Nashville’s health department is focusing its coronavirus response on hot spots among immigrant communities in Antioch and Madison. A key part of a new plan described Tuesday will provide hotel rooms to isolate positive patients.
Charity Clinic Opens New Facility In Nashville Neighborhood Hard Hit By COVID
A 30-year-old charity clinic in Nashville opened its first satellite location on Tuesday. And it just so happens to be in one of the zip codes hardest hit by COVID-19.
Nashville Protesters March Through Downtown, Led This Time By Immigrant Groups
About 2,000 people marched peacefully in downtown Nashville on Saturday during a day of nationwide protests in response to racism and police brutality. This latest event was organized by the Somali Students’ Association at Middle Tennessee State University. Its members include many from the region’s Muslim community, who say they want to show solidarity with […]
Coronavirus Hot Spot Persists In Southeast Nashville, Home To Diverse Communities
For more than eight weeks, Southeast Nashville has been the site of a coronavirus hot spot. It’s home to some of the city’s most diverse communities. In Nashville and across the country, people of color are being disproportionately affected by the virus. The Metro Public Health Department has published heat maps showing where new and […]
After Weeks Of Hot Spots In Immigrant Communities, Nashville’s Coordinated Response Has Finally Ramped Up
For most of the coronavirus pandemic, Nashville’s biggest hot spot for new cases has been in South Nashville — home to a large international community. But it’s taken city officials weeks to ramp up efforts that connect immigrants and refugees to the resources they need.
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