As we await Tennessee @GovBillLee's 7 p.m. #COVID19 announcement, here are the recommendations for Tennessee this past week from the White House: "Face masks must be required in all public settings statewide to reduce transmission across the state." 1/ 
"All public health officials must make it clear that if you are over 65 or with significant health conditions, you should not enter any indoor public spaces where anyone is unmasked due to the immediate risk to your health; you should have groceries and medications delivered." 2/
Under 40? "You need to assume you became infected if you gathered beyond your immediate household. Most likely, you will not have symptoms; however, you are dangerous to others and you must isolate away from anyone at increased risk for severe disease and get tested." 3/
"If you are over 65 or with significant medical conditions and you gathered outside of your immediate household, you are a significant risk for serious COVID infection; if you develop any symptoms, you must be tested immediately as the majority of therapeutics work best early."4/
"Warn about any gathering during December holidays." 5/
The general statement, not Tennessee specific, is dire: "The fall surge is merging with the post-Thanksgiving surge to create a winter surge with the most rapid increase in cases." 6/6
P.S. Previous White House reports have suggested limiting restaurant capacity to 25 percent and severely curtailing bar hours. Will be interesting to see if @GovBillLee addresses those recommendations.
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