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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 1, 2020

Gov. Bill Lee announced today that all Tennessee inmates and correction staff will be tested for the novel coronavirus, the Tennessean reports. The move comes after more than half of the inmates and staff at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Hartsville tested positive for the virus, making it the third largest prison outbreak reported in the nation, according to The New York Times. Also today, Lee issued guidance to places of worship on how to return to in-person services during the COVID-19 pandemic, while urging them to continue remote services, according to U.S. News & World Report. On Wednesday, the governor announced mass testing for every resident and employee at a long-term health facility in the state, WATE reports.