPARTMENT DR MICHAEL CALDWELL
FOR THE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT. ARE HERE TO HELP
ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS WILL NOW
BEGIN WITH MAYOR JOHN COOPER.
GOOD MORNING NASHVILLE BEFORE
WE BEGIN REVIEWING OUR CODE
NINETEEN METRICS I'D LIKE TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO COMMEMORATE
THE SIX MONTH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE E. F. THREE TORNADO. THAT
HIT OUR COMMUNITY IN THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY MARCH
THIRD. TODAY IS THE SIX MONTH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE LOSS OF
MICHAEL DELL FEENEY AND ALL
SEXTON FROM THE TORNADO. I WANT
TO REVERE THE COURAGE AND
COMPASSION OF NEIGHBORS HELPING
NEIGHBORS AS NASHVILLIANS
UNITED TO RECOVER AND REBUILD
IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE STORM.
THE THIRTY COMMUNITY PARTNERS
IN THE LONG TERM RECOVERY GROUP
HAS BEEN MEETING REGULARLY
SINCE MARCH THIRD. THE UNITED
METHODIST COMMITTEE ON RELIEF
IS ONE OF OUR PRIMARY LONG TERM
CASE MANAGEMENT PARTNERS. AND
THE TORNADO RECOVERY CONNECTION
PHONE LINE IS STILL ACTIVE. IF
YOU ARE A TORNADO SURVIVOR WITH
AN UNMET NEED OR KNOW SOMEONE
WHO NEEDS ASSISTANCE PLEASE
CALL SIX ONE FIVE. THREE SEVEN
ZERO NINE TWO FIVE FIVE AT ANY
TIME THAT NUMBER AGAIN IS
615-370-9255 NASHVILLIANS HAVE
BEEN THROUGH A LOT OVER THE
PAST SIX MONTHS OUR CITY'S
RESILIENCY IS A TESTIMONY TO
THE STRENGTH. OF EVERY MEMBER
OF OUR COMMUNITY I AM GRATEFUL
TO EVERYONE FOR THE SPIRIT OF
PERSEVERANCE THAT ALL
NASHVILLIANS HAVE DEMONSTRATED
OVER THESE PAST SIX MONTHS. IF
I COULD GIVE A MEDAL FOR FULL
FORTITUDE TO MANY MANY PEOPLE
IN NASHVILLE I WOULD. NOW AS OF
THIS MORNING METROS REPORTING
METHODOLOGIES HAVE CHANGED TO
MORE CLOSELY MATCH THE STATE OF
TENNESSEE'S METHODOLOGIES. FOR
THOSE CLOSELY FOLLOWING THIS
HAS LED TO A NOTICEABLE CHANGE
IN SEVERAL OF OUR METRICS.
INCLUDING OUR SEVEN DAY
POSITIVITY RATE AND TOTAL
NUMBER OF TESTS PERFORMED. THIS
CHANGE WHICH DR J. WILL EXPLAIN
MOMENTARILY SIMPLY ALIGNS ARE
REPORTING RESULTS IT DOES NOT
AFFECT OUR CITY IS RESPONDING
TO THE VIRUS AND WE ARE STILL
ON THE RIGHT PATH. BUT WE MUST
REMAIN VIGILANT OVER THE PAST
WEEK WE'VE HAD PROGRESS HERE IN
OUR FIGHT AGAINST THE CORONA
VIRUS EVEN AS THE NATIONAL
DEATH TOLL FROM CODE NINETEEN
IS REACHED A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
THOUSAND AND SIX MILLION CASES.
THIS MORNING METRO PUBLIC
HEALTH IS REPORTING SEVENTY
THREE DAILY NEW CASES ARE
FOURTEEN DAY MOVING AVERAGES
NOW A HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE.
WITH A TOTAL OF TWELVE HUNDRED
AND SIXTY FIVE TOTAL ACTIVE
CASES IN DAVIDSON COUNTY. THIS
ACTIVE CASE NUMBER IS THE
LOWEST SINCE MAY. OUR SEVEN DAY
AVERAGES FIFTEEN POINT SEVEN
NEW CASES PER HUNDRED THOUSAND.
OUR IMMEDIATE GOAL IS TEN PER
HUNDRED THOUSAND WHICH IS THE
STATE OF TENNESSEE'S OWN
STANDARD FOR QUARANTINING
FACILITIES. NOW THIS NUMBER IS
NOW DOWN FROM WHAT WAS ONCE
OVER SIXTY. OUR TRANSMISSION
RATE IS POINT SEVEN SIX THIS IS
THE LOWEST SINCE THE PANDEMIC
STARTED. NASHVILLE SEVEN DAY
POSITIVITY RATE IS SIX POINT 6%
WELL UNDER 10% WHICH IS OUR
GOAL FOR THIS PARTICULAR
METRIC. THESE ARE OUR BEST
NUMBERS IN MONTHS AND ARE NOW
WELL AHEAD OF THE STATE OF
TENNESSEE'S AVERAGES WE'VE GONE
FROM BEING THE BIGGEST HEALTH
CHALLENGE IN THE STATE. TO A
MODEL OF EFFECTIVE RESPONSE.
AMENDED ORDERS TEN AND ELEVEN
FROM THE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT TOOK EFFECT ON
TUESDAY THIS IS TO INCREASE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL BUSINESS
OWNERS AND THEIR STAFF. TO
SAFELY RETURN TO WORK. COPIES
OF THESE ORDERS ARE AVAILABLE
AT CODE NINETEEN DOT NATIONAL
DOT GOV. WHERE BUSINESSES CAN
ALSO SUBMIT A QUESTION ABOUT
ANY OF NATIONALS PUBLIC HEALTH
ORDINANCES. LET ME BE CLEAR AS
OUR CODE NINETEEN METRICS
IMPROVE WE WILL GRADUALLY
ADJUST THE DIAL OF OUR ECONOMIC
RE OPENING. TO HELP OUR
RESIDENTS RETURN TO NORMAL AS
SOON. AS POSSIBLE AND AS SAFELY
AS POSSIBLE. BUT THE THREAT OF
A VIRUS IS STILL VERY REAL. HAS
A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN
HEALTHY HABITS. WE HAVE TO
PROTECT BOTH LIVES IN JOB. NOW
OUR NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IS
QUITTING ON THE JOB OF SOCIAL
DISTANCING. THAT'S WHY WE ARE
INCREASING ENFORCEMENT AND
AWARENESS TO PREVENT A RELAPSE
WE NEED TO PRESERVE THIS
PROGRESS. IF YOU FEEL
SYMPTOMATIC OR SUSPECT YOU HAVE
BEEN EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS DO
NOT HESITATE TO VISIT ANY OF
OUR THREE METRO CORONAVIRUS
ASSESSMENT CENTERS. TODAY OR
TOMORROW FROM SEVEN AM TO ONE
PM ALL ASSESSMENT CENTERS AND
THE METRO ASSESSMENT HOTLINE
WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY
SEPTEMBER SEVENTH IN OBSERVANCE
OF LABOR DAY. WHICH IF YOU GO
TEST IT GET TESTED YOU SHOULD
HAVE A RESULT IN FORTY EIGHT
HOURS. METRO'S PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH
ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE ARE
WORKING VERY HARD TO KEEP BOTH
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS HEALTHY
THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND I
WANT TO THANK. OVER THE PAST
WEEKEND MNPD OFFICERS ISSUED
OVER FIFTY TWO HUNDRED VERBAL
WARNINGS AND SIXTEEN CITATIONS.
FOR MASK ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS
METRO POLICE THE BEER BOARD THE
FARMER'S OFFICE METRO CODES
MITCHELL TLC HAS RESPONDED TO
SUSPECTED PUBLIC HEALTH
VIOLATIONS IN DOWNTOWN MIDTOWN
OPRYLAND. AND THE GLEN CLIFF
NEIGHBORHOODS THEY ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR MUCH OF OUR
WONDERFUL PROGRESS IN THE
DISEASE. ANY RESIDENT DAVIDSON
COUNTY CAN VISIT HUB DOT
NATIONAL DOT GOV TO REPORT A
SUSPECTED VIOLATION OF METRO'S
PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCES TWENTY
FOUR SEVEN. LATE LAST WEEK.
METRO'S CODE NINETEEN FINANCIAL
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN CARERS
ACT FUNDING TO AID NATIONALS
MUSIC VENUES AND SMALL
BUSINESSES. AND I'M GRATEFUL TO
THE METRO COUNCIL FOR APPROVING
THIS PROPOSAL ON TUESDAY
EVENING. TWO MILLION WILL BE
PROVIDED IN GRANTS TO HELP
LOCAL WORKING MUSICIANS AND
OTHER PROFESSIONALS IN THE
PERFORMING ARTS. AND THREE
MILLION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE
TO OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES THIS
FUNDING WILL HELP OUR LOCAL
ARTISTS BUSINESS OWNERS AND
WORK FORCE. DURING THESE
UNCERTAIN TIMES. NOW THIS
MORNING I'M ALSO PLEASED TO
ANNOUNCE THAT M. T. HA WILL BE
RECEIVING AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT
POINT FOUR MILLION DOLLARS.
FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
AS PART OF THE CARERS ACT WHICH
IS IN ADDITION TO THE FOUR
POINT NINE MILLION DOLLARS
RECEIVED IN AN INITIAL ROUND OF
FUNDING. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO
WELCOME MAYOR BILL PURCELL IS A
MEMBER OF THE M. D. H. A. BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS AND IS HERE
THIS MORNING TO TELL US HOW
THESE FEDERAL DOLLARS WILL GO
DIRECTLY TO ASSIST. MORE THAN
FOURTEEN THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS
AND FAMILIES IN DAVIDSON
COUNTY. WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS OR RECEIVING
HOUSING ASSISTANCE. DURING THIS
TIME OF UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGE.
AS I'VE SAID BEFORE FEDERAL
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CITIES
OR PEOPLE DURING THIS PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS. HAS NOT BEEN
ADEQUATE TO THE NEED. I'M
GRATEFUL TO THE WORK OF THE
CODE NINETEEN FINANCIAL
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND
DISPERSING. THE AVAILABLE FUNDS
IN AN EQUITABLE AND RESPONSIBLE
WAY. THE CODE NINETEEN CRISIS
AND ITS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
UPHEAVAL HAS CREATED ENORMOUS
NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. THERE IS
A LEVEL OF NEED THAT CANNOT BE
FULLY ADDRESSED BY THE AMOUNT
OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE THAT
NATIONAL OR ANY OTHER CITY HAS
RECEIVED. AND AS OUR OFFICE
WORKS WITH THE COMMITTEE TO
CONSIDER OTHER VITAL TIMELY
ALLOCATIONS WE ASK FOR MORE
FINANCIAL RELIEF FROM OUR
PARTNERS AT THE STATE AND AT
THE FEDERAL. LEVEL NATIONAL'S
OWN RESOURCES WERE STRETCHED
THIN. EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
NO ONLY A FEW WEEKS REMAIN FOR
NASHVILLIANS TO SELF REPORT AND
BE COUNTED IN THE TWENTY TWENTY
CENSUS. THE MORNING ASH
WILLIAMS THAT GET KILLED AT THE
MORE FEDERAL FUNDING WE WILL
RECEIVE FOR OUR HOSPITALS
SCHOOLS ROAD REPAIRS. ANOTHER
IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICES YOUR
CENSUS RESPONSE IS PROTECTED BY
LAW AND WILL NEVER BE SHARED
WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OR
IMMIGRATION AGENCIES. TO LEARN
MORE AND RESPOND VISIT TWENTY
TWENTY SINCE THE START GOV OR
CALL EIGHT FOUR FOUR THREE
THREE ZERO. TWENTY TWENTY. AND
REMEMBER YOUR RESPONSE MATTERS
IN SHAPING NATIONAL FUTURE SO
PLEASE GO ONLINE AND CALL TODAY
AND GET COUNTED. I HOPE
EVERYONE HAS A SAFE LABOR DAY
WEEKEND AND WHATEVER YOUR PLANS
MAY ENTAIL. PLEASE REMEMBER TO
WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC LACES
OBSERVE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND
PRACTICE. OTHER HEALTHY HABITS
TO KEEP YOURSELF AND OTHERS
SAFE. AND NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER
TO DR AL **** HANGER CHAIR OF
THE MEASURE CORONAVIRUS TASK
FORCE. THANK YOU MATT COOPER
AND GOOD MORNING NASHVILLE
THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS VIRUS IN
OUR COUNTY. THIS MORNING THE
DOUBLING RATE OF THE VIRUS IS
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DAYS
MEANING THAT IT TAKES THAT MANY
DAYS. TWO FOR THE CONFIRMED
CASES TO DOUBLE. THIS IS
IMPROVE THIRTY THREE DAYS SINCE
OUR LAST UPDATE. THIS MORNING
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY NINE
INDIVIDUALS ARE IN NASHVILLE
HOSPITALS WOULD COVER NINETEEN.
THIS IS DOWN FROM A PEAK OF TWO
HUNDRED TWENTY TWO PATIENTS IN
JULY. WE NOW HAVE 15% OF FLOOR
BEDS AND 13% OF ICU BEDS
AVAILABLE IN OUR REGION. MORE
POSITIVE NEWS THIS MORNING.
THERE ARE ONE THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE ACTIVE CASES
IN THE COUNTY THIS IS THE
LOWEST THIS NUMBER HAS BEEN
SINCE MAY THIRTY FIRST. NINETY
SIX DAYS AGO. IN JULY WE HAD
FIFTY EIGHT HUNDRED ACTIVE
CASES. AS THE MAYOR SAID WE
HAVE ADJUSTED HOW THE SEVEN DAY
POSITIVE TEST RATE IS
CALCULATED. IN ORDER TO BETTER
ALIGN WITH HOW STATE AND OTHER
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES ARE
KATHLEEN THIS EXACT METRIC. AT
THE START OF THE PANDEMIC THIS
STATE AND OTHER AGENCIES
INCLUDING METRO PUBLIC HEALTH.
CALCULATED PERCENT POSITIVE BY
TAKING OUT REPEAT TEST FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY
TESTED POSITIVE. THE STATE
RECENTLY CHANGESAND WE DECIDED
TO CHANGE AS WELL SO IT WILL BE
EASIER TO COMPARE OUR NUMBERS
WITH THE STATE AND OUR
SURROUNDING COUNTIES. NOW THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF POSITIVE TEST
WILL BE DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL
NUMBER OF TESTS ADMINISTERED.
THIS CHANGE WILL ALLOW US TO
GET A BETTER SENSE OF- HOW
TESTING IS GOING IN OUR
COMMUNITY. WE'VE BEEN RUNNING
BOTH FORMULAS OVER THIS PAST
WEEK AND THE UPDATED FORMULA
LIKE THE OLD FORMULA CONTINUES
SHOW THAT THE VIRUS IS SLOWING
IN OUR CITY AND THAT THE TRENDS
ARE IN THE SAME WAY AND THIS IS
WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT. WE SAID
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE
CHANGE THIS WAS TO ALLOW US TO
COMPARE OUR NUMBERS WITH THE
STATE AND STRANDING COUNTIES
USING THE SAME FORMULA. THIS
MORNING R. SEVEN A POSITIVE
RATE IS AT SIX POINT SIX
PERCENT. THIS IS LOWER THAN THE
STATE. AND LOWERED IN ALL OF
OUR SURROUNDING COUNTIES. NOW
AS WE GO INTO THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND WE MUST REMAIN VIGILANT
AND CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE HAVE
BEEN DOING TO FIGHT THIS VIRUS.
IF YOU GO OUT PLEASE WEAR A
MASK. DON'T GATHER IN LARGE
GROUPS AND KEEP YOUR DISTANCE
FROM OTHERS. NOW AS A REMINDER
WE DID SEE A SPIKE AFTER
MEMORIAL DAY AND AFTER THE
FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY. WE HAVE
MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS OVER
THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS SO
PLEASE LET'S NOT LOSE THE
MOMENTUM THAT WE HAVE GAINED
OVER THIS HOLIDAY. IF WE
CONTINUE TO FIGHT THIS VIRUS
THE METRICS WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPROVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO
OPEN UP OUR CITY. SO THIS LABOR
DAY PLEASE DO YOUR PART TO
FIGHT THIS VIRUS. NOW ALSO
REMINDER ABOUT MONDAY WHICH IS
THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY COMEDIA
SESSION CENTERS AND INFORMATION
HOTLINE WILL BE CLOSED ON
MONDAY BUT I'LL OPEN UP AGAIN
ON TUESDAY. THE ASSESSMENT
CENTERS ARE OPEN ODAY UNTIL
ONE PM AND OPEN TOMORROW ALSO
TO FROM SEVEN AM TO ONE PM.
KIND OF A NEAT FACT IS I
SUSPECT BY THE END OF THIS
WEEK. WE WILL HAVE TESTED OVER
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND TIMES IN
OUR COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT
CENTERS. ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
TIMES IN SIX MONTHS FREE TEST
FOR COMMUNITY. THE INFORMATION
HOTLINE IS OPEN ALSO TO SEVEN
PM- TODAY TOMORROW AND OVER THE
WEEKEND. DO YOU HAVE ANY
CONCERNS ABOUT THE VIRUS OR IF
YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE BEEN IN
CONTACT ON THE WEB AT SOMEONE
WHO MAY HAVE HA THE VIRUS
PLEASE GO GET TESTED. NOW AS WE
GO INTO LABOR DAY WEEKEND I'D
ALSO LIKE TO PAUSE TO RECOGNIZE
ALL OF THOSE. ESSENTIAL WORKERS
WHO FROM DAY ONE OF THE
PANDEMIC BACK IN MARCH HAVE
BEEN THERE FOR US. HEALTH CARE
WORKERS FIRST RESPONDERS STAFF
ARE HOMELESS. NEED ASSISTANCE.
INFORMATION HOTLINE ALL HAVE
BEEN THERE FROM THE BEGINNING.
ALSO ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS
WORKING A GROCERY STORES
PHARMACIES RESTAURANTS DELIVERY
DRIVERS AND EVERYONE ELSE
KEEPING ESSENTIAL BUSINESS IS
OPEN AND DOING OUR DAY TO DAY
ACTIVITIES AROUND THE CITY FROM
TRASH PICK UP TO ELECTRIC AND
WATER. I KNOW IT'S BEEN VERY
INCONVENIENT AND SOMETIMES
SCARY TO BE ON PUBLIC WORKING.
WITH COVE IN NINETEEN SO-
ROBUST- COMEDIA SOMETIMES I
SALUTE ALL OF YOU AND YOU GUYS
ARE ALL TRULY THE HERO'S
JOURNEY SINCE CERTAIN TIMES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I WOULD
LIKE TO TURN OVER TO MAYOR
PURCELL THANK. THANK YOU AT DR
CHANG- AND ALSO- TO MAYOR JOHN
COOPER. FOUR OF THE PRIVILEGE
OF BEING A PART OF THIS PRESS
CONFERENCE TODAY I WAS LAST IN
THIS ROOM IN JUNE AND PRESENT
FOR THIS PRESS CONFERENCE AND-
IT IS A GREAT COMFORT TO BE
HERE. THESE WEEKS LATER TO HEAR
SO MUCH GOOD NEWS AND SO MUCH
PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE IN
THE CITY AND TO MAKE THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT M. D. AJ'S MISSION
IS TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES SUPPORT
NEIGHBORHOODS STRENGTHEN
COMMUNITIES AND IN THE END.
HELP BUILD A GREATER NASHVILLE
DURING THIS UNPRECEDENTED TIME
IN OUR WORLD WHILE MANY OF OUR
NEIGHBORS ARE STRUGGLING. TO
MAKE ENDS MEET DUE TO THE
COVERT NINETEEN THEM THERE IS
NO GREATER MOMENT FOR M. T. HA
AND NASHVILLE TO SUPPORT AND
STRENGTHEN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THANKS TO THE FUNDING THAT WE
RECEIVED. FROM THE U. S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT AS AUTHORIZED BY
THE CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND
ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT THAT'S
THE FULL NAME FOR WHAT WE KNOW.
AS THE CARERS ACT M. P. H. A.
IN PARTNERSHIP. WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE WILL BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE HELP. TO
APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN THOUSAND
FOUR HUNDRED OF OUR MOST
VULNERABLE NASHVILLIANS THESE
CARES ACT FUNDS ARE TO BE USED.
TO PREVENT PREPARE FOR AND
RESPOND TO THE CORONAVIRUS
COVERT NINETEEN PANDEMIC BY
ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. OR RECEIVING
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE END TO
SUPPORT ADDITIONAL HOMELESS
ASSISTANCE AND HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION ACTIVITIES TO
MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF COVERT.
NINETEEN THROUGH A REQUEST FOR-
APPLICATIONS PROCESS M. P. H.
A. STAFF HAS RECENTLY AWARDED.
REALLY JUST WORDED FOUR POINT
NINE MILLION DOLLARS IN
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY
SOLUTIONS GRANTS AND CORONA
VIRUS AND HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.
FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS
CORONAVIRUS FUNDS. THOSE ARE
THE BUCKETS OF FUNDS THAT WE'VE
RECEIVED I HEAR. FOR THIS
PURPOSE ALL OF THEM ARE USED TO
MOVE MORE THAN. TWO I'M SORRY
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO MORE
THAN TWENTY LOCAL NONPROFIT AND
SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES FOUR
POINT NINE MILLION DOLLARS WILL
SUPPORT THESE NONPROFITS AND
AGENCIES IN SUPPORTING THOSE
MORE THAN FOURTEEN THOUSAND LOW
TO MODERATE INCOME AND
VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS. ALL
IMPACTED BY COVERT NINETEEN.
AND THIS WILL BE DONE BY
ADMINISTERING EMERGENCY RENT
MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE AND OTHER
HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
PROVIDING SERVICES FOR HOMELESS
POPULATIONS AND OFFERING
EXPANDED SUPPORT TO PERSONS
WITH AIDS. TO THE MORE THAN
TWENTY EIGHT NON PROFITS WHO
RECEIVED THIS CARES ACT FUNDING
THANK YOU. FOR YOUR COMMITMENT
TO SUPPORT NATIONAL
SURVEILLANCE IN NEED. AND
THANKS TO MAYOR JOHN COOPER FOR
LEADING OUR CITY IN A WAY WHICH
ALLOWED US TO RECEIVE AND
DISTRIBUTE THESE FUNDS THE
MAYOR. MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.
I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AS
WELL. THAT MD HA WILL SOON
RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT
POINT FOUR MILLION DOLLARS IN
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS
CORONAVIRUS FUNDING. AGAIN FROM
THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WHICH
WILL BRING NATIONAL DAVIDSON
COUNTY'S TOTAL KERR'S ACT
FUNDING TO THIRTEEN POINT
THREE. MILLION DOLLARS AFTER
CLOSE CONSULTATION WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE THE CONTINUUM OF
CARE STAKEHOLDERS AND OFFICIALS
FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
THIS SECOND ROUND. OF WHAT'S
CALLED T. S. G. C. V. FUNDING.
WILL BE AWARDED AGAIN TO
NONPROFIT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES TO PROVIDE RAPID RE
HOUSING FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR
HUNDRED INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES. ALL EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS ON BEHALF OF THE
M. D. H. A. BOARD AND STAFF. WE
THANK THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
FOR AWARDING THE CITY OF
NATIONAL THESE FUNDS. AGAIN
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MAYOR
COOPER AND HIS STAFF FOR THEIR
PARTNERSHIP. THEIR LEADERSHIP.
AS WELL AS THEWORK THE
IMPORTANT WORK OF THE CONTINUUM
FOR A CONTINUUM OF CARE
STAKEHOLDERS FOR THEIR INPUT.
SO HOW CAN YOU HELP IN THIS
PROCESS NOW M. P. H. J. IS NOW
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE
SECOND ROUND OF CARERS ACT
FUNDING AGAIN APPROXIMATELY
EIGHT POINT FOUR MILLION
DOLLARS IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU
KNOW WORKS FOR A NON PROFIT
FOR. A LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY
PLEASE REACH OUT TO THEM AND
MAKE THEM AWARE OF THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUR
NEIGHBORS IN NEED APPLICANTS
MAY ACCESS THE REQUEST FOR
APPLICATIONS ON MDHHS WEBSITE.
THAT WEBSITE SHOULD BE EASILY
ACCESS TO THROUGH ANY OF YOUR
SEARCH ENGINES BUT THE ACTUAL
SITE IS W. W. W. NASHVILLE
DASH. M. D. H. A. .ORG. E. W.
DE NASH DASH M. D. H. A. DOT
ORG ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS
MUST BE CREATED AND SUBMITTED
ELECTRONICALLY BY SEPTEMBER
EIGHTEENTH THIS IS A VERY FAST
PROCESS. THE NOTION HERE IS
THAT THESE FUNDS ARE NEEDED NOW
THIS HELP IS NEEDED NOW SO WE
NEED YOUR HELP NOW TO MAKE SURE
THOSE APPLICATIONS. ARE
SUBMITTED. AS YOU KNOW SO WELL.
AND THE MAYOR MAKES CLEAR FROM
THIS PODIUM AND ALL ACROSS THE
CITY WEEK AFTER WEEK THESE ARE
CHALLENGING TIMES IN OUR WORLD
AND OUR CITY. BUT WITH YOUR
HELP AND THE HELP OF MANY OF
OUR PARTNERS. WHO HAVE BEEN
WORKING DILIGENTLY THESE LAST
FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS WE BELIEVE
THAT TOGETHER WE CAN SET A
FOUNDATION THROUGH THESE FUNDS
AND ALL THAT THEY WILL DO. THEY
WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE TO THOSE
APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN THOUSAND
FOUR HUNDRED NASHVILLIANS
IMPACTED BY COVERT NINETEEN.
BUT ALSO HAVE A CONSIDERABLE
POSITIVE IMPACT IN OUR GREAT
CITY TO BUILD UPON IN. ALL THE
MONTHS AND YEARS TO COME. THANK
YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU NASHVILLE.
THANK YOU MAYOR PURCELL. BEFORE
THE WE BEGIN OUR QUESTIONS ARE
JUST ONE. PERFECT CATION OF THE
TWO MILLION DOLLARS APPROVE A
MEASURE COMES ON TUESDAY- WILL
GO DIRECTLY TO INDEPENDENT
MUSIC VENUES WITH AN ANNUAL
REVENUE OF FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
OR LESS WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY
HAVE AN IMPACT ON LOCAL
MUSICIANS AND OTHER
PROFESSIONALS AND OUR- MUSIC
TOURISM INDUSTRIES. WE'LL START
WITH STACY CASE AT FOX.
SEVENTEEN THANK YOU MY QUESTION
IS FOR DOCTOR JACK HANGER. IF
YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO US THIS
ADJUSTMENT TODAY AND NOW THEY
WERE GRADUALLY ADJUSTING THE
DIAL FOR ECONOMIC WE OPENING
WHEN YOU THINK WE WILL. WANT TO
PAY FOR ALSO OTHER CITIES HAVE
ADJUSTED THE METRICS ALONG THE
WAY REALIZING THAT SOME OF THE
ORIGINAL METRIC MIGHT NOT BE
ATTAINABLE FOR VERY VERY LONG
TIME BUT WE RE OPEN. WITH MORE
EMPHASIS FOR EXAMPLE MEDICAL
CAPACITY RATHER THAN ACTIVE
CASES WIDE NATIONAL THEN
FORWARDS. AND WHAT IS THE RIGHT
BUT HE. THANK YOU THE YOUNGER.
SO I AM ACTUALLY I'M NOT FULLY
SURE UNDERSTAND YOUR SEVEN ONE
NATIONALS AND SLOW TO ADJUST- I
THINK WE'VE BEEN VERY
TRANSPARENT WITH WITH HOW WE'RE
MOVING WE ARE MOVING SLOWER I
WOULD AGREE WITH THAT BECAUSE I
THINK- AND THAT'S PROBABLY
REFLECT IS REFLECTED IN THE
FACT THAT WE HAVE LOST
TRANSMISSION WE'VE HAD. YOU
KNOW I THINK IT'S INSULTING
STARTED WE HAVE THE- LOWEST
AMOUNT OF ACTIVE CASES SINCE
MAY- WE ARE GRADUALLY TURNING
THE DIAL UP OF ACTIVITIES IN AN
FAQFOR ESSENTIALLY MOST
SECTORS THERE THERE'S BUSINESS
ACTIVITY HOW WE'RE CHANGING
THAT DOLLAR EVEN FURTHERSOME
MORE MORE- THINGS HAPPEN I
WOULD. I WOULD POINT OUT THAT
JUST TUESDAY WITH- MORE MORE
THINGS INCLUDING- WEDDING
VENUES AND SO FORTH THERE
OPENED UP- SO. I DON'T KNOW IF
WE'VE NECESSARILY AND I THINK
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WE SAID
THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT
MULTIPLE METRICS RIGHT SO- I
I'M NOT SURE I FULLY UNDERSTAND
FROM SO THE QUESTION WOULD YOU
SAY I IT WE'VE WE'VE- WE'VE
ALWAYS SHOWN THE TRIP TO
METRICS. WE'VE ADJUSTED IN A IN
A- THOUGHTFUL PROCESS WHEN WE
MAYBE COULD HAVE GONE TO FASTEN
THE METRICS ARE GOING BACK WE
DIALED BACK IN OUR DIALING BACK
UP AGAIN AND- AND SO I WOULD.
HAVE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION
FURTHER FRATS OFF ON I THINK
THAT THAT. I DON'T THINK I
WOULD. JUST PUSH BACK WHICH I
DON'T THINK WE'RE JUST KIND OF.
IN THE SLOW WITH THE ANY DRY.
THANK YOU. IN JOHN AT THE
TENNESSEAN. GOOD MORNING I'M
JUST QUICKLY WANTED TO CLARIFY-
TODAY'S UPDATE SHOWED EIGHTY
THOUSAND NEW TASK DONE SINCE
YESTERDAY UPDATE IS THAT DUE TO
THE FACT THAT WE RETROACTIVELY
PUT INTO A TRICKY TASK OR THAT
A TYPO AND MEXICAN QUESTION IS
UNDER WHAT CRITERIA WILL DID
DID HE BE EVALUATING WRITTEN
PLAN FOR RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES BECAUSE OF THAT AND-
I HEAR LAUGHING WHEN TALKING
ABOUT IF YOU GO TO BAT LEADING
ENROLLED AS AN ARCHITECT OF
EVENTS CAN TALK ABOUT THE
DECISION TO KIND OF BROADEN
OUT. WHAT TYPE OF EVENT WILL BE
ALLOWED THANK YOU YEAH. START
WITH A STRONGER. IN THANK YOU
FOR QUESTION. YOU'RE RIGHT YOU
LOOK AT A NUMBER. LAST WEEK
THERE'S LIKE TWO HUNDRED TO
THOUSAND I'M SUMMARIZED HERE
INTO CLOSE THREE HOW THOUSAND.
THIRTY THOUSAND DISCREPANCY
EXACT WHAT YOU SAID IS DOES
REPEAT TESTS THAT PREVIOUSLY
WERE NOT PUT IN OUR PRESENT
BECAUSE THE RATES. ARE ARE PUT
IN THERE IS IN THE FULL
NUMBERS- WE HAVE BEEN AND WILL
MAKE SURE IT'S ON ONLINE THE
PERCENT POSITIVE RATE TRACKED
THROUGHOUT TE D. F. A. THERE
IS THE TIRE AT THAT AND THEN
WE'LL WE'LL HAVE OUT SO YOU'LL
SEE THE TRENDS ARE COMPARABLE
TO WHERE WE WERE BEFORE. BUT
YES THAT THAT THAT'S A ONE TIME
ADJUSTMENT- MOVING FORWARD WILL
BE WILL BE ON ALL INCLUDED BUT
YES THAT 80% EIGHTY THOUSAND-
DIFFERENCES EXACTLY WHICH YOU
MENTIONED IS PUTTING IN THOSE.
THOSE TESTS THAT WERE
PREVIOUSLY TAKEN OUT BECAUSE
THEY WERE DUPLICATE TESTING. AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO ALREADY HAD A
POSITIVE RESULT. HEY GOOD
MORNING ANY BODY- ANY BUSINESS
THAT WANTS TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN
PLAN FOR HAVING ANY GATHERING
OF OVER TWENTY FIVE CAN DO SO
AT THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS
A DIRECTOR OF HEALTH THAT
NASHVILLE DOT GOV. WE ALREADY
HAVE A PLAN- AND EXPERIENCE IN
PERMITTING- A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT- EVENTS IN THE
COMMUNITY BASED UPON A FEW
CRITERIA A NUMBER ONE- IF IT'S
OUTDOOR RATHER THAN INDOOR
THAT'S VIEWED IS GENERALLY
SAFER SO THAT'S GOING TO GET
MORE OF A PRIORITY IF IT'S
OUTDOOR NUMBER TWO IF FACE
MASKS ARE REQUIRED AND TO BE
WORN IN ENFORCED AT ALL TIMES
THAT IS ALSO GOING TO TAKE A
HIGHER PRIORITY. EVEN IF YOU
ARE SOCIAL DISTANCING IF YOU'RE
BRINGING PEOPLE. TOGETHER AT
NUMBER THREE THAT SOCIAL
DISTANCING IS A PRACTICE AND
ENFORCED AND NUMBER FOUR. THAT
THERE BE NO ALCOHOL OR VERY
LIMITED ALCOHOL. THESE OUT FOR
CRITERIA OR WHAT I CALL THE
FEARSOME FOR- INDOOR. NO FACE
MASK NO SOCIAL DISTANCING AND
ALCOHOL SO IF WE GET TO THE
OPPOSITE OF THAT THEY'RE GOING
TO BE MUCH MORE HIGHLY RATED.
SO WEVERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO
TRYING TO WORK WITH EVERY
SPECIFIC VENUE- EVERY SPECIFIC-
COMMUNITY GROUP THAT WANTS TO
DO ANY THING OVER ONE TWENTY
FIVE UP TO A HUNDRED TWENTY
FIVE. AND ONCE WE GET A SENSE
THAT THEY ARE REALLY PRACTICING
WELL AND WE'LL WORK WITH THEM
EVENT BY EVENT. BUT ALSO A
FACILITY BY FACILITY EACH ONE
IS TAKEN ON A CASE BY CASE
BASIS AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO. WORKING
SPECIFICALLY WITH ALL OF YOU.
BUT TELL ME THAT THE TENNESSEAN
YOU'RE IN THERE. HI GOOD
MORNING EVERYONE- ONE MORE
QUESTION ABOUT THE NUANCE OF
THE CHANGES IMPACT REPORTING
TODAY IT SOUNDS LIKE THE VAST
MAJORITY OF THE SEVENTY NINE
THOUSAND NEW TESTS REPORTED
TODAY OUR OLD TASKS THAT ARE
NOW BEING REPORTED FOR THE
FIRST TIME. CAN YOU PROVIDE US
WITH THE NUMBER OF. TRULY NEW
TASK THAT WOULD BE REPORTED
TODAY- SO THE REPORTER LIKE
MYSELF WHAT YOU'RE ATTEMPTING
TO TRACK THIS ON OUR OWN IN OUR
NUMBERS UP TODAY. SOME AMOUNT
OF THOSE SEVEN NINE THOUSAND
TESTS MUST BE TRULY KNEW. IT
WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT
NUMBER. THANKS FOR. THE YOUNGER.
SORRY READ I'M I'M LOOKING THIS
NUMBER OFFICE I UNDERSTAND YOUR
QUESTION SO I APOLOGIZE FOR
THIS DELAY. APOLOGIZE BREAD.
BUT LET ME GET BACK IN TO GET
THAT BACK TO BACK TO YOU- BUT
I'LL MAKE SURE TO GET THAT
ENTERED ON T. VERY SOON SORRY
I'M JUST TRYING TO DO IT ON THE
RUN HERE. ON THE FOURTH. HI
MEGHAN MANGRUM AT THE
TENNESSEAN. SORRY FOR THE
TENNESSEE AND I KINDA TAKING
OVER THIS MORNING I'M IN THE
SAME VEIN OF- TO HAVE THIRTY
SEVEN GOT THE METRICS OVER
TIME- I KNOW THAT SOME OF OUR
ORIGINAL THRESHOLDS FOR RE
OPENING SCHOOLS IN PHASE THREE
I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE
CHANGED- NOW THE CITY STILL
USING THOSE METRICS IN TERMS OF
KIND OF RECOMMENDING OF SCHOOL
THREE OPENER CAN YOU GIVE US AN
UPDATE. ON WHAT MEASURES ARE
BEING LOOKED AFTER THAT. THE
YOUNGER. SO THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION WANT TO WHERE- WE
HAVE- IN IN LATE SPRING AMERICA
CRASHED. ON THE COURSE THAT WE
FORMED A COMMITTEE TO REOPEN
SCHOOLS INSTRUCTOR BATTLING
EYES LONG AS AS WELL AS THE
HEAD MAN S. REPRESENTED HER
PAROCHIAL PRIVATE. AND CHARTER
SCHOOLS ON THAT AS LONG AS WELL
AS WITH- OPPORTUNITY LADS AND-
PEDIATRICIAN FROM VANDERBILT
TOLD MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE
ENGINE AND TRACTOR CHIEFS ONE.
AND WE PUT OUT A ROAD MAP TO
REOPEN SCHOOLS THAT SAID A
GUIDELINES OF HOW ONE ONE
SHOULD LOOK INTO IT OKAY SO
THAT HAD TRANSMISSION RATED HAD
CASES. CASE TRENDS AND SO FORTH.
AFTER REPORT WENT OUT- AND ONCE
WE WILL BACK TO MODIFY FACE TO
OUR- THIS THE TASK FORCE THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. ALLOWED SCHOOLS
EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL OR
SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MAKE THEIR
OWN DECISIONS ABOUT WHETHER TO
OPEN A RE OPEN ONLY TO FOLLOW
THE GUIDELINES OF THAT WE SET
OUT IN THAT MODEL AND THAT PLAN
TO REOPEN NATIONAL SCHOOLS. SO
I THINK IT THEY EACH INDIVIDUAL
SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS
DECISION. SHOULD BE DIRECTED
TOWARDS THEM HOW THEY SHOULD
THEY SHOULD OPEN OR NOT- BUT I
WOULD SUSPECT THAT MOST SCHOOL
DISTRICTS HAVE A- ADVISORY TEAM
AND I WOULD SUSPECT THAT SOME
OF THOSE METRICS WOULD INCLUDE
EXACTLY TALK ABOUT TRANSMISSION
RATE. CASES PER HUNDRED
THOUSAND CASE POSITIVE IN THE
COMMUNITY PERHAPS IN THE CITY
AND SOTHAT'S THAT'S KIND OF MY
INTERNET SO IT'S NOT. THE TASK
FORCE OR OR THE MAYOR
SPECIFICALLY DIRECTING THE
SCHOOL SYSTEM. HOW TO PROCEED%
WE HOPE THAT YOU KNOW OBVIOUSLY
EDUCATORS ARE. OUR PASSION
ABOUT THIS AND HAVE HAD A LOT
OF EXPERTISE THAT THEY'RE
LEANING ON BUT SO I WOULD DEFER
TO THE DID SPECIFIC. QUESTIONS
FOR EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT THANK
YOU. IF I CAN JUST FOLLOW UP ON
THAT- ITALY BECAUSE I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT EACH. SCHOOL
SYSTEM IN NATIONAL IS
DETERMINING ITS OWN DECISIONS.
NOBODY IS GOING TO HAVE ANY
SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCEPT RISKS THAT
THOSE SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE IN
THEIR AND THEIR PARENTS AND
THEIR CHILDREN ARE NOT WILLING
TO ACCEPT AND DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I THINK IN IN P. S. IS
CONSTANTLY IN DIALOGUE WITH ITS
PARENTS AND TEACHERS. SO IT IS
UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS TO
RE OPEN WE CAN LEARN AND I
THINK MM PS WILL LEARN FROM
NATIONAL EXAMPLES ABOUT HOW TO
BOTH DO THIS EFFECTIVELY AND
WIN. ALL DO FEEL THAT THEIR-
NOT ACCEPTING TOO MUCH RISK BUT
IT IS MY JOB A LITTLE BIT. THE
POINT WE'RE ONLY FIFTEEN. WE'RE
ONLY A FIFTEEN THAT IS NOT WE I
WANNA LABOR DAY IS COMING UP
I'M WORRIED ABOUT THIS SPIKE
AROUND LABOR DAY THAT HAS SET
US BACK THESE KIND OF LONG
WEEKENDS HAVE SET THIS BACK
REPEATEDLY. WE EVERYBODY HAS
WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE ON THIS
LET'S NOT JEOPARDIZE IT BY
PRETENDING AT THIS POINT. THERE
WERE IN A PLACE. WE'RE NOT
QUITE THERE NO EVEN. AT TEN.
PER HUNDRED THOUSAND THEY'LL BE
A QUESTION FOR A WHOLE LOT OF
PEOPLE THE TENNIS NOT THAT
YOU'RE SAFE. THE TEN WAS THE
SON OF UNUSUAL DANGER AND RISK
AND A COMMUNITY AND OF COURSE
YOU HAD TO QUARANTINE. PEOPLE
IN NURSING HOMES SERVING AT
FIFTEEN IS STILL IN THE RED
ZONE IT'S JUST AT ONE POINT WE
WERE UNTHINKABLY AT THE RED
ZONE. SO LET'S NOT TAKE OUR
EYES OFF OF THE CHALLENGE RIGHT
IN FRONT OF US AND REALLY I'M
I'M HERE TO SAY THERE'S A LABOR
DAY WEEKEND. THIS IS THE TIME
THAT ALL OF US HAVE TO BE
ESPECIALLY DILIGENT ABOUT.
MASKS AND IF I WERE THE PARENT
OF A CHILD AS I AM IN DAVIDSON
COUNTY AND I SEE SOMEBODY NOT
WEARING A MASK I'M TAKING THAT
PERSONALLY. BECAUSE THAT'S
DIRECTLY AFFECTING MY CHILD'S
ABILITY TO GET BACK TO NORMAL
INEVITABLY. INEVITABLY WHETHER
THEY'RE OPEN OR IN A HYBRID.
THE RISK OF A COMMUNITY WIDE
RISK HAS TO BE MONITORED AND
RESTRAINT AND THAT'S WHAT I
WANT TO ASK ALL PARENTS INITIAL
ESPECIALLY THIS WEEKEND. IN
THEIR OWN FAMILIES AND
GATHERINGS TO BE VILLAGES
VIGILANT ON THAT. AND THEN
HOPEFULLY NEXT WEEK WE CAN HAVE
A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW PERHAPS
WE DID NOT SPIKE UP BUT WE'VE
BEEN ABLE TO PRESERVE OUR
PROGRESS. HARRY WALLACE OF FOX
SEVENTEEN. YES HI GOOD MORNING
AT JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
AT ONE PM AND THEN NOW STANDS-
THEY WILL BE DISCONTINUING ARE
PROVIDING FUNDING FOR MASS BUT
THE MORE ON THE STATE LOCAL
LEVEL WITH THE SECOND EMPHASIS
ON MASK I AM THE NEED FOR THEM
THAT THIS IS FOR. EITHER MAYOR
OR DOCTORS YOUR HUNGER YOUR
THOUGHTS ABOUT OUR CAPACITY TO
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT- INTO
OUR SCHOOLS YOU ARE AT A
SPECIAL BUSINESS DAYS ANY
CONCERN- MOVING AHEAD OR ANY
PLANS IN THE AREAS WHERE WE'RE
PIVOTING TO ACCOMMODATE FOR-
FOR THAT LOSS AND FINDING. AND
MY SECOND QUESTION I KNOW THAT
THE DECISION ABOUT SCHOOL IS UP
TO THE SCHOOLS IS NOT THE MAYOR
CALLED HOWEVER THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT HAS MADE. SOME
RECOMMENDATIONS. WE REGARDS TO
ATHLETICS EITHER IN METRO
SCHOOL. THE HAVE. PUT TOGETHER
A MORE COMPREHENSIVE I THINK
YOU PLANNED FOR IT THAT FOR THE
ATHLETES. CONSIDERING THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE
POSITION AT THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT NOW WITH THIS NEW-
WITH THESE NEW GUIDELINES. DO
YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE SUPPORTING
RE OPENING THAT FALL. ATHLETICS
SEASON THANK YOU. THERE COULD.
THANK YOU ADAM FOX I WANTED
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
SECOND QUESTION FIRST IF THAT'S
OKAY ON RE OPENING SCHOOLS IN
IN P. S. IS ON THE PATH FOR
GAMES TO RESUME- MOTHER SOMEHOW
PEOPLE AND I DON'T THINK
THEY'RE NECESSARILY AWARE OF
THAT NOW THIS IS THEIR OWN
CALL. THEY'RE RUNNING THE
SAFETY. ABOUT THEIR OWN
STUDENTS BUT THIS I THINK
YOU'LL LOOK INTO IT WILL FIND
THAT THIS IS WHERE THERE ARE
NOW. STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
HAS TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE THERE
IS A GAME. THEY ARE ON THE
SCHEDULE DOING STRENGTH AND
CONDITIONING HOPEFULLY FOR
GAMES IN LATE SEPTEMBER SO THIS
IS DELAYED. BUT I BELIEVE THE
M. AND P. S. AND THE COACHES
ARE ON CONTACT PARTICULARLY
EVERY THURSDAY ON REVIEWING
WHERE WE ARE AND HOW IT IS
ROLLING OUT. NOW WE HAVE TO
LEARN FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF
OTHER PLACES THERE ARE GOING TO
BE PROBLEMS ABOUT PEOPLE.
NEEDING TO BE QUARANTINED OR
CONCEIVABLY GAMES BEING
FORFEITED AND CASES OF DISEASE
LEVELS BUT I THINK EVERYBODY IS
VERY CLEAR ABOUT THIS THAT WE
ARE ON A PATH. TO GO AHEAD WITH
A DELAY BUT YOU CAN'T WHILE YOU
ARE REQUIRED TO DO STRENGTH AND
CONDITIONING FOR SO MANY WEEKS
BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN PLAY THAT
IS TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW SO.
THE KIDS WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY
WE NEED TO HAVE A COMMUNITY
WHERE THAT CAN SAFELY HAPPEN.
SO THAT'S WHY AGAIN IF YOU'RE
THE PARENT OF A ATHLETE I
SCHOOL ATHLETE. YOU HAVE A
STRONG INTEREST IN MAKING SURE
PEOPLE WEAR MASKS. RIGHT THAT'S-
WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN SO THAT M.
M. P. S. CAN ROLL THIS OUT
SAFELY AND L. X. EXCEPTIONAL
STUDENTS WILL BE STARTING IN
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM RIGHT AFTER
LABOR DAY THERE'S GOING TO BE
WORLD OUT AFTER FALL BREAK
THERE IS EVERY HOPE THAT RE
OPENING WILL BE A REALITY
INITIAL BUT WE CAN ALL. STOP
THAT IF WE STOP DOING SOCIAL
DISTANCING. RIGHT SO AGAIN IF
YOU'RE THE PARENT OF AN ATHLETE
BOY YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN
TELLING PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS
BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THEY'RE
GOING TO GET BACK ON THE FIELD.
SAFELY. THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND NASHVILLE IS-
COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO GET
MASKS AND CONTINUE TO GIVE OUT
MASKS WE PARTNERED WITH THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT ALL OF OUR
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER UGH THE
COMMUNITY CENTERS AND IN THE
PARKS. WHENEVER THEY'RE OPEN
MASKS ARE AVAILABLE THERE-
BEHIND THE DESK WALK IN ANY
TIME TO ALWAYS BE MASKS THERE
ONCE WE RUN OUT OF THE- MASKS
THE STATE HAS SUPPLIED US. THAT
NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE
WORKING WITH METRO TO BUY MORE
MASKS SO WE'RE GONNA ALWAYS
MAKE THIS OUR COMMITMENT WE
HVE A MANDATE TO WEAR MASKS
WE'RE GONNA BUY AS MANY AS WE
NEED TO CONTINUE TO GIVE OUT-
AND ONE OF THE WAYS WE ARE.
GIVING THEM OUT IS TO PARTNER
WITH OTHER COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS
ESPECIALLY IN OUR HOT STONES IF
YOU'RE A COMMUNITY GROUP AND
YOU WANT MASKS AND YOU CAN HELP
US GIVE THEM OUT GIVE US A CALL
WE'RE HAPPY TO PARTNER WITH
YOU. AND CHIEFS JUAN WAS ALSO
GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
MASCOT FOR SCHOOLS. A GOOD
MORNING SO LET ME JUST CONFIRM
WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT WE DID EARLY IN
THIS PROCESS WAS MAKE SURE THAT
ALL THE ORDERS THAT WERE NEEDED
OR THE SCHOOLS FELT LIKE THEY
NEEDED WAS DONE THROUGH THE
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
TO THE STATE. AND WE KNOW
GOVERNOR LEE ACTUALLY COMMITTED
TO- MAKE SURE THAT ALL STUDENTS
ANYONE IS SCHOOLS THAT NEED IT
MASS WOULD BE A GIVEN MASS SO
AGAIN WE FEEL VERY CONFIDENT IN
THIS AREA. AGAIN WE PLAN. OUR
BEFORE- AND ANTICIPATING THIS-
VIA THAT WOULD BE TAKING PLACE
RIGHT NOW WITH MAKING SURE
EVERY STUDENT AND FACULTY STAFF
WOULD HAVE MASS THANK YOU.
HARRY I BELIEVE YOUR QUESTION
FOR DOCTOR JOHN HERE. YES COULD
YOU PLEASE SHARE YOUR OPINION
ABOUT THE PROPOSED CO AX
GRUNTED BYRON AT BACK SCENE
YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT YOUR LEVEL
OF COMFORT ABILITY AND WHAT WE
SEE THIS ADMINISTERED HERE AND
THE NATIONAL AREA THANK YOU.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT
QUESTION NOW. WHEN SAILING OFF
ON A MONDAY- EARLIER THIS WEEK
AFTER CALDWELL I THANK YOU ALL
RIGHT I MET WITH COMMISSION
HERE SHE AND HER TEAM TO
DISCUSS THIS EXACT QUESTION. OF%
BECAUSE I THE ONE THING THAT
WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS ALWAYS BE
PREPARED TO TAKE CARE OF.
PEOPLE HERE IN NASHVILLE. I'M
FROM WHAT I GATHER PHONE
CONVERSATION AND I ACTUALLY SAW
THE THING SOME OF IT STARTED
BEING PRINTED YESTERDAY. THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT C. C. HAS
STATED THAT A VACCINE WILL BE
AVAILABLE NOVEMBER ONE TO BE
GIVEN TO THE STATES. FROM WHAT
I UNDERSTAND IS THERE STILL
DESCRIPTION OF HOW THAT'S ALL
GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTED BUT I
SUSPECT THAT THE TIER ONE.
GROUP OF PEOPLE WE'RE GONNA GET
THE VACCINE WILL BE HEALTH CARE
WORKERS. SO THE STATE WILL
PROBABLY WORK MOST LIKELY
DIRECTLY WITH HOSPITALS IN OUR
REGION. TO GET THAT IN AN
INDIVIDUAL'S- I DON'T KNOW IF I
AS A ACTIVE PRACTICE HEALTHCARE
EMPLOYEES WHO OPERATE ON SOLD
OVER A FEW DAYS AGO. AND MAYBE
ON THE FIRST LINE OF A GROUP TO
GET IT. AND THEN FROM THERE
THERE WILL BE OTHER TEARS RIGHT
A TIER TWO TIER THREE AND
THEY'LL BE RESTRICTED CATION OF
WHO GETS IT. I SUSPECT METRO AS
A AS A NEW SPELL THE PUBLIC
HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL PROBABLY
MORE INVOLVED IN INDUSTRY
VACCINES IN THE TIER TWO AND
BEYOND. FACES YOUR QUESTION
ABOUT. SAFETY SO FORTH. THE FDA
AND CDC- THEY REALLY LEFT IN
THIS THANK. SHOULD NOT BE
POLITICISED ORGANIZATIONS
THERE'S A GREAT PROCESS THAT
HAS BEEN THEIR DAD- HAS
RESULTED IN MILLIONS OF LIVES
BEING SAVED BECAUSE IF WE'VE
HAD A LOT OF GREAT VACCINES ALL
GREAT MEDICINES- I. HOPE THAT
THAT STAYS THE WAY THAT IT
ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND IF IT STAYS
THAT WAY AND THAT THAT VERY
THOROUGH PROCESS I MEAN THERE'S
SEVERAL PHASE THREE CLINICAL
TRIALS GOING ON OUR CITY RIGHT
NOW- AND I HOPE THAT DOES SHOW
GREAT RESULTS AS EARLY AS
NOVEMBER ONCE THAT A PHASE FOUR
AND BEYOND CAN HAPPEN. AND IF
IT IS THEN I'LL BE FIRST IN
LINE TO GET A VACCINE IF I'M IF
I'M STRATIFIED IN THAT RISK
GROUP- BUT MAXINE'S ARE
CRITICAL FOR US TO GET OVER
THIS VIRUS EVERYONE NEEDS TO
GET VACCINATED AND IT NEEDS TO
HAPPEN WHEN THERE'S A VACCINE
THAT'S BEEN PROVEN THROUGH THE
PROPER CHANNELS THAT HAVE BEEN
ESTABLISHED IN IN OUR- IN OUR
COUNTRY- SO. YEAH I MEAN I IT'S
A LONG ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BUT
MAYBE AS EARLY AS NOVEMBER ONE
HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND I RIGHT
NOW I HAVE NO REASON TO THINK
IT WON'T BE AN FTA- VERIFY
PROCESS. THAT IS. TYPICAL SO
THANK YOU. LAST QUESTION TODAY
FOR BLACK FARMERS OF REPEAL AND
BLAKE. I THINK A LOT OF THOSE
THERE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT-
WHAT THIS CHANGE IN HOW WE
TRACK THE NUMBERS REALLY MEANS
FOR NASHVILLE- BUT BUT I GUESS
THE BIG ONE IS- YOU KNOW WE'RE
WE'RE DIFFERENT DECISIONS HAVE
BEEN MADE HAD WE'VE BEEN
TRACKING- TRACKING ALL OF THE
CASES THE WAY THE STATE DOES
OVERTIME. AS FOR THE WORD WOULD.
YEAH LIKE THAT'S A SUPERVISOR
I'VE ASKED ALL ABOUT THE SHORT
ANSWER IS NO SO WHEN YOU LOOK
AT THE ALL AGGREGATED AND- AND
I'M GONNA JUST CHALLENGE OUR
TEAM HERE WHICH WILL PUT OUT
THE GRASS. TO PRE AND POST
THESE CHANGES RIGHT AND- I'VE
SEEN THESE GRAPHS AND THE TREND
FOR THE MOST PART ABOUT THE
SAME THE NUMBER SO TODAY SIX
POINT 6% IF YOU REVERT TO THE
OLD WAY OR OKAY WITH THAT DID
UNTIL YESTERDAY I THINK IT'S
LIKE EIGHT POINT SOMETHING
SENSE REALLY WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT A 2% DISCREPANCY IN THE
NUMBER BUT THE TRENDS ARE ABOUT
THE SAME AND AT THE END OF DAY
NO BECAUSE HE HAS NEVER BEEN
ABOUT JUST BY ONE METRIC. IT IT
JUST SHOWS THAT YOU KNOW SO NO
LONG ANSWER YOUR QUESTION- BUT
BUT IT IT WILL SWELL I MAKE
SURE THAT WE GET BOTH THOSE
GRAPHS THAT SHOW BOTH METHODS
OVER THE TIME FRAME AND I
HOPEFULLY I'LL CLARIFY IT BUT
AND MOVING FOR NOW THAT
NUMBER'S GONNA CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT IT YOU FIND BOTH THEIR
STATE SITES WHICH FINAL
WEBSITES THAT COVER THAT GOT
KNOCKED OUT NOW- COVETED NOW
DOT ACT ON THAT I CAN SPEAK
ANYMORE SAY OR GLOBAL EPIDEMICS
I MEAN THESE NATIONAL WEBSITES
THIS MESS WILL DO NOW WITHOUT
ALL THOSE NATIONAL WELL TRUSTED
SOURCES ARE DOING IT- AND SO
YOU'LL SEE IT WILL BE MUCH IS
READY BUT WILL. LOOK AT TINA
WHAT MAKE SURE TO GET YOU BOTH
GRAPHS THAT SHOW YOU THE
DIFFERENCES- PRE AND POST.
THANK YOU. THE WEBSITE IS. AS
NOW. FOR THE ARE THE QUESTIONS
WE HAVE JUST I'D LIKE TO THANK
ME BILL PER FOR JOY US TODAY AS
ALWAYS WE'RE GRATEFUL TO AMY
LANG KITE AND OUR PARTNERS AT
BRIDGES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD
OF HEARING FOR PROVIDING ASL
TRANSLATION. AT THESE PRESS
BRIEFINGS. THIRTY THREE
THOUSAND ONE OR- 300-010-0403
AS THE NUMBER OF NEW TESTS.
ACCORDING TO DR JOHN DEERE-
THAT'S ENTER AN EARLIER
QUESTION. THE NEXT MAGICAL
NINETEEN PRESS BRIEFING WHERE
ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER TENTH AT
NINE THIRTY AM THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US. AND HAVE A SAFE
LABOR DAY WEEKEND THIS
CONCLUDES TODAY'S BRIEFING.
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