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From YouTube: COVID-19 Media Availability 3/25/20
Description
Mayor Walsh hosts a media availability to discuss updates relating to COVID-19.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
want
to
start
with
our
numbers.
We
don't
have
updated
numbers,
so
these
numbers
have
been
reported
widely,
but
for
folks
that
might
have
missed
it.
As
of
yesterday,
there's
197
cases
of
Cova
19
in
Boston,
1159
statewide
21
people
in
Boston
have
made
full
recoveries
too.
We
have
lost
two
people,
two
people
passed
away
due
to
covin
19
in
Boston,
and
we've
lost
11
people,
statewide
I
thoughts
and
prayers
are
with
those
families.
A
Each
loss
reminds
us
of
why
and
what
we're
doing
to
slow
the
spread
of
this
virus
down.
Every
single
step
that
we
take
is
to
prevent
illness
and
loss
of
life.
It's
to
give
medical,
our
medical
community,
the
time
and
the
capacity
that
they
need
to
do
life-saving
work,
to
support
our
vulnerable
populations
and
to
get
our
city
to
this
crisis.
I
want
to
be
absolutely
clear
about
the
focus
we
heard
yesterday.
A
Some
mixed
messages
last
couple
days,
actually
mixed
messages
from
Washington
and
the
national
conversation
to
suggest
that
we
shift
priorities,
I
focus
in
Boston
and
what
should
be
in
the
country
right
now
is
on
public
health.
It's
to
listening
to
our
medical
community,
it's
about
doing
the
right
thing
now
and
then,
in
the
difficult
weeks
ahead.
Our
focus
should
be
on
saving
lives,
preventing
the
spread
of
the
virus,
because
every
single
life
is
worth
saving
I
also
want
to
be
clear:
there's
no
other
options.
A
If
our
health
system
gets
overwhelmed,
there'll
be
serious
implications
to
this.
There
is
no
economic
recovery
without
Public
Health
and
there's
only
one
way
through
all
of
this
and
that's
to
test
our
resolve
and
Boston
certainly
has
what
it
takes.
Over
the
last
couple
of
weeks,
we've
taken
time
to
shut
our
schools
and
libraries
and
canceled
events.
That's
why
non-essential
industries
are
physically
closed.
That's
why
I
ordered
construction
to
pause
and
it
will
remain
paused
until
the
city
of
Boston
restarts
it.
A
We
will
be
releasing
some
some
some
guidelines
when
work
does
return
on
what
will
be
expected
in
the
city
of
Boston
as
far
as
construction
guidelines.
That's
why?
Yes,
a
the
governor
issued
a
stay
at
home
advisory.
Everyone
keep
everyone
who
can't
stay
at
home,
we're
asking
you
to
stay
at
home.
You
should
stay
there
except
to
go
out
and
pick
up
essential
items
or
maybe
take
a
walk
for
mental
health
break
to
be
able
to
get
and
get
some
air
outside
of
your
house.
A
We're
asking
people
to
continue
to
stay
six
weeks,
six
feet
away
practice:
social
physical,
distancing,
we're
asking
people
continue
to
Washington
Hansen,
wash
your
hands
and
sanitize
your
hands
throughout
the
day
with
soap
and
warm
water
or
use
hand.
Sanitizer
we're
asking
you
to
keep
all
surfaces
clean
and
disinfected.
That
means
doorknobs,
and
you
can't
if
you've
got
in
your
car,
your
car
knobs
and
making
sure
that,
as
you
go
out,
if
you
can
wear
gloves,
wear
gloves
just
because
you
want
to
keep
you
safe.
We
know
that
it.
This
is
an
easy,
particularly
physical.
A
Distancing
is
very
hard
and
the
economic
impacts
are
hard,
but
it's
an
all-hands-on-deck
approach
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
support
the
people
of
Boston
and
the
businesses
of
Boston
and
can
continue
to
support
each
other.
Through
these
very
difficult
times.
We
are
working
around
the
clock
to
help
the
most
vulnerable,
our
seniors,
our
low-income
families,
our
homeless
population,
our
kids.
All
of
our
neighbors,
that's
why
we
hired
them
a
crystal
group
to
work
to
analyze
our
plans
and
strengthen
our
protocols.
A
I
spoke
to
general
McChrystal
yesterday
and
we're
getting
input
every
single
day
and
seeing
what
we've
done
and
the
plans
we'll
put
in
place
and
how
do
we
continue
to
move
forward?
We're
preparing
for
whatever
it
takes
and
I
have
some
updates
today
on
some
of
our
responses,
the
boss,
resiliency
find
a
serpent,
surpasses
the
initial
twenty
million
dollar
target
and
a
little
over
a
week
of
fundraising.
That's
we're
still
accepting
donation
and
that's
an
incredible
testament
to
our
community,
we're
already
using
these
funds
to
buy
thousands
of
Chromebooks.
A
We
now
have
over
18,000
of
those
laptops
in
our
students
hands
and
we
continue
to
distribute
those
laptops
to
us.
Kids.
In
Boston,
we
are
releasing
five
million
dollars
in
grants
to
the
following
organizations
that
serve
very
vital
needs.
They
include
senior
and
low-income
food
providers,
the
Greater
Boston
Food
Bank
that
supplies
and
supports
food
pantries
across
the
region,
ethos
which
delivers
meals
on
wheels
to
8,000
seniors.
A
This
will
allow
it
to
serve
more
people
fresh
shark,
which
will
work
with
partners
to
deliver
fresh
produce
and
household
needs,
community
servings
that
provides
healthy
meals
to
critically
ill
people
and
their
families
project
bread,
their
food
source
hotline
is
a
statewide
resource
for
people
looking
for
food
resources
and
the
demand
is
extremely
high.
The
grants
and
funds
are
officers,
reporting,
health
care
for
vulnerable
populations,
Boston's
health
care
for
the
homeless
is
screening
and
testing
and
operating
its
new
medical
tents
that
we
created
next
to
our
shelters.
A
The
Boston
Medical
Center
will
use
the
grants
to
care
for
patients,
support
staff
and
sustain
safe
Hospital
operations
and
Pine
Street,
and
will
increase
cleaning
of
their
facilities
and
work
with
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
to
staff
quarantine
sites
for
the
homeless.
I
want
to
take
a
minute
to
thank
the
steering
committee
and
all
the
donors
we're
going
to
keep
the
fund
growing,
and
a
hundred
percent
of
the
money
will
continue
to
serve
these.
These
kinds
of
needs
for
more
information
on
donating
or
applying
for
funds.
A
A
Yesterday
I
signed
an
order
lifting
the
city
of
Boston's
ban
on
plastic
bags
during
this
emergency
right
now
we
are
allowing
and
helping
restaurants
and
essential
stores
to
provide
take
outs
and
deliveries,
and
we
worked
with
the
state
on
passing
legislation
up
there
to
lift
the
beer
and
wine
restrictions
is
allowing
people
when
they
want
to
take
out
to
have
that
that
auction.
That
is
not
passed.
Legislation
yet,
but
I
want
to
thank
the
legislators
who
are
working
on
that.
A
Our
businesses
need
flexibility
right
now
to
serve
their
customers,
so
restaurants,
pharmacies
and
other
essential
stores
can
offer
paper
and
plastic
bags
no
charge
to
customers,
so
we're
gonna
do
everything
we
can
in
the
immediate
right
now
to
help
our
businesses
to
be
successful
and
to
keep
them
open
and
we're
gonna
continue
to
working
with
them.
We're
also
working
on
a
range
of
additional
supports
for
our
local
businesses.
I
want
to
remind
everyone.
A
We
have
over
70
meal
sites,
continue
to
operate
across
our
city,
I've
heard
from
VPS
that
some
of
our
immigrant
families
are
concerned
about
going
out
under
the
stay-at-home
advisory.
I
want
to
reassure
them
that
it's
safe
to
visit
these
sites
and
people
who
are
supporting.
You
also
want
to
help
you.
We
continue
to
get
amazing
support
from
volunteers
and
community
members,
one
of
our
nonprofit
partners
that
is
stepped
up
in
a
big
way
as
Catie's
closet.
This
supplied
512
treat
packages
to
each
around
16
bps
emergency
meal
sites
that
includes
feminine
products.
A
We
provide
free
in
school
for
girls
and
young
women,
we're
also
working
to
continue
the
wraparound
peer
that
our
schools
provide
for
medical
personnel.
I
want
to
just
start
by
saying
a
huge
debt
of
gratitude,
and
thank
you
for
the
incredible
and
difficult
work
that
you're
doing
every
single
day
and
see
your
families
for
supporting
all
of
us.
The
same
goes
for
our
first
responders:
Boston
police,
Boston,
Fire
and
Boston
EMS,
the
custodial
staff
that
keeps
our
buildings
clean
and
safe,
the
groceries
and
pharmacy
workers,
the
transportation
and
public
work.
A
Employees
I
want
to
thank
everyone
on
the
front
lines
of
this
crisis.
It's
never
been
more
clear
in
our
lives
that
we
live
with
heroes
all
around
us
here
in
Boston
and
quite
honestly,
I
can
expand
that
to
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
too.
So,
thank
you.
All
the
first
responders
throughout
the
Commonwealth
transportation
supports
are
in
effect
for
hospital
workers.
We
have
discounted
rates
in
commercial
parking
garages.
The
garages
are
listed
on
our
website,
so
you
can
get
the
access
code
from
your
hospital
for
your
work
or
you
can
contact
your
hospital
as
well.
A
Blue
bikes
has
made
we
made
free
monthly
passes
for
hospital
staff,
we're
reopening
stations
that
were
closed
for
the
winter
and
the
bikes
are
being
disinfected
regularly.
But
I
still
ask
you.
If
you
take
a
blue
bike,
my
suggestion
is
you
wear
a
pair
gloves
when
you're
riding
it,
even
though
we're
cleaning
them?
You
just
don't
know
to
be
safe
and
siding.
Today,
the
MBTA
is
adjusting
commuter
rail
schedules
to
get
more
trains
into
Boston
for
the
7:00
a.m.
shift
for
emergency
workers
with
young
children.
A
We
now
have
27
emergency
child
care,
centers
operating
in
the
city
of
Boston,
the
F
for
workers
in
health
care,
Public,
Safety
and
essential
industries.
You
can
find
them
listed
at
Boston,
gov,
slash
coronavirus,
some
updates
on
getting
trusted
information,
and
this
is
probably
the
best
way
to
get
your
information
other
than
as
I
said.
Yesterday,
watching
it
on
the
news
or
getting
it
from
one
of
our
papers,
you
can
text
meant.
We
have
text
message
alerts
going
out
daily
in
six
different
languages.
A
That
number
is
nine,
nine,
four
one
one
and
text
the
message:
Bosco
vid,
the
word
Bosco
vid
text
it
to
nine
nine
four
one
one.
You
can
also
find
codes
to
receive
messages
in
other
languages.
We
have
information
on
ten
languages
available
on
Boston,
gov,
slash
coronavirus.
Let
me
be
very
clear.
It's
kind
of
said
that
too
quickly,
we
have
six
languages
on
our
text
messages
and
we
have
ten
languages
available
on
brasov,
slash
kovin,
so
people
can
get
that
information
that
you
need.
A
Today
we
launched
another
new
information
service
in
the
form
of
Arc
Ovid,
19
dashboards,
they're,
a
visual
toolkit
that
tracks
the
growth
of
cases
and
testing
and
other
key
information.
They
are
linked
with
our
website.
So
anyone
that
wants
to
find
information-
you
can
go
to
your
website,
go
to
the
city
boston.com
website
and
you
can
put
in
co.
Vid
19
and
the
dashboards
will
be
there.
I'll
conclude
with
some
reminders:
City
Hall
is
operational,
but
we're
discouraging
visitors.
A
Most
of
our
services
are
now
online
and
if
you
need
to
come
into
City
Hall
we're
asking
you
to
call
3-1-1
to
set
up
an
appointment
before
you
come
in.
Please
follow
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
guidelines
on
what
to
do.
If
you
experience
symptoms,
don't
go
straight
to
the
hospital
or
doctor's
office.
We're
asking
you
first
of
all,
isolate
yourself,
call
your
doctor,
your
primary
care
or
call
3-1-1
and
we'll
hook
you
up
with
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission.
A
Mental
health
is
certainly
been
a
concern
for
many
people
right
now.
So
we're
asking
people
to
be
kind
yourself
and
your
loved
ones
get
freshest.
They
save
exercise,
make
sure
you
reach
out
to
folks,
through
phone
through
FaceTime,
through
texting,
just
to
check
in
on
people
to
see
how
they're
doing
and
if
anyone
feels
vulnerable
or
scared
right
now
and
doesn't
know
where
to
turn
you
can
call
3-1-1
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
we'll
hook
you
up
with
somebody
to
talk
to.
A
If
you
need
that
help,
it's
an
important
time
that
you
take
care
of
yourself
and
if
you
feel
feel
alone
or
scared,
please
call
3-1-1
because
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
people
in
the
city
of
Boston
that
are
here
that
love
you
and
care
for
you
and
want
you
to
be
safe
and
want
you
to
know
that
we're
right
behind
you.
All
of
these
calls
are
anonymous
counselling
by
the
way.
A
So
when
you
call
anonymous
counseling
on
the
fall
on
the
phones,
we're
here,
for
you
we're
grateful
for
all
that
you're
doing
and
sacrificing
people
in
this
in
this
terrible
time
that
we're
going
through
we're
gonna
get
through
this
together.
One
day
at
a
time
as
one
great
city
I
just
want
to
before
I
take
questions.
I
wanted
to
say
a
couple
more
thank-yous.
I
want
to
thank
our
senators
and
congressional
delegation.
There's
a
relief
package.
A
So
there's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
questions.
Ilana
a
lot
of
ends
answered
questions
about
an
employment
and
about
about
small
businesses
about
large
businesses,
about
what
we're
going
to
do
here
and
over
the
course
of
the
next
days
and
weeks
and
months
ahead.
We'll
be
working
on
all
these,
but
I'm
asking
for
your
patience
right
now,
as
we
move
forward
with
that
I'd
like
to
take
open
up
for
any
questions.
A
B
A
A
If
people
just
abide
to
the
rules
of
going
out
just
for
essential
products
and
staying
in
the
home,
what
we
could
see
our
numbers
change
and
see
that
curve
at
some
point,
but
we
are
certainly
not
ruling
anything
out
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
one
of
the
things
that
mcchrystal
group
is
doing
for
us
is
preparing
us
in
the
inevitability
potentially
of
shutting
down
the
entire
city,
but
I
think
at
this
point
right
now
it
can't
be
Clara.
I
mean
people
need
to
understand
the
importance
of
sheltering
in
place.
Staying
at
home.
A
You
know
we
can
literally,
we
can
literally
almost
stop
the
spread
if
people
do
that,
disciplined
enough
and
and
don't
don't
go
out
to
other
folks
and
don't
interact
with
other
people
and
I
think
we'll
make
decisions
based
off
what
the
numbers
look
like.
I
think
we're
anticipating
over
the
next
several
days
to
see
a
large
increase
in
our
numbers,
both
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
in
the
Commonwealth
and
then
hopefully
we
start
to
see
the
curve
kind
of
level
out.
But
it's
still
too
early
to
say
that.
A
Thank
you.
The
question
is
I'm.
Sorry,
I
should've
done
the
earlier.
How
are
we
enforcing
the
governor's
stay
at
home,
odor
advisory,
we're
trying
to
get
as
much
information
out
to
people
and
overload
them
with
information
to
let
them
know
the
importance
of
it.
I
think
anyone
that
quite
doesn't
understand
it.
A
I'd
suggest
you
turn
on
the
national
news
and
you
listen
to
what
Governor
Cuomo
saying
in
New
York
City,
and
how
he's
talking
about
he's
basically
telling
us
a
roadmap
on
how
to
prevent
what
New
York's
going
through
whether
it's
on
the
numbers
of
cases
that
are
increasing
or
the
medical
supplies
that
are
needed
and
he's
been
very
clear
on
that
saying.
Other
cities
in
town
should
fall
to
look
and
see
where
we
are
today
and
try
and
prevent
that
from
happening
and
I.
A
Don't
know
if
you
get
any
more
clearer
than
that
and
I
think
that
if
people
decide
not
to
listen
to
the
stay-at-home
advisory,
what
they're
gonna
do
is
put
it
over
burden
on
a
hospital
medical
facilities.
Where
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
keep
over
capacity,
people
will
die
more
people
will
get
infected
and
I
think
that
we
have
to
do
everything
we
can
to
prevent
that
from
happening,
and
it's
incumbent
upon
each
and
every
one
of
us
as
Bostonians
as
people
from
Massachusetts
as
Americans
to
to
to
follow
the
guidelines.
A
I
mean
we're
looking
in
different
countries.
Hong
Kong
was
able
to
seem
to
capture
in
the
very
beginning,
the
shelter
in
place
and
kind
of
spear
off
the
the
rise
in
coronavirus,
and
then
everyone
came
out
again
and
now.
I
was
seeing
spikes
in
Hong
Kong,
so
I
think
we'll
watch
what
happened
around
the
country
and
around
the
world
and
the
best
practice
is
to
stay
at
home.
A
Yeah,
the
city
of
Boston,
we
put
together
a
list
about
a
week
and
a
half
ago
we
said:
oh,
she
ate
it
with
the
state
on
potential
overflow
for
whether
it's
hospitals
or
medical
personnel
we're
using
it
so
I'm
going
to
use
some
of
it
for
our
homeless
population
we're
looking
at
there
and
then
also
we
gave
them
some
other
sites,
I
think
what
I
you
know.
Governor
Cuomo
did
in
New
York
by
using
the
Convention
Center
I.
Think
that
should
be
an
option.
A
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
opportunities
for
us
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
I
know.
This
conversation
is
happening
right
now.
The
governor
mentioned
a
governor
mentioned
on
on
Sunday
a
call
at
the
Army
Corps
of
Engineers,
and
one
of
the
reasons
they
were
on.
The
call
was
to
look
at
these
sites
where
we
could
build
capacity
for
hospitals,
so,
unfortunately,
we're
going
to
have
to
build
it.
Hopefully
we'll
never
have
to
use
it.
I'm.
Hoping,
though,
that
we
it's
going
to
be
up
quickly,
so
we're
prepared
if
the
numbers
spike.
C
A
I
mean
we
that's
one
I
didn't
mention
those
folks
and
I
should
have
in
the
very
beginning,
they're
our
frontline
staff
and
I
want
to
thank
them
for
what
they're
doing
we
have
to
try
and
do
everything
we
can
to
keep
them
healthy,
I.
Think
that
you
know
trying
to
get
some
supplies
if
they
need
them.
If
they
want
them,
is
important
and
also
let
them
do
their
job
and
don't
bother
them,
meaning
that
if
your
post,
if
your
post
person
is
delivering
mail,
you
know
thank
them
from
afar.
A
D
A
Think
that
that's
something
that
that
something
we
need
to
have
more
than
a
conversation
about,
and
some
action
on,
as
I
mentioned,
I
think
the
last
time
I
spoke
here.
Some
of
the
banks
are
coming
out
with
products
to
not
forgive
the
loans
but
kind
of
put
the
mortgage
payments
on
the
back
end
of
the
loan,
without
peas
and
fees
and
penalties.
So
one
of
the
suggestions
I'd
make
anyone
who's
out
there
landlord
or
tenants
that
have
issues
with
credit
cards
or
mortgage
payments.
A
E
A
I
think
that
you
know,
in
this
particular
case
the
coronavirus
like
a
lot
of
things,
it's
not
democrat
or
republican.
This
is
an
American
problem
that
we
have
right
now
and
it's
a
worldwide
problem
pandemic
and
I
think
that
we
just
need
to
not
get
caught
up
in
the
in
the
partisan
politics
and
I
think
that
it's
very
important
that
the
messaging
is
is
consistent
and
we
work
together
on
this.
A
lot
of
people
are
afraid
in
the
last
thing
that
they
need
to
do
is
have
people
being
publicly
criticizing
each
other.
A
They
want
to
have
conversations
and
disagreements
behind
the
scenes,
that's
fine
or
even
on
the
floor,
but
I
think
it's
really
important
that
this
moves
forward,
that
we
get
this
legislation
through
I
think
this
isn't
you
know,
there's
gonna
be
plenty
of
time
to
be
critical
of
of
each
other
when
this
is
over.
But
right
now
is
not
the
time
for
that.
In
my
opinion,
on
any
level,
I
think
that
you
know
for
the
most
part
here
in
Boston
all
hundred-percent
unanimously.
You
know
we
all
disagree
on
something
and
I
think
it's
important
for
us.
F
A
I
mean
I
think
that
I
can't
answer
for
the
state.
I
know
they're
working
on
some
stuff,
but
you
know
obviously
Boston
we
ever.
We
have
the
ability
to
create
capacity
right
now
and
to
kind
of
help,
isolate
people
that
might
might
come
down
with
symptoms
of
the
corona
virus
and
also
keep
people
separate.
I
was
on
a
call
the
other
day
with
a
couple
of
mayors
and
and
they
don't
have
the
same
capacity.
We
have
so
they're
really
reliance
on
federal
government
guidelines
and
some
support
as
well
as
stake
island
support.
A
You
know
and
we
I
offered
on
the
call
as
best
I
can,
if
we
can
assist
any
other
city
in
town
on
a
plan
in
any
way,
we'll
be
there
for
them.
You
know
we
were
fortunate
in
Boston
to
have
an
incredible
network
of
folks
working
on
this,
but
we're
going
to
try
and
continue
to
help
other
cities
and
towns
if
they
need
the
capacity.
E
A
I
think,
first
of
all,
I
think
they
should
contact
the
congressional
delegation
because
I
think
there's
a
provision
in
the
bill.
That's
going
through
Congress
that
would
address
some
unemployment
insurance
for
independent,
independent
contractors.
I,
don't
know
if
they
deem
that
way.
I
think
they
should
reach
out
to
the
congressional
delegation.
A
I
think
number,
one,
that's
something
that
that
would
do,
and
secondly,
one
of
the
concerns
that
I
had
on
a
call
today,
it's
completely
separate
than
that
was
making
sure
that
these
drivers
every
time
they
pick
somebody
up
or
pick
up
a
food
delivery
that
they
sanitize
their
vehicle.
And
that's
something
that
you
know
you
know
that's
not
under
our
purview
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
don't
have
that
ability
if
we
did
I,
would
do
it
but
making
sure
they're
sanitized
every
time
they
pick.
A
D
Yeah,
so
on
the
reusable
back
piece,
there
isn't
really
a
concern.
You
know,
obviously,
when
people
are
coming
into
stores
and
coming
into
facilities,
it's
important
that
folks
think
about
their
own
health
if
they're,
sick
and
then
they're
not
transporting
anything
that
could
infect
others.
So
again,
the
reusable
bags
there
isn't
a
fear
that
those
reusable
bags
that
people
are
bringing
with
them
could
carry
the
corner
virus
with
them.
Again
we
want
people
to
only
go
in
if
they
need
you
to
get
an
essential
service,
but
there
isn't
that
fear
related
to
that
specifically.
A
We
lifted
the
ban
because
in
some
cases,
we're
hearing
that
they're
running
out
of
bags,
in
other
cases,
we're
hearing
that
people
are
worried
about
taking
little
bags
and
right
now,
at
this
point,
it's
just
about
people
that
are
going
shopping,
being
able
to
get
their
produce
and
go
home
and
I.
Think
that
you
know
it's
a
short
period
of
time,
we're
lifting
it
for
at
some
point
when
we
hopefully
get
back
to
normal
here
sometime
in
the
future
near
future,
it'll
go
back
into
effect.
It's
just
that.