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NASHVILLE – About 2,000 physicians so far have signed an online petition organized by Dr. Jennifer Martin, a Vanderbilt University physician, asking Gov. Bill Lee to strongly consider issuing a mandatory shelter-in-place order as five other states, including Texas, have done.
“COVID-19 is spreading rapidly throughout our state and communities,” says the state’s largest physician association. “Lives of Tennesseans and the health and well-being of our patients and our medical communities are at risk. Our only chance to flatten the curve and save lives is to physically distance from each other. Please consider signing the petition to ask Gov. Bill Lee to make social distancing mandatory.”
Lee has already signed two executive orders in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. And on Friday, the governor urged churches not to hold large services.