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From YouTube: COVID-19 Media Availability 4/13/20
Description
Mayor Walsh hosts a media availability to discuss updates relating to COVID-19.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
for
being
here
today.
I
want
to
thank
Tripp
retur
who's.
Always
hearing
does
an
amazing
job
we're
inside
today,
just
because
of
the
weather
outside
and
the
wind,
the
inclement
weather,
so
I
want
us.
That's
why
we
moved
inside
saying
I
would
thank
the
press
for
being
here
today
as
well
hope
everyone
had
a
good
and
safe
weekend.
Isa
was
a
different
experience
for
me
and
then
Oh
for
a
lot
of
other
people.
A
So
I
want
to.
Thank
you
for
your
incredible
service
to
our
city.
Our
state
in
our
country
this
week
is
also
national
public
safety
telecommunications
week
so
I'd
like
to
make
a
special
thank
you
to
our
911
call
takers
dispatch
workers,
especially
during
this
very
critical
time
and
I,
want
to
thank
everyone
who
practice
physical,
distancing
and
who
are
a
face
mask
covering
yesterday
and
over
the
holiday
weekend
and
then
every
day.
A
Quite
honestly,
I
want
you
to
know
that
these
are
sacrifices
that
we're
making
now
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
have
too
many
more
of
these
holidays
separated
by
loved
ones.
The
next
two
to
three
weeks
are
very
critical
to
achieving
our
goal.
The
surge
I've
been
talking
about
is
in
motion
now,
as
of
yesterday,
the
state's
confirmed
cases
with
twenty
five
thousand
four
hundred
and
seventy-five
cases
of
corona
virus
and
seven
hundred
and
fifty
six
deaths.
A
That's
up
3,100
cases
in
44
deaths
since
Friday.
As
of
yesterday,
we
were
at
the
City
of
Boston
3916
cases
in
Boston
of
residents
of
the
city
of
Boston,
the
tested
positive
for
no
virus.
Our
cases
of
Boston
have
more
than
doubled.
In
the
past
seven
days,
52%
of
all
of
our
cases
of
coronavirus
came
between
April
5th
and
April
12th.
According
to
the
new
some
new
models,
the
peak
is
projected
to
arrive
closer
to
the
end
of
April.
A
We
also
had
14
more
deaths
over
the
weekend
for
a
total
of
58
residents
of
the
city
of
Boston,
who
passed
away
to
every
family
who
lost
a
loved
one.
Our
city
is
holding
you
in
our
hearts.
We
are
sending
our
love
and
our
prayers
to
you
and
your
families
and
will
continue
to
work
around
the
clock
to
prevent
any
future
loss
of
life
from
this
terrible
virus.
A
That's
what's
at
stake,
and
that's
what
we're
doing
here.
I've
seen
and
I've
watched
over
the
last
couple
of
days,
certain
federal
leaders
talking
about
reopening
the
economy
after
May.
First,
that's
not
only
unrealistic.
That's
completely
irresponsible!
We
are
still
in
the
very
beginning
of
this
church.
We
have
to
stay
focus.
We
are
working
hard
and
quickly
as
we
can
to
get
prepared
for
the
to
prevent
further
loss
of
life.
A
Just
a
another
quick
word
on
that
is.
We
all
want
to
get
back
to
work
and
we
all
want
to
go
back
to
normal
society,
but
this
is
not
the
time
to
talk
about
that,
certainly
when
we
feel
that
the
surge
is
past
stats
and
we
begin
to
start
to
see
the
light
at
the
other
end
of
the
tunnel,
we
will
start
to
continue
to
move
forward.
A
A
good
government
would
never
stop
their
work
as
a
whole
anyway,
here
at
City
Hall,
even
though
we're
on
a
skeleton
crew,
many
of
our
people
are
working
doing
the
city's
business
from
home.
So
restarting
the
city
government
shouldn't
be
that
hard.
We
are
going
to
be
working
with
the
businesses
when
the
time
comes,
but
right
now
is
not
the
right
time
to
have
those
conversations,
because
what's
important
for
us
right
now
is
making
sure
that
we
have
the
medical
opacity
to
care
for
vulnerable
people.
A
This
weekend
we
open
Boston,
hope
Medical
Center
at
the
Boston
Center
Convention
Center
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
partners,
especially
the
construction
crew,
who
got
it
up
and
ready
in
five
days.
It
is
a
total
of
a
thousand
beds.
It's
500
for
homeless
patients
and
500
for
hospitals.
Our
goal
is
not
to
need
that.
Many.
As
of
Sunday
evening,
we
had
45
patients,
29
CH,
total
29
on
the
hospital
side
and
16
on
the
unsheltered
side,
it's
already
making
a
difference
for
those
patients
who
are
who
our
hospitals
are
at
capacity.
A
We're
essentially
concerned
for
our
unsheltered
residents
during
weather
like
this
today
we
expect
rain
and
C
evening
and
heavy
winds
that
will
die
down
overnight.
We
have
few
people
on
the
streets
because
our
efforts
to
bring
additional
shelter
and
expand
our
medical
capacity
is
working,
but
there's
still
some
people
that
willing
to
that
want
to
stay
outside
and
we're
concerned
about
their
well-being.
We
encourage
any
unsheltered
person
to
come
inside,
we'll
help
you
find
a
shelter
we'll
help
you
access
the
services
that
you
might
need
to
keep
you
safe.
A
We
have
date/time
sites
open
at
st.
Francis
house,
Rosie's
place,
Conda
madero
Center
and
our
own
Boston
Public,
Health,
Commission
shelter.
Many
other
programs
offer
a
two-goal
meals
as
well.
We
also
have
outreach
teams
on
the
streets
from
a
number
of
sheltered
agencies.
I
want
to
thank
them
for
the
support,
Pine
Street
Inn
bridge
over
troubled
waters,
our
office
of
recovery
services
team
here
in
City
Hall,
the
Boston
Police
Department,
and
the
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development
I
want
to
thank
everyone,
who's
looking
out
for
our
most
vulnerable,
especially
during
these
very
challenging
times.
A
As
always,
if
you
see
a
person
who
might
be
in
trouble,
we're
asking
you
to
call
911
our
progress
addressing
racial
and
ethnic
inequalities
in
ending
the
impact
of
this
virus
data
is
critical
in
this
work.
We
need
to
know,
and
the
community
needs
to
know
what
inequities
are
and
what
can
be
done
about
them.
So
we've
been
collecting
and
sharing
race
and
ethnicity
data
in
Boston
and
encouraging
every
jurisdiction
to
do
the
same.
Those
numbers
are
updated
daily
on
the
website.
If
you
go
to
Boston
gov,
slash
coronavirus,
that's
Boston,
gov,
slash
coronavirus.
A
This
weekend,
as
I
mentioned,
the
other
Friday
we
put
together
a
health
equities
task
force,
inequity
task,
force,
I
should
say,
and
we
had
our
first
meeting
this
weekend.
This
group
is
made
up
of
leaders
of
color
in
the
communities,
including
doctors,
faith
leaders,
heads
of
community
health
centers.
A
We
already
started
putting
the
ideas
into
action
because
we
know
the
this
work
is
moving
quickly
and
urgently.
I
want
to
thank
those
leaders
and
those
partnerships
and
I
want
to
thank
all
the
elected
officials
that
have
expressed
their
concern
and
interest
here
who
have
been
working
part
and
partnership
with
us.
A
big
part
of
ensuring
equity
is
making
sure
other
communities
of
access
to
screening
and
testing,
and
we
have
strong
partners
in
the
community
that
we
can
work
with.
A
We
are
working
with
the
Whittier
Street
health
center
in
Roxbury
to
help
make
testing
more
accessible
for
residents,
starting
today
the
Center
will
be
offering
scheduled
rapid
results.
Testing
to
all
would
history.
It
has
been
a
champion
of
reducing
health
disparities
and
the
majority
of
their
clients
are
people
of
color
and
immigrants.
I
want
to
thank
them
for
stepping
up
and
making
these
services
available
to
anyone
that
needs
them.
A
We
want
you
to
go
to
the
website
WSH
c.org,
to
set
up
an
appointment,
or
please
call
ahead
to
schedule
your
testing.
This
is
the
first
of
many
community
health
centers
that
are
working
to
provide
critical
services
to
the
communities
of
color
in
our
city.
I
also
want
to
remind
everyone.
The
boil
health
is
another
great
resources.
If
you're
worried
about
symptoms,
they
have
a
free
online
diagnostic
tool
at
boil.
Calm,
slash
man
sets
be
you
oh
hi,
Polly,
sorry,
Bowie,
Bowie,
calm,
slash
mass,
that's
bu!
Oh,
why
calm
slash
Mass!
A
This
is
not
a
replacement
for
emergency
care,
but
I
it,
but
it
can
help
you
determine
if
you're
in
the
needs
of
a
health
care
provider,
and
they
can
connect
you
to
telehealth
resources
that
are
fully
covered
by
your
insurance
company.
That's
an
important
way
to
get
people
to
the
care
they
need,
while
preserving
the
capacity
and
our
health
care
facilities.
I.
Also,
some
updates
on
our
work
to
support
residents
hit
by
the
financial
disruption.
A
We
have
been
able
to
start
up
a
resources,
stand
up
resources
within
process
applications
in
a
very
short
period
of
time.
The
renter
relief
fund
for
tenants
who
fall
behind
on
rent
because
of
this
crisis
and
I
don't
have
to
and
can't
access
federal
relief
or
unemployment
benefits
to
make
it
up.
Our
first
round
of
funding
is
closed.
Today,
the
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development
is
holding
a
lottery
for
over
five
thousand
five
hundred
applicants
who
qualified
for
this
first
round
after
that,
we'll
work
with
our
partner
agencies
to
process
these
applications.
A
A
We
also
made
quick
progress
on
small
business
relief
funds.
This
is
local
businesses,
most
impacted
for
the
kovat
19
crisis
and
the
risks
of
shutting
down
permanently.
We
received
almost
three
thousand
applicants.
Our
team
are
reviewing
applications
around
the
clock,
they're
alerting
businesses
now,
whether
they
approved
when
will
they
be
distributing
the
funds.
Businesses
will
be
able
to
put
this
money
towards
rent
payroll
or
any
other
challenges
brought
by
the
Cova
19
crisis.
Well,
this
round
of
funding
has
closed.
We
will
make
an
announcement
when
more
funds
become
available.
A
All
of
this
is
in
light
of
as
the
federal
money
comes
down
as
well,
so
there's
other
federal
money
coming
down
to
the
cities
and
states
that
we
should
be
seeing
on
the
streets
really
soon.
So
we
set
these
funds
up
to
be
able
to
help
in
the
meantime,
so
hopefully
we'll
be
able
to
get
those
funds
down.
I
know
the
legislature
also
is
working
on
some
packages
in
the
governor's
office.
A
We've
also
made
tremendous
progress
and
the
blossom
is
Agency
funds.
We're
proud
we're
proud
to
support
the
nonprofit's
and
providing
vital
services
to
key
populations
since
March
16th,
which
is
a
little
under
a
month
ago,
we
raised
over
twenty
four
point:
four
million
dollars
in
funds
from
over
thirty
five
hundred
different
donors.
I
want
to
sincerely
thank
all
the
donors,
for
whatever
your
contribution
was
so
far.
A
We've
distributed
ten
point:
four
million
to
thirty-eight
organizations
across
three
priority
areas,
which
includes
4.7
million
for
to
provide
children,
families
and
seniors
with
access
to
food
and
other
basic
needs:
3.7
million
for
health
care
serving
the
vulnerable
populations
and
to
support
healthcare
and
other
frontline
workers,
two
million
for
home
learning
and
technology
for
our
students.
This
week,
we'll
be
announcing
a
third
round
of
funding
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
accept
donations.
A
If
you'd
like
to
please
go
to
the
City
of
Boston,
look
up
the
resiliency
fund
and
you
can
donate
online
these
next
few
weeks
really
critical
times
for
all
of
us
to
take
action.
I
know
that
we've
been
feeling
like
we'll
be
dealing
with
this
crisis
for
about
three
years
now,
but
it's
really
only
been
about
a
month.
We're
all
wondering
when
we're
gonna
see
the
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel.
I
want
to
show
you
that
day
will
come,
but
I
need
each
and
every
one
of
you
to
help
us
get
there.
A
We
must
remain
focus
on
our
collective
goal:
stopping
the
spread
of
the
virus
and
protecting
our
most
vulnerable.
We
have
the
power
to
protect
ourselves
and
those
around
us,
and
for
that
reason
we
can
make
a
difference.
So
we
want
you
to
continue
the
following:
basics:
stay
at
home,
away
from
others.
Whenever
you
can,
there
should
be
no
gatherings
or
crowds
or
anywhere
for
any
reason,
no
visiting
or
meeting
up
with
friends
or
family
who
are
not
part
of
your
household.
A
That
means
no
outdoor
activities
only
go
out
for
essential
items
such
as
shopping
or
to
the
pharmacy,
or,
if
you
want
to
go
for
a
walk,
respect
to
curfew,
don't
leave
home
between
9:00
p.m.
and
8:00
6
a.m.
unless
you're
essential
worker.
We're
asking
you
to
wash
your
hands
with
soap
and
warm
water
as
often
as
possible
use
hand
sanitizer
when
that's
not
available,
covering
coffee.
A
Your
mouth
covered
in
coffee,
your
nose
and
mouth
when
you
sneeze
or
cough
if
you
come
in
or
when
you
come
in
from
being
outside,
we're
asking
you
to
make
sure
you
wash
your
hands
again
immediately
and
disinfect
anything
that
you
touch.
If
you're
feeling
symptoms,
we're
asking
you
to
call
health
care
providers
and
please
continue
to
wear
face
coverings,
the
ones
that
you
have.
If
you
don't
have
them,
you
can
make
them
these.
Can
these
can
be
a
cloth,
a
facemask,
a
bandanna,
a
scarf?
A
Really
that's
going
to
help
you
protect
you
and
protect
people
around
you,
young
adults.
If
you
think
this
is
only
a
serious
disease
for
seniors,
you
are
completely
wrong
and
for
the
last
week
I've
been
saying
that
Obon
is
over.
70
percent
of
our
cases
are
not
senior
citizens.
Nearly
forty
percent
of
our
cases
are
people
under
the
age
of
40.
Remember
those
are
not
just
numbers.
Those
numbers
don't
reflect
everybody,
because
not
everyone
has
been
tested.
The
number
of
infected
young
adults
is
almost
certainly
higher.
In
reality.
A
That
means,
if
you're,
not
distancing,
you
could
be
passing
it
on.
So
please
do
the
right
thing
for
your
community,
your
family,
in
your
city.
Those
are
you
doing
the
right
thing,
distancing
and
wearing
face
coverings.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
setting
a
good
example,
we're
also
reminding
everyone
to
dispose
of
trash
in
rubber,
gloves
in
surgical
masks.
That's
your
responsibility.
Do
not
throw
your
mask
and
your
gloves
on
the
street
do
not
throw
your
mask
and
your
gloves
in
a
parking
lot.
A
That
is
not
trash
barrels,
take
them
off
roll
them
up,
put
them
in
your
pocket
and
please
dispose
them
at
home,
because
the
workers
that
have
to
clean
it
up
behind
you
are
concerned
about
their
own
well-being
and
we're
seeing
so
many
of
these
gloves
and
masks
being
discarded
just
thrown
around
the
streets.
That
is
not
helpful
to
anybody
to
do
so.
We're
asking
you,
please
put
them
in
your
pocket,
take
them
with
you
into
your
house
or
take
them
into
a
barrel.
A
If
you
see
a
barrel,
you
can
simply
at
a
supermarket
there's
barrels
out
front.
Just
maybe
walk
an
extra
50
yards
to
throw
it
away.
You
don't
have
to
throw
it
on
the
ground
I'm
asking
for
help
there,
let's
be
good
neighbors
and
let's
keep
making
sure
that
our
community
is
clean
and
safe.
I
know
that
we're
asking
a
lot
of
people
right
now,
but
it's
what's
meeting
this
challenge
requires
we
must
all
come
together
to
show
Boston
spirit
of
strength
and
resilience.
A
We've
always
been
Boston
strong,
it's
who
we
are
as
a
people
on
this
Wednesday
April
15th,
it's
the
seventh
anniversary
of
the
2013
Boston
Marathon
bombing.
That
means
it's
one
Boston
day
it's
a
tradition
that
we
started
to
commemorate
our
city's
response
to
that
tragic
event.
As
a
community,
we
turned
our
grief
into
a
powerful
movement
founded
in
peace,
kindness,
reflection
and
hope.
Each
year
since
then,
we
have
celebrated
one
Boston
day
through
remembrance
and
reflection
with
acts
of
kindness.
Both
big
and
small.
A
This
holiday
has
come
to
represent
our
city
spirit,
our
values
and,
most
of
all,
our
resilience
as
a
city
and
as
a
people.
This
year's
one
Boston
day
is
certainly
going
to
look
a
lot
different.
We
won't
be
able
to
host
in-person
events
or
volunteer
projects
for
one
Boston
day.
This
year's
we've
done
for
the
last
six,
but
in
many
ways
the
positive
impact
that
people
can
make
this
year
will
be
bigger
than
ever.
We're
calling
on
people
of
Boston
to
do
everything
they
can
to
protect
their
fellow
Bostonian
through
physical
distancing.
A
A
So
we're
asking
you
to
join
us
in
standing
together,
while
standing
apart,
stay
at
home
as
much
as
possible.
Keep
social
distancing
wear
a
face
covering
every
time
that
we
you
leave
the
house
we're
also
encouraging
you
to
take
time
for
personal
reflection
and
for
speaking,
kindness
I
will
proclaim
April
15
2020.
As
a
citywide
day
of
reflection,
prayer
and
unity.
A
We
will
be
sharing
opportunities
to
connect
on
line
with
Boston's
faith
community
with
secular
organizations
and
without
local,
our
community,
so
that
everyone
has
a
chance
to
slow
down,
reflect
and
share
some
meaningful
time
with
their
fellow
Bostonians.
We're
also
calling
on
everyone
to
spread
the
goodwill
through
acts
of
kindness.
You
can
safely
do
from
home,
we'll
be
sharing
these
the
things
you
can
do
over
the
next
couple
of
days,
and
we
invite
you
to
share
your
reflections
on
the
meaning
of
one
Boston
day
on
social
media.
A
With
the
hashtag
one
Boston
day,
we
need
one
Boston
day
spirit
right
now,
more
than
ever
so
I
hope
you'll,
join
us
and
help
us
show
what
our
city
stands
for.
We
will
get
through
this
difficult
difficult
time
together
as
one
Boston
and
with
that
I'd
like
to
thank
the
press,
don't
know
if
anyone
has
any
questions
for
me.
I'll
take
any
questions.
A
Chelsey,
but
what
I
can
do
the
question
is
beyond
the
city
of
Boston's
food
distribution
program:
how
how
are
we
doing
in
the
city
of
Boston?
We
set
up
a
whole
network
through
our
food
equity
office
and
we
have
a
whole
network
of
people
working
to
make
sure
that
we're
delivering
food
to
our
seniors
through
meals,
on
wheels,
we're
also
working
with
our
food
banks
and
food
pantries
to
make
sure
they
have
the
services
they
need
and
any
food
that
we
have
to
deliver.
A
So
we
have
a
whole
system
set
up
and
right
now,
from
what
I
understand
the
system
is,
is
going
good,
we're
delivering
meals,
but
not
not
to
the
not
to
the
point
where
we
potentially
have
to.
If
we
had
a
full
shutdown,
I'm,
not
sure
that's
going
to
happen,
but
certainly
anyone
that
needs
money.
I
needs
help,
not
money.
A
The
question
is
about
the
the
commenter's
center
and
some
challenges
that
we
had
to
overcome.
Maybe
to
get
to
get
it
open
and
they'll
go
a
little
further.
First
and
foremost,
the
construction
side
seemed
complicated
at
first,
but
it
turned
out
to
be
probably
the
easiest
part
of
it,
because
the
workers
were
eager
to
go
in
and
build
a
hospital.
The
convention
center
was
gracious
to
allow
us
to
use
the
Convention
Center
and
the
facilities
inside
there.
A
There's
been
many
conversations
over
the
last
week
about
staffing:
there's
been
Partners
HealthCare
on
one
side
in
working
with
the
governor
in
the
governor's
office
and
Mary
lucetta's
and
and
Catherine
Burton,
my
chief
of
staff
and
general
Hammond,
and
all
those
folks
really
Steve
and
some
other
folks.
In
the
governor's
side,
it
really
has
been
amazing
to
watch
all
of
them
come
together,
people
with
different
ideas,
different
backgrounds,
maybe
even
different
opinions
coming
together
and
really
pulling
everything
together.
A
So
far,
you
know
it's
up
and
running
as
a
hospital
now
I
think
we're
certainly
grateful
for
that.
We
have
40
40,
plus
people
there
and
clearly
we
needed
the
capacity,
and
we
probably
built
it
right
on
time,
because
the
minute
it
was
open,
Friday
was
the
last
day
we
saw
the
moving
people
in
that
night
and
the
next
day,
so,
unfortunately
we
needed
it
and
then
fortunately
going
to
need
it
for
the
foreseeable
future.
As
we
see
these,
these
numbers
continue
to
move
forward.
A
B
Yeah,
so
that
it's
sort
of
disease
that
the
disease
containment
strike
team,
if
you
will
that
team,
that's
doing
the
work,
so
they're
doing
they're
working
round
the
clock
to
be
able
to
support
those
long-term
care
facilities.
Group
homes
when
a
cluster
comes
up
as
a
reminder
when
a
cluster
comes
up,
we
connect
and
support
them.
All
the
work
is
virtual,
so
that
we're
clear
we
don't
go
in
because
we
never
would
want
to
go
into
facilities
with
vulnerable
folks.
Having
said
that,
the
facilities
need
support
and
help
right.
They
need
staffing
support.
B
A
Quickly
on
the
previous
question,
Steve
Kadish,
the
governor's
former
chief
of
staff's,
was
very
helpful.
Jim
Grossman
from
Suffolk
Construction
has
been
very
helpful,
so
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
other
folks
that
have
been
extremely
helpful
on
on
the
operation.
If
you
will
of
the
Convention
Center,
Boston,
Hope
and
just
last
quick
word
just
to
everyone,
we'll
get
back
to
life
at
some
point
in
normal
way,
but
right
now,
let's
focus
on
a
day
at
a
time
making
sure
that
we
take
all
the
precautions.