Now, Nashville is among the metropolitan areas with the greatest number of new coronavirus cases, relative to its population, in the last two weeks. Bar owners downtown have pushed back against public health orders, arguing that such restrictions have eviscerated their businesses. The team of 60 employees he had before the virus has been nearly halved. The phrase appeared on T-shirts and caps and in a mural that became a popular backdrop for Instagram posts. “Nashville strong is actually a thing,” said Mr. Cooper, who took office last year and in that time has done 90 public information sessions with the Office of Emergency Management, more than all of his predecessors combined.

Source: New York Times December 29, 2020 00:35 UTC