Tennessee has extended the May 31 deadline for nursing homes to test all residents and staff for the coronavirus until the end of June, and is now requiring that employees get retested every seven days. Failure to comply could result in license revocation or civil penalties, according to a report released by the Unified Command […]
Nashville General Hospital Will Be Renovated To Become Overflow COVID-19 Ward
The Music City Center will no longer be needed as a 1,600-bed field hospital to increase capacity in Nashville. Instead, the state’s Unified Command Group has decided to renovate two unused floors of Metro Nashville General Hospital.
Softball’s OK, But No Wrestling Allowed: New COVID-19 Guidelines On Sports, Camps, Higher Ed
Tackle football leagues, hockey players and wrestlers still have to wait. But new guidelines from the governor’s Unified Command Group offer recommendations for athletes itching to work up a sweat with non-contact sports.
Tennessee Hits New Record For Unemployment
The number of new filings for unemployment is slowly tapering off, but the state has hit a new record for people out of work. Overall, the jobless rate is about 10 times the level in early March.
‘Puzzled’ By Why The State Reversed Course, Nashville Will Still Share COVID Data With First Responders
Nashville’s public health department will continue to provide COVID-19 patient information to first responders, even though the state has decided to halt its own data-sharing policy by the end of the month.
Without A Million-Dollar Lifeline, Job Losses May Devastate Nashville’s Arts Sector
The Nashville Arts Commission is facing a substantial budget cut, as Metro officials look to dig their way out of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus. The commission is looking at a 37% decrease in funding — or $1,371,700.
Tennessee Economists Forecast Hit To State Revenue Won’t Be As Bad As Great Recession
The economists who help the state of Tennessee decide how much money it has to spend agree on two things: The times are unprecedented, but they probably won’t inflict as much pain on the state budget as the Great Recession did.
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