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Currently,
oh
now,
we've
got
even
better
audio,
so
I'm
Jessica,
Doon
and
I'm,
the
chief
of
staff
for
the
disability,
Commission
and,
as
you
can
see,
I
am
currently
the
only
one
in
City
Hall,
with
the
cable
communications
staff.
We're
gonna
be
hosting
this
meeting
virtually
so
please
bear
with
us.
While
we
handle
some,
what
I'm
sure
will
be
some
glitches
along
the
way,
but
hopefully
we'll
be
able
to
get
through
this
meeting
as
speedily
as
possible.
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Hello,
hello,
everybody,
Paul,
Kerr
and
I
represent
West
Bend,
Beacon
Hill
area
work
up
at
the
BP
da
I,
hope,
everybody's,
safe
and
well.
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Thank
you
so
much
and
I
believe
I
will
just
go
through
all
the
names
of
our
staff
that
are
on
so
that
we
don't
have
to
keep
popping
everybody
up.
So
we
have
Patricia
Mendez
who
will
give
the
architectural
accent
access
update
later
we've
Chris
Moravsky.
We
also
have
Sarah
young
Linda,
Andrade
and
I
believe
that
is
all
the
staff
we
have
right
now
currently
from
our
office.
I
know
that
we
also
have
a
couple
members
of
the
public
as
well.
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A
No
problem,
so
we
have
on
on
the
phone.
Currently
we
have
redone
llaves,
who
is
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
Rita,
the
interim
executive
director
for
the
Boston,
Public,
Health
Commission
and
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
so
she'll,
be
speaking
to
us,
related
to
the
Cova
19
public
health
emergency
and
what
the
city's
been
doing
and
she'll
take
a
couple
questions
at
that
point
as
well.
J
J
I
J
We
are
actually
the
oldest
city
health
department
in
the
country,
so
we've
been
around
for
a
little
bit
and
you
know
we
have
the
responsibility
of
obviously
responding
and
leading
the
efforts
around
the
response
to
to
any
and
every
situation
such
as
you
know
that
carbon
19
pandemic.
So
we
have,
we
have
been
at
this.
J
You
know
he'll
meet
January
and
you
know,
and
obviously
the
responding
to
an
outbreak
or
outbreaks
that
we
have
here
and
there
sometimes
in
our
city
is
one
of
the
core
Public
Health
functions
that
we
do
so
you
know
responding
to
epidemic.
It's
it's
our
first
time.
You
know
it
probably
hopefully
it'll
be
the
only
pandemic
that
we'll
have
to
see
in
our
lifetime,
and
we
have
what
we
call
the
medical
Intelligence
Center,
which
is
like
the
the
organizational
structure
within
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission.
J
That
has
the
expertise
in
the
in
the
structure
to
help
us
organize
how
we
respond
to
this
public
health
crisis.
You
know
because
we
we
were
one
of
the
first
five
cities
that
identified
a
case.
We
were
actually
the
fifth
city
that
that
reported
a
case
of
Kali
19,
and
that
was
literally
you
know
at
the
end
of
January,
we
had
a
good
head
start
in
terms
of
you
know,
having
the
opportunity
to
to
do
planning
and
preparedness
to
to
mount
a
respond.
J
So
since,
since
mid-january
we've
been
both
preparing
and
then
later
on,
responding
to
the
pandemic
here
at
the
local
level,
you
know,
Boston
is
is
very
fortunate
and
it's
you
know
we're
a
very
unique
city
which
has
contributed
to
to
our
ability
to
have
a
robust
response
to
this
pandemic.
We
we're
a
center
for
health
care
with
many
hospitals.
J
As
you
know,
we
practically
have
a
community
health
center
in
each
neighborhood,
and
you
know
that
network
in
that
landscape
of
health
care
settings
and
facilities
that
we
have
in
the
city
of
Boston,
in
my
opinion,
has
contributed
a
lot
to
to
Boston
being
able
to
respond
effectively
to
to
the
pandemic
the
numbers
of
us
they
stand
right
now.
Numbers
are
usually
updated
at
the
end
of
the
day
every
day.
J
So,
as
of
yesterday,
the
numbers
in
the
state
of
Massachusetts
were
a
little
bit
over
41,000
cases
in
the
entire
state
and
they
also
have
reported
so
far
1961
deaths
in
Boston.
Again
as
of
yesterday,
we
have
reported
six
thousand
and
ten
cases.
We
also
report
on
how
many
people
have
recovered
and,
as
you
know
at
least
eighty
percent
of
the
people
who
end
up
being
infected
with
the
corona
virus
can
recover,
and
you
know,
and
can
recover
fairly
quickly,
with
very
mild
symptoms
and
outcome.
J
J
J
So
you
probably
have
seen
a
lot
of
data
and
images
around
the
the
you
know
of
the
often
mentioned
curve,
and
so
we
have
been
using
a
model
to
predict
and
project
what
to
expect
in
terms
of
the
epidemic
here
in
Boston
and
it's
a
model
from
the
University
of
Washington
and
the
you
know.
No
model
is
perfect
and
you
know
all
models
make
lots
of
assumptions
as
to
how
things
are
going
to
look
in
a
particular
city
or
state.
J
J
We
have
been
able
to
really
have
an
impact
on
that
curve
and
really
avoid
having
a
very
drastic
peak
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
I
said
we
saw
what
we're
looking
at
this
week
is
that
that
curve
has
has
really
it's
really
hitting
a
plateau,
which
means
that
you
know
it's
good,
that
it
wasn't
a
sharp
curve,
but
daily
means
that
we're
gonna
be
at
a
high
level
of
cases.
You
know
and
stuck
on
that
plateau
for
a
few
more
days
and
therefore
you
know
our
response
will
have
to
be.
J
You
know
consistent
with
with
and
so
we're
gonna
be
operating
at
a
high
level
of
a
response
for
a
while.
So
you
know
so
that's
good
news
in
the
sense
that
again,
you
know,
we've
been
able
to.
It
seems
like
so
far
we've
been
able
to
avoid
all
those
very
drastic
and
very
dramatic
cases
we've
seen
in
other
cities
in
which
hospitals
have
run
out
of
death,
I've
run
out
of
ICU
beds
and
have
run
out
of
essential
and
critical
equipment
such
as
ventilators.
J
You
know,
as
I
was
saying
before
we
were
very
fortunate
that
we
have
a
very
experienced.
We
have
the
best
hospitals
in
the
nation
and
a
very
experienced
professionals
and
leaders
in
the
field
that
trained
on
this
in
the
prepare
for
this
type
of
contingencies,
all
the
time
and
had
time
to
prepare
and
time
to
create
additional
spaces
within
the
hospital,
and
so
so
far
you
know
we,
our
team,
you
know
hospital
deaths,
filling
up
and
expanded
capacity
being
used.
But
again
you
know,
we've
also
seen
a
lot
of
collaboration
between
hospitals,
helping
each
other.
J
You
know
we,
you
know
admitting
clients
that
are
coming
from
other
hospitals
that
are
filling
up,
so
it's
good
to
see
that
that
there's
a
lot
of
that
happening
and
as
a
result,
you
know
the
hospital's
so
far
have
been
able
to
to
manage
what
what
has
come.
Their
way
we
we,
it
is
our
job
to
collect
the
data
around
who's
being
affected
by
Cobie
19,
and
then
the
data
do
not
have
come
directly
to
us.
The
data
goes
to
the
Department
of
Public
Health
and
from
the
Department
of
Public
Health.
J
It
gets
then
shared
with
all
the
the
other
cities
in
local
boards
of
health.
So,
as
a
result,
when
it
comes
to
racial
and
ethnic
data
are,
are
they
in
Boston?
Right
now
has
only
70%
of
the
cases
we
have
contain
information
on
race
and
ethnicity,
the
in
it
it's
only
wrong
innocent
daily
Burstyn,
because
when
we
get
the
data
from
from
the
stadium,
it's
usually
missing.
You
know
70%
of
of
the
racial
and
ethnic
field,
so
our
staff
and
our
public
health
nurses,
you
know-
do
a
great
job.
J
I
continue
to
find
ways
to
fill
in
the
gaps,
so
we
can
get
a
more
complete
set
of
data,
and
so
we
can
also
have
a
more
complete
picture
of
how
covered
19
is
impacting
the
residents
of
Boston,
but
by
race
and
ethnicity.
Right
now,
in
terms
of
the
percentage
of
cases
that
we
have
in
Boston
by
race
and
ethnicity,
the
highest
number
of
percentage
of
cases
are
associated
with
black
and
African
Americans.
J
Forty-Two
percent
of
our
cases
are
among
blacks
in
the
twenty
seven
percent
are
among
white
17%
among
Latino
X
and
three
percent
among
Asians,
and
we
have
a
like
I
said
30%,
with
thirty
percent
of
the
information
it's
missing
and
we
were
actually
finding
ways
to
collect
that
information.
We
also
collect
information
around
neighborhoods,
and
just
so,
you
have
an
idea.
These
visit
information
in
terms
of
what
are
the
neighborhoods,
with
the
higher
percentage
of
positive
tests,
based
on
on
the
tests
that
have
been
conducted,
so
the
neighborhood
of
Mara
p.m.
J
is
the
one
with
the
highest
rates
of
positive
tests.
You
know
they
have
a
48%
of
the
tests
that
have
been
conducted
and
we're
positive
are
from
the
neighborhood
of
Mara
p.m.
followed
by
East
ball,
some
with
47%
some
zip
codes
in
Dorchester
follow
that
with
42%
in
High
Park,
with
with
42%
positive
rate
job.
In
terms
of
some
of
our
initiatives,
you
know
a
ton
of
work.
It's
happening
in
the
city,
not
only
obviously
carried
out
by
by
public
health
staff,
but
every
every
every
single
department
in
city
government,
its
engaged
in
this
response.
J
500
of
those
are
respite
for
individuals
who
are
homeless
in
our
positive
for
Kobe
19
have
mild
symptoms,
don't
need
to
be
in
the
hospital,
but
do
need
a
place
where
they
can
be
isolated.
The
other
500
beds
are
being
monitored
by
partners
our
beds,
that
hospitals
can
come
use
for
the
same
purpose
instead
of
having
people
occupying
bed
and
people
that
don't
need
to
be
in
the
hospital
because
they
had
my
symptoms.
The
BC
is,
he
is
a
place
where
people
that
fall
in
that
category
can
go.
J
In
that
sense,
you
know,
the
state
in
Boston
is,
has
experienced
the
same
challenges
and
we're
working
very
closely
and
I
in
contact
daily
with
all
these
facilities
and
we've
been
able
able
to
help
them
with
infection
control,
even
them
personal
protection
equipment
and
also
being
able
to
help
them
with
staffing
as
well.
You
know
because
some
of
them
have
trouble
with
that.
J
You
know
in
terms
of
one
I
mentioned
one
last
thing
that
we're
doing
and
it's
critical
again
I'm
sure
you,
you
have
heard
in
national
media
her
the
word
testing
and
it
is
unfortunate
that
is
April
April
22nd
and
we
are
still
talking
about
lack
of
supplies
and
lack
of
access
to
test
it,
which
is
critical
for
us
to
be
able
to
identify.
Who
are
the
people
are
there
who
are
infected,
so
we
can
properly
care
for
them.
J
So
we
can
properly
do
contact
investigations
and
identify
who
are
the
people
that
have
been
exposed
to
to
that
person
and
appropriately,
you
know,
quarantine
them,
and
so
we,
you
know
we're
struggling
the
same
way
as
many
citizen
states.
However,
we've
continued
to
work
on
this
and
find
ways
to
increase
access
to
test
them
in
our
community.
J
So
we
in
the
last
couple
of
weeks,
we've
been
working
with
community
health
centers
and
they
have
to
receive
from
from
the
resiliency
fund
and
we've
been
able
to
to
add
to
our
list
of
places
where
people
can
get
tested.
11
community
health,
centers
I'm,
hoping
that
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks
we
could
add,
you
know
another
good,
eight
or
nine
additional
places
in
a
snow.
You
know
community
health
centers
are
our
base
in
the
neighborhood
in
our
really.
J
You
know
in
a
very
strategic
place
in
very
key
place
for
people
to
access
services
in
there
and
then
in
their
neighborhoods
without
having
to
go
to
a
hospital.
So
we
will
continue
to
do
that
work
and
continue
to
expand
access
to
this
vital
piece
and
tool
that
we
we
have
to
have
available
in
in
terms
of
next
steps.
You
know
we,
the
the
mayor,
appointed
a
health
inequities
task
force
to
look
at
again.
J
You
know
what
are
the
things
that
that
we
could
do
to
to
use
the
data
that
we
have
available
in
terms
of
who's
being
impacted
the
most
by
carbon
18,
whereas
the
things
that
the
city
can
do
so
these
advisory
group
is
helping
us
look
at
the
data
through
those
lenses
and
really
trying
to
you
know,
identify
strategies.
So
we
can
address
some
of
the
inequities
that
that
are
clear
that
have
been
there
in
you
know,
especially
those
that
you
know.
J
We
know
that
communities
of
color
in
other
groups,
you
know,
have
been
disproportionately
affected
by
carbon
19.
So
what
are
things
that
we
need
to
do
to
address
those
issues?
And,
lastly,
you
know
we
have
been
working
for
a
couple
of
weeks
on
what's
called
a
recovery
phase,
which
you
know
we
at
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
understand
that
it
you
know
for
the
remaining
of
2020.
We
won't
be
doing
anything
but
focusing
on
this
health
inequities.
J
You
know
we're
here
before
covering
nineteen
in
health.
Inequities
have
been
exacerbated
by
cover
19
and
will
continue
to
be
accelerated
as
days
go
by
and
we
start
to
feel
the
impact,
especially
around
socio-economic
in
the
socio-economic
area.
So
the
recovery
plan
that
we're
working
on
it's
looking
at
from
a
public
health
perspective.
H
F
Yes,
Thank
You
Jerry,
yes,
and
thank
you
I'm.
Sorry,
I
forgot
your
name
again.
My
name
is
du
Xie
yeah
I
just
have
a
question
regarding
your
report.
You
may
be
mentioned
this
already.
However.
I
have
maybe
two
questions,
so
the
first
question
is:
is
there
any
reports
or
statistics
or
something
equivalent
about
any?
Thank
you
mentioned
race
and
ethnicity.
However,
they
also
like
a
data
about
how
many
people
who
are
to
have
a
disability
have
been
brought
to
hospital
bed
situation
like.
F
Is
there
any
percent
about
how
many
with
disability
would
it
disability
or
a
couple
were
brought
to
the
hospital
and
how
many
of
them,
how?
How
did
it
there?
Okay
and
the
other
question
I
have
is
regarding
mental
health
like
if
there's
also
those
who
are
announcement
or
not
to
say
about
if
they
have
any
need
to
say
relatives
or
maybe
have
a
mental
health
yeah
help
help
from
a
mental
health,
counselors
yep.
E
J
Thank
you
do
Scheffer
for
those
two
questions.
So
on
the
report
you
can
go
to
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
website.
It's
be
phc.org
and
in
the
front
page,
at
the
top
there's
a
banner
that
says:
coab
is
19.
You
hit
there
and
every
day.
Well,
you'll
see
there
all
the
information
we
have
about
coffee,
nineteen
and
materials
that
have
been
developed,
but
in
that
front
page
you'll
also
find
the
all
the
data
that
I
mentioned
today.
It's
it's
updated,
they're
on
a
daily
basis.
Your
question
about
you
know
the
impact
of
coffee.
J
Nineteen
on
people
with
disabilities
is
obviously
a
great
one.
You
know
we
just
started
to
get
some
specific
data
from
the
stage
and,
unfortunately,
the
way
that
the
data
is
collected
does
not
ask
you
no
questions
other
than
demographics
in
inner
cities.
You
know
the
governor
had
to
just
order
about
a
week
ago
that
race
and
ethnicity
data
we
collected
as
a
mandatory.
J
J
We
were
obviously
very
interested
in
knowing
one
finding
all
the
data,
that's
missing
around
race
and
ethnicity,
but
you
know
the
impact
on
on
the
communities
who
are
experiencing
a
disability.
It's
something
that
that
we
could
definitely
add
to
to
the
information
that
would
we
can
gather,
because,
obviously
we
we
want
to
know
the
impact
on
different
groups
and
obviously
on
on
people
with
disability.
So
well.
J
Hopefully,
within
a
couple
of
months
you
know
we'll
be
able
to
address
some
of
the
system
issues
and
see
if
we
can
get
some
data
on
this
area
and
obviously
we'll
communicate
with
commissioner
Micajah,
and
maybe
you
know
maybe
we'll
have
some
idea.
Maybe
you
know
you
guys
can
give
us
some
ideas
on
how
to
best
get
that
information.
That's
missing
there
and
the
mental
health.
Our
recovery
plan
will
include
psychological
aid
and
disaster.
J
H
D
Yes,
this
is
Elizabeth
Dean
Claire.
Thank
you
for
that
update
and
we
are
grateful
that
in
Massachusetts
there
is
a
strong
push
for
coordination
among
the
different
organizations,
hospitals
and
government,
both
at
the
city
and
state
level.
We
as
leaders
and
members
of
the
on
this
board
and
in
the
disability
community.
We
do
have
strong
concern
for
our
constituents
because
of
many
people
have
underlying
pre-existing
conditions
and
fit
into
that.
D
You
were
using
access
in
a
more
general
sense,
but
there
are
even
than
physical
barriers
for
some
people
in
the
disability
community,
for
whether
it's
transportation
or
other
ways
that
I
think
there
needs
to
be
a
different
level
of
focus
for
this
diverse
community
that
we
have
and
I
don't
know.
If,
commissioner
also
has
I
know,
the
Commissioner
will
be
giving
her
own
report,
but
at
this
juncture,
if
there
are
specific
ways
that
that's
already
being
addressed.
J
Well,
no,
thank
you
Elizabeth
and
I'm.
Sure
Commissioner
macaws
may
have
some
comments,
but
what
I
would
say
is
that
we
are
like
I
said
we're,
leading
the
efforts
were
on
the
recovery
planning
and
one
of
the
things
that
we're
you
know
suggestion
the
mayor
is
that
and
I
know
that
it's
going
to
happen
is
that
every
single
department
within
city
government,
it's
going
to
be
required
to
to
design
and
develop
their
own
recovery
plan,
based
on
some
principles
that
we're
going
to
provide,
and
you
with
a
public
health
and
health
inequities
framework
in
lenses.
J
So
I
have
said
to
to
choose
Martinez,
who
is
the
Health
and
Human
Services
achieved
that
the
Health
and
Human
Services
cabinet?
It's
gonna
lead
the
way
for
the
rest
of
city
government
in
this
response
and
Commissioner
mukesh
will
be
part
of
that
team.
That's
gonna
be
asked
to
think
about.
You
know
these
are
Michael's
constituents.
What
are
the
things
that
I
need
to
consider
in
thinking
about?
What
are
the
needs?
J
People
have
right
now
that
I
Sheriff
and
what
are
the
ones
that
I
project
and
anticipate
they
will
have
in
the
next
year
and
everybody's
gonna,
be
asked
to
use
their
networks,
their
consumer
groups.
You
know
all
the
different
avenues
that
a
message
that
people
have
to
make
sure
that
this
is
a
you
know,
constituent,
focused
assessment
and
response.
So
I'm
sure
you
know
we'll
have
plenty
opportunities
to
talk
to
Commissioner
Mike
us
about
how
we
can
support
you
in
developing
and
coming
up
with
a
recovery
plan
that
addresses
all
those
issues
that
you
know.
J
I
Just
add
really
quickly
hi.
This
is
Kristin
MacArthur
Commissioner.
Thank
you
for
that
point,
Elizabeth.
It
is
a
very
important
point.
The
testing
centers
are
relatively
new.
They
were
just
opened,
so
we
haven't
gotten
to
that
point
yet
and,
like
we
just
said,
haven't
really,
we
definitely
will
be
working
on
a
recovery
plan.
What
we've
been
focusing
on
in
the
short
term
in
the
immediate
term
was
access
to
food.
I
You
know
access
to
PPE
home
care.
The
emergent
needs
that
the
constituents
have,
but
certainly
testing
is
also
very
important
and
with
the
testing
sites
are
new.
We
haven't
gotten
to
that
point
yet,
but
we
definitely
will
make
note
of
that
and
keep
the
board
updated
with
any
more
information
that
we
have
on
testing.
If.
A
But
it
does
touch
on
a
lot
of
different
aspects
in
regards
to
communication
and
physical
access
to
those
testing
sites,
and
so
that's
been
sent
to
BPHC.
We've
also
shared
a
resource
from
mass
Commission
for
the
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
that
they
put
together
very
early
on
so
about
four
weeks
ago,
they
put
together
a
card
or
a
communication
tool
that
allowed
for
screening
of
for
the
screening
process
to
happen
if
an
interpreter
isn't
present.
A
And
so
we
worked
with
mass
Commission
for
the
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
Boston
Public,
Health
Commission,
and
also
the
Medical
Intelligence
Center,
specifically
like
Rita
mentioned,
to
get
that
information
out
so
in
ensuring
access
to
testing
has
been
a
piece
that
we've
been
working
on
throughout
this
time
and
we're
in
constant
communication
with
Boston
Public,
Health
Commission,
the
aged
strong
Commission
and
any
other
department.
Really
that
is
needed
in
order.
I
I
just
add
one
more
thing:
I
did
see
that
email,
Thank
You
Jessica
for
all
that
information,
I
guess
one
thing
I
was
thinking
of
what
Elizabeth
said
was
the
transportation
piece
because
I
know
I
was
on
a
call
earlier
with
disability
commissioners
from
across
the
country
and
they're
talking
about
lining
up
their
paratransit
services,
getting
uber
and
lyft
vouchers
for
people
with
disabilities
to
get
access
to
testing,
because
we
know
a
lot
of
people
with
disabilities.
Don't
have
vehicles
and
may
be.
C
I
To
take
public
transportation
may
not
be
near
public
transportation,
so
definitely
getting
to
a
testing
site,
and
if
we
do
have
drive-through
testings
getting
access
to
get
to
the
drive-through
testing
sites
will
be
an
issue.
So
that
will
be
something
that
we'll
also
be
working
on.
In
addition
to
making
sure
that
the
testing
sites
themselves
are
accessible,
great.
G
G
J
You
know
I
suppose
you
know
every
every
situation
could
be
slightly
different
and
the
decisions,
the
clinical
decision,
that
that
a
particular
doctor
makes
around
how
to
try
to
diagnose,
or
you
know,
rule
out
whether
somebody
has
covered
night.
He
may
marry,
you
know
in
every
situation,
so
I
think
so
yeah.
So
I'm
not
sure
you
know
what
was
the
I
cannot
speak
about
this
thinking
but
I.
We
know
that
the
virus.
J
No,
no,
no!
This
is
100%,
you
know
sensitive
to
be
able
to
say.
Yes,
you
know
with
certainty.
This
person
is
positive
or
negative,
so
it
is.
It
is
possible
that
it
could
be
false
positives
or
false
negatives.
It,
depending
on
the
program
also
where
the
person
is
at
somebody
may
be
infected
and
just
because
they
recently
got
infected.
Maybe
they're
not
still
they're,
still
not
showing
a
positive
test,
and
so
it
could
vary
from
person
to
person.
B
B
I
There's
been
a
push
to
telehealth
during
this
pandemic,
so
the
more
we
can
reach
people
where
they
are
the
more
we
will
and
like
we
just
said
testing,
they
present
its
own
unique
challenges,
but
the
move
to
be
able
to
treat
people
off-site
is
definitely
becoming
a
priority.
So
we
will
keep
that
in
mind
just
as
part
of
the
conversation.
If,
if
there's
any
way,
we
could
ever
do
that.
H
H
J
But
that's
the
plan
and
I
think
you
know
how
many
more
neighborhoods
they
plan
on
visiting
I'm,
not
sure,
because
they're
they're,
just
looking
at
the
data
on
a
weekly
basis
and
then
going
by
that
and
because
testing
is
ramping
up
quickly.
In
so
many
places
we're
gonna
be
seen.
You
know
our
numbers
testing
numbers
go
up,
I
hope
dramatically
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks,
so
we'll
keep
an
eye
on
we're.
J
I
J
You
know
you
know,
so
you
understand
the
rationale
most
health
centers
and
places
are
only
testing
symptomatic
individuals
and
again
the
reason
for
that
is
because
we
are
so
behind
the
last
time.
The
last
numbers
I
saw
for
the
amount
of
tests
that
have
been
conducted
in
Boston
was
15,000
won
five.
Now
you
know
what
the
population
of
Boston
is
right,
so
15,000
test
data
counts
for
the
neighborhood
that
that
we're
testing
has
happened.
You
know,
based
on
on
people's
zip
code,
it's
like
1.5,
listen
to
percent
of
the
population
of
each
neighborhood.
J
J
If
they
were
tested,
have
no
symptoms.
They're
people
they're
walking
them
on
us.
You
know
I
could
be
one
of
them.
Anybody
in
my
office
could
be
one
of
them
are
walking
around
feeling.
Just
fine
I
mean
no
symptoms
whatsoever
being
affected,
having
the
the
capacity
to
spread
the
virus
to
other
people,
and
that's
where
all
the
measures
we
have
put
into
place,
including
the
face
covering
comes
from
because
there's
so
many
people
that
will
not
be
tested.
J
We
couldn't
based
on
symptoms
right
because
they
don't
have
them
that
we
at
home
point
need
to
get
to
the
Falls
and
by
doing
community,
what
community-wide
testing
and
not
having
any
requirements
you
know
to
test.
You
know
individuals
will
help
us.
You
know
then
get
to
that
for
more
work,
catching
those
folks
and
identifying
them
so
the
day
the
day
will
come,
but
again
we're
so
behind,
and
we
really
need
to
get
this
fall
to
or
having
symptoms
and
need
to
be
diagnosed.
J
B
D
Yes,
thank
you.
Yes,
so
when
we
get
to
that
community
level,
I
totally
understand
what
needs
to
be
the
immediate
priority,
but
when
it's
at
the
community
level,
I
think
what
will
be
important
is
to
have
some
element
of
prioritization
analogous
to
the
grocery
shopping
time
for
seniors
or
people
with
disabilities
that
if
people
are
not
in
the
situation
where
they
could
well,
my
understanding
is
some
of
these
have
been
by
appointment
and
I.
Guess
that's
been
another,
perhaps
other
states
where
they
were
doing
the
drive-thru,
but
there
may
be.
D
We
would
be
able
to
be
some
kind
of
element
of
designated
timing,
but
I
do
realize
we're
not
at
that
juncture.
Yet
and
frankly,
although
I
wanted
to
I
brought
up
the
issue
of
accessibility
earlier,
I
realized
one
of
the
other
important
aspects
of
getting
messages
out
to
people
and
they
just
can
meet
disability
community
is
people
will
have
to
weigh
the
relative
risks
of
being
even
going
for
the
testing,
if
not
necessarily
you
just
exposures
in
going
from
home
to
a
testing
site,
so
I
think
several
good
points
were
raised
in
this
conversation.
H
And
Rita
just
a
point
of
clarification.
This
is
Jerry
again.
I
believe
that
the
mobile
site,
I,
believe
you
don't
have
to
have
you
can
be
asymptomatic.
You
know
I
believe
their
tests
just
testing
any
anyone.
At
least
that's
how
it
was
communicated
on
the
news
report
that
I
saw
so
you
may
want
to
clarify
that
and
pass
that
on
to
the
Commissioner.
H
As
I
understand,
that
accessibility
may
be
an
issue
for
some
of
our
constituents
and
I
realize
that
some
people
are
frustrated
with
covered
Matt.
Is
there
any
way
that
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
can
encourage
clear
masks?
Some
folks
rely
on
lip-reading
or
facial
expressions
when
one
speaks.
J
That
yeah
I'm,
you
know
I'm
sure
we
can
I,
can
pass
it
on
to
our
team
and
see
you
know
it'll
probably
hard
for
the
general
public
to
do
that.
But
I
can
see.
You
know
mean
critical
in
places
like
health
care
settings,
businesses
supermarket
and
places
like
that,
the
bank,
all
the
places
where
people
receive
services,
that
having
those
clear
masks
and
having
the
ability
to
go
out
you
know
to
have
the
the
visual
of
people's
lives
would
would
be
really
important.
J
So
thank
you
for
for
bringing
that
up
make
note
of
it
and
figure
out.
You
know
what
places
we
can
ensure
that
I'm
sure
Commissioner,
my
gosh,
you
know
this
is
something
that
would
definitely
we
need
to
bring
in
into
your
recovery
plan
in
and
those
of
other
city
government
and
essential
services.
So
they
can,
they
can
incorporate
it
and
highlight
it.
Thank.
H
H
H
K
K
Wanted
to
say
that
when
I
see
the
mayor
on
TV
and
governor
on
TV-
and
they
have
the
you
know
the
ESL
people,
the
ASL,
whatever
it
is,
people
I
do
notice
that
they're
not
wearing
masks
and
I
I
wondered
you
know
why
I
know
that
they
couldn't,
but
I
was
very
aware
that
they
were
unable
to
wear
them
while
they're
speaking
out
in
public,
like
that.
So
I
think
that
was
an
excellent
suggestion
about
the
masks.
Yes,.
J
Yeah
I
wondered
too
why
we
were
wearing
masks
and
they
took
me
a
second
to
realize
why
but
yeah.
No.
That
was
a
very
comment
and
I
delighted
to
have
had
the
chance
to
be
part
of
the
meeting
and
would
definitely
love
to
to
to
come
back
to
this
group
through
the
Commissioner
or
directly
to
get
your
feedback
on
some
of
our
planning.
C
B
Hi,
sorry
about
that
I
got
caught
so
I,
don't
know!
If
you
heard
me
but
clear
masks,
we
have
them
at
Mass
General.
We
ordered
them
from
a
local
company,
and
now
everybody
else
is
trying
to
order
them
and
they're
there.
They
have
to
wait
till
the
surprise
come
now.
One
thing
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
people
understand
is
that
even
if
we
have
a
clear
mask,
they're
only
used
in
units
per
patient
does
not
have
a
covert
19
senton,
because
they're
not
in
95
masks,
but
they
cannot
be
you
in
the
covert
units.
B
J
Thank
you
for
sharing
that.
Did
you
say
math
dinner?
Yes,
okay,
you
know
if,
if
you
have
any
more
information
about
the
company-
and
you
want
to
share
it
with
Commissioner
Mike
Russell
traffic-
great
look
into
it,
but
it
smells
amazing.
They
can
be
pasted
covering
which
they
rose,
offered
the
protection
of
a
tiny
pipes
but
they're
more
about
making
sure
that
I
one
of
those
asymptomatic
sauce
that
is
positive,
that
are,
these,
have
been
amaizing
by
couldn't
state
sovereign.
J
H
You
so
much
and
moving
right
along
my
real
quote,
we'll
just
be
very
brief.
I
wanted
to
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
is
safe
out
there
and
and
doing
what
they
can
and
continuing
to
be
be
safe
and
taking
care
of
yourself
staying
home.
You
know
as
much
as
possible
limiting
you're
trying
to
limit
your
contacts
with
with
folks
and
but
also
making
sure
that
you
get
you're
getting
your
needs
met.
H
We've
heard
through
the
grapevine
through
pci/l
and
other
sources
that
some
PCA
users
are
having
troubles
getting
their
shifts,
build
because
they're
PCAs
our
concern
would
with
getting
exposed
traveling
to
and
from
the
PCA
a
users
house.
So
so
we
will,
the
T
will
be
will
be
transporting
PCAs
at
the
cost
of
a
normal
of
a
normal
ride
fare
and
when
you're
able
to
book
those
trips
I
will
certainly
communicated
to
folks
so
that
they
know
that
they
can
utilize
that,
but
but
the.
H
There's
been
some
challenges
with
that,
though,
because
the
the
the
drivers
aren't
allowed
to
go
door-to-door
and
a
lot
of
the
the
food
delivery
service
is
in
the
city,
go
door-to-door.
So
that's
a
that's
another
issue
that
they're
working
with,
but
again
hopefully
they
can.
They
can
solve
that
issue
and
food
security
is
is
another
thing
that
they
can
help.
C
H
B
Hi
I
just
wanted
to.
Let
people
know
that
if
you
are
on
a
subscription
and
your
interview
was
scheduled
sometime
soon
out
there,
given
extension
for
those
interviews
at
this
until
September,
and
then
they
will
reach
back
out
to
see
if
you
can
make
it
or
not,
but
just
hope
people
are
not
worried
that
didn't
lose
their
our
eligibility.
Oh
yes,.
H
H
H
Is
anybody
on
the
Commission
has
as
something
that
that
they
feel
like
they
feel
like
the
ride?
You
know
it
would
be
a
good
use
of
paratransit
in
this
time
of
you
know,
reduced
ridership
and
where
they're
trying
to
utilize
the
vehicles
and
the
drivers
feel
free
to
feel
free
to,
let
me
or
the
commissioner
and
their
staff
know,
and
I'll
I
can
communicate
that
to
OTA,
but
I
do
know
that
for
right,
now,
they're
they're
looking
to
get
the
PCA
trips
off
the
ground
and
go
from
go
from
there.
I
Jerry
to
follow
up
on
that
comment.
Elizabeth.
There
is
one
program
that
we
heard
through
the
aged
strong
Commission.
There
was
a
company
called
nest
early,
which
was
doing
matches
for
people
who
were
older
senior
citizens
who
lived
alone
where
they
could
take
in
a
renter
at
like
a
really
cheap
rent,
maybe
like
a
college
student
or
a
single
person
to
make
the
most
use
of
this
space.
Well,
that
programs
been
suspended
now,
just
because
of
the
state
home
orders.
So
some
of
the
people
involved
in
that
program
and
the
company
mr.
I
Lee,
are
putting
out
a
call
for
volunteers
to
do
errands
grocery
shopping
or
pick
up
other
things.
Pharmacy
needs
that
people
who
can't
get
out
to
get
them
are
doing
so.
They're
gonna
be
doing
that
forward.
So
we'll
put
I
believe
we've
gotten
that
information
out
in
that
newsletter,
but
we
can
set
it
all
up
to
the
Commission
directly.
So
that
could
be
a
very
helpful
service.
A
Commissioner,
sorry
to
jump
in
if
I
believe
all
our
board
members
get
our
newsletter
and
if
you
don't
please
let
me
know,
but
for
those
of
you
who
are
looking
for
that
service,
it's
the
third
link
under
what's
happening
in
City
Hall.
It
says
good
neighbor,
a
free
platform
that
correct
connects
residents,
and
if
you
need
more
information,
you
can
contact
our
office
great.
I
Great
thank
you
for
that.
We
can
look
for
a
link
and
get
that
out
to
people
as
well,
so
other
updates
up
first
of
all,
I
can
talk
about
my
office.
We
myself
and
my
staff
are
all
working
from
home
now,
but
we
are
still
working
folks.
The
time
our
phone
line
has
been
transferred
to
staff.
We
can
also
get
faxes,
so
we're
still
doing
our
accessible
parking
program.
I
On
that
note,
we
have
been
working
with
the
BT
day,
Boston
Transportation,
Department
I,
don't
know
if
many
who've
seen,
but
the
mayor
has
made
some
adjustments
in
parking
regulations,
and
one
of
them
is
that
people
who
have
expired,
disability
placards
will
not
be
ticketed
and
parking
in
accessible
spaces
at
this
point
and
lives
through
May
4th
and
likely
you
know
longer
than
that.
So
you
can
spread
the
word
about
that.
We've
also
be
getting
that
information
out,
but
expired
placards
will
not.
He
will
not
have
to
review
them
right
now.
I
In
fact,
the
registry
isn't
even
renewing
licenses,
so
people
can
not
stress
out
about
renewing
your
placards
at
this
time.
Other
work
that
we're
doing
working
closely
with
chief
Martinez,
the
chief
of
the
Health
and
Human
Services
cabinet
working
with
aged
strong
and
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission,
to
make
sure
that
all
residents
with
disabilities
have
what
they
need.
I
Our
biggest
request
in
the
early
days
after
the
stay
at
home
order
was
for
food
and
so
we're
working
closely
with
the
office
of
food
access,
who
is
delivering
meals
to
people
with
disabilities,
who
can't
get
out
not
meals
but
groceries.
The
mayor
is
also
extended,
grocery
pickup
sites
and
expanded
meals
from
just
Foster
public
school
students
to
families
who
may
need
groceries
as
well,
so
we're
continually
working
to
get
more
resources
out
to
the
community
and
more
information
out
to
the
community.
I
A
couple
things
that
I'm
doing
specifically
I
do
have
a
call
three
times
a
week
with
MassHealth
in
regards
to
long
term
long
term
care
services
and
supports,
and
this
is
people
who
use
PCAs.
We
work
on
getting
updates
from
the
state
and,
if
any
of
you
use
PCAs,
you
may
have
heard
about
some
of
the
updates.
But
some
very
important
updates
have
taken
place.
First
of
all,
pcs
can
now
work
overtime
hours
and
not
be
penalized
previously
to
the
epidemic.
I
The
pandemic
PCs
can
only
work
a
maximum
50
hours
a
week
and
they
couldn't
get
paid
for
anything
over
and
above
that,
but
now
that
cap
has
been
lifted.
So
if
people
only
have
one
PCA
and
they're
approved
for
55
hours
a
week
that
one
PCA
can
work
all
of
those
hours
right
now
and
not
be
penalized.
Additionally,
PCs
were
given
a
10%
pay
raise
for
the
course
of
the
pandemic,
I
believe
that
goes
to
June.
So
if
it
doesn't
know
about
that,
that
is
has
been
implemented
retroactively
to
April
1st.
I
So
we'll
continue
to
push
these
updates
out
as
we
get
them,
but
the
state
is
doing
everything
it
can
to
do
to
ensure
that
people
with
disabilities
don't
end
up
in
the
hospital,
and
one
of
the
biggest
issues
that
we
run
into
an
Adsense
is
getting
PPE
for
people
with
disabilities
to
give
to
the
pcs.
So
we
were
able
to
work
with
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission,
to
get
tens
of
thousands
of
masks
Oh
to
SEIU,
which
is
the
union
that
oversees
the
PCAs.
I
So
they
set
up
a
distribution
center
to
get
masks
out
to
PCAs
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
we're
hoping
that
that
will
go
a
long
way
towards
keeping
residents
safe
and
ensuring
that
they
don't
end
up
in
the
hospital
during
this
pandemic.
If
you
need
any
people
to
use
yourself,
you
can
let
us
know
we
can
try
to
help
with
individual
requests
as
needed.
We
don't
have
direct
supplies
in
our
office,
but
we
could
try
to
link
you
up
with
an
agency
that
does
have
them
if
need
be.
I
Another
call
that
I
do
weekly
is
with
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission,
to
talk
about
facilities
in
to
monitor
the
outbreaks
in
different
facilities
in
the
city
of
Boston,
as
I'm
sure,
you've
all
heard,
and
as
we
dimensioned
nursing
homes
and
long-term
care
facilities
have
been
adversely
impacted
by
the
corona
virus.
At
one
point,
I
saw
a
statistic
that
said:
52
percent
of
fatalities
in
the
state
have
been
in
nursing
homes,
so
it
seems
like
when
a
case
breaks
out
in
a
nursing
home.
I
It
just
runs
rampant
through
the
whole
facility,
so
we're
trying
to
monitor
DHA
Boston,
Housing,
Authority
buildings,
the
elderly,
disabled
buildings
through
BHA,
also
nursing
homes,
long-term
care
assisted
living
in
the
city
Boston.
To
respond
quickly.
If
there's
an
outbreak,
do
emergency
assessments
and
try
to
contain
the
outbreaks
as
much
as
possible.
I'm
also
doing
bi-weekly
call
with
the
other
disability
commissioners
from
across
the
country,
like
I,
said
we're
all
trying
to
come
up
with
innovative
ways
to
serve
our
communities.
I
Talking
about
food
deliveries,
one
of
the
biggest
things
that
we
have
heard
from
residents.
Also,
the
inability
to
use
EBT
cards
remotely
either
online
or
through
deliveries
been
an
issue
so
working
with
food
access
to
try
to
overcome
the
barriers
that
people
are
facing.
Whether
we
can
try
to
work
on
systemically
getting
that
policy
adjusted
during
this
time
or
just
try
to
get
people
who
need
food
to
get
them
food.
I
So
the
other
cities
are
dealing
with
the
same
things
that
we
are
dealing
with
I'm
talking
with
the
commissioners
from
New
York,
Chicago,
LA,
Summit,
Texas,
Philadelphia,
Baltimore,
st.
Louis,
and
we
all
have
similar
issues
because
we
all
live
in
pretty
dense
cities
with
public
transportation
and
most
of
these
cities
are
also
on
stay-at-home
orders.
So
we're
we're
all
struggling
to
try
to
serve
our
community
but
trying
to
come
up
with
creative
ways
and
we're
sharing
ideas
about
how
to
do
that.
I
Another
call
that
I'm
doing
is
with
Partners
HealthCare
Spaulding,
specifically
Oz
and
sherry
blowit,
just
to
share
best
practices
about
telehealth
and
keeping
people
disabilities
out
of
the
hospital.
You
know,
access
to
PCAs
and
PPE
is
it's
one
of
the
biggest
things
that
we
need
to
work
on
and
we'll
continue
to
work
on
moving
forward.
I
Other
than
that,
we
will
also
be
working
on
a
recovery
recovery
plan,
as
we've
stated
right
now,
we're
trying
to
deal
with
immediate
needs
and
just
keep
everybody
safe
as
we
move
through
the
search
this
week
and
next
week
is
expected
to
be
the
the
biggest
search
in
new
cases.
So
I'm
sure
you
all
may
have
heard
that
the
V
CEC
has
set
up
a
field.
Hospital
I
believe
Reda
mention
that
they
can
serve
thousands
of
patients
500
with
COBIT
and
five
hundreds
of
homeless
people.
I
I
A
lot
of
outreach
we
recently
were
able
to
link
in
with
the
age
strong
Commission,
to
get
some
telephone
numbers
of
people
with
disabilities
on
their
list
to
get
messages
from
mayor
Walsh
about
staying
in
washing
hands
wearing
a
mask,
staying
safe,
so
trying
to
just
get
as
much
information
out
to
the
community.
As
can
and
I
will
just
add
on
West's
comment
about
the
face,
masks
and
people
who
read
lips.
I
Some
people
Ward
out,
we've
actually
heard
that
from
residents
in
the
community
and
it's
something
that
we
will
definitely
look
into:
try
to
figure
out
ways
to
address
it,
whether
it
may
be
coming
up
with
some
outreach
campaigns
or
just
trying
to
work
with
emcee
DHH
to
see
if
if
they
have
any
ideas
and
solutions,
because
we
know
that
is
a
critical
issue
as
well.
So
thank
you
for
raising
that
with
and
just
to
let
you
know
we
will
be
working
on
that.
I
So
anyway,
Kogan
19
is
taken
up.
The
majority
of
our
work
I'm
also
doing
a
weekly
message
in
that
newsletter,
with
updates
and
just
trying
to
people
spirits
up,
because
we
know
mental
health
is
a
real
issue.
These
days,
I
just
get
as
much
attention
as
a
physical
health,
but
we
know
it's
just
as
important
so
trying
to
direct
able
to
natural
health
resources
as
needed.
I
So
all
the
information
we
share
with
you
in
our
newsletters
and
emails,
please
get
down
to
your
networks
so
that
everybody
knows
that
the
mayor
and
his
team
is
working
I.
Think
mayor
Walsh
is
doing
a
great
job.
You
know
in
a
matter
of
days
he
had
to
make
these
huge
changes
in
the
city,
everything
from
sending
home
all
the
staff
at
City
Hall,
except
for
a
handful
of
critical
employees
who
had
to
be
in
the
building
close
the
schools.
I
He
had
a
closed
businesses
issue
stay
at
home
orders
for
residents
and
really
it's
been
a
pretty
smooth
sailing.
We
haven't
had
a
lot
of
panic.
We
haven't
had
a
lot
of
violence.
We
had
a
few
exceptions
over
the
weekend,
which
was
really
disappointing,
but
the
mayor
is
coming
up
with
a
lot
of
initiatives
to
address
the
issues
that
we're
dealing
with
expanding
food,
sights
expanding
testing
sites.
I
You
know
lifting
property
tax,
delete
property
taxes,
putting
in
protections
for
landlords
and
renters.
So
really
the
city
is
coming
together
to
work
on
immediate
initiatives
that
will
help
people
get
through
the
short
term
and
then
we'll
certainly
be
looking
at
longer
and
with
that
I
know,
you've
been
on
the
call
for
a
long
time,
so
I'll
wrap
up
my
report
here,
just
throw
it
over
to
Jessica
to
see
if
she
has
anything
important
to
add
and
then
I'm
happy
to
take
some
questions.
A
D
D
A
colleague
of
mine
with
who
has
a
disability
hide
forwarded,
a
link
on
a
do-it-yourself
face
shield
that
we're
accustomed
to
seeing
those
when
they
show
videos
from
in
the
hospital
of
the
doctors
and
nurses,
the
people
on
the
front
lines
wearing
masks
and
a
face
shield,
and
this
one
was
made
I
think
out
of
a
polar
solar,
soda
bottle
and
I
was
just
saying
to
her
that
I
think
before
I
would
bring
that
forward
to
the
Commission
or
elsewhere.
I'd
like
to
see
a
prototype
to
see.
D
If
the
the
edges
of
that
you
know
how
workable
that
is,
and
as
we
I
discussed
with
her
I
think,
it
really
might
be
brand
specific
that,
as
many
of
us
are
familiar,
that
water
bottles,
the
plastic
water
bottles
come
in
various
degrees
of
how
thick
the
plastic
is.
But
in
any
case,
unless
I
can
get
that
directly
to
you
for
the
do-it-yourself
one.
But
as
just
a
quick
troubleshooting.
D
That's
the
first
thing
that
comes
to
mind
on
us:
I,
don't
know
that
it
would
completely
it's
not
me
not
perhaps
as
protective
as
a
face
mask.
If
it's
done
without
you
know
just
to
have
a
face
shield,
but
it
would
at
least
if
people
are
doing
social
distancing.
It
might
at
least
be
one
interim
solution.
If
there
are
people
who
know
each
other
but
are
trying
to
communicate
a
little
bit.
C
K
H
C
H
Yeah,
not
a
problem
at
all.
I
really
appreciate
everybody,
you
know
being
on
on
the
call
and
and
I
think
this
alternative
format.
You
know,
especially
for
our
first
meeting,
one
went
very
well.
Hopefully
we
won't
have
to
utilize
it
much
longer,
but
but
now
we
know
that
it
is
available
to
us
as
a
good
as
a
good
resource,
and
please
you
know,
give
the
you
know,
commissioner,
or
myself
any
feedback
around
the
meeting,
that
you
have.
H
The
only
other
thing
that
I
had
just
around
food
access,
I
believe
myself
of
an
agency
in
the
city
that
that
actually
I
was
told,
provides
food
service
and
meal
deliveries
for
for
every
part
of
the
city.
So
anybody
who,
who
is
having
to
food
insecurity
issues,
please
feel
free
to
call
ethos
and
their
phone
number
is
six
one.
H
Seven
five
two
two
six
seven
hundred
and
see
if
they're
there,
they
have
any
programs
that
might
that
that
might
fit
you
and
and
be
able
to
hook
you
up
with
some
some
resources
and
I
also
know
that
the
Greater
Boston
Food
Bank
has
encouraged
folks
to
use
2-1-1
as
a
link
to
food
resources
as
well.
So
those
are
just
on
top.
You
know
any
resources
that
the
Commission
has
already
already
mentioned:
I
just.
I
Add
Gerry
that
I
think
the
overall
message
get
out
to
people
and
we
want
you
to
get
out
to
people-
is
that
there
is
help
available.
I,
don't
want
anyone
with
a
disability
to
be
sitting
at
home,
hungry
sitting
at
home,
worried
you
know
whether
it's
ESO
ethos
or
food
bank
or
something
the
city
can
do.
We
will
find
resources
for
people
to
the
best
extent
that
we
can.
So
please
get
that
message
out
that
we
are
here
to
support
people.
I
H
H
H
All
in
favor
aye
all
right,
thank
you,
everyone
and
again
just
to
echo
Jessica
and
the
commissioners
comments.
If
you
need
help
or
you
know
of
anybody
that
needs
help
for
any
reason,
please
feel
free
to
reach
out
and
and
we'll
try
to
get
you
the
help
you
need
and
I
will.
Certainly
you
know
once
the
PCA
at
trips
are
live
for
on
the
right.
I
will
I
will
let
everybody
know
thanks
everybody
and
stay
stay.
Please.