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From YouTube: COVID-19 Media Availability 9-25-20
Description
Mayor Walsh hosts a media availability to discuss updates relating to COVID-19.
A
Will
be
laid
to
rest
and
today,
she'll
make
history
one.
Last
final
time,
she'll
become
the
first
woman
and
the
first
jewish
american
in
history
to
lie
in
state
at
the
united
states,
capital
justice,
ginberg
justice
ginsburg
spent
her
life
fighting
to
make
our
country
more
fair,
more
just
and
more
equitable
for
all
americans.
A
A
A
As
we
know,
the
census
was
cut
short
a
month
and
was
set
to
end
on
september
30th
just
five
days
from
now.
This
was
a
deliberate
and
blatant
attempt
by
the
trump
administration
to
undercount
and
underfund.
Diverse
communities
like
our
city
here
in
boston,
boston,
has
been
urging
the
count
to
return
to
the
timeline
back
to
normal.
A
This
decision
extends
the
census
is
a
very
crucial
victory.
Having
this
additional
time
can
only
help
ensure
the
a
more
accurate
and
complete
count
as
possible.
At
the
same
time,
we're
going
to
continue
to
urge
every
bostonian
to
fill
out
the
census
as
soon
as
possible.
We
need
everyone
in
the
city
to
respond.
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A
A
Responding
to
the
census
is
completely
safe.
To
do
remember
this
is
about
your
representation.
We're
asking
you
to
fill
out
the
census
to
make
sure
that
the
money
comes
back
to
our
communities
in
boston.
Quite
honestly,
your
money,
your
federal
taxes,
you
can
go
to
my
go
to
the
website
my2020census.gov
or
call
the
number
844-330-2020.
A
Either
option
is
available
in
13
different
languages.
If
you
have
already
responded,
please
encourage
your
friends.
Your
families
and
others
to
fill
it
out
as
well.
The
latest
covered
19
numbers.
As
of
yesterday
in
massachusetts,
we
had
455
new
confirmed
cases
bringing
our
total
of
confirmed
cases
in
massachusetts
to
126
863..
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A
A
A
On
monday
of
this
week,
we
kicked
off
school
year
with
online
learning
for
all
students.
We
are
planning
a
gradual
introduction
of
in-person
learning,
starting
with
the
highest
need
students
in
the
younger
students.
We
will
only
move
forward
with
in-person
learning.
If
the
covert
data
stats
says,
within
certain
thresholds,
we
will
only
hold
in-person
learning
if
our
posit
positivity
test
rate
is
below
four
percent
city-wide
right
now,
we're
at
two
point:
seven
percent
we'll
continue
to
monitor
all
data
collections
in
closely
and
will
make
adjustments
as
needed
if
needed,
with
our
restaurants.
A
We've
worked
extremely
hard
in
the
city
of
boston
to
help
our
local
businesses
and
restaurants.
During
these
very
trying
difficult
times,
we'll
continue
to
support
with
resources,
so
they
can
safely
serve
their
customers,
we're
keeping
the
total
number
of
people
at
any
one
table
right
now,
at
six
people
for
the
time
being
in
the
city
of
boston,
as
I
announced
the
other
day,
boston
is
in
a
different
place
than
many
other
cities
and
towns
in
massachusetts.
A
A
The
reopened
boston
fund
has
provided
two
point:
four
million
dollars
in
grants
to
over
thirteen
hundred
small
businesses
for
ppe
safety,
material
and
cleaning
supplies,
so
they
could
open
safely
and
stay
open.
We've
created
an
online
resource
to
help
restaurants
procure
the
proper
ppe.
They
need
to
stay
open.
A
We're
talking
to
lenders
to
prevent
both
loan
defaults
for
small
businesses,
we're
helping
restaurants
meet
more
customers
with
directories
for
residents
to
know
what
is
open
and
how
to
support
them.
We've
lifted
many
of
the
restrictions.
We
continue
to
allow
all
boston,
restaurants
to
offer
takeout
and
delivery
without
any
additional
permits,
fees
or
processes.
We
provided
free
technical
assistance
to
help
restaurants
get
set
up
with
an
online
directory
service
and
enhance
their
online
presence.
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A
We've
also
worked
at
restaurants
to
offer
outdoor
dining.
We
waived
all
fees
for
licenses
and
permitting
of
outdoor
dining
we're
streamlining
our
approval
process
for
temporary
extensions
into
private
and
public
spaces
like
sidewalks
and
streets,
and
since
the
beginning
of
the
crisis
we've
issued
more
than
5
550
new
outdoor
dining
permits.
A
We
recently
announced
that
we're
extending
out
the
outdoor
dining
program,
restaurants
are
using
private
outdoor
space
can
continue
to
do
so.
For
as
long
as
the
public
health
emergency
lasts,
restaurants
using
public
space
on
streets
and
sidewalks
can
continue
until
december
1st.
At
that
point,
the
city
will
reevaluate
the
coven
19
situation
and
also
the
weather.
Unfortunately,
our
weather
here
in
massachusetts
might
not
be
cooperative
with
us.
A
We
have
waived
all
application
fees
for
the
use
of
outdoor
propane
heaters
and
dining
areas
for
the
colder
months.
Our
small
business
team
is
always
there
to
help
our
local
restaurant
owners
and
their
employees.
They're
constantly
doing
outreach,
answering
questions
and
helping
small
businesses
access
resources.
A
I'm
asking
everybody
to
if
you'd
like
to
find
out
where
you
can
go,
get
some
get
your
meals
take
out
or
for
education
and
help
with
small
businesses
go
to
boston,
dot,
gov,
slash
small
businesses
to
learn
more
about
the
services
that
they
offer.
A
Food
access
continues
to
be
one
of
our
top
priorities.
It's
an
equity
issue
that
we've
been
focused
on
long
before
the
cover
19
pandemic,
but
during
the
crisis,
we've
reoriented
several
city
teams
to
focus
entirely
on
our
food
systems
and
close
any
gaps
that
we're
experiencing
in
the
city
and
we're
using
every
tool.
A
In
our
city's
disposal
and
working
with
many
partners
who
have
stepped
up
to
help
us
in
this
effort
so
far,
we've
distributed
over
3.5
million
meals
at
sites
across
the
city,
including
locations
at
the
boston,
public
schools,
boston
center
for
youth
and
families,
boston
housing,
authority,
ymca
and
other
great
community
organizations.
In
our
city
who
have
been
helpful
to
us,
you
can
find
a
meal
site
near
you
if
you
go
to
boston.gov
foodresourcemap
the
boston
public
schools
has
21
sites
where
families
can
get
five
days
of
meals,
both
breakfast
and
lunch.
A
A
The
stores
already
participating
at
daily
table
and
davies
supermarket
in
dorchester
and
roxbury
this
program
will
be
expanded
to
east
boston
bodegas
in
the
coming
weeks,
and
we're
currently
inviting
more
stores
to
get
involved.
It's
a
way
to
help
serve
our
community
and
it
can
be
also
an
increase
in
revenue
during
a
very
difficult
time.
A
A
A
Since
then,
we've
replaced
more
than
200
faulty
heating
systems
throughout
boston's
neighborhoods
we
used
we
used.
We
provided
grants
up
to
thirty
five
hundred
dollars.
Now,
we've
more
than
double
the
amount
to
eight
thousand
dollars.
Older
residents
living
in
with
fixed
incomes
can't
always
afford
important
improvements
to
their
homes.
Like
heating,
new
energy
efficient
systems
will
help
prevent
heating
emergencies
during
cold
winter.
A
A
No
senior
in
boston
should
have
to
struggle
to
stay
warm
in
their
home.
We
want
to
encourage
seniors
to
take
advantage
of
this
program
before
the
winter
hits
to
find
out.
If
you
qualify,
please
go
to
boston.gov
home
center
or
for
the
seniors.
Listening,
this
is
an
incredible
program.
You
can
call
617-635-home
h-o-m-e
617-635-h-o-m-e.
A
Yesterday,
the
city
of
boston
elections,
commissioner,
certified
our
plan
for
early
vote
sites
and
ballot
brock
drops
ballot,
brock
ballot
box,
drop-offs
locations
for
the
november
third
election.
I'm
just
going
to
give
a
brief
overview
of
the
plan
we
have
in
place.
I
will
talk
about
this
probably
several
times
over
the
course
of
the
next
month
for
those
who
still
need
to
register
to
vote
the
deadline
to
do
so
is
september.
A
Sorry,
saturday,
october
24th.
If
you
have
not
registered
to
vote-
and
you
want
to
vote
in
the
presidential
election,
it's
saturday
october
24th
for
those
of
you
that
are
just
becoming
a
voting
age,
make
sure
you
register
to
vote
it's
one
of
the
most
important
things
you
can
do
is
vote
in
the
presidential
election.
A
You
can
register
in
person.
You
can
register
by
mail
or
online
or
through
the
registry
of
motor
vehicles,
if
you're
planning
to
register
in
person.
We
want
you
to
make
sure
you
make
an
appointment
here
at
the
election
department
at
the
at
city,
hall,
they're,
open
on
tuesdays
and
thursdays
and
fridays
from
9
00
a.m
to
5
p.m,
in
room
241..
A
A
A
If
you're
voting
by
mail,
you
must
first
complete
and
sign
and
return
the
prepaid,
postcard
application
on
election
to
the
election
department
by
at
5am
by
5
pm
by
wednesday
october
28th.
So,
if
you're
voting
by
mail
and
you
filled
out
the
form
and
you've
checked
all
elections,
you
should
be
automatically
getting
a
ballot
sent
to
your
house.
You
can
track
that
ballot
to
make
sure
it's
where
it's
where
it
is
in
the
system.
If
you
have
not
filled
out
and
on
election
day,
you
either
voted
in
person
or
you
didn't
vote
at
all.
A
A
A
We
also
have
a
drop
box
on
the
third
floor
of
the
city
hall
entrance,
which
is
literally
right
behind
me
that
you
can
drop
it
off
here.
If
you'd,
like
voters
can
also
submit
their
applications
online.
This
is
to
get
a
ballot.
The
election
department
will
stop
mailing
out
ballots
in
early
october,
so
you
should
not
have
received
one
you'll
not
receive
one
in
the
mail
before
that
and
we'll
continue
to
mail
them
out
until
the
application
deadline.
A
You
have
many
options
on
how
you
can
return
your
completed
ballot.
Once
you
get
the
ballot
the
physical
ballot
in
your
hands,
you
can
send
it
in
by
mail.
It
must
be
postmarked
by
november
third
and
received
by
november
6th.
So
we're
asking
you
to
please
mail
it
and
complete
it
as
soon
as
you
get
it
in
the
mail
and
a
dropbox
will
have
17
drop
boxes
across
the
city
of
boston,
we're
adding
15
additional
sites
throughout
the
city.
A
These
drop
boxes
will
be
available
seven
days
a
week
through
from
the
morning
and
through
to
eight
o'clock
at
night
on
november.
Third,
at
an
early
voting
location
during
the
during
the
voting
period,
you
can
also
bring
your
ballot
to
so.
If
you
have
your
ballot-
and
you
know,
there's
an
only
vote
in
location
neighborhood
and
you
just
want
to
simply
come
and
drop
it
off.
There
you're
about
to
get
in
the
mail
you
can
do
that
as
well
or
at
city
hall.
A
While
we're
open,
you
can
drop
it
off
here
too.
I
want
you
to
keep
in
mind
if
you
request
a
mail-in
ballot.
You
cannot
return
your
completed
ballot
to
your
polling
location
on
election
day.
So
if
you
go,
if
you
have
a
ballot
and
you
didn't
mail
it
in
on
election
day,
you
can't
drop
it
off
there.
You
have
to
go
in
and
vote
at
that
point.
You
will
either
be
you'll
drop
it
off.
So
you
have
the
opportunity
to
drop
it.
I
think
you
get
the
point
now,
I'm
beating
this
up
pretty
good.
A
A
You
also
have
the
opportunity
to
vote
in
person
during
the
primary
we
had
our
locations
prepared
for
people
coming
and
voting
in
person
with
the
proper
ppe
and
standardization,
but
again
on
on
the
general
election
for
president,
the
numbers
are
going
to
be
extremely
high,
so
my
suggestion
is:
if
you
can
either
do
early
vote
or
do
a
mail-in
ballot.
That
would
be
my
suggestion.
A
If
you
plan
to
vote
in
person
on
election
day,
there'll
be
20,
precinct,
polling,
location
changes
which
can
be
found
at
boston.gov
election,
make
sure
you
check
that
before
you
vote
what's
happening
here,
is
that
some
of
the
locations
that
we
have
voting,
usually
some
senior
centers
and
senior
buildings.
We
had
to
move
them.
So
you,
you
will
get
a
a
letter
in
the
mail,
but
we'll
ask
you
to
go
check
to
make
sure
your
polling
location
that
you're
used
to
going
to
is
still
the
actual
location.
A
A
A
Any
questions
that
you
have
or
any
concerns
you
have
you
go
to
boston.gov
elections
or
call
311
for
more
information
on
how
to
participate
in
this
year's.
There's
been
a
lot
of
conversation.
I'm
not
going
to
get
into
it
today
about
people
not
leaving
office.
If
they
lose
or
leaving
office,
they
lose.
A
The
best
part
of
our
democracy
is
that
everyone
has
a
chance
to
vote
and
everyone's
vote
will
be
counted,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
encourage
people
to
go
out
and
vote
on
either
pre
november,
3rd
or
november
3rd,
and
also
folks
that
that
have
not
registered
to
vote.
I'm
encouraging
you
please
register
to
vote.
A
A
A
A
We
are
still
in
the
middle
of
a
pandemic,
any
time
that
you're
outside
of
your
home,
and
especially
when
you're
around
other
people,
we're
asking
you
to
wear
a
mask.
We
need
you
to
protect
your
health,
your
family's
health
and
the
health
of
the
fellow
bostonian
or
wherever
anyone
comes
from
to
to
protest.
A
A
A
A
A
A
As
of
right
now,
I
am
not
overly
concerned
about
boston
going
to
a
four
percent
across
the
board:
city-wide
positive
rate,
but
certainly
it's
it's
not
it's
not
within
my
control
or
our
control.
To
keep
that
rate
I
mean
to
see
that
rate
I
mean
seeing
that
we
don't
go
above
that
rate.
So,
that's
why
I'm
constantly
talking
to
people
about
wearing
masks
I'll,
come
back
to
the
schools
in
a
second
wearing
masks,
social,
distancing,
physical
distancing
and
all
of
all
of
the
things
that
we
need
to
do
to
keep
ourselves
safe.
A
We
want
the
reason
why
we
did.
The
phases
is
that
if,
for
some
instance,
we're
heading
towards
four
percent
city
y,
if
we
want
to
delay
a
phase,
if
we
want
to
postpone
a
phase,
if
we
need
to
pull
back
we're,
not
shutting
the
entire
district
down
so
hypothetically
in
the
next
three
weeks,
we
will
have
phase
one
and
two
in
operation,
which
means
that
our
high
needs
students
will
be
in
school
and
our
k,
zero
k.
A
One
k
two
will
be
on
the
verge
of
grades,
one
two
one
to
three
going
back
to
school,
and
if
we
see
that
number,
where
it's
a
dangerous
number,
then
what
we
would
do,
we
could
suspend
school
for
the
kids
that
are
in
school,
which
would
be
a
smaller
number
and
and
then
would
postpone
the
the
other.
The
other.
A
The
beat
the
boston
teachers
union
did
a
report
and
they
said
these
buildings
aren't
safe
enough
and
I
saw
the
checklist
what
they,
what
they
put
out
there,
I'm
not
going
to
make
a
general
assessment.
Our
buildings
aren't
safe.
There's
been
a
lot
of
work
put
into
our
buildings.
There
are
certainly
some
points
on
the
checklist
that
we're
verifying
to
make
sure
that
certain
ppe
is
in
the
school
or
certain
markings
on
on
on
on
on
a
grant
on
a
hallway.
A
We
have
spent
millions
of
dollars
in
getting
windows,
operable
windows,
buying
fans,
proper
ventilation.
You
know
I
would,
I
feel
in
a.
I
feel,
right
now
in
boston,
that
our
buildings
are
in
a
good
good
place
to
reopen
school
next
week
on
on
a
limited
basis.
That
doesn't
mean
that
there's
not
going
to
be
a
one-off
era
there
that
we
have
work
to
do,
but
I
feel
that
a
lot
of
work
has
gone
into
making
sure
that
our
buildings
are
safe.
A
A
There
is
no
way
as
mayor
of
the
city
of
boston
that
I
am
going
to
allow
a
child
or
somebody
going
to
school.
That
is
not
prepared
to
make
sure
they're
they're
in
a
safe
situation,
so
we're
going
to
monitor
the
situations
as
we
move
forward
as
every
decision
I've
made.
The
most
recent
was
last
week
this
week
when
the
governor
came
down
with
allowing
10
people
to
eat
at
a
table.
A
A
The
question
is
the
weekend
is
about
to
start
beautiful,
beautiful
weather.
Thank
god.
We
have
a
beautiful
week
this
week,
we're
gonna
have
70,
80
degree
weather,
I
think,
on
saturday
and
sunday,
I'm
just
asking
people
when
you
go
out
to
be
careful
again,
you
know
we're
close
to
the
red
zone,
and
that
means
eight
out
of
a
hundred
thousand
people.
The
number
eight
positives
about
a
hundred
thousand
we're
at
2.7
percent
infection
rate.
A
I'm
gonna
watch
that
infection
rate
to
say
to
people
we
we've
been
at
about
2.7
now
for
three
or
four
weeks.
I
would
like
to
see
that
number
go
down
from
2.7
down
2.5
2.4.
I
don't
want
to
see
that
number
go
from
2.7
city-wide
up
to
three
or
four
percent.
So
I'm
asking
people
when
you
go
out.
If
you
go
to
a
restaurant,
wear
a
mask
physical
distance,
social
distance,
I'm
looking
out
now
in
city
hall,
plaza
behind
the
cameras
and
there's
one
two:
three
people
that
aren't
wearing
masks.
A
B
A
Great
question:
the
question
was
in
the
primary:
we
had
a
couple
of
dropboxes
in
the
city
and
what
did
we
learn
from
the
primary
to
now?
I
think
we
learned
in
some
ways
how
to
run
an
election
in
a
different
manner.
We
had
so
many
people
doing
mail-in
ballots.
I
don't
know
the
exact
count,
but
I
know
that
we
mailed
out,
I
want
to
say,
request
for
mail
on
ballots
was
100
000
plus.
A
I
think
we
got
almost
no
90
000.
Maybe
I
don't
know
the
exact
number,
but
we
get
tens
of
thousands
back.
That's
never
happened
before
in
the
city.
We
we
get
the
system
down
in
place
now
expecting.
I
think
the
turnout
in
boston
was,
you
know,
very
high
for
a
primary
a
lot
more
than
I
think
I
think
we
might
have
broken
a
record
we're
going
to
anticipate
much
more
in
the
final.
A
So
I
think
it's
it's
we've
learned
about
the
system,
so
we've
learned
about
getting
these
ballots
out,
making
sure
people
understand
the
importance
of
mailing
them
back
the
dropbox
locations.
What
we
learned
was
that
you
know
many
people
wanted
to
vote
by
mail.
Some
people
didn't
feel
comfortable
by
mailing
their
ballots.
I'm
assuming
a
lot
of
ballots
are
still
sitting
on
people's
coffee
tables,
but
having
drop
block
drop
box
locations
in
neighborhoods
will
allow
them
the
opportunity
to
kind
of
go
and
drop
them
off
in
the
neighborhoods.
A
You
know
far
to
go
so
we
learned
about
that.
I
think
in
boston.
I
think,
there's
a
trust
factor
here.
We
people
feel
good
about
the
electric
selection
system,
unlike
what
we're
hearing
in
other
places
around
the
country
with
ballots
being
discarded
ballots,
not
being
mailed
out
battles,
not
being
counted.
That
doesn't
happen
here
in
boston
and,
quite
honestly,
shouldn't
happen
here
in
boston
in
massachusetts.
So
I
think
people
should
feel
confident
about
the
election
here
in
in
in
boston,
and
you
know
so.
A
We've
learned
a
lot
about
this
new
way
of
of
of
quite
honestly
getting
ballots
back.
A
I
mean
suffolk
downs
if
everyone
remembers
the
history
of
suffolk
downs,
racetrack
that
went
from
a
racetrack
to
being
a
potential
casino.
The
voters
of
east
boston
in
election,
2013,
samurai's
elected
mayor,
voted
it
down
that
that
then,
that
project,
the
owners
of
suffolk
down
sold
the
land
to
a
developer
developer,
came
in
and
bought
it
and
last
night
the
boston
plane
development
agency
supported
a
project.
A
I
think
it's
the
one
of
the,
if
not
the
biggest,
the
the
one
of
the
biggest
single
largest
projects
in
the
history
of
boston,
approved
the
benefits
and
the
community
input
in
that
in
affordable
housing
has
been
amazing,
environmental
programming
and
environmental
impacts.
Amazing,
it's
been
it's
one
of
the
most
thoughtful
community,
thorough
community
process
we've
ever
had,
so
I'm
happy
that
the
project
got
approved,
there's
a
lot
of
benefits
for
the
community
of
east
boston.
A
I
want
to
thank,
I
want
to
thank
the
developer
for
for
working
with
the
city.
I
want
to
thank
council
edwards
for
her
work
on
this
and
advocacy
on
this
really
pushing
to
get
more
affordable
affordability
out
of
this
project.
I
want
to
thank
sheila
dillon
department,
housing
development
for
the
work
they
did
on
the
housing
piece
of
it.
I
want
to
thank
you,
know
john
grayley
and
brian
golden
and
the
entire
team
at
the
bpda
for
their
work.
A
This
truly
was
a
collaborative
effort
where
a
lot
of
stakeholders
and
organizations
and
people
had
a
lot
had
a
lot
to
stay
positive
about
this.
There's
still
some
people
that
would
like
to
see
more-
and
you
know
I
would
obviously
in
in
a
perfect
world-
would
love
to
see
more
affordability
in
these
projects,
but
sometimes
that
doesn't
that's
that's
not
going
to
work.
A
We
don't
have
a
federal
partner
to
help
us
in
housing.
We
don't
have
a
lot
of
things
that
we
need
to
to
be
able
to
increase
numbers
in
certain
ways.
I'll
come
back
I'll,
come
back.
A
Yeah,
I
think
the
governor,
the
governor,
put
some
the
governor
activated
about
a
thousand
national
guards
to
have
him
on
standby,
for
some
of
the
the
the
demonstrations
that
are
planned
throughout
the
commonwealth
and
I'm
hoping
we
don't
need
them.
A
Around
you
know,
I
talked
to
the
council
yesterday
morning
and
I
congratulated
her
and
thanked
her
for
the
call
we
both
share:
a
passion
for
making
boston
a
great
place.
She's
been
a
city
councilor
in
this
city
for
six
years,
work
on
a
lot
of
different
issues
together,
you
know
I
look
forward
to
having
the
conversations
about
advancing
boston
at
some
point
in
the
future.
Right
now,
honestly,
you
heard
this
press
conference.
This
is
just
a
snapshot
of
the
amount
of
things
we're
working
on.
A
B
B
A
I
mean
the
question:
is
the
new
york
mia
has
made
open
seating
on
streets
and
and
sidewalks
permanent
new
york
would
be.
Would
we
be
willing
to
do
that
here
in
boston?
Quite
honestly,
new
york
has
had
a
lot
more
seating
on
streets
and
sidewalks.
A
lot
more
than
boston
has,
and
I
think
we're
looking
at
the
situation
now
on.
Until
we
make
a
lot
of
this
permanent
and
you
know
we
have
to
have
a
conversation,
I
don't
want
to
get
myself
in
trouble
community
organization.
A
What
are
you
doing,
but
I
like
the
feel
of
boston,
it
just
seems
like
with
the
outdoor
seating.
It
seems
like
people
like
it
now.
We
have
to
look
and
see
what
we've
done
in
some
areas
because
of
no
cars
on
streets
and
less
traffic,
we've
taken
away
a
lot
of
spaces
of
parking
and
and
in
in
some
cases.
I
think
we
took
away
some
driving
lanes
that
works
today,
so
we
we
have
to
go
back
and
reevaluate
where
we
could
do
that.
But
I
love
that
we're
gonna
we're
gonna.