'The Mayor's office and the Metro Public Health Department remain committed as always to providing timely and transparent information that helps inform our local media and all Nashvillians in the fight against COVID-19,' the statement said.
Nashville officials were briefly reluctant to release the low number of COVID-19 cases deriving from bars and restaurants in the city, according to emails between the Metro Health Department and Mayor John Cooper's office.
According to Song, the Mayor's office sent an email on June 29 asking Metro Public Health staff to"share the results of its contact tracing investigations to help identify the sources and spread of COVID-19 in Davidson County to help guide an appropriate policy response.
As a result, Metro Health Department Official Brian Todd asked five other health officials via email for guidance."Please advise how you recommend I respond," he wrote. Emails from July 29, sent by Eagles to several city officials, asks for guidance on releasing data to the public, including"what is our policy for sharing numbers of cases from bars or other specific industries?"
Like many businesses across the country, bars and restaurants in Nashville were closed as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in March. While some restaurants and bars that served food were able to reopen at 50 percent capacity in May, as the city moved through its phased reopening, capacity and restrictions lessened. The city is currently in a modified phase two, allowing for a maximum of 25 patrons indoors and 25 outdoors at restaurants and seated-only service at both restaurant and bar counters.
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