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Coronavirus spike could send Memphis area back to Phase 1 reopening: ‘We have moved too fast'

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AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsJun 23, 2020 at 8:18 pmTennessee’s largest county may have to re-shutter its nail salons, museums and other Memphis-area attractions due to a spike in coronavirus cases, according to one local official who said the state needs to protect public health above all else.Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer sent an email Monday to Health Department boss Dr. Alisa Haushalter and Mayor Lee Ardrey Harris, pressing her case for a U-turn back into phase 1 of reopening.Advertisement“The numbers we saw this weekend, from record new cases to hospitalizations, say to me that we have moved too fast,” Sawyer wrote in her letter shared on Twitter.Her proposal came after health officials reported a record single-day increase of COVID-19 cases over the weekend.AdvertisementThe Shelby County Health Department confirmed 385 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a single-day record that eclipsed the previous single-day spike by more than 100 cases.The department announced 210 new COVID-19 cases Monday morning.“It is no secret that I felt we entered phase 2 too soon,” Sawyer wrote in her letter.I have officially requested Mayor Lee Harris &amp; the make a decision to return to Phase 1 and/or modify Phase 2 to include stronger protections for our health. Businesses should be able to operate but we need to stop the spread of COVID19 in Shelby County. — Tami Sawyer (@tamisawyer)“It feels the transitions are prompted by the ‘back to business’ model and not the overall capacity of our county to be safe from COVID19. Back to business should not be at the expense of people’s health,” she said.As it happensGet updates on the coronavirus pandemic and other news as it happens with our free breaking news email alerts. &gt; “I strongly urge we move back to phase 1 for the time being and/or modify phase 2,” she wrote.Mayor Harris responded Monday afternoon with a statement saying the county has twice delayed the move to phase 3 and is prepared to return to phase one if necessary.“There is probably no county in Tennessee that has moved as slowly and as carefully as Memphis and Shelby County, and we are prepared to do even more,” he wrote in a statement posted on social media.We have received a request to consider returning to Phase 1. Please see below for my statement. — Mayor Lee Harris (@MayorLeeHarris)“If necessary, we are prepared to even return to Phase 1. However, if everyone will continue to do their part to slow the spread of COVID-19, we can avoid returning to Phase 1. We are all in this together.”AdvertisementShelby County had planned to begin its — which would allow restaurants and other businesses to increase capacity to 75% from 50% — but it postponed the move after more than 250 new cases and more than 200 hospitalizations were announced Monday.Shelby County Health Department is committed to providing our community with the most accurate information about .Today, June 22, 2020, there are 8,094 confirmed cases in Shelby County including 164 deaths.Visit: — Shelby County Health (@ShelbyTNHealth)Dr. Haushalter told the Associated Press on Friday that officials were focused on improving public awareness about the importance of wearing masks, washing hands and social distancing.“Our goal is to continue to recover economically and socially, but we also have to balance that with reducing transmission,” she said. Advertisement

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsJun 23, 2020 at 8:18 pmTennessee’s largest county may have to re-shutter its nail salons, museums and other Memphis-area attractions due to a spike in coronavirus cases, according to one local official who said the state needs to protect public health above all else.Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer sent an email Monday to Health Department boss Dr. Alisa Haushalter and Mayor Lee Ardrey Harris, pressing her case for a U-turn back into phase 1 of reopening.Advertisement“The numbers we saw this weekend, from record new cases to hospitalizations, say to...

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Coronavirus spike could send Memphis area back to Phase 1 reopening: ‘We have moved too fast'

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