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From YouTube: COVID-19 Media Availability 4/14/20
Description
Mayor Walsh hosts a media availability to discuss updates relating to COVID-19.
A
Thank
everyone:
I'm
joined
by
police
commissioner
Willie
gross
Officer
Larry
Calderon,
president
of
Boston
Police
patrolman's
association.
This
afternoon,
Boston
Police
officer,
Jose
Fernandez,
passed
away
at
the
Boston
Medical
Center
due
to
the
Cova
19
virus
prayers
are
with
his
family
and
his
fellow
officers
officer
font
de
Nez
was
53
years
old
and
a
resident
of
the
city
of
Boston
he's
a
29
year.
Member
of
the
Boston
Police
Department
joining
the
force
in
1991.
A
He
served
district
b13
and
Jamaica
Plain
since
1996.
That's
nearly
a
quarter
of
a
century
serving
one
community,
he
was
a
decorated
officer
receiving
several
commendations.
The
first
thing
that
his
fellow
officers
remarked
was
his
devotion
to
his
four
children
in
his
grandchild.
I
spoke
to
officer
Fontaine
as
his
wife
and
his
brother
this
afternoon,
and
she
had
my
condolences
as
well
as
the
city
of
Boston's
condolences.
First
and
foremost,
this
is
a
devastating
blow
to
a
family.
We
hold
them
in
our
prayers.
A
This
is
also
a
very
devastating
blow
to
our
city,
to
the
Boston
Police
Department.
In
the
entire
public
safety
family.
We
lost
a
hero
today
to
this
virus.
We
honor
him
and
remember
him
as
a
hero,
because,
as
a
police
officer,
he
served
our
community
and
he
stood
in
harm's
way
to
protect
us.
He
made
the
ultimate
sacrifice.
A
His
passing
is
a
reminder
of
the
courage,
our
police
officers,
firefighters,
EMTs
and
all
of
our
first
responders,
our
doctors,
nurses,
health
care
workers
and
all
frontline
workers
in
this
pandemic,
and
so
reminder
how
serious
this
danger
is
to
all
of
us.
Tomorrow
is
the
seventh
anniversary
of
the
2013
Boston
Marathon.
We
named
it
one
Boston
day.
The
Marathon
bombing
was
one
of
a
kind
danger
that
we
faced
a
traumatic
event
first
responders
and
health
care
workers
were
there
for
us,
then,
and
they're
there
for
us
now.
A
This
pandemic
is
a
different
kind
of
danger,
but
it's
just
as
traumatic
tomorrow
afternoon,
we'll
be
holding
an
online
interfaith
prayer
service
for
the
city
of
Boston.
The
purpose
is
to
reflect
on
the
events
of
2013,
to
remember
all
the
people
that
we
lost
during
this
pandemic
and
to
strengthen
the
unity
we
need
to
get
through
this
crisis.
I
encourage
anyone
who
is
grieving
or
a
need
of
comfort
to
join
us.
You
are
not
alone,
and
none
of
us
are
powerless.
B
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
it
is
with
a
heavy
heart
that
we're
here
to
tell
you
what
the
passing
of
our
brother
Jose
Fontan
as
a
29
year
veteran
of
the
Boston
Police
Department
that
started
his
career
in
January
14
1991.
He
received
several
commissioners
commendations
in
service
to
his
community.
I
spoke
to
his
wife
and
his
brother,
of
course,
they're
saddened
by
the
loss
of
their
loved
one.
B
He
is
survived
by
his
wife,
his
children,
his
grandchild
and
his
siblings
and,
of
course,
our
family
of
blue
and
first
responders
I'd
like
to
thank
everyone
who
contacted
me
with
a
sincere
thank
you
for
his
services
and
sincere
condolences
that
is
state
local
and
federal
law
enforcement
agencies,
as
well
as
all
of
our
first
responder
families,
emergency
medical
services
and
Fire
Department.
Let
me
tell
you
folks:
this
is
a
great
man,
love
this
city,
of
course,
loved
his
family
and
loved
this
family,
a
blue
and
served
them
well
for
the
last
23
years.
B
Here's
a
sign
to
area
ether,
teen,
that's
in
Jamaica,
Plain
and
again
is
with
a
heavy
heart
that
we're
here
to
even
bring
you
this
sad
news.
He
fought
a
valiant
and
courageous
fight
against
Cove.
It
19
I'd
like
to
thank
the
nurses
and
doctors
at
the
Boston
Medical
Center
for
taking
care
of
our
brother
and
I'd
like
to
thank
all
of
the
first
responders,
our
health
care
providers
and
workers
that
each
and
every
day
are
helping
us
to
fight
this
horrendous
virus
and
prove
it
19
as
well.
B
The
Boston
peace
police,
patrolman's
Association
president
Larry
Calder
on,
is
here
again.
This
one
hit
is
pretty
tough,
but,
as
the
mayor
alluded
to,
we
can
all
do
more
to
help
prevent
the
spread
of
this
virus.
Please
adhere
to
the
guidance
and
protocols
of
the
CDC,
so
we
can
help
stop
the
spread
of
this
virus
again.
This
man
very
courageous
man,
but
it
lets
you
know
our
first
responder
families
were
not
robotic.
We're
not
immune.
B
This
virus
is
devastating,
almost
everyone
that
it
touches
and
some
have
survived,
but
you
don't
want
to
go
through
this
folks,
so
please
adhere
to
the
CDC
guidelines
and,
let's
help
each
other
out
again.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
great
displays
of
sympathy
and
your
outpouring
of
love
for
the
family.
God.
Doesn't
need
anything,
but
today
he's
gained
a
proud
warrior
in
heaven.
Thank
you.
B
I
can
tell
you
right
now
without
hesitation
or
reservation,
that
most
of
the
community
has
stepped
up
and
helped
us
to
fight
crying
there's
only
one
or
two
percent
that
aren't
listening
and
they
will
be
locked
up.
You
will
not
get
a
cove
at
19
break
because,
while
people
are
out
here
doing
the
right
thing
helping
each
other
out
during
this
pandemic,
those
are
there
are
those
who
try
to
prey
upon
this
hardship.
B
It
won't
be
tolerated,
I'm,
here,
to
tell
you
now
thank
you
to
the
community,
because
people
are
stepping
up
they're,
not
desensitized,
and
they
are
helping
us
put
away.
The
people
that
need
to
be
put
away
so
as
it
goes
to
fighting
crying,
is
definitely
what
the
citizens
of
Boston.
It's
definitely
with
everyone.
You
see
here
from
the
mayor.
C
B
Yes,
unfortunately,
thus
far,
we've
had
67
officers
who
have
been
tested
positive
for
coronavirus
and
we
have
53
who
are
still
out
so
again
what
your
love,
affection
and
care
and
prayers
officers
have
been
able
to
return
to
duty
and
they've
done
so
willingly
to
continue
to
help
out
the
citizens
of
Boston
so
I'm.
Let's
have
prayers
for
those
who
are
still
out
with
over
19.
B
B
Yes,
so
we
all
know
the
symptoms.
We
all
know
how
dangerous
this
this
virus
can
be,
and
so
it
is
tough
being
on
the
front
lines
as
a
Boston
police
officer,
but
we're
not
alone.
There's
several
people
on
the
frontlines
from
emergency
medical
services
to
our
fire
department,
the
first
responder
and
all
that
provides
cities,
the
city
services
under
Mayor
Walsh.
So
it's
pretty
tough
to
be
on
the
first
line.
You
know
you're
going
into
the
line
of
fire,
but
that's
our
job.
B
We
just
like
you
to
know
we're
not
expendable
we're
human
too,
and
that
virus
can
definitely
affect
us.
So
I
like
to
thank
the
mayor
and
even
the
private
sector,
those
who
have
provided
equipment
for
us
and
take
into
consideration
our
well-being
during
this
pandemic.
So
it's
pretty
tough
to
be
on
the
frontlines.
B
So
all
personal
protective
equipment-
no
and
here's-
why
remember
the
bad
guys
we
talked
about?
They
would
love
to
know
exactly
what
we
have
so
they
could
try
to
take
advantage
of
it
or
defeat
what
we
have
in
protection
of
our
officers.
So
I
won't
mention
specific
numbers
or
what
we
have,
but
the
officers
are
adequately
adequately
supply
with
PPE,
so
they
can
serve
their
duty.
A
I
just
want
to
out
one
thing:
I
want
to
end
with
today.
There's
a
lot
of
questions
about
keeping
people
safe.
The
best
way
to
keep
people
safe
is
through
social
distancing.
It's
through
staying
at
home.
It's
through
making
sure
that
when
you
go
for
a
walk,
you
wear
a
mask,
making
sure
you're,
constantly
washing
your
hands
with
soap
and
warm
water,
making
sure
you're
washing
down
surfaces.
That's
how
we
stop
the
spread
of
this
virus
and
that's
why
I
just
want
to
continue
to
reinforce
as
we
get
through
with
a
church.
A
Is
we
beginning
we've
seen
our
numbers
in
the
city
of
Boston
double
in
the
last
seven
days,
we've
seen
the
number
of
people
that
have
lost
their
life,
like
officer
Fontana's
increase
in
the
last
seven
days.
We're
asking
everyone:
do
you
do
your
part
and
to
make
sure
you
practice
everything
that
we're
asking
you
to
do?
Thank
you
very
much.