LINCOLN - Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and interim Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Director Pat Lopez made daily on-camera appearances, with a focus on keeping residents tuned in as the coronavirus pandemic raged. Since early March, the duo have been making some of the toughest decisions about how to mitigate spread of the virus by restricting events, closing businesses and finally beginning to relax rules. To focus on public health, they say they have prioritized clear communication about what is known and what is being done.

Dr. George Hansen, president of the Lancaster County Medical Society, said Gaylor Baird and Lopez have helped guide Lincoln through the pandemic and shepherded a community response that has limited the number of sick people.

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