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From YouTube: Copy of COVID-19 Media Availability 4-1-21
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Boston Mayor Kim Janey, hosts a media availability to discuss updates relating to COVID-19.
The Mayor also celebrates the kick-off of National Poetry Month.
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We
continue
to
see
increased
activity
in
the
city's
positivity
rate,
which
is
currently
at
4.8
percent
up
from
4.2
percent.
That
is
a
0.9
increase
that
translates
into
over
216
cases
per
day.
We
continue
to
monitor
covet
activity
across
six
key
metrics,
daily
positive
cases,
daily
percent
of
positive
cases,
community
cova
tests
covet
related
er
visits,
available,
icu
and
medical
surgical
beds
and
icu
bed
occupancy.
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While
we
are
thankful,
we
are
not
seeing
an
increase
in
hospital
activity.
We
want
to
prevent
that
by
doing
all
we
can
to
slow
the
spread,
as
christians
observe
good
friday
tomorrow
and
prepare
for
easter
sunday.
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
remind
everyone
that
covert
19
is
still
with
us,
have
a
talk
with
your
family
and
set
expectations
for
a
safe
holiday
weekend.
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We
can
all
help
continue:
boston's
recovery,
reopening
and
renewal
reopening
milestones
like
opening
day
at
fenway
park
and
outdoor
dining
in
the
north
end
can
only
continue
if
we
all
do
our
part
to
control
the
spread
of
coven
everyone.
Please
wear
your
masks,
wash
your
hands
and
maintain
social
distance
and
when
your
turn
comes
get
vaccinated.
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As
we
continue
our
long
fight
against
the
covert
19
pandemic,
it
is
important
that
we
renew
our
spirits.
That
is
why
I'm
delighted
for
the
arrival
of
national
poetry
month
today
kicks
off
boston's
30-day
celebration
of
the
many
forms
of
poetry
throughout
the
month
of
april.
We
will
also
highlight
the
importance
of
the
art
sector.
The
arts
play
an
important
role
in
fostering
boston's
economic,
civic
and
cultural
recovery.
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I
look
forward
to
seeing
and
hearing
how
boston
residents
explore
the
power
of
poetry
this
month.
I
believe
that
artists
are
essential
workers
during
the
depths
of
covid
lockdown
last
year,
artists
led
the
way
in
recreating
connections
and
communities
online.
Over
the
past
year,
the
artistic
leadership
has
continued
to
flourish.
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Millions
of
people
in
boston
and
around
the
world
have
found
collective
healing
and
renewal
through
poetry,
music
and
the
arts.
I
am
very
proud
to
come
from
a
family
of
artists.
My
own
grandmother
was
a
poet
and
my
stepmother
was
a
visual
artist.
These
two
entrepreneurs
founded
their
own
greeting
card
company.
Together
they
produced
and
sold
cards
that
featured
my
nana's
poetry
and
my
stepmother's
artwork.
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The
great
poet
langston
hughes
posed
the
question:
what
happens
to
a
dream
deferred?
We
must
not
let
the
pandemic
defer
our
dreams
for
a
better
boston.
As
we
celebrate
the
arrival
of
national
poetry
month,
let's
embrace
the
arts
and
do
better
together.
Now
we
will
hear
from
the
chief
of
arts
and
culture
cara,
elliott.
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B
B
A
key
champion
of
national
poetry
month
is
the
city's
poet
laureate,
the
city
of
boston,
created
its
poet
laureate
program
in
2008
and
we're
thrilled
to
have
our
current
poet
laureate,
porsha
olayola.
Here
with
us
today,
the
poet
laureate
acts
as
an
advocate
for
poetry,
language
and
the
arts,
creating
opportunities
for
bostonians
to
connect
with
poetry
at
public
readings
and
events.
We're
also
thrilled
this
past
year
to
lift
up
youth
voices
when
we
named
alondra
babaria
as
boston's.
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First
youth
poet,
laureate
together,
porsha
and
alondra,
have
done
an
incredible
job
of
fostering
community
reaching
our
residents
and
encouraging
them
to
express
themselves
during
a
time
that
has
been
so
difficult
and
uncertain
as
part
of
national
poetry
month.
We
are
offering
readings,
workshops
and
other
virtual
events,
including
our
annual
mayor's
poetry
program
event.
On
april
21st,
where
several
boston-based
based
poets
will
be
selected
by
the
poet
laureate
to
read
their
original
work
and
have
their
poems
displayed
in
city
hall.
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She
is
an
individual
world,
poetry,
slam
champion
and
the
former
artistic
director
at
the
literary
youth
organization,
mass
leap,
in
addition
to
being
the
city
of
boston's
poet,
laureate
porsha,
is
also
an
mfa
candidate
at
emerson
college
and
the
author
of
a
collection
of
poems
titled.
I
shimmer
sometimes
too
I'd
now
like
to
welcome
poet,
laureate
portia.
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C
Good
morning,
everyone
and
happy
national
poetry
month,
I
am
so
honored
and
humbled
to
be
serving
you
all
in
the
role
of
poet
laureate
and
I'm
so
excited
to
be
celebrating
poetry
with
you
all
for
a
full
month
and
beyond
the
poet
audre
lorde
states.
That
poetry
is
not
a
luxury
right
and
I
totally
agree
right.
Poetry,
I
imagine,
is
this
necessity.
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It's
the
thoughts
forming
words
that
we
share
with
other
people
right
and
beyond
just
everyday
living.
I
think
right
now,
connecting
with
other
humans
is
so
necessary,
and
I
do
that-
and
we
will
do
that
this
month
via
poetry
and
I'd
like
to
kick
us
off
with
just
a
poem
of
mine
that
I
recently
wrote,
which
means
it's
still
a
work
in
progress.
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The
teens
skip
school
to
crusade,
songs,
shrieking,
like
squashed,
berries,
pressed
skirts,
candy
to
knees,
patent,
leather,
sunday,
shoes,
glinting
from
the
fire
hose
and
the
body's
leaking
grief.
The
shield
against
fatal
is
fetal
huddle.
The
back
of
the
pavement
muzzle
the
face
to
the
red
brick
of
the
storefront
spines
sprayed
and
pinned
like
a
crucifixion
righteous.
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The
youngest,
though,
could
not
ground
themselves
in
their
own
child
weight
lighting
them
like
feather,
see
it
from
the
window.
Porcelain,
hoofed
melancholy
waters,
rising
them
up.
Flapping
and
grimace
grinning
little
ebony
figurines
like
how
a
black
board
soar
the
sea
kumyali
kumbabatambe,
my
god,
the
children
did
you
see
them
salt
blood
they
took
flight.
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Yes,
so
internally,
working
with
the
team
to
continue
to
monitor
the
data
hospital
hospitalizations,
as
well
as
the
cova
tests,
the
covet
positivity
working
with
the
team
internally
externally
really
important
for
everyone
to
continue
to
do
their
part
wearing
their
masks,
getting
tested
getting
the
vaccine
when
eligible
and
avoiding
you
know,
gatherings
and
and
keeping
social
distance.
So
it
is
really
important
that
we
remember
that
we
are
not
over
this
pandemic
and
we
have
to
do
all
we
all
have
to
do
our.
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It
has
been
an
amazing
what
10
days,
11
days
now,
an
incredible
first,
almost
two
weeks,
great
team
here
at
city
hall,
lots
of
amazing
folks
in
our
city
who
love
this
city
and
are
are
doing
everything
possible
to
make
sure
that
we
come
out
of
this
pandemic
stronger
than
before
a
much
more
vibrant
city,
which
is
why
it's
so
important
to
celebrate
the
arts
in
a
more
equitable
city.
Thank
you.
So.