Birx Recommends Kentucky Officials Close Bars, Restrict Restaurant Capacity

White House Coronavirus Task Force response coordinator Deborah Birx speaks to reporters in Washington on July 8, 2020. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Dr. Deborah Birx, the response coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, is recommending that Kentucky officials close bars and reduce the number of people allowed in restaurants at one time.

“We have significant concerns about the rising test positivity rate and the rising number of cases,” Birx said on July 26, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. “We can see what is happening in the south moving north.”