Gov. Bill Lee said he took a Southwest flight to Washington, D.C. today with about 15 other people and wore a mask during the trip to avoid COVID-19 infection. At the White House, where he took part in a press briefing with President Donald Trump, he took a test and waited on its results before entering the briefing.

Tennessee’s Economic Recovery Group released guidance for close contact services today, enabling over 38,000 workers to resume business in 89 of the state’s 95 counties on May 6. Six counties – Shelby, Madison, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox and Sullivan – will create individual plans in consultation with their locally-run health departments.