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From YouTube: COVID-19 Media Availability 8-21-20
Description
Mayor Walsh hosts a media availability to discuss updates relating to COVID-19.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
I'm
going
to
start
with
the
latest
covert
19
numbers.
As
of
yesterday
in
massachusetts,
262
new
cases
bringing
the
total
of
cases
of
coronavirus
in
massachusetts,
115
310,
confirmed
cases.
There
were
12
deaths
yesterday,
bringing
the
total
debt
number
in
massachusetts
to
8657
boston's
numbers
as
well
as
of
yesterday.
I
don't
have
today's
numbers
yet,
but
yesterday's
numbers
31
new
cases
for
a
total
case
in
boston,
15,
000,
18
cases.
A
We
had
no
debts
yesterday.
Thank
god.
It's
two
days
consistent
days
now,
without
any
deaths,
our
death
total
in
boston
is
seven
thousand,
I'm
sorry
746
and
our
thoughts
and
prayers
are
out
to
the
people
and
families
of
suffering
from
cover
19
and
all
the
families
that
lost
loved
ones
you're
in
our
thoughts
and
prayers
trends.
We're
in
this
place
now
we're
giving
you
the
trends
at
the
end
of
the
week.
For
the
week
ending
august
15th
our
seven
day,
average
positive
test
rate
in
the
city
of
boston
is
2.8.
A
That
number
continues
to
move
fluctuate
up
and
down
within
a
two
to
two
point:
nine
percent
range
we
haven't
got
to
three.
Yet
if
you
notice,
over
the
last
five
weeks,
we've
gone
as
low
as
1.9
as
high
as
2.8
and
last
week,
we're
at
2.6
as
a
reminder:
that's
not
the
percentage
of
population
infected,
it's
the
tests
that
are
positive,
so
we're
taking
an
average
roughly
about
1600
tests
per
day
and
that's
the
average
of
those
tests
that
we
take
every
day.
A
So
it's
a
very
small
portion
of
our
population
for
daily
new
cases.
We
remain
in
the
state's
yellow
category
with
over
with
just
a
little
over
six
daily
cases
per
hundred
thousand
population.
So
if
you're
following
the
state,
they
have
three
areas.
I
believe
it's
green,
yellow
and
red
and
we're
in
that
yellow
category.
A
A
We're
asking
people
to
continually
wash
your
hands
with
soap
and
warm
water
as
often
as
possible.
We're
asking
you
to
avoid
large
crowds,
we're
asking
you
to
stay
six
feet
away
from
other
people.
If
you're
going
for
a
walk
or
you're
walking
or
you're
sitting
on
the
beach
or
wherever
you
are,
we
still
keep
that
physical,
social
distance.
If
you
will
away
from
other
people,
we're
asking
people
to
continually
wear
a
mask,
the
important
part
is
wearing
a
mask.
A
A
A
We
launched
a
free
mobile
site
yesterday,
at
jubilee
christian
church
in
mattapan.
It
will
run
today
and
tomorrow
and
next
week
from
tuesday
through
saturday,
it's
free
and
open
to
anyone
who
wants
to
get
tested
regardless
of
symptoms
and
jubilee,
has
a
beautiful
big
parking
lot
there.
So
you
can
feel
safe
when
you
go
there
and
if
you're.
Looking
for
a
full
list
of
testing
sites
in
the
city
of
boston
or
something
that
might
be
near,
you
you
go
to,
you
can
go
to
boston.gov
coronavirus,
that's
boston.gov
coronavirus.
A
This
is
also,
as
we
all
know,
an
economic
crisis
that
continues
to
hurt
thousands
of
workers,
families,
seniors
and
small
businesses
throughout
the
city,
throughout
the
state
and
throughout
the
country
we've
been.
We
have
we've
been
working
to
keep
up
and
to
make
sure
that
the
city
can
help
us
meet
the
needs
of
the
most
vulnerable
residents.
We're
going
to
continue
to
do
that
and
we
have
to
do.
A
A
A
In
the
last
week,
we've
put
out
over
one
point,
two
million
dollars
these
organization
organizations
have
pivoted
during
coven
to
be
a
lifeline
for
families
and
seniors
they
serve.
Many
of
our
nonprofits
have
a
different
mission,
but
they've
been
able
to
turn
to
make
sure
they
provide
services,
vital
services
to
people.
Just
a
few
examples
of
this.
I
want
to
give
to
you
today.
A
A
The
talented
and
gifted
association
latino
program
is
working
with
boston,
public
school
students
and
their
families,
they're
buying
gift
cards
for
75,
low-income
families
that
can
be
used
to
support
local
businesses.
So
what
we're
doing
is
they're
getting
gift
cards,
and
these
families
in
turn
are
shopping
in
their
local
business
districts.
So
the
money
that's
been
raised.
Resiliency
fund
is
going
right
back
into
our
economy,
to
help
families
and
quite
honestly,
help
the
businesses
in
those
neighborhoods
greater
love.
A
Community
cares
is
a
group
that
supports
residents
who
are
unemployed
or
underemployed
with
rent
and
other
needs,
we're
hearing
more
and
more
every
day,
the
needs
for
supports
around
rents
and
utilities
and
other
payments,
they're
hiring
drivers
to
deliver
medicine
and
essentials
to
seniors
who
are
medically
vulnerable
in
the
neighborhoods
of
dorchester
high
park.
Jamaica,
plain
matapan
mission,
hill
and
roslindale,
and
I'd
also
ask
you
to
check
on
your
neighbors,
because
sometimes
it's
important.
A
I
want
to
just
honestly
thank
all
the
associations
and
organizations
who
have
been
doing
this
incredible
work
for
the
last
five
months.
Not
complaining
not
not
not
saying
anything
disparaging
just
trying
to
do
the
right
thing
to
help
vulnerable
populations.
Thank
you
for
your
work
and
we
remain
all
dedicated
to
this
work
when
it
comes
to
boston,
public
schools,
families
have
faced
difficult
challenges
this
year,
balancing
covert
precautions,
work,
child
care
and
the
needs
for
children
to
learn
and
to
be
active.
A
A
It's
a
very
complex
decision.
We
have
taken
the
time
to
follow
and
look
at
the
science,
listen
to
our
public
health
experts
and
constantly
monitoring
the
data.
As
we
move
forward
making
decisions,
our
priorities
has
always
been
and
will
continue
to
always
be
the
health
and
safety
of
our
residents
and
our
residents,
which
include
our
students,
our
staff,
our
teachers.
Everybody
we've
taken
the
time
to
understand
what
it
will
take
to
open
the
school
building
safely
for
children,
for
families,
for
teachers,
for
all
the
other
staff
that
goes
into
our
school
in
the
community.
A
A
A
A
So
far,
we've
had
about
eight
thousand
responses
representing
about
fifteen
percent
of
the
district,
whichever
group
of
parents
you
look
at
the
results
are
clearly
divided.
We
have
families
who
want
kids
to
go
back
in
school.
We
have
families
that
feel
that
kids
shouldn't
go
back
in
school,
they're,
not
comfortable
in
sending
their
kids
to
school.
Yet
we
are
being
responsive
to
all
of
the
concerns
that
our
families
and
our
children
have.
A
A
I
want
to
begin
by
thanking
city
councilor,
nisha
sabi,
george
former
teacher.
I
don't
think
you
think
you're
you're,
never
a
former
teacher,
always
a
teacher,
a
teacher,
a
boston
city,
counselor
who's
been
working
with
us
every
step
of
the
way
on
understanding
the
complexity
of
this
and
how
we
move
forward.
A
Chairwoman
alex
oliver
divia
from
the
boston
public
school
boston,
school
committee.
I
want
to
thank
alex
and
the
school
committee
for
their
incredible
input
here.
I
want
to
thank
jessica
tang
from
the
boston
president
of
boston
teachers
union
as
well.
Who's
been
advocating
on
behalf
of
our
kids,
her
teachers,
the
entire
school
community-
and
I
also
and
we're
going
to
hear
from
her
in
a
few
minutes,
the
superintendent
of
the
boston,
public
schools,
brenda
casilias.
A
We
are
working
all
of
us
collectively
to
keeping
equity
at
the
forefront.
We
need
to
and
have
a
balance
that
we
have
safety
around
covet
with
the
duty
we
have
to
educate
a
student
population
with
high
needs.
Those
needs
include
include
closing
the
opportunity
gaps
that
hurt
our
black
and
latino
students.
The
most
those
needs
include
disabilities
and
language
supports,
many
of
which
can
only
be
met
in
person.
A
A
This
approach
will
give
us
time
to
assess
health
data
before
every
single
step
with
the
boston
public
health
commission.
It
will
allow
us
to
to
address
learning
needs
and
opportunity
gaps
in
person
and
providing
providing
extra
help
for
students
learning
online
in
every
step.
Families
have
a
choice
whether
to
opt
into
a
hybrid
learning
system
or
stay
fully
remote.
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Every
family
will
have
the
choice
about
when
to
send
their
kid
to
school.
If
you're,
a
parent
and
you're
not
comfortable
with
sending
your
child
to
school,
you
don't
have
to
send
your
child
to
school.
If
you're,
a
parent
and
you're
looking
for
some
some,
some
concrete
understanding
of
when
school
will
begin.
That's
what
this
plan
does.
A
We
will
continue
the
work
that
we
begin
before
covert
19
even
happens,
closing
the
opportunity
and
achievement
gaps,
giving
every
single
child
the
quality
education
that
they
deserve.
The
one
thing
I
think
I
can
say
safely
about
all
of
us
here.
Sometimes
we
might
have
have
different
ways
of
getting
to
a
goal,
but
we
all
believe
in
this.
We
all
believe
in
making
boston,
public
schools
the
greatest
urban
district
in
the
country.
A
A
A
B
Thank
you
mayor
and
thank
you
to
everyone
here
today
when
we
were
here
a
few
weeks
ago,
I
showed
some
love
to
my
city
of
boston
colleagues
and
I
want
to
again
recognize
all
the
hard
work
of
this
dedicated
team.
I
especially
want
to
thank
my
colleague
chief
martinez
for
his
incredible
steadfast
leadership
in
this
crisis
and
also
his
unwavering
support
for
me,
as
we've
struggled
with
this
very
difficult
decision
before
us.
B
B
This
has
been
a
summer
like
no
other,
no
other,
because
we
are
reinventing
public
education
and
working
towards
a
responsible
and
safe
and
successful
start
to
the
school
year.
Amid
so
much
uncertainty,
we
are
also
navigating
uncharted
waters
and
trying
to
make
the
best
and
safest
decision
for
our
community
we've
taken
the
needed
time
to
be
thorough,
thoughtful
and
to
listen
clearly
to
our
students,
our
families
and
our
teachers.
B
B
Reading
the
latest
research
collaborating
and
learning
from
our
local
and
national
colleagues
and
we've
learned
a
lot
we
put
in
the
hard
work,
so
we
could
be
ready
and
also
nimble
for
the
uncertainty
we
know
will
be
certain
to
emerge
throughout
all
of
our
decision
making.
We've
kept
equity
at
the
center
and
we
continue
to
listen
to
and
respect
our
parents
voice.
B
I'm
a
mother
of
three
and
my
two
youngest
are
in
college,
and
I
understand
deeply
that
this
is
a
scary
time,
we're
all
a
little
bit
anxious
and
there
are
no
perfect
answers
right
now
and
we
know
that
some
of
us
have
been
impacted
and
hurt
more
directly
by
this
pandemic
and
we
are
prepared
to
meet
our
families
where
they
are
and
to
provide
the
help
that
they
need.
I
want
to
reiterate-
and
I
want
to
be
very
clear-
that
any
bps
family
can
opt
in
or
opt
out
of
the
hybrid
model.
B
B
B
Over
the
last
several
months,
we
have
witnessed
the
inequities
that
already
persisted
in
our
community
become
exacerbated
by
the
coded
19
pandemic.
In
addition,
across
the
country
and
around
the
globe,
a
culture,
a
cultural
reckoning,
has
demanded
that
all
of
us,
including
educators,
address
the
racial
injustice
that
has
permeated
every
corner
of
our
society,
including
public
education.
B
B
This
will
be
school,
not
emergency,
remote
learning,
with
a
regular
school
day
with
appropriate
services
for
english
language
learners,
appropriate
services
for
our
students
with
disabilities
and
our
learners.
With
this
in
our
english
language,
learners,
ieps,
will
be
implemented
and
accommodations
will
be
put
in
place
as
well
as
504
plans.
B
B
Families
can
continue
to
read
comcast
internet
essentials
through
december
and
after
that,
at
a
reduced
rate.
We
have
a
joint
tech
tech
task
force
with
the
btu
to
help
steer
the
adoption
of
new
tools
and
to
make
sure
that
we
are
bringing
teacher
and
school
leader
voice
into
any
new
tech
adoptions,
including
hybrid
technology.
B
B
We
also
know
that
out
of
school
time
is
a
challenging
time
for
our
parents
on
the
other
three
days,
they're,
not
in
school.
So
we
have
an
innovative
partnership
with
boston
after
school
beyond
and
all
of
our
many
partners
that
we
are
exploring
right
now
in
order
to
expand
off
their
wonderful
summer
program
and
provide
other
opportunities
for
families
and
children
in
their
out-of-school
day.
B
Today,
though,
we
are
announcing
that
all
students
will
initially
begin
the
school
year
learning
remotely
five
days
a
week.
We
are
committed
to
respecting
family
choice
throughout
the
fall.
As
the
mayor
mentioned
on
wednesday
evening,
bps
families
received
an
email
with
a
link
to
a
forum
with
questions
about
their
preferences
for
the
fall
families
who
have
not
completed
the
form
will
receive
another
email
later
today.
B
The
form
asks
families
if
they
prefer
that
their
child
learn
remotely
at
home
every
day
of
the
week
or
if
they
prefer
a
hybrid
model.
In
the
hybrid
model,
students
will
learn
at
home
three
days
a
week
and
attend
in
person
two
days
a
week
for
families
that
prefer
the
hybrid
model.
The
forum
also
asks
if
they
intend
to
use
yellow
bus
transportation
for
two
days
a
week
and
that
students
so
that
they
can
attend
in
person.
B
We
have
bilingual
and
multilingual
staff
members
supporting
this
effort.
During
that
process,
we
will
get
correct
email
information
for
those
families
to
ensure
they
receive
future
district
communications
in
their
home
language,
we'll
also
email
all
families
to
confirm
their
selections
and
will
later
provide
a
school
schedule
and
yellow
bus
transportation
information
as
applicable.
B
I
also
want
to
be
cautious
and
mindful
that,
at
that
we
understand,
as
the
last
several
months
have
demonstrated,
that
things
can
and
do
change.
Families
will
have
the
opportunity
to
change
their
learning
model
and
their
transportation
preferences
that
they
have
selected
and
more
information
about
that
will
be
forthcoming.
B
We
will
be
in
touch
with
families
throughout
the
next
few
weeks
to
follow
up
and
confirm
with
details
about
their
selections
and
for
more
information
about
the
learning
models
or
our
reopening
plan.
Please
visit
bostonpublicschools.org
reopening
forward
slash
reopening
for
questions,
families
for
questions.
Families
can
also
email
us
at
reopening
at
bostonpublicschools.org.
A
A
I
didn't
specifically
talk
about
them,
but
the
bus
drivers
who
continually
delivered
food
for
us
when
the
school
year
went
remote
in
in
march,
the
lunch
monitors
the
cafeteria
workers,
the
paris,
the
custodians
all
of
those
folks,
the
custodian's
been
in
the
building
since
the
very
beginning
of
cover
19,
and
they
continue
to
be
in
the
building
getting
our
buildings
ready,
and
I
hope
I
didn't
miss
anyone
I
might
have,
and
I
apologize,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
those
other
workforces
that
support
our
district
are
mentioned
as
well.
So
thank
you
for
for
that.
A
Before
I
take
any
questions,
just
a
quick
reminder:
the
deadline
to
register
to
vote
for
the
september
first
primary
election
is
tomorrow.
So
anyone
who
wants
to
vote
in
the
primary
september
first
primary
you
have
to
register
to
vote
by
tomorrow.
You
can
check
your
voting
status
by
going
to
boston.gov
elections.
A
There
are
several
ways
to
vote
this
year.
Early
vote
early
voting.
You
can
mail
in
your
voting
ballot.
You
can
drop
them
off
at
a
dropbox.
We
have
one
here
at
city
hall.
At
the
early
vote
locations
you
can
bring
your
ballot
there
as
well
they're
listed
if
you
go
to
boston.gov
elections.
In-Person
voting
on
election
day
is
still
the
car
the
case
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
those
spaces
are
clean.
We
did
have
to
change.
A
I
believe
20
locations
around
the
city
of
boston,
some
of
our
locations
were
in
senior
buildings
elderly
buildings,
so
they
didn't
feel
comfortable
having
voting
in
there
this
year.
So
again,
if
your
voting
location
was
changed,
you
will
have.
You
would
have
received
a
letter
in
the
mail
and
also,
but
you
can
go
to
boston.gov
elections
to
find
out
where
your
locations
are
to
learn
more
boston.gov
or
call
311.
With
any
questions
you
have
around
voting
with
that
I'll
open
up
the
questions.
A
The
question
is,
what
would
I
say
to
people
that
say:
full
remote
learning
is
causing
social,
physical,
social,
emotional
damage
to
children.
I
think
I
think
where
we
are
right
now
is
causing
emotional
damage
to
a
lot
of
us,
and
I
think
it's
it's
very
difficult,
and
I
think
that
you
know
starting
the
school
year
september.
21St
it's
going
to
be
remote.
A
Our
teachers
are
going
to
will
reach
out
to
the
students
beforehand
and
engage
the
students
just
like
they
would,
unfortunately
not
in
person.
I
I
think
it's
really
important
for
for
all
of
us
to
make
sure
our
parents
and
guardians
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
kids
are
are
in
front
of
that
computer
on
september
21st,
because
the
foundation
is
going
to
be
laid
for
that
school
year.
You
know
this
has
been
a
difficult
time,
not
just
for
our
kids
but
different.
I
mean
our
kids
can't
play
sports.
A
Our
kids
can't
go
to
school.
It's
it's
been
a
very
difficult
time
for
a
lot
of
us,
so
I
just
think
we
have
to
continue
to
be
creative,
and
I
know
that
the
district
and
the
teachers
are
going
to
be
as
creative
as
possible
to
keep
the
young
people
engaged.
A
A
We
have
no
idea
where
we
will
be
with
covet
19
in
in
four
weeks.
We
don't
know
idea
if
we'll
be,
you
know,
hopefully
under
one
percent
or
if
we're
at
four
percent,
we
won't
be
in
school.
So
I
don't
think
I
said
that
so
I
just
broke
news.
So
that's
our
threshold,
we're
looking
at
four
percent.
The
cdc
threshold
is
five
percent
in
boston.
Arbitrage
holds
four
percent.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
that
that
that
our
kids
are
safe,
so
it's
just
the
times
we're
living.
C
A
The
question
is
in
in
the
communities
of
east
boston,
deutscher
and
mattapan.
I
don't
know
if
you
said
metapm,
but
I'm
gonna
throw
it
in
there.
They
were
about
four
percent.
I
don't
believe
deutsche
mattapan
in
in
roxbury
above,
I
think
they're
at
three
point
something
right
now,
but
I'll
have
marty
come
up
here
and
address
that
in
a
second
east
boston's
at
seven
percent.
So
that's
something
that
that
we've
had
many
conversations
about.
A
How
do
we
handle
a
situation
where
a
particular
neighborhood
on
one
of
these
start
dates
will
be
over
that
four
percent
threshold?
I
don't
have
a
full
answer
for
you
right
now,
but
what
we
are
doing
is
we're
making
very
cognizant
decisions
right
now
in
east
boston,
to
address
the
the
seven
percent.
Seven
point:
nine.
I
believe
it
was
last
week
to
get
that
number
down.
I'm
gonna
ask
marty
martinez,
come
up
and
talk
a
little
more
about
the
health
stuff.
D
Sure
so,
thanks
mayor
yeah,
absolutely
I
mean
east
boston,
as
you
know,
has
been
the
community
that
has
had
the
biggest
impact
across
the
city
and
has
been
over
this
threshold
for
for
a
duration
of
time.
So
we're
doubling
down
our
efforts.
We
just
had
a
call
with
about
a
hundred
community
leaders
this
morning,
focused
specifically
in
east
boston,
some
of
the
work
that
we're
doing,
but
overall
the
rates
in
the
city
have
been
below
this
four
point
percent.
D
Almost
all
of
our
neighborhoods
have
been
over
the
past
two
months
under
4.0,
which
is
the
threshold
that
the
mayor
mentioned,
but
to
this
point
we're
looking
at
the
numbers,
multiple
factors
multiple
times
a
week,
and
if
we
start
to
see
any
indication
where
we
see
the
numbers
on
average
go
higher,
that's
when
we
will
recommend
a
bps
to
sort
of
pull
back
some
of
its
plans.
It
has
in
place,
but
there's
no
question.
We
have
to
be
intentional
with
the
neighborhood
focus
that
we're
that
we're
working
on
right.
C
D
So
what
I
would
give
to
the
mayor
is
that
we
make
recommendations
constantly
the
boston
public
health,
commission
and
health
and
human
services
on
how
do
we
look
at
our
increase
in
our
rates
right
so
for
for
a
while,
we
were
as
low
as
1.8
1.7
percent
pretty
low
as
we've
upticked.
Just
a
little
bit,
we've
made
recommendations
on
on.
How
do
we
think
about
the
work
we're
doing?
D
A
And
just
that
point
most
of
our
decisions
have
been
city-wide,
so
we
really
haven't
had
that
that
conversation
yet
about
east
boston.
At
some
point,
do
we
do?
We
recommend
restaurants
shut
down
things
like
that?
We
haven't
gone
there,
but
we're
watching
watching
all
that
very
closely
to
see
how
we
move
forward
here
in
the
city.
A
Yeah,
so
what
will
happen?
Is
you
see
the
phases?
So,
let's,
just
let's
just
hypothetically
say
by
september
the
week
of
ending
september
30th
we're
looking
at
and
we
know
that
it's
heading
to
four
percent
phase
one
will
be
pushed
down.
We
won't
bring
our
kids
into
school
if
we're
at
four
percent
city-wide
we'll
not
bring
our
kids
into.
E
A
A
Nobody
in
the
history
of
boston
or
this
country
has
had
to
deal
with
starting
school
and
potentially
maybe
1917-18,
but
but
we've
never
had
to
deal
with
something
like
this,
so
everything
that
we're
doing
now
we're
literally
we're
learning,
as
we
take
a
day
at
a
time
here
and
I
think
for
for
the
for
the
families
for
the
students
for
the
teachers
for
all
the
staff,
it's
really
important
for
us
to
think
about
opening
remotely
and
building
up
to
having
more
people
in
school.
A
I
think
that
you
know
at
the
end
of
the
day,
we'll
never
have
a
hundred
percent
of
our
kids
while
covered
in
this
current
environment
in
our
schools
right
now,
so
we'll
have
fifty
percent
or
less
in
every
school.
So
it
really
is
about
building
up
towards
getting
our
kids
in
school
and
learning
learning
from
the
cohort
that
goes
in
before
them.
A
A
No,
no,
no!
It's
four
percent
average
four
percent
across
the
board,
so
four
percent
in
testing
and
what
we're
going
to
do
is
look
at
those
neighborhoods
that
might
be
four
percent
and
see
where
they're,
four
percent.
Why
they're
four
percent
dissect
the
data
make
decisions
on
what
we're
doing?
Was
there
a
cluster
in
that
neighborhood?
Is
there
something
that
we
can
see?
So
you
know
it's
not
four
percent
in
every
neighborhood,
so
easty
stays
at
four
percent.
The
rest
city
is
under
four
percent.
A
A
The
table
yeah
everything's
on
the
table,
obviously
we're
gonna
we
would.
I
would,
as
martin,
would
just
mention
marty,
martinez,
chief
of
health,
human
services
he's
looking
at
these
boston
numbers.
The
teachers
jessica
has
brought
it
to
my
attention.
Anissa,
the
city
council
is
brought
to
my
attention
so
we're
we're
monitoring
that
situation
very.
F
D
That
yeah,
so
we've
been
working
with
bps
to
create
access
to
testing
recently
also,
the
state
released
guidance
related
to
a
mobile
testing
unit
that
will
be
accessible
for
public
schools
to
be
able
to
request
to
come
into
a
school
and
test,
if
there's
cases
or
any
kind
of
cluster
that
will
be
seen,
but
we've
also
been
working
through
bps
and
with
the
boston
public
health
commission.
Several
options
to
create
access
to
testing
partnerships
between
neighborhood
schools
with
local
community
health
centers,
who
have
everyone,
knows
done
an
amazing
job.
D
Bringing
up
testing
we've
also
been
partnering
with
bringing
a
city-based
mobile
testing
unit
to
a
school
to
be
able
to
test
folks
as
needed
and
as
necessary
to
ensure
that's
the
case,
but
also
to
encourage
folks
to
still
get
access
to
testing
the
way
it's
available.
Today
in
the
city,
we
have
access
to
do
about
2600
tests
a
day
every
single
day
in
the
city
of
austin.
D
Yeah,
so
testing
will
happen
if
necessary.
So
if
someone
shows
up
symptomatic,
a
protocol
has
been
laid
out
with
school
nurses
to
be
able
to
understand
if
someone's
symptomatic,
how
do
you
isolate
that
student
in
an
isolation
room
in
a
school
and
then
get
talked
to
their
parents
to
figure
out
if
they
want
to
get
access
immediately
or
take
them
to
their
doctor,
whatever's
the
case
to
get
tested,
and
then,
if
we
find
out,
there's
cases
there
in
that
way,
we
then
will
work
methodically
through
schools.
D
G
So
we
will
have
a
statement
later
and
happy
to
share
more
details
in
response
to
that.
But
we
are
all
committed
to
figuring
out
how
to
put
health
and
safety
at
the
center
of
all
the
decisions
and
make
sure
that
all
of
our
details
are
are
being
really
considered
so
that
we
can
have
the
safest
plan
possible.
G
G
C
G
G
F
B
B
It
says
that
they
prefer
their
communications
to
go
out
in
english,
and
so
we,
what
we're
going
to
do
now
is
call
back
up
again
on
monday
make
sure
that
in
our
system
it
says
what
their
preferred
home
language
is,
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
those
materials
are
getting
to
them
in
their
languages.
But
our
our
materials
are
translated.
They
are
available
in
10
different
languages,
including
english,
and
so
we'll
be
following
up
with
all
of
those
families.