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Safer At Home Order

To combat the spread of COVID-19, the Metro Public Health Department has issued a Safer at Home Order directing all residents of Nashville and Davidson County to stay inside their homes unless they are engaged in certain “essential activities.”

When you are outside of your home for necessary tasks, please remember to stay at least 6 feet away from others and practice healthy hand and respiratory hygiene.

Mayor Cooper announced March 31 the extension of the Safer at Home Order to April 24 to further contain and combat the spread of the coronavirus in Davidson County.

Safer At Home - The Bottom Line

You can:

  • Go to the grocery, convenience or warehouse store

  • Go to the pharmacy to pick up medications and other health care necessities

  • Go to medical appointments (check first with your health care provider)

  • Go to a restaurant for take-out, delivery or drive-thru

  • Care for a friend or family member

  • Take a walk, ride your bike, hike, jog and be outdoors for exercise — maintaining at least 6 feet between you and others

  • Walk your pets and take them to the veterinarian, if necessary

  • Help someone to get necessary supplies

  • Receive deliveries from businesses permitted to deliver

You cannot:

  • Go to work, unless you are providing essential services as defined by this Order

  • Visit friends and family without an urgent need

  • Maintain less than 6 feet of distance from others when you go out

  • Visit loved ones in the hospital, nursing home, skilled nursing facility or other residential care facility, except for limited exceptions as stated on the facility websites

We understand that not everyone is Safer at Home.

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