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From YouTube: COVID-19 Media Availability 3/27/20
Description
Mayor Walsh hosts a media availability to discuss updates relating to COVID-19.
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
being
here
today,
as
always,
and
everyone
watching
at
home,
I'm
gonna
start
with
numbers
and
updated
numbers.
As
of
yesterday,
we
had
two
thousand
four
hundred
and
seventeen
cases
of
Cove
in
nineteen
in
Massachusetts.
Those
numbers
have
not
been
updated
in
Massachusetts,
yet,
as
at
least
of
since
I
came
down,
but
in
Boston
we
learned
we
are
at
477
residents
of
tested
positive.
A
It's
an
increase
of
113
cases
since
yesterday,
and
now
in
40
residents
have
had
full
recovery
in
the
city
of
Boston
of
those
numbers
numbers
we
lost
two
people
to
the
coronavirus
in
25,
people
in
Massachusetts
are
passed
away
from
the
virus
and,
as
we
said
the
last
several
days,
we
hold
all
of
the
families
in
our
haunts
who
lost
loved
ones
to
the
corona
virus,
not
just
here
in
Boston
Massachusetts,
but
throughout
throughout
the
world.
These
losses
are
heartbreaking
and
it's.
A
Why
that
we're
all
working
around
the
clock
to
slow
the
spread
of
the
virus
and
to
keep
people
healthy?
The
federal
relief
package
just
passed
the
house.
We
look
forward
to
being
signed
and
we
will
advocate
for
support
a
quick
implementation
of
the
provisions
of
that
legislation.
This
this
legislation
should
help
small
businesses,
people
who
are
to
work
homeowners
renters
in
many
other
different
areas.
I
want
to
thank
in
particular
our
congressional
delegation
here
in
Massachusetts,
who
was
instrumental
in
making
sure
that
that
legislation
went
through
the
United
States
Senate
in
the
United
States
Congress.
A
While
we
work
to
ease
the
economic
pain
of
our
country
is
failing,
we
need
to
remember
there
can
be
no
economic
recovery
without
public
health.
That's
why
we're
working
to
slow
the
spread
of
the
virus
and
will
remain
on
number-one
focus
here
in
Boston,
in
the
Commonwealth
and
in
the
country.
We
are
fully
committed
to
protecting
all
of
our
residents.
Every
life
is
worth
protecting
a
reminder,
a
reminder.
A
If
you
have
experienced
any
symptoms,
self
isolation
is
important
and
call
your
medical
provider
or
in
call
3-1-1,
and
we
can
hook
you
up
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission.
The
governor
today
announced
new
statewide
resource
for
free
online
kovat
19
screening
through
bowie
health.
This
company
was
founded
at
the
Harvard
Innovation
Lab.
In
Austin,
which
opened
a
few
years
ago,
the
Innovation
Lab
is
now
headquartered
in
the
south
end
of
Boston.
A
It's
a
great
example
of
how
important
our
innovative
company
community
can
be
they're,
providing
free
24
hour
online
screening
at
Bowie,
dot-com,
/,
massachu,
plus
mass
Bowie,
comm
/
mass
based
on
your
sentence
and
your
risk
factors.
They
can
be
connect
you
to
telehealth
medical
resources
covered
by
your
insurance.
Again,
that's
fully
be
you
or
why.com
/
mass
I
want
to
remind
everyone
of
their
personal
responsibility
to
help
slow
the
spread
of
the
virus.
We
have
a
stay
at
home,
advisory
in
place.
That
means
stay
at
home
unless
you
absolutely
must
leave
the
house.
A
I
can't
stress
that
enough.
The
master
advanced
majority
of
people
are
following
that
guideline
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that.
But
true
many
is
still
not
taking
that
seriously
enough.
We
are
hearing
and
seeing
large
numbers
of
people
in
certain
parts
of
our
city,
not
practicing
physical,
distancing,
we've
seen
groups
of
people
playing
sports
in
our
parks.
That's
not
social
distancing,
it's
okay
to
step
outside
and
get
some
fresh
air,
but
a
few
months
you
must
stay
and
we
advise
you
to
stay
six
feet
away
from
each
other
at
all
times.
A
This
isn't
about
you!
It's
about
your
fellow
neighbor!
It's
about
your
friends
about
your
family.
If
this
doesn't
change,
I'm
gonna
start
naming
locations
in
the
city
of
Boston
that
this
is
happening
in
so
people
will
know
that
you
shouldn't
be
there.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
keeping
everyone
safe
in
Boston,
especially
our
elderly
population,
people,
with
underlying
health
conditions.
The
message
is
really
clear:
stay
at
home:
it
will
save
lives
if
you
stay
at
home
and
don't
spread
and
don't
have
the
virus
don't
get
contracted
with
the
virus.
A
East
Boston
in
East
Boston
tomorrow
was
starting
our
opening
our
first
testing
facility
for
Boston's
first
responders
at
Suffolk
Downs.
It
will
serve
as
a
for
qualified
EMTs,
firefighters
and
police
officers.
Only.
This
is
a
joint
effort
between
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
and
the
East
Boston
neighborhood
health
center
and
I'd
also
like
to
thank
Tom
O'brien
for
giving
us
a
spot.
It's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
start
testing
our
first
responders.
A
First
responders
will
be
screened
to
make
sure
they
meet
the
state
criteria
for
testing.
The
pilot
will
start
this
weekend.
This
is
an
important
step
to
keeping
our
first
responders
safe
and
healthy,
and
we
have
to
do
that
because
our
first
responders
are
out
frontline
folks,
students
and
families.
The
Boston
Public
Schools
are
closed,
we're
continuing
to
serve
free
meals.
Every
single
weekday
in
more
than
70
locations
across
the
city
we've
served
over
a
hundred
thousand
meals.
A
Since
the
program
began
last
week,
we're
averaging
about
13,000
meals
a
day
those
that
numbers
going
up
every
day.
Many
of
our
meal
sites
are
also
offering
hygiene
and
menstrual
products
as
well.
So
far,
we've
distributed
over
20,000
laptops
for
at-home
learning.
Today
we
started
delivering
meals
to
students
who
receive
special
education
services
and
are
able
an
RA
unable
to
access
on
medical.
Our
meal
sites,
Boston
Public
Schools,
is
also
providing
supports
to
reach
our
English
language
learners
with
disabilities.
A
I
know
that
some
of
our
families
are
worried
that
they
will
get
in
trouble
if
they,
if
they
leave
their
home.
We
want
people
to
know
you
can
and
should
go
to
get
the
meals.
If
you
need
them,
you
will
not
get
in
trouble.
Leaving
your
home
to
access
food
is
an
essential
item.
It's
something
that's
important
for
you
to
do.
If
your
family
just
remember,
to
keep
practicing
social
distancing
to
find
the
times
and
locations
for
pickup
we're
asking
you
go
to
Boston
gov,
slash
coronavirus,
our
senior
population.
A
We
continue
to
reach
out
to
our
seniors
to
make
sure
they
have
what
they
need.
A
big
focus
right
now
is
food
access,
we're
getting
people
connected
to
Meals
on
Wheels
program
in
food
pantries,
we're
also
giving
seniors
rides
to
the
grocery
stores
and
essential
medical
appointments
and
again
I
want
to
thank
many
groceries
who
have
opened
the
stores
earlier
in
the
morning.
So
seniors
can
have
their
time
in
there
on
without
small
businesses
would
continue
to
support
us
continue
to
support
our
small
businesses.
Yesterday
we
hosted
a
couple
of
virtual
town
hall
meetings.
A
The
first
one,
with
mayor's
from
across
the
Commonwealth,
was
Senator
Warren
and
senator
Markey
explained
the
bill
that
was
going
to
the
Senate
into
the
that
was
passed
today
and
yesterday
we
host
senator
Reinert
myself,
hosted
a
virtual
town
hall
conference
for
small
businesses.
We
talked
about
what
the
bill
relief
bill
will
mean
for
people
of
Massachusetts
and
what
the
opportunities
in
that
legislation
is
too
small
and
local
businesses
we've
already
taken
many
defective
sites
of
steps.
Here
in
Boston,
we've
lifted
the
ban
on
plastic
bags.
A
We
help
restaurants
and
essential
stores,
offer
takeout
and
delivery.
We've
created
online
directories.
What
for
what
businesses
are
open
and
we're
asking
the
public
to
please
access
those
those
that
website
to
see
what
businesses
are
open.
So
if
you
want
to
do
some
some
ordering
some
food
and
getting
it
to
live
it,
you
can
take
care
of
your
local
businesses,
we're
also
creating
a
five-minute
pickup
zone
for
cars
in
front
of
restaurants.
Restaurants
can
request
a
pickup
zone
by
calling
Boston
gov.
It
becomes
a
problem
or
calling
three
one
one.
A
We
have
a
few
more
traffic
and
parking
updates
for
residents.
Residents
with
valid
resident
parking
stickers
will
now
be
allowed
to
park
in
needed
or
two-hour
parking
spaces
with
no
time
limit
or
meter
fees
within
their
specific
neighborhood.
So,
for
example,
in
neighborhoods
that
have
meters
and
you
have
parking
stick-
you
have
neighborhood
parking
stickers.
You
can
park
at
those
meters
also
until
further
notice.
A
The
Boston
Transportation
Department
will
no
longer
be
issuing
tickets
for
expired,
inspection,
stickers
or
registrations,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
registry
in
the
legislature
for
helping
us
with
this
by
extending
if
your
sticker
is
expired
or
your
your
safety
and
stick
you
sticker
on
your
license
plate
or
your
inspection
sticker
on
the
car.
Many
of
those
deadlines
have
been
pushed
out
to
show
you
don't
have
to
go
and
get
updated
stickers
right
now.
The
city
is
continuing
street
cleaning.
We
are
not
ticketing
and
towing
for
street
cleaning.
Other
parking
rules.
A
Parking
meters
are,
in
effect
to
ensure
public
safety
and
we're
asking
people
to
please
don't
park
in
front
of
handicapped
side,
handicapped
ramps,
don't
park
in
front
of
hydrants
and
don't
park
in
handicapped
spaces.
Those
are
spaces
and
be
available
for
folks
that
need
them.
As
far
as
construction
goes,
Boston
is
temp
has
a
temporary
pause
on
non-emergency
construction
projects
and
that
still
stands
in
the
city
like
I
said
earlier.
A
All
of
those
services
now
you'll,
have
to
call
in
and
make
an
appointment,
or
do
it
online
make
sure
you
call
ahead
to
see
what's
available
and
you
can
find
all
the
information
about
all
these
departments
in
the
status
of
the
departments
at
Boston
gov,
like
I,
said
earlier,
one
of
the
most
important
things
that
we
can
do
right
now
is
people
to
stay
home,
but
the
reality
is
not.
Everyone
has
a
home
to
all
of
our
homeless
neighbors.
We
want
you
to
know
that
we
are
working
around
the
clock
to
protect
and
support
you.
A
All
of
our
shelters
remain
open.
We
have
conducted
regular,
deep,
cleanings
and
sanitizing
in
our
facilities.
Our
steep
street
outreach
teams
are
still
working
every
day
to
engage
the
people
who
need
them
and
I
want
to
make
a
special.
Thank
you
to
our
street
outreach
workers
who
are
on
the
front
lines
and
doing
incredible
work,
making
sure
that
our
homeless
population
is
getting
the
attention
they
need
and
feel
safe.
We
are
creating
facilities
where
people
can
quarantine,
receive
care
and
recover.
Two
of
those
locations
open
this
past
week.
A
Next
to
our
shelter
in
the
south
end,
they
provide
space
for
people,
quarantine
and
receiving
medical
attention.
We
are
currently
working
with
local
institutions
to
add
more
locations
for
quarantine
care
and
temporary
housing
in
Boston.
We
expected
these
additional
locations
will
be
operational
in
the
next
week
and
when
they
are
I
will
announce
them.
We
are
working
closely
with
the
state
to
repurpose
the
Nolton
pavilion
at
the
Boston
Medical
Center.
A
We
will
temporarily
reopen
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
corona
virus,
related
medical
needs
of
homeless
residents,
the
capacity
we
have
right
now,
there's
250
people
we're
also
staying
close
contact
with
people
who
are
formerly
homeless.
We
know
that
in
this
very
hard
time
this
is
a
very
hard
time
for
people
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
has
the
supports.
They
need
to
stay
safe,
E
and
stay
housed.
A
Earlier
this
week,
I
announced
2.5
million
dollars
in
grants
for
health
care
for
the
homeless,
Pine
Street
in
Boston
Medical
Center
to
strengthen
health
care
system
for
the
homeless
population
I
want
to
thank
those
organizations
have
been
doing
incredible.
Work
around
the
clock
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
These
organizations
were
some
of
the
first
to
receive
money
from
the
Boston
resiliency
fund
and
we
are
still
accepting
donations
at
Boston.
A
Gov,
slash,
resiliency
fund
I
also
want
to
make
sure
people
know
that
the
city
is
hiring
for
important
positions,
including
homeless
counselors,
public
health
advocates
and
public
safety
officers.
We're
asking
you
to
go
to
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
website
be
phc.org,
that's
bphc
org
for
job
listings
and
as
soon
as
you
get
your
information
in
there
we're
going
to
get
you
interviewed
and
we're
moving
quickly
on
that
right
now,
lots
of
people
are
worried
about
housing
security.
A
The
first
of
the
month
is
coming
up
and
the
city
is
working
hard
to
ensure
that
both
tenants
and
homeowners
can
stay
in
their
home.
During
this
crisis,
we
have
worked
with
housing
advocates
property
owners
in
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
to
halt
eviction
proceedings,
and
we
appreciate
the
state
following
suit.
It
may
also
be
possible
to
defer
your
mortgage
payments.
A
Our
Boston
Home
Center
also
remains
open
to
provide
guidance
for
more
information.
We're
asking
people
to
go
to
Home
Center
Boston
gov
before
I
open
it
up
for
questions.
I
just
have
one
last
message
for
the
people
of
Boston.
This
is
a
very
challenging
and
difficult
time
for
a
lot
of
us.
We
I'm
asking
people
to
be
kind
to
each
other.
This
is
an
unprecedented
public
health
emergency.
Many
many
people
are
stressed,
everyone
is
doing
their
best.
It's
never
been
more
important
that
we
support
each
other
and
remember
this.
The
virus
doesn't
discriminate.
A
Neither
should
we.
This
is
not
a
time
for
scapegoating.
It's
not
a
time
for
stigmatizing.
Anyone.
We've
heard
about
bullying
harassment
and
racism
around
our
country.
I
certainly
won't
stand
for
it
in
Boston.
It's
not
who
we
are.
It's
also
important
to
remember
that
we
can't
get
this
through
this
crisis
without
our
immigrant
neighbors
in
their
contributions.
A
16
percent
of
all
health
care
workers,
the
United
States,
are
immigrants.
36
percent
of
all
home
health
aid.
Aides
in
America
are
immigrants.
29
percent
of
our
physicians
in
this
country
are
immigrants.
Immigrants
are
providing
other
essential
services
as
well
as
70
percent
of
our
grocery,
and
supermarket
workers
are
immigrants.
18
percent
of
our
food
delivery
workers
are
immigrants.
We
are
all
in
this
together
and
we
all
depend
on
one
another.
The
vast
majority
of
people
are
showing
what
our
city
stands
for.
I've
been
incredibly
proud
to
see
the
acts
of
kindness
and
generosity.
A
Last
weekend
we
saw
thousand
volunteers
show
up
to
help
bring
information
to
every
single
home
in
the
city
of
Boston.
People
are
finding
ways
to
stay
positive
and
lift
each
other
up
with
creativity
with
humor
with
hope.
The
recovery
community
are
doing
AAA
meetings
online
and
I
suggest
anyone
to
call
central
service.
They
can
tell
you
into
those
meetings.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
tonight's
gonna
be
the
first
time
I'm
gonna.
Do
it
a
virtual,
a
a
meeting
so
I'll?
Let
you
know
how
it
goes.
A
I
want
to
remind
you
that
every
single
person
has
the
power
to
help
and
I
want
to.
Personally
thank
all
of
our
medical
staff
first
responders.
Frontline
workers
I
want
to
thank
our
press,
the
camera
people,
the
photographer's,
the
reporters
who
are
out
in
the
front
lines
delivering
us
the
news
in
situations
that
they
remember
I,
know
they'd
much
rather
be
home
with
their
families.
I
urge
everyone
to
treat
them
all
with
kindness
and
patience
and
respect,
including
including
those
who
deliver
our
mail
and
our
packages.
A
We
show
what
it
we're
made
of
in
these
hard
times
now,
it's
time
for
us
to
show
what
Boston's
made
of
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
doing
their
part.
I
want
to
thank
the
counselors
that
are
with
me
today
and
I
want
to
thank
the
counselors
that
that
have
been
we've
been
on
a
daily
call
every
morning
with
the
Boston
City
Council
talking
about
how
we
can
move
forward.
I've
been
talking
to
the
state
delegation,
the
state,
reps
and
state
senators.
A
A
No,
it's
affluence.
It's
gonna,
be
a
fluid
number.
I
mean
I,
know
that
you
know
our
public
safety
officials
are
often
confronted
with
situations
that
they
don't
know.
If
somebody
is
sick,
there
is
a
protocol
and
a
certain
amount
of
days
that
that
to
get
a
positive
test,
but
again
all
that
information
will
be
given.
Unless
marty
has
the
answers
all
that
money,
my
Tina's
into
those,
he
might
be
only
answer
your
questions
wrong.
B
So
we'll
be
we're
working
with
the
leadership
from
our
public
safety
entities
in
the
city
so
that
we
they
know
clearly
the
protocol
that'll
be
in
place
for
who
can
get
tested.
These
are
state
guidelines
of
who
can
get
tested.
What
we're
trying
to
do
with
the
mayor's
making
sure
we
can
make
happen
his
accessibility
to
testing
for
those
first
responders
who
meet
those
guidelines,
so
they'll,
be
by
appointment.
A
There's
no
time
line
a
guideline,
but,
but
you
know
in
all
the
people
I'm
talking
to
we're
talking
over
a
month
as
far
as
as
far
as
to
stay
at
home
order,
it
really
depends
on
if
we
can
bend
that
curve
a
bit
right
now,
as
we
saw
this
is
the
biggest
largest
increase
we
had
in
coronaviruses.
The
last
three
days
have
risen
higher
than
the
previous
day,
so
for
the
foreseeable
future.
For
the
next
two
weeks,
I
see
us
absolutely.
A
C
A
A
Yeah,
these
are
these
nonprofits
that
received
the
first
set
of
donations,
including
the
Greater
Boston
Food
Bank.
They
weren't,
just
like
any
of
us
weren't,
anticipating
this
coronavirus
pandemic
in
the
fact
that
they've
been
able
to
jump
into
action
so
quickly,
without
really
having
a
chance
to
talk
to
their
funders,
about
supporting
the
programs
and
having
this
program
set
out
that
they
don't
miss
a
beat
is
really
important
places
like
Pine
Street.
They
do
a
lot
of
the
a
lot
of
their
their
money
that
they
use
to
run.
A
The
operation
is
to
fill
in
throughout
the
giving
and
then
when
you
have
to
go
24/7
and
a
whole
new
level,
they
don't
have
the
opportunity
to
go
back
to
those
same
benefactors
that
help
them
and
to
have
a
fund
like
this.
It's
just
so
much
so
easy,
so
much
easier
and
helpful
to
these
different
organizations.
A
You
know
talking
it
goes
back
to.
It
was
a
couple
of
different
easy
one.
Let
me
talk
about
that.
I
mean
the
governor
spoke
today
and
yesterday
very
passionately
about
the
fact
the
need
for
medical
equipment,
and
then
it's
not
coming
here,
quick
enough
and
that's
something
that
I
share
his
concern
on.
There's
no
question
about
it.
Our
medical
professionals
need
the
equipment
to
keep
themselves
safe
and,
quite
honestly,
keep
all
the
patients
safe,
I.
A
So
if
we
each
do
our
part
as
humans
and
individuals
to
stop
the
spread,
then
we'll
get
through
this
quicker.
If
we
continue
to
be
in
some
cases
not
responsible
to
yourself
and
others,
this
is
gonna.
Go
on
and
I
think
what
we're
seeing
now
there
was
a
result
of
the
numbers.
Now
it's
what
happened
two
weeks
ago
and
would
spread
happening
really
what
I'm
looking
at
and
the
question
was
when
do
I
think
we're
gonna
get
out
of
this.
A
You
know
in
two
weeks:
let's
see
what
the
numbers
are
there
and
if
we
truly
do
this,
the
community
isolation
and
the
social
distancing
and
all
of
that
stuff
is
the
right
way.
We
should
see
it
decrease
in
numbers.
If
we
don't
see
a
decrease
in
numbers,
then
clay
without
doing
enough
else,
I!
Listen!
Thank
you.
Everybody.