Officials in Nashua consider possible nightly 9:30 p.m. curfew Health officials urge for safety, business owners push back Share Updated: 6:56 PM EST Dec 9, 2020 Health officials urge for safety, business owners push back Share Updated: 6:56 PM EST Dec 9, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript REPORT AS WMUR’S MIKE CRONIN REPORTS, HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IT IS HELPFUL, WHILE BUSINESS OWNERS DISAGREE. MIKE C: STATE DATA SHOWS NASHUA HAS 393 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19, WITH A TEST POSITIVITY RATE OF 11.1%. THE CITY SAYS THAT’S A 5% JUMP FROM LAST WEEK. NOW CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS AR CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL OF A CURFEW. 9:30 P.M. THEY ARGUE THE CURFEW AND RESTRICTIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS WILL DRIVE PEOPLE NORTH. DIR. BAGLEY: WE DO NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO PROTECT THE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY. NASHUA IS RIGHT ON THE BORDER OF MASSACHUSETTS, AND SO WHEN THINGS SHUTDOWN IN MASSACHUSETTS, WE DO SEE AN INCREASE IN ACTIVITY IN OUR STATE. MIKE C: THIS AFTERNOON, NASHUA’S BOARD OF HEALTH WEIGHED THE PROS AND CONS OF A CURFEW AND GAVE PEOPLE A CHANCE TO SPEAK. THOSE FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SAY IT WOULDN’T BE FAIR TO TELL THEM TO CLOSE NIGHTLY AT 9:30. RESTAURANT AND BAR OWNERS SAY THEY’RE NOT THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY’VE FELT TARGETED BY RESTRICTIONS. JAMES: I JUST THINK THEY’RE JUST GONNA GO AND HURT MY EMPLOYEES AND HURT PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING, AND WE NEED THAT TO HAPPEN. THE ECONOMY IS SO IMPORTANT. KURT: COVID DOESN’T STOP SPREADING OR START SPREADING AT 9:30 P.M. RESTAURANTS IN GENERAL, AND I’M SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, HAVE DONE THE BEST JOB WE CAN. MIKE C: HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IT’S IMPORTANT TO BE PROACTIVE NOW, TO REDUCE THE SPREAD AND PREVENT HOSPITALS FROM GETTING OVERWHELMED. DR. WOLF-ROSENBLUM: WE’RE TRYING TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT GET COVID, BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE, EVEN YOUNG PEOPLE, HAVE PERMANENT HEART DAMAGE PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE, AND/OR DIE. MIKE C: NASHUA’S BOARD OF HEALTH WILL SOON MAKE A RECOMMENDATIO