NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The city of Nashville released an update to its four-phase plan to get Music City back to work that will extend the city’s “safer-at-home” order.

Nashville’s economy will open in four phases and the city will only move to the next phase if there is positive improvement and stability in the metrics for 14 days.

The Safer At Home Order for Davidson County has been extended until at least Friday, May 8 for residents and businesses of Metro Davidson County.

The following conditions will remain in place until at least Friday, May 8:

• Non-essential businesses stay closed. This includes restaurant dine-in services, retail shops, gyms, and hair/nail salons.
• No gatherings over 10 people.
• Religious services and other large gatherings not allowed.
• Everyone stays home unless you are an essential worker or you need to shop for food, pick up prescriptions, or visit the doctor or dentist.
• Everyone wears masks or face coverings at all times if leaving home.
• Everyone keeps at least 6 feet away from others at all times, including while outdoors.

The Order has been extended because the key public health metrics are not stable enough to begin reopening the city safely.

Nashville will only move to Phase One of the plan when the metrics are stable.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s President and CEO Dr. Jeff Balser issued a statement supporting Mayor Cooper’s order, which reads:

“Mayor Cooper’s extension of Nashville’s Safer at Home Order follows the recommendations in Nashville’s April 23 Roadmap for Reopening, as we are seeing increased new COVID-19 cases in Davidson County in recent days. The Roadmap offers our best chance of success in achieving a sustained reopening of the economy in Nashville.” said Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

Butch Spyridon, president and CEO, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp released a statement also:

“If we had to make the decision today, we agree with the Mayor. While we look at possible options to create an alternative to the normal event, we will make a final decision in mid May.”

Steve Smith, who owns multiple honky tonks on Broadway, disagrees with Mayor Cooper’s extension, releasing this text he sent to the mayor to News 2:

“I know you’re afraid of doing the wrong thing, but keeping all of these people unemployed is not fair to us with all of the metro employees still getting paid on the tax payers dime and not even coming to work.
I consider you a good friend of mine so that’s why I feel like I can speak openly to you. Postponing this for another week is not going to make any difference in this situation. But it will cost me another me another half million dollars in pay roll while my employees still can’t work.
This will prolong the stages before my musicians can come back to work for at least another week.
John, I’m with you. Please allow us to get open on the 8th, we cannot take this any longer.”

City leaders also released the number and moving average of COVID-19 cases from April 11 through April 24, the latest 14-day trend.