Metro shuts down dine-in restaurants, gyms

Metro Director of Health Michael Caldwell on Friday ordered all restaurants to suspend dine-in services and said all gyms and workout centers need to close in order to contain the spread of COVID-19.

The decision expands Caldwell’s original order to close all area bars and limit restaurant capacity to 50 percent. He issued that order last Sunday after the Metro board of health declared a public health emergency. On Wednesday, Mayor John Cooper declared a civil state of emergency, redirecting all Metro agencies, departments and committees to help the department of health in their COVID-19 initiatives.Â