Group of Tennessee doctors meet virtually to urge Governor Lee to take more action against COVID-19
The group of doctors said they warned Governor Bill Lee that the number of COVID-19 cases would surge in Tennessee and asked him to issue a mask mandate. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 6:53 PM EST December 18, 2020
A group of doctors met virtually on Friday to respond to Governor Bill Lee s statements about the surge of COVID-19 cases after Thanksgiving.
They said he was warned ahead of time that cases would rise after Thanksgiving if he did not take steps to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. During the virtual meeting, they asked the governor to take three specific actions to prevent cases from continuing to rise: