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From YouTube: Covid-19 Town Hall with the County Board
Description
For the latest information about Arlington's COVID-19 response, visit https://www.arlingtonva.us/covid-19/
A
Welcome
thank
you
for
joining
us
today
for
our
discussion
on
covid19.
We've
been
doing
these
town
halls
for
nearly
four
months,
and
we
appreciate
those
of
you
who
have
hung
with
us
or
who
might
just
be
tuning
in
now
to
talk
about
the
current
status
of
covet
and
arlington
for
our
discussion.
Today
we
have
several
members
of
our
executive
leadership
team
with
us
deputy
county
manager,
jim
jim
schwartz,
dr
aaron
miller,
our
director
of
emergency
management
and
our
director
of
public
health,
dr
rubin
varghese.
A
We
are
also
joined
by
a
special
guest
lisa
feix,
who
will
share
more
about
volunteer
arlington
one
of
our
many
partner
organizations
and
about
the
opportunities
that
you
have
to
volunteer
in
the
arlington
community
during
this
challenging
time.
So
before
we
launch
in
with
our
guests,
let's
get
started
with
a
few
highlights.
We
have
now
been
in
phase
3
since
july
1
for
just
10
days,
and
it
does
appear
that
some
of
our
metrics
are
starting
to
stall
in
their
decline.
A
In
the
past
few
weeks,
we've
seen
small
upticks
in
new
cases,
hospitalizations
and
deaths,
but
we
are
still
in
lower
levels
than
we
saw
earlier
in
the
pandemic.
Back
in
late
march
and
early
april,
our
testing
continues
to
increase
as
of
july
8,
approximately
20
500
covid
test
and
nearly
5
000
serology
tests
have
been
administered
here
in
arlington
county
and
on
tuesday.
We
resumed
operations
at
the
drive-up
site
on
quincy
street.
That's
now
in
partnership
with
quest
diagnostics,
as
virginia
hospital
center
returns,
their
staff
back
to
their
prima
primary
duties,
also
important.
A
We
have
created
more
opportunities
for
testing
in
arlington's,
uninsured
and
under-insured
communities
that
are
hardest
hit
by
this
pandemic
through
our
walk-up
testing
site
at
the
arlington
mill
community
center.
As
always,
we
encourage
you
to
visit
our
covid
webpage
arlingtonva.us.backslashcova19
to
see
other
test
location
testing
locations
available
in
arlington,
as
well
as
all
the
other
latest
information
on
the
pandemic.
A
Starting
today
july
10th,
we
open
the
fitness
rooms
at
four
of
our
community
centers
madison
fairlington,
langston
brown
and
thomas
jefferson
by
very
popular
and
emphatic
demand,
but
we
will
be
following
very
specific
public
health
protocols.
In
each
of
these
public
excuse
me
in
each
of
these
fitness
room
settings.
A
Most
importantly,
we
are
urging
everyone
to
not
get
complacent.
It's
not.
The
virus
is
not
going
to
go
away
just
because
we
are
wearied
of
it
and
we
really
need
everyone
in
arlington
to
continue
to
do
things
like
maintaining
physical
distance
and
wearing
a
mask
and
staying
home
when
you
can
stay
home.
B
We
have
also
received
over
5700
calls
on
our
covet
hotline
703-222
to
answer
questions
about
covet
testing,
government
services,
food
housing
and
more.
We
can't
be
everywhere
and
therefore
we
appreci.
We
really
appreciate
the
community's
help.
All
of
your
help
in
identifying
360
reports
of
concern
regarding
social
distancing
and
face
coverings
on
our
online
reporting
tool
to
date.
Over
225
businesses,
multi-family
properties
and
religious
organizations
have
signed
on
to
our.
B
B
Since
june
15th
arlington
public
library
cardholders
have
checked
out
16
000
physical
items
from
central
library
and
placed
43
000
holds.
We
have
now
received
97
applications
for
what
we
call
temporary
outdoor
seating
areas,
ptosis
to
help
arlington
restaurants
reopen
and
expand
their
outdoor
space,
and,
as
of
today
july,
10
66
have
been
approved
across
the
county.
B
As
of
may
3rd,
we
had
15
068,
unique
connections
to
our
free
wi-fi
hotspots
around
the
county
that
were
established
to
help
address
our
acute
current
concern
about
digital
divide.
In
may,
the
board
allocated
500
000
to
provide
broadband
internet
access
to
ap
aps.
Students
in
need
that
grant
allocated
as
part
of
the
federal
cares
act
will
provide
free,
high-speed
internet
access
to
approximately
sixteen
hundred
households
with
students
in
summer
school
and
those
who
had
requested
my
fives
about
five
thousand
households
will
eventually
benefit
from
the
program.
B
B
Four
thousand
three
hundred
meals
over
the
past
several
months,
we've
also
provided
three
million
for
fourteen
hundred
households
for
rental
and
other
emergency
assistance,
so
that
our
neighbors
can
stay
in
their
homes
and
work
to
avoid
evictions
whenever
possible,
and
we've
paid
out
almost
2
million
to
over
280
small
businesses
in
arlington.
This
is
part
of
our
business
emergency
grant
program,
providing
financial
assistance
to
arlington,
small
businesses
impacted
by
the
coven
19
pandemic.
B
A
Thanks
so
much
and
of
course,
those
two
ways
are
either
posting
in
the
chat
box
of
the
facebook.
Page
really
appreciate
those
of
you.
Who've
submitted
questions
already
or
also
call
the
phone
number
which
is
listed
along
the
bottom
of
the
screen,
all
right.
So
I'd
love
to
begin
with
our
special
guest
today,
lisa
fikes,
who
is
the
executive
director
of
volunteer
arlington,
and
I
wondered
if
you
could
share
with
us
some
of
the
ways.
C
Thanks
katie
and
thanks
matt
when
I
think
about
volunteer
engagement
in
the
midst
of
the
covet
crisis,
I'd
be
remiss
not
to
mention
the
work
and
the
partnership
that
we've
been
working
with
department
of
human
services,
with
anita
friedman
and
kurt
larrick,
and
their
team
with
emergency
management,
aaron
miller
and
samantha
brand
and
their
team,
and
with
libraries,
diane
crush
and
alex
keller.
This
public-private
partnership
really
has
been
wonderful
to
see
enacted
in
the
mississippi
crisis.
C
So
many
thanks
to
my
teammates
in
the
midst
of
volunteer
engagement,
as
he
as
the
cove
crisis
hit
us
in
mid-march.
Obviously,
the
needs
were
increasing
on
a
daily
basis,
and
what
we
saw
unfold
was
the
solid
volunteer
structures
that
were
already
in
place
continued
to
be
enhanced.
Let
me
give
you
some
examples
of
that.
The
medical
reserve
corps
has
been
alive
and
working
hard.
C
Big
shout
outs
to
the
volunteers
that
are
working
and
continuing
to
work
with
apac,
with
arlington
free
clinic
and
with
the
work
with
arlington
thrive.
Also
another
shout
out
for
county
employees
where
they
are
employees.
It's
been
remarkable
to
me
to
see
how
the
employees
are
doubling
down
and
doing
two
jobs,
three
jobs
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
community,
so
big
thanks
to
them.
C
C
The
arlington
community
has
been
so
quick
to
fill
those
needs
and
it's
been
remarkable
to
see
how
quickly
those
needs
were
were
filled
once
they
were
needed,
whether
it
was
for
food
distribution
with
our
affordable
housing
units
with
more
volunteers
for
afaq
or
with
the
cooperative
for
a
hunger-free
arlington,
those
volunteer
needs
were
filled
quickly.
So
a
big
thanks
to
the
community.
C
There
are
wonderful
ways
to
get
involved
with
supply
drives
and
you
can
find
those
on
the
cobia
19
care
for
community
page
at
bollinger
arlington.
Everything
from
amazon
wish
list
that
specifically
name
what's
needed
for
the
various
nonprofits
to
supply,
drive-throughs
that
the
county
have
supported
as
well
as
things
like
through
doorways
on
fridays.
C
People
making
tons
of
masks
mask
masks
which
have
been
wonderful
and
a
huge
contribution
to
the
community.
Anti-Boredom
kids
for
bridges
and
all
of
those
needs
are
still
listed
on
the
covet
19
page,
and
so
I
would
encourage
everybody
to
visit
that
page
and
see
where
they
can
help.
In
addition
to
those
supply
needs
and
ways
that
people
can
engage
the
physical
needs
of
food
distribution.
C
It's
also
been
really
fun
to
see
the
creative
ways
that
our
nonprofit
and
county
organizations
have
pivoted
to
engage
virtual
volunteers,
and
so
if
people
are
interested
in
in
giving
back
and
volunteering
in
this
way
again,
I
would
encourage
you
to
visit
that
coven
19
page,
whether
it's
skilled
remote
mental
health
care
counselors
with
arlington
free
clinic
friendly
callers
with
some
of
our
retirement
communities.
Virtual
tutors,
with
some
of
the
affordable
housing
units
and
with
aspire
crisis
link
hotline
volunteers
with
prs
or
one
of
my
favorites,
the
volunteer
and
tweeters.
C
A
C
Sure
thing:
thanks
on
tuesday
july
14th,
at
5,
30,
we're
gonna
be
hosting
arlington
cares,
and
normally
that
is
an
in-person
event,
but
this
year
it
will
be
virtual,
so
you
can
watch
it
from
the
comfort
of
your
home.
You
can
find
that
at
the
earl
volunteer,
arlington
page
on
youtube
or
on
facebook
it'll
be
streamed
on
all
three
of
those
platforms
and
we're
going
to
be
celebrating
the
spirit
of
volunteerism,
so
everything
we
just
talked
about
in
the
wonderful
ways
that
people
have
always
been
helping
and
continue
to
help.
C
A
Thank
you
so
much
lisa,
we're
so
glad
to
have
you
today
and
it's
a
real
bright
spot.
I
think,
in
a
challenging
time
to
see
the
way
community
members
have
stepped
up,
particularly
the
winners
of
the
volunteer
arlington
awards,
so
we'd
like
to
get
now
into
some
questions,
including
many
that
were
coming
in
over
the
chat,
we'll
keep
lisa
with
us.
A
If
anybody
has
questions
about
volunteer
opportunities,
we'd
love
to
hear
them
and
engage
lisa
to
answer,
but
to
start
with,
we've
seen
a
lot
of
queries
about
phase
three
questions
about
what
our
testing
status
is.
Looking
like,
what
trends
we're
seeing
and
a
few
questions
about
what
let
me
frame
it.
D
Okay,
well,
thank
you
miss
crystal.
It's
glad
to
have
this
opportunity
to
talk
again
about
a
meet
like
this
so
phase.
Three
is
the
governor's
recognition
that
you
know,
as
things
have
improved
the
ability
to
slowly
reopen
society
and
allow
people
to
get
back
to
it,
much
as
normal
as
possible
to
realize.
I
think
people
have
to
realize
this
is
done
still
with
the
recommendations
of
public
health
at
six
foot
distances,
you
can
face
carvings
when
you
go
out
and
to
stay
at
home
as
much
as
possible
if
it's
not
necessary.
D
So
I
think
people
need
to
realize
that
the
governor's
movement
is
part
public
health
in
part.
How
do
you
allow
for
society
to
do
what
it
believes
existential
at
the
same
time,
in
a
controlled
fashion?
So
I
think
some
of
you
have
heard
me
talk
before
about
opening
and
closing
the
faucet,
and
so
we're
doing
this
gradually
and
I
believe
that's
what
the
governor
is
doing
is
gradually
increasing
the
number
of
people
who
are
allowed
to
come
back
together
and
then
seeing
overtime.
D
There's
we
there's
no
other
way
until
we
have
a
back
pain
that
we're
not
going
to
have
a
present
and
I'm
happy
to
actually
go
into
some
numbers
now,
if
you'd
like
and
then
so
the
latest
numbers
from
this
morning,
for
let's
start
with
the
arlington
numbers,
we've
had
a
total
of
2590
people
who
have
been
diagnosed
positive
with
covid.
We
are
at
130
death,
unfortunately,
that
that's
happened
here
in
arlington
in
the
national
capital
region
that
which
is
the
entire
dc
metro
area.
D
There
are
83
490
cases
and
3
155,
so
it's
very
sobering.
To
always
say
those
numbers
out
loud,
and
you
know
remembering
that
this
has
had
a
real
impact
and
will
continue
to
have
an
impact
is
something
that
I
think
this
community
recognizes
and
I'm
very
appreciative
of
everyone's
efforts
to
try
to
do
the
best
they
can
and
as
our
county
managers
more
than
told
the
employees.
We
also
need
to
be
gentle
with
each
other,
because
it's
not
so
easy,
always
to
do
everything
perfectly
and
correctly.
D
Well,
from
my
perspective,
it's
a
great
question:
we've
always
in
public
health,
maintain
that
reopening
implies
also
reclosing,
because
the
public
health
we're
following
the
health
and
science
sort
of
the
metrics.
However,
obviously
it's
going
to
also
have
to
be
something
that
the
political
frame
has
to
actually
be
comfortable
with,
as
well
one
or
two
days.
D
In
my
opinion,
we're
not
going
to
say
suddenly
we
close
or
move
back
to
the
previous
phase,
we're
going
to
look
over
it,
something
that
the
region
should
know
the
prime
health
districts
in
virginia
in
northern
virginia
arlington,
alexandria,
prince
william
loudon
and
fairfax
the
health
directors,
including
myself,
meet
every
single
morning
monday
through
friday
and,
if
necessary,
on
the
weekends
to
talk
about
these
things.
If
we
saw
that
we
would
be
advising
our
officials
and
all
survivors
in
the
state
saying,
what
should
we
do?
A
B
Sure
so
you,
your
smuggled
question
was
the
one
I
was
going
to
ask.
So
we
took
care
of
that.
I
do
think
it's
fair
to
say
that
many
arlingtonians
look
at
the
numbers
every
day
and
I
know
I
do,
and
you
know
it's
really
comforting
to
know
that
the
public
health
experts
are
looking
at
those
numbers
and
talking
to
each
other
in
the
region.
That's
essential
and
our
numbers
have
been
lower
frankly
than
the
rest
of
virginia
in
northern
virginia
we've
been
lower.
So
that's
good
I'll.
Just
answer.
E
Those
organizations
have
been
working
with
the
county
and
as
well,
thankfully,
through
the
partnership
with
volunteer
arlington
to
be
able
to
coordinate,
receiving
those
face
coverings
and
helping
with
the
distribution.
I
will
say
that
our
website
also
has
a
list
of
places
within
the
county
and
other
resources
where
you
can
either
create
your
own
cloth
face
covering
remember.
You
can
do
that
with
a
bandana
with
pieces
of
an
old
t-shirt,
or
things
like
that.
A
Thank
you.
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
and
reflect
that
we
have
been
receiving,
probably
at
this
point
over
a
dozen
questions
for
teachers
in
particular
and
with
others
concerned
about
the
school's,
blended
approach
of
some
in-person
learning
for
some
students
and
the
rest
virtual
learning.
We
have
heard
quite
a
bit
about
this
as
the
county
board,
as
I'm
sure
as
the
school
board.
Even
more
so,
and
I
wanted
to
just
take
this
opportunity
to
talk
about
what
we
as
the
county
board,
are
doing
to
partner
with
our
schools.
A
I
think
some
of
our
most
important
roles
are
supporting
the
school
superintendent,
school
board
and
superintendent,
with
public
health
advice,
tracking
the
fiscal
impacts,
so
that
we
can
help
meet
these
needs
and
staying
in
close
coordination,
so
that
we
can
help
understand
the
community
needs
from
child
care
for
child
care
that
result
from
the
models
the
schools
adopt.
We
don't
have
anything
yet
to
announce
today.
A
With
regard
to
child
care,
I
believe
that
we
are
going
to
be
most
focused
as
the
county
partner
on
trying
to
address
the
needs
of
our
most
vulnerable
families,
for
whom
a
co-op
model
or
paying
outside
child
care
just
isn't
feasible
and
beyond
that.
I
think
we
also
see
opportunities
to
try
to
help
provide
health
and
safety
guidance
and,
if
help
with
potentially
helpful,
facilitate
networking
for
groups
that
can
organize
parent
co-ops
and
otherwise
do
our
best
to
support
this
extraordinary
need
in
the
community.
A
We've
also
gotten
a
lot
of
questions
specific
to
the
instructional
models
and
policies
about
staffing
and
classroom
cleaning.
Although
those
are
the
purview
of
the
school
board,
I
can
share
that
they've
been
getting
and
connected
to
our
public
health
department
for
advice
throughout.
So
I
wonder
if
reuben
you
wouldn't
mind,
maybe
saying
a
word
about
the
partnership
with
the
public
schools
and
how
your
team
works,
to
provide
advice
to
them
in
making
decisions
about
keeping
students
and
especially
faculty
safe.
D
D
So
we
are
working
with
them
and
we'll
continue
to
work
with
them,
and
so
I
hope
that
will
at
least
give
some
people
some
comfort.
I
realize
it's
scary
to
think
about
reopening
children
and
our
staff
are
some
of
the
most
precious
commodities
here,
and
so
I
know
that
the
leadership
that
they
get
serious
about,
trying
to
make
it
safe
as
possible
within
the
valentine's
day
provided.
D
B
But
we're
focused
on
that
there's
some
other
questions
about
testing
and
tracing
that
have
come
up
and
just
I
I
think
this
is
a
question
for
our
for
reuben
or
jim,
perhaps
aaron
it's
regarding
what
are
we
doing
to
ensure
we're
continuing
to
to
have
testing
available?
Do
you
need
an
appointment
for
testing
and
how
can
the
uninsured
get
help
with
testing?
B
D
E
Sure
so,
on
testing
two
things.
So
the
county,
as
you
know,
had
partnered
with
virginia
hospital
center
to
run
the
one
of
the
first
drive-through
testing
sites,
simple
collection
sites
in
the
national
capital
region.
Virginia
hospital
center,
as
board
member
crystal
mentioned,
had
to
pull
its
resources
back
to
the
hospital
to
handle
the
growing
demands
from
elective
surgeries
and
other
important
medical
needs
that
had
been
deferred
because
of
covet.
The
county
was
able
to
partner
with
quest
diagnostics
and
this
week
reopened
the
north
quincy
site.
E
That
site
is
available
to
anyone
with
a
doctor's
order
and
it
does
not
require
an
appointment,
we'll
put
the
link
in
the
chat
box
for
more
information
about
accessing
that
site,
but
that
site
is
open
and
available
and
we
wanted
to
let
people
know
about
that.
Secondly,
when
it
comes
to
arlington
mill,
the
county
has
partnered,
with
the
arlington
free
clinic
to
offer
low
and
no
barrier
testing
for
those
that
are
uninsured
and
underinsured,
and
this
is
very
important
and-
and
reuben
can
talk
about
this
a
little
bit
more.
E
But
arlington
mill
site
is
specifically
designed
for
those
residents
who
we
know
have
access
to
have
problems
accessing
regular
healthcare
and
site
is
designed
to
help
provide
them
these
necessary
services
and
access
to
these
services
in
a
low
barrier
way,
so
that
we
can
help
protect
all
residents
within
the
community.
It's
not
just
about
getting
the
test.
It's
also
about
what
happens.
If,
for
instance,
you
have
a
positive
test
right,
it's
making
sure
you
have
access
to
follow-up
medical
care.
E
It's
making
sure
that
you
have
access
to
necessary
wraparound
social
services
through
our
department
of
human
services,
and
so
that's
what
the
arlington
mill
site
is
designed
for.
In
regards
to
the
general
availability
of
testing,
I
will
say
that
we've
continued
to
increase
not
only
our
offerings
and
so
the
number
of
spots
and
slots
that
we
have
available
at
our
events
and
on
our
sites,
but
also
with
our
private
providers
and
so
I'll,
say
things
like
cvs
is
in
the
region,
for
example,
minute
clinics,
private
private
practices
like
the
anova
respiratory
clinic.
E
All
of
them
continue
to
offer
availability.
I'll
speak
I'll
speak
frankly
here
as
part
of
the
problem,
with
no
organized
federal
strategy.
We
at
the
local
level
have
been
faced
with
developing
a
strategy
and
implementing
in
a
patchwork
manner.
We've
done
our
best
to
partner
with
our
public
and
private
organizations
to
continue
to
offer
as
much
availability
for
testing
as
we
can
and
that's
one
of
the
challenges.
Frankly
that
we've
faced.
D
And
so
on,
contact
racing.
But
before
I
get
to
contact
racing,
the
opportunity
at
arlington
mill
was
something
that
the
virginia
department
of
health
is
an
initiative
for
all
areas
with
low-income,
under-insured
or
uninsured
individuals,
and
so
the
free
clinic
who
is
willing
to
step
up
and
be
the
one
who
registers
the
people
following
the
social
safety
net
service
provider.
D
Guidelines
to
have
those
individuals
have
this
access
because
they
really
don't
have
the
same
ability
that
many
of
us
do
to
have
private
providers
and
insurance
to
get
the
testing
done,
and
so
public
health
was
here
as
part
of
the
virginia
department
of
health,
and
we
wanted
our
community
to
avail
itself
of
this.
And
I
think,
as
everyone
has
heard
before
and
I'll
reiterate
again
it
this
population
that
is
disproportionately
affected
by
the
infection
and
a
number
of
these
individuals,
because
they're
also
low
income
work
as
potential
workers.
D
They
must
leave
their
home,
so
their
exposure
risk
is
higher
than
those
of
us
who
are
allowed.
Who
are
able
to
have
the
luxury
in
one
sense,
to
stay
at
home,
and
so
that
is
why
we're
trying
to
reduce
their
exposure,
or
at
least
then
quickly
identify
those
who
are
at
risk
to
hopefully
allow
them
to
isolate
and
get
the
care
they
need
and
not
spread
the
germ
further
either
amongst
the
people
they
live
with
or
the
rest
of
us
in
our
communities.
D
D
We
didn't
suddenly
shut
down
our
operations,
we're
training
them
a
new
thing
and
they're
still
making
those
calls,
and
then
we
do
act
monitoring
with
those
individuals
and
for
those
who
need
support,
we're
connecting
them
to
the
services
to
allow
them
to
stay
at
home.
Can
you
only
imagine
if
someone
who's
ill
and
worried
about
making
rent?
If
they
don't
have
those
resources,
they're
gonna
go
to
work?
D
B
A
Great
so
a
question
maybe
for
jim
and
aaron,
which
is
we've
heard
from
a
few
folks
who
are
concerned
about
their
apartment
or
condo
building
or
at
least
one
case,
their
business
owner,
not
taking
the
appropriate
precautions
within
a
space.
They
need
to
be
whether
it's
to
perform
a
job
that
they
need
or
simply
to
live
and
be
able
to
exit
their
apartment
and
ride
common
elevators
and
be
in
common
spaces.
F
So
I'll
start
and
aaron
may
have
some
to
to
add.
You
know
I
think,
overall,
when
we
talk
about
social
distancing,
you
know
we're
working
against
habit,
we're
working
against
what
all
of
us
have
grown
up
and
matured
to
do
and
what
human
beings
typically
do
by
way
of
gravitating
towards
each
other,
so
that
that's
that's
perfectly
understandable.
F
What
that
also
means
is
that
we
need
to
be
sort
of
hyper
vigilant,
hyper,
hyper
aware
of
our
surroundings
and
where
we
are-
and
it
is
an
unfortunate
state
of
circumstances
that
some
people,
for
whatever
reason,
have
decided
not
to
abide
by
the
mask
orders
or
not
taken
advantage
of
the
the
protections
that
that
face
coverings
or
masks
provide
for
their.
You
know,
fellow
their
fellow
person
in
multi-family
dwellings.
In
the
cases
where
there
are
hallways
that
don't
easily
enable
social
distancing.
Again,
we
would
start
with
everybody.
F
We'll
take
complaints
about
that
and
do
some
follow-up
to
see
what
we
can
do
to
encourage,
but
perhaps
the
best
thing
that
people
can
do
when
they
are
when
they
see
those
circumstances
is
to
vote
with
their
feet
and
not
do
business
with
those.
You
know,
establishments
that
have
chosen
not
to
follow
the
order
of
the
legitimate
order
of
the
governor
find
another
place
to
do
your
business
find
another
place
to
you
know
buy
whatever
it
is
that
you
need.
F
A
Good,
great
and-
and
we
do
appreciate
too-
for
those
who
are
in
workplaces
where
their
managers
are
choosing
not
to
follow
the
ordinance
that
we
recognize
you're
a
really
tough
position.
I
do
believe
there
are
opportunities
on
the
virginia
osha
webpage
that
we
could
try
to
share
for
you
to
submit
a
complaint
for
the
state
to
follow
up
on,
and
if
you
think
some
soft
persuasion
might
help,
we
can
also
share
a
link
for
our.
We
are
covered
program
that
jim
was
just
referring
to.
A
B
Great,
so
we're
seeing
a
number
of
communications
from
teachers
who
are
very
concerned
about
your
safety,
and
since
I
started
my
career
as
a
teacher,
it
resonates.
I
was
in
a
call
recently
where
teachers
spoke
of
the
you
know
their
concern
with
a
regional
call,
with
the
secretary
of
education
describing
some
of
the
for
virginia
describing
some
of
the
challenges.
B
We
are
absolutely
concerned,
and
we
are
also
mindful
that
dr
duran,
as
superintendent
and
the
school
board
have
steps
that
they
certainly
want
to
take
the
question,
that's
specific
that
I
want
to
just
pose.
Maybe
it's
for
jim,
it's
about
school
buses
and
whether
the
county
side,
we've
had
any
collaboration
or
thinking
about
safety,
because
it's
certainly
a
the
regular
school
buses
with
the
regular
number
of
students
is
not
consistent
with
with
social
distancing,
and
I
just
did,
I
know
we're
collaborating.
B
F
D
Now
the
schools
are
considering
the
same
social
differencing
recommendations
from
public
health
for
transportation,
as
well
as
in
the
classroom,
and
it's
been
a
difficult
discussion
for
them
and
I
know
that's
what
the
entire
region
and
the
state
has
been
dealing
with.
So
they
are
still
working
out
those
details,
but
they
know
the
public
health
position.
B
Indicated
sure
so
that's
that's
helpful.
Just
so
folks
are
on
level
setting.
The
superintendent
did
mention
that
that
masks
in
the
classroom
are
going
to
be
a
part
of
a
key
part
of
the
plan,
and
so
that's
one
thing,
and
I'm
also
mindful
that
teachers
are
your
concern
for
your
safety.
You're
also
concerned
for
your
students,
and
so
we
appreciate
and
understand
both
even
as
aps
school
board
and
the
superintendent
are
the
leads
that
we're
partnering
with
on
this
over
to
you.
A
Great
and
I
think
I
might
have
a
chance
to
follow
up
pretty
quickly
on
a
the
final,
the
most
recent
question
asked,
which
was
I'm
hearing
from
people
that
you
know
certain
members
of
a
staff
in
a
store
the
owners
don't
need
to
wear
masks
or
that
there
were
laws
against
mask
wearing
in
virginia.
We
can
say
that
all
of
that
is
inaccurate.
A
The
governor's
mandate
is
that
anyone
inside
of
a
building
or
indoors
in
any
capacity,
ought
to
be
wearing
a
mask,
and
so
please
do
follow
the
channels
that
were
described
earlier.
If
you're
concerned
about
that,
we
are
getting
some
interesting
questions
about
what
it
looks
like
on
the
other
side
of
contract
contact
tracing.
D
I'll
be
so
maybe
it
would
be
good
to
start
a
little
step
back
and
like
if
we
get
a
positive
case.
We
first
talk
to
that
and
find
out
first
that
they're
doing
well
and
also
making
sure
they
understand
what
they
need
to
do
to
keep
themselves
safe
and
not
spread
the
germ,
and
so
that
information
is
the
first
thing
we
really
talk
to
them
about.
D
So
using
that
same
concept,
what
we
would
do
in
a
school
is
if
we
learn
from
the
school
system
that
someone
is
positive,
we
will
want
to
know
where
they
were
and
given
their
current
plan.
As
I
understand
it
and
based
on
other
things,
these
are
going
to
be
should
be
limited
numbers
of
people
who
come
in
contact
because,
if
they're
staying
in
one
classroom
for
example
and
know
who
comes
in
and
out
of
that,
classroom
and
they're
going
together
say
to
lunch
together,
safe
distances
and
so
on,
and
we
know
who's
on
buses.
B
Great,
so
we
had
a
question
really
quickly
on
gyms
and
whether
they're
safe
to
use
they
there
is
a
slight
shift.
75
capacity
is
the
limit
in
in
phase
three
for
gyms.
I
you
we
also,
you
know,
probably
dr
varghese
there's
also.
You
want
to
be
really
smart
about
how
you
do
this
and
I
think,
there's
a
10
feet
between
folks
attitude
but
dr
varghese
sure
so.
D
D
If
you
happen
to
have
it
and
that's
why
they
want
exercise
equipment
to
be
at
10
feet
or
you'd
be
having
spacing
between.
Many
of
us
has
seen
treadmills
all
in
a
row,
so
you
won't
be
next
to
each
other
and
will
be
at
least
10
feet
if
they're
in
compliance.
So
that's
the
concept.
We've
also
recommended
that
for
swimming
that,
if
you're
going
to
be
swimming,
it's
a
10
foot
distance.
B
A
So
reuben,
I'm
sorry
we're
not
giving
you
a
break
yet.
I
have
a
really
interesting
set
of
questions
that
have
come
in
related
to
our
neighboring
states,
so
not
just
what's
going
on
in
virginia
within
jurisdictions,
but
knowing,
for
example,
that
carolina
and
other
states
on
the
southern
part
of
the
eastern
east
coast
have
seen
pretty
significant
upticks.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
how
the
the
coronavirus
moves
from
population
population?
D
Sure
this
is
going
to
be
a
flux
that
our
whole
nation,
as
well
as
arlington,
is
going
to
be
facing
because
we
don't,
as
as
dr
miller,
talked
about,
we
don't
have
a
federal
strategy,
and
so,
if
we
don't
have
a
one
approach
to
it,
each
state
has
a
different
approach,
but
they
all
appear
to
have
the
same
public
health
approach.
So
what
I
said
to
employees
this
morning,
if
they're
traveling
on
business
or
for
pleasure,
it
applies
to
the
same
things
for
our
region
as
well,
we're
still
recommending
wherever
you
go.
D
D
I
hope
it's
for
essential
reasons.
If
it's
on
vacation
the
same
rules
still
apply,
though
stay
at
home
as
much
as
you
can
enjoy
your
environments.
If
you're
at
the
beach
still
keep
six
foot
distances,
use
the
face
coverings.
Those
principles
are
universal
across
the
u.s
and
across
the
globe.
If
you're
a
us
individual,
those
are
the
things
you
should
be
doing
at
all
times.
D
So
that's
the
thing:
that'll
keep
us
protected,
making
sure
that
we're
not
suddenly
when
you're
on
vacation
liberated
from
those
we've
had
some
reports
of
people
making
their
high
school
or
college
graduation
trips
to
beaches,
I'm
not
against
the
beach,
but
if
you
then
suddenly
say
that
you
can
interact
with
each
other
and
not
follow
those
rules.
Well,
we've
seen
that
across
the
region
across
the
nation
that
people
come
back
more
infected,
so
he's
smart
about
your
travel.
It
is
no
different
than
the
actions
that
we
take
here
and
recommend.
A
Dr
vikki's,
that's
really
interesting,
and
I
think
one
of
the
the
takeaways
I
heard
is
that
our
biggest
concerns
are
actually
arlingtonians
who
are
living
working
and
playing
in
our
community,
going
out
contracting
the
virus
elsewhere
and
then
coming
back,
because
that's
where
the
spread
might
be
greatest
relative
to.
For
example,
somebody
passing
through
arlington
from
another
state.
D
Right,
I
would
worry
about
we're.
We
never
replace
our
own
majority,
I
mean
in
a
sense.
Yes,
we
used
to
have
a
lot
of
tourists,
they
still
weren't
the
majority
of
individuals,
and
so,
let's
focus
on
doing
things
right
here
and
we're
putting
out
those
same
messages.
I
don't.
I
know
it's
not
a
good
thing,
but
I
don't
think
we're
a
major
tourist
destination
at
the
moment
and
unfortunately,
from
a
public
health
perspective.
I'm
very
glad
about
that.
I
apologize
that
has
economic
impact.
B
Thanks
sure,
so
a
couple
of
detailed
questions
about
testing
positivity
rates,
which
I
think
we've
kind
of
addressed,
but
there's
one
other
that
I
just
want
to
seek
to
be
this
transparent
about
which
is
is.
Is
there
an
impact?
Do
we
see
a
disparate
impact
based
on
race?
And
you
know
dr
varghese,
you
you
probably
looked
at
the
more
recently,
but
the
last
time
I
looked.
Certainly
our
latinx
population
is
has
many
more
infections
and
when
we
it's
painful,
but
when
we
look
at
the
fatalities,
we
do
see
greater.
B
Our
black
black
residents
have
a
greater
rate
of
fatality,
and
I
think
this
touches
on
the
structural
issues
with
respect
to
resources
for
public
health.
That
is
a
longer
conversation,
but
we
also
need
to
focus
on
right
now.
So
I
don't
know,
if
probably
the
the
bigger
question
on
the
bigger
part
of
that
question
on
race
is
the
bulk
of
it,
and
we
can
come
back
to
the
the
infection
rates.
D
So,
even
though
things
have
improved
in
our
numbers,
those
who
are
at
risk
that
risk
profile
doesn't
change,
because
the
at-risk
factors,
especially
those
that
are
related
to
our
structural
racism
and
so
on,
are
still
present,
and
it's
not
something
that
we
can
suddenly
correct
for
here
in
arlington
or
anywhere
else,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
people
realize
it's
not
just
an
arlington
problem.
However,
we
in
arlington
are
trying
to
at
least
deal
with
the
immediate
issue,
at
least
in
public
health.
D
Are
we
putting
the
resources
where
we
need
to
to
make
sure
that
they
have
access
to
testing?
For
example,
it's
why
the
arlington
mill
site
was
selected,
because
it's
where
it's
that
nexus,
that
we
have
a
government
building
that
is
more
easily
accessible,
that
we
could
have
in
a
community
where
more
people
are
affected.
D
And
then,
if
they're
exposed
to
germs
and
have
medical
conditions,
it
then
means
they're
higher
risk
of
having
complications
from
diseases
like
covid.
Same
thing
happens
with
tb.
This
happened
with
h1n1
when
we
have
that
pandemic.
These
things
matter,
and
I'm
hoping
this
nexus
of
time
between
the
pandemic
of
covet
and
the
pandemic
that
we've
seen
racism.
We
may
finally
see
they're
interrelated
and
we
can
try
to
do
something
in
this
community
elsewhere
beyond
just
the
coded
situation.
B
A
A
F
Hey
katie,
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
defer
to
ruben
on
both
because
I'm
blanking
on
what
the
latest
with
phase
three
is.
People
will
recall
that
houses
of
worship
actually
had
a
little
bit
more
flexibility
in
opening
in
phase
one
and,
to
be
honest,
I've
lost
track
of
where
things
are
in
phase
three,
so
perhaps
reuben
or
aaron
knows
off
the
top
of
their
head.
A
D
D
I
have
written
and
it
was
on
our
website
about
what
should
be
done
during
communion
during
periods
of
covet,
and
it's
still
up
there.
If
that's
your
faith
tradition
where
communion
is
part
of
it.
A
shared
chalice,
for
example,
is
something
that
I
would
not
at
all
encourage,
and
you
will
see
the
science
listed
that
I
cited
or
the
lack
of
evidence
of
the
signs
people
have
said.
Oh
gold,
can
you
know
prevent
germs
from
spreading?
E
Sure
so,
there's
a
couple
of
things:
there's
a
graphic
for
for
virginia
phase.
Three,
that
I
will
ask
the
staff
to
put
up.
I
think
they
know
the
one
that
I'm
talking
about,
but
essentially
it
shows
the
differences
between
phase
three
and
phase
two
and
one
and
four
and
for
you
know,
by
specific
sectors,
and
so
it
provides
you
a
little
bit
more
more
information
there.
E
But
I'll
just
go
through
some
of
the
specifics
about
houses
of
worship,
the
phase
three
guidance
and
the
governor's
executive
order
still
encourages
virginians
to
seek
alternative
means
of
attending
religious
services.
It
still
recommends
using
drive-through
worship
using
virtual
services
or
those
you
know
quote
non-contact
or
non-congregate
methods
where
services
are
held.
E
E
So
I'll
start
this
and
I'll,
let
ruben
pick
up
a
little
bit.
So
then,
the
the
pos,
the
test
positivity
rate
that
you
see
on
the
virginia
department
of
health
covet
daily
dashboard,
is,
what's
called
a
rolling
seven-day
average.
So
it
uses
the
prior
seven
days
as
the
snapshot
for
that
metric
and
yes,
you're
right
and
I've
seen
this
within
a
number
of
of
folks
in
the
chat
box,
our
rolling
seven
day
average
test
positivity
rate
has
gone
up
in
the
past
two
weeks.
D
Dr
miller,
has
that
quite
correct?
If
so,
if
you
think
about,
if
you
just
remove
that
thousand
day
thousand
test
day
from
it,
we
would
have
remained
roughly
at
about
five
to
six
percent,
which
is
well
below
the
10
percent
that
we've
been
looking
for
and
we're
expecting
some
degree
of
positivity,
because
we
know
the
virus
is
present,
and
so
this
is
why
some
places
think
of
it.
Almost
you
could
artificially
make
your
test
positivity
rate
go
down
if
you
end
up
offering
it
to
everyone
and
most
of
them
aren't
sick.
D
A
Thank
you,
and
I
know
that
was
really
a
continuous
theme
throughout
folks.
Definitely
very
keen
reasonably
so
for
the
reasons
you
just
mentioned
to
try
to
ramp
up
testing
throughout
our
community,
which
I
know
dr
vergies,
you
spoke
to
earlier.
We're
certainly
working
to
do
have
been
doing
at
the
county
level
and
we
hope
that
we'll
start
to
see
a
greater
presence
of
private
partners
such
as
the
cvs
minute
clinics
within
arlington,
doing
the
testing
as
well
all
right.
One
final
question
to
wrap
up,
since
we
are
now
doing
these
bi-weekly.
A
So
for
anybody
who
might
be,
I
don't
know,
taking
a
trip
to
the
new
jersey
shore
between
now
and
then
great
question.
If
you're
traveling
a
long
distance
and
you
have
passed
through
high-risk
states,
maybe
stopped
a
convenience
store
or
a
rest,
stop
off
the
turnpike.
Should
you
quarantine
yourself
once
you
get
home.
D
D
So
likewise,
as
I
said,
people
where
you
may
be
traveling
you,
we
may
be
the
source
of
greater
infection
risk
from
where
we
are
because
there
are
places
that
are
doing
better
than
we
are,
for
example.
So
unless
there's
a
specific
reason
to
believe
that
you
have
been
exposed
to
a
known
case
really
when
you're
there
and
you're
here
make
your
vacation
plans
to
do
what
you
do
here,
stay
at
home
as
much
as
you
can,
when
you
go
gas
up
and
so
on,
are
you
doing
it
in
the
safest
way
possible?
D
Do
you
have
hand
sanitizer
with
you?
Are
there
facilities
with
soap
and
water
that
you
can
access?
Those
are
the
things
that
you
need
to
do
either
on
vacation
or
here.
So
I
think
it's
a
good
question.
It's
a
great
opportunity
to
remind
people
when
we
have
you
stay
at
home,
we're
essentially
asking
you
to
quarantine.
B
I
think
it's
time
to
wrap
up,
and
maybe
I'll
just
start
with
a
couple
of
things,
and
then
you
can
finish
this
out,
so
we
we
did
hear
just
one
little
question
about.
How
can
you
advocate
for
increased
testing
and
certainly
contacting
your
delegate
or
senator,
but
also
the
governor
are
all
important
steps
that
you
could
take
I'll
mention.
B
So
we
should
be
clear
that
the
decisions
about
how
to
to
move
are
primarily
the
school
board
and
the
superintendent's
responsibility,
but
that
does
not
mean
that
we're
not
working
with
both
both
at
the
staff
level
and
at
the
county
board
level,
and
it
does
not
at
all
mean
that
we
don't
care
deeply
about
the
safety
and
health
of
all
of
our
teachers,
as
well
as
our
students.
So
with
that
I'll
just
say
three:
three
words
that
vigilance
is
critical
and
it's
a
mask
wash
your
hands
socially
distant.
B
A
Great
thank
you.
I
just
want
to
continue
to
to
echo
the
comments
matt
has
made
so
compellingly,
which
is
that
we
do
are
we're
seeing
we're
hearing
these
very
specific
questions
about
school
practices
and
policies
from
our
teachers.
We
value
you.
We
hear
those
questions.
I
know
in
the
chat
box,
our
staff
have.
Our
team
has
shared
some
details
about
two
upcoming
aps
town
halls.
A
So
again,
the
county
board.
The
county
manager,
are
very
committed
to
supporting
schools
through
financial
resources
through
offering
public
health
advice
and
trying
to
focus
on
the
community-wide
problems
that
are
presented
by
children
out
of
school
in
need
of
care,
but
there's
very
specific
questions
about,
for
example,
the
format
of
your
classroom
really
could
best
be
answered
through
those
town
halls.
So
we
appreciate
you
coming
here.
I
think
we
all
benefit
from
hearing
some
of
those
top
concerns
that
are
on
your
mind
as
well.
A
So
in
closing
I
want
to
thank
again
the
team
who's
joined
us.
I
want
to
thank
again
lisa
fikes
who's,
taking
some
time
to
be
with
us
today
and
again
really
encouraging
you
all
to
register
to
join
that
volunteer.
Arlington
awards
on
july
14th
excuse
me
july
14th,
so
that
you
can
hear
a
little
more
about
some
people
doing
extraordinary
work
here
in
our
community.
A
Our
next
covet
19
town
hall,
facebook
town
hall,
will
be
two
weeks
from
today
and
you
can
learn
more
and
find
the
date
or
excuse
me
find
the
specific
times
and
link
by
following
arlington
county
government
on
facebook.
So
we
look
forward
to
seeing
you
then
thank
you
again
to
those
of
you.
Who've
joined
questions.
Please
be
safe
and
please
take
care
of
yourself
and
take
care
of
one
another.
Thanks.