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With the United States control of coronaviruses in states from one coast to coast, it becomes clear of medical experts and public health officials than a significant percentage of new cases can beattributed to the reopening of bars and restaurants With indoor dining room. Now, many mayors and governors across the country that quickly burn these companies a second time to the recommendation of health experts. But everyone is not on board. Despite the recommendations of the White House,Tennessee GOV. Bill Lee announced: "We will not closing the economy."

On July 27,Deborah Birx, MD, the working group of the Coronavirus of the White House, went to Tennessee and suggested that the state closed bars and limit restaurants inside restaurants. In the last seven days, theThe volunteer state saw 233 new cases of COVID for 100,000 people. Who puts it in theCoronavirus of the White House "Red Zone," In parallel with almost half of the United States, where new cases are greater than 100 per 100,000 people per week and / or positive test rate is at least 10%. (Tennessee is slightly under this reference to 8.5%, according toCOVID act now.)

According toWhite House Guidelines, public officials in the "red zone" states shouldClose bars and discothequesbut Lee refuses.

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"Tennessee is at this point of inflection," said Birx told local journalists at a press conference on July 27. "We did a lot of modeling and we found thatIf you all wear a mask - all Tennessean-In each public area and you stop going to bars, and close the bars, then limit your indoor dining room, which we can have a significant impact on the decrease in new cases we had with shelter in place. "

A few moments later, Lee announced that he does not only reject the recommendations, but he would not allow local county officials or mayors to take the power to close businesses in their districts. "I said from the beginning of this pandemic that there is nothing side of the table," said Lee to journalists. "I also said we wereDo not close the return economy, and we are not going. But I appreciate their recommendations and we take them seriously. "

The refusal of Lee in the opinion of the White House comes when Tennessee testifies to the potential beginnings of an epidemic. The state has seen its new daily daily tariffs over the last month and it was also one of the four statesAnthony Fauci, MD, National Institute of Allergy and Director of Infectious Diseases, said he was worried about July 28th. For more informationDr. Fauci is the most worried of these 4 states.