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From YouTube: COVID-19 Media Availability 3-30-20
Description
Mayor Walsh hosts a media availability to discuss updates relating to COVID-19.
A
Thanks
for
it
same
here,
thank
you
very
much.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here
today
and,
as
always,
I
want
to
thank
the
press,
forgetting
the
accurate
information
of
the
people
of
Boston
in
Massachusetts
I
want
to
as
excited
yesterday.
I
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
our
first
responders
medical
professionals
and
all
essential
workers
who
are
doing
important
work
every
single
day
as
we
get
through
this
crisis.
That
includes
our
public
employees,
our
Public
Works
employees,
we're
making
sure
a
trash
and
recycling
gets
picked
up
on
time.
A
Our
Parks
employees,
who
are
maintaining
our
open
spaces,
our
custodians
who
continue
to
clean
the
building
here,
city
hall
and
other
municipal
buildings
in
our
city,
they're,
keeping
our
city
running
in
these
extraordinary
times
and
I
want
to
just
say
thank
you
very
much
not
only
to
them
but
to
their
families
and
to
everyone,
who's,
practicing
social
distancing
and
to
help
us
slow.
The
spread
of
the
virus.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
as
well.
I
want
to
start
with
the
numbers,
our
updated
numbers.
As
of
yesterday,
which
have
been
broadcasted
widely.
A
There
were
4955
cases
of
Cove
at
19
in
Massachusetts,
I
have
the
updated,
Boston
numbers
today
there
are
825
in
Boston.
That
means
we're
up.
90
from
yesterday,
we've
seen
55
people
in
Boston
make
full
recoveries,
and
a
number
of
the
people
who
have
passed
away
during
this
time
in
Boston
is
still
true
and
in
state
the
state
48
is
of
yesterday
and
as
I
mentioned
again
yesterday,
our
hearts
go
out
to
the
families
of
the
loss
of
the
who
have
lost
loved
ones.
A
Each
loss
certainly
is
a
strong
reminder
of
how
dangerous
the
situation
is
that
we're
all
living
in
right
now
and
that's
why
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
around
the
clock
to
slow
the
spread,
keep
people
healthy
and
prevent
the
loss
of
life.
This
is
a
very
fast
and
evolving
moving
situation
and
we're
using
all
available
resources
to
stay.
On
top
of
it.
We
declared
a
public
health
of
emergency,
which
gave
us
flexibility
announced
once
we're
been
providing
information
to
the
state
as
they
work
to
support
cities
and
towns.
A
That
includes
changing
its
changes
and
state
laws
to
allow
us
to
act
quickly
to
protect
our
residents.
The
legislature
is
currently
working
on
a
final
plan
right
now,
which
we
will
talk
about
later
in
some
of
the
opportunities
for
helping
the
residents.
The
car
Moulton
I
want
to
thank
the
legislature
who
acted
quickly
on
this
piece
of
legislation.
A
Following
the
passage
of
this
legislation,
some
provisions
in
the
city
of
Boston
is
going
to
take
a
number
of
steps
to
relieve
pressure
on
taxpayers.
We
intend
on
delaying
property
tax
payments
until
June,
we
will
suspend
interest
charges
on
late
motor
vehicle
excise
bills
until
June
30th
late
penalties
on
meals.
Tax
collections
will
also
be
waived
by
the
state,
we're
working
to
make
sure
that
essential
services
continue
during
the
emergency
working
with
the
Boston
Water
and
Sewer,
we
have
already
taken
action
to
ensure
that
water
service
continues
for
all
Boston's
residents.
A
All
of
these
actions
will
help
protect
residents
and
our
city,
who
are
experiencing
experiencing
financial
hardship,
rent
payments.
The
1st
of
the
month
is
on
this
coming
Wednesday,
it's
a
stressful
time
for
many
people
with
rent
and
mortgage
payments
residents.
Many
residents
have
lost
income
and
going
to
lose
income
in
the
few
in
the
near
future
are
worried
about
what
happens
if
they
can't
make
their
payment
on
time.
A
So
a
number
of
steps
that
we've
taken
on
housing
we're
going
to
talk
about
today,
we
have
worked
with
housing
advocates
property
owners
in
the
Boston
Housing
Ettore
to
halt
all
eviction
proceedings
until
the
crisis
is
over.
The
governor
also
announced
a
statewide
ban
on
non-essential
evictions
until
April
21st.
A
We've
also
anticipated
that
the
federal
stimulus
package
will
provide
Boston
with
new
resources
to
help
renters,
as
well
as
moratoriums
on
evictions
and
foreclosures
at
properties
with
federally
backed
mortgages.
We're
analyzing
the
package
right
now,
as
well
as
the
expanded
unemployment
benefits
that
are
included.
We
will
let
people
know
exactly
when
they
can
apply
for
what,
as
we
get
this
information
in
the
meantime,
we're
asking
people
with
any
questions
to
call
our
office
of
housing.
A
If
you
have
any
questions
or
need
advice,
we're
also
talking
to
our
banks
about
mortgage
payments,
we're
working
with
them
to
develop
a
plan
that
would
allow
homeowners
to
suspend
or
defer
payments
without
penalties.
Banks
are
letting
us
all
know
letting
all
the
bank's
letting
us
know
that
they
want
to
work
with
homeowners
to
find
solutions,
but
they
need
to
hear
directly
from
you.
A
So
I've
said
this:
the
last
few
press
conferences,
it's
incumbent
upon
you,
if
you're
having
problems
paying
your
mortgage
because
of
this
crisis,
please
reach
out
to
your
bank
and
ask
them
what
flexibilities
are
being
offered
right
now.
You
can
also
contact
the
Boston
Home
Center
in
their
contact.
Information
is
on
our
website
to
help
you
with
this
as
well.
A
We
are.
We
also
know
that
anxiety
about
housing
goes
beyond
monthly
payments.
Many
families
have
been
struggling
to
find
or
hold
on
to
housing
before
this
crisis
even
began.
Homelessness
creates
barriers
for
our
students
to
grow
and
succeed.
Schools
being
closed,
presents
even
more
challenges
for
our
families
experiencing
housing
and
security.
That's
why
we
launched
a
partnership
between
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
in
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
and
we're
going
to
provide
rental
vouchers
to
a
thousand
families
with
BPF
students
over
the
next
year.
Five
hundred
of
those
vouchers
will
go
to
families
living
in
shelters.
A
The
other
500
will
go
to
families
who
are
at
risk
of
displacement.
These
vouchers
will
allow
families
to
seek
housing
in
the
private
market
with
significant
rents
of
rent
subsidies.
Our
reach
will
begin
immediately
during
and
after
this
crisis,
so
families
we're
gonna
we're
going
to
be
reaching
out
to
you
and
we're
going
to
ask
you
also
to
contact
the
school
department
recapping,
yesterday's
announcements,
the
announcements
builds
on
our
comprehensive
plan
to
help
those
experiencing
homelessness.
Yesterday,
we
announced
hundreds
of
new
beds
for
homeless
individuals
at
repurposed
locations
all
throughout
the
city.
A
This
will
help
social
distancing
in
shelters
and
give
individuals
space
to
quarantine,
and
we
have
more
to
come.
We
want
to
remind
people
that
our
daytime
drop-in
sites
are
still
open
around
the
city.
These
are
not
overnight,
shelters
but
they're
places
where
people
could
spend
time
during
the
day,
wash
their
hands
and
pick
up
foods
and
other
items
that
we're
offering.
These
include
city
up
this
thief.
This
includes
the
city
operated
engagement
center
in
South,
Hampton
Street,
as
well
as
several
operated
by
partner
nonprofits
around
the
city.
A
The
list
can
be
found
at
Boston
gov
or
you
can
call
3-1-1
five
veterans,
I
want
to
say
a
word
about
them
and
their
families,
our
veterans,
our
Veterans
Service
office,
is
fully
operational
and
continues
to
serve
veterans
on
a
remote
basis.
I've
talked
a
lot
about
how
social
distancing
doesn't
mean
to
be
doesn't
have
to
be
social
isolation.
This
is
especially
important
in
the
lives
of
our
veterans.
A
One
thing
that
we've
done
is
create
a
program
called
pen
pal
program
for
veterans
who
may
be
feeling
lonely
we're
working
to
identify
these
veterans
now
and
match
them
with
volunteers
will
check
on
with
them
check
in
with
them
period
periodically.
We
already
have
a
number
of
volunteers
signed
up
to
help,
and
if
you
want
to
sign
up,
you
can
email
us
at
veterans
at
Boston,
Goff,
that's
veterans
at
Boston
gov
and
would
love
to
have
you.
A
This
is
a
great
way
to
check
in
on
our
veterans
and
make
sure
they
know
how
we
are
looking
out
for
them
during
this
tough
time,
because
they're
not
tough
times
they
looked
out
for
us
serving
our
country.
If
there's
any
veterans
in
need
of
any
assistance,
including
help
with
food
access,
they
can
contact
our
office
of
veteran
services
by
phone
or
email
and
we're
gonna
make
sure
that
we
take
care
of
them
before
they
open
up
for
questions.
A
I
have
a
few
more
reminders
for
everyone:
we're
continuing
to
serve
Boston
students
and
families,
while
the
Boston
Public
Schools
are
closed.
We
have
70
sites
around
the
city
that
are
distributing
free
meals
and
and
also
some
other
essential
items.
We
distributed
more
than
22,000
Chromebooks
for
online
learning,
and
if
you
want
more
information
or
to
find
out
about
the
Chromebooks,
whereas
you
go
to
Boston
Gavroche
coronavirus
or
call
the
school
department
or
call
us
here
at
City,
Hall,
3
or
1.
A
If
you're
a
senior
a
senior
citizen
trouble
having
trouble
accessing
food
with,
you,
too
can
call
3-1-1
to
speak
to
our
age
strong.
We
can
connect
you
to
services.
Anyone
facing
food
insecurity
can
also
contact
project
bread
at
project,
bread,
org
or
the
Greater
Boston
Food
Bank
@gb
FB
org.
These
great
organizations
can
help
you
find
mill
sites
in
your
communities.
I
know
it's
yesterday
that
we're
taking
measures
to
discourage
anyone
from
engaging
activities
in
our
parks
that
will
put
them
or
others
at
risk.
A
This
includes
sports,
such
as
soccer
street
hockey,
basketball
and
group
sports.
To
start,
we
will
temporarily
put
zip
ties
on
our
basketball.
Hoops
with
new
signage
will
also
go
up
in
parks
this
week.
We're
doing
this
we're
doing
this
to
protect
the
residents
and
encourage
social
distancing
in
our
parks,
we're
also
removing
any
hockey
nets
that
we
have
in
our
hockey
courts
into
in
tennis
tennis
nets
or
in
our
tennis
courts
to
make
sure
that
we
we
want
to
be
completely
safe.
Here.
Remember
we
are
better.
A
We
better
continue
to
do
social
distancing
right
now,
because
that
will
help
us
take
steps
that
we
don't
have
to
take
later.
Well,
a
see
I
want
to
speak
to
the
people
of
Boston.
These
are
extremely
difficult
times.
These
adjustments
are
all
hot
and
these
decisions
that
we're
making
uneasy.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
life
goes
back
to
normal
as
soon
as
possible,
so
we're
missing
out
on
some
of
our
favorite
springtime
traditions
such
as
opening
day
at
Fenway,
the
Boston
Marathon
and
other
events
that
we
usually
have
this
time
of
year.
A
But
we
should
also
remember
Boston,
has
always
been
a
city
of
Champions
and
comebacks.
We've
overcome
tough
situations
before
and
shown
what
it
means
to
be
Boston
strong.
Sometimes
when
we're
feeling
down,
we
need
some
words
of
encouragement.
That's
why
some
of
our
boss,
favorite
Boston
local
athletes,
are
sharing.
Why
they're
rooting
for
Boston.
Today
we
started
our
first
video
on
Twitter
and
Instagram
from
Boston
Bruin
captain's
a
Danish
hour
and
there's
more
to
come.
So
we
asked
you
to
keep
your
eye
out
in
the
in
the
days
ahead.
A
We're
asking
all
of
our
athletes
to
get
involved
from
our
little
leagues
to
our
school
teams,
to
our
college
athletes
send
us
a
photo
of
video
video
using
the
hashtag
routing
for
Boston.
Let's
show
everyone
that
we're
in
this
together.
I
can't
stress
enough
about
the
need
for
physical,
social,
distancing,
I,
can't
stress
the
need
for
people
continuing
washing
your
hands,
wiping
down
surfaces.
We
can
get
ahead
of
this
situation
and
stay
ahead
of
it.
A
If
we
continue
to
practice
this
there's
a
stay
at
home
advisory
that
the
governor
put
in
place
last
week
for
the
most
part
people
are
hearing
to
that,
but
we
don't
have
a
hundred
percent
of
people
following
that
rule.
So
I'd
like
to
ask
people
to
please
don't
think
if
you're,
not
gonna,
think
about
yourself
think
about
someone
else
in
your
family.
A
Think
about
your
neighbors
think
about
the
ugly
think
about
the
people
that
we
can
protect
here
to
make
sure
that
we
get
to
the
other
side
of
this
there's
I
know
the
many
reporters
would
usually
like
to
be
at
this
event,
but
they
can't
be
here
today.
So
they
sense
in
some
questions,
so
I'm
going
to
just
start
with
their
questions
and
then
we're
gonna
go
to
open
up
the
rest
of
everyone
else.
A
Can
we
go
I
want
to
know
about
virtual
AAA
meetings
that
I
talked
about
on
Friday
and
the
best
way
I
can
suggest
to
people
for
virtually
Alcoholics
Anonymous?
You
can
contact
central
service
and
when
you
contact
central
service,
the
numbers
in
the
in
the
house
as
I
say
in
the
yellow
pages,
but
download
on
your
phone
or
call
four
on
one,
and
you
can
get
that
the
number
four
for
central
service,
Adam
Riley
has
a
few
questions.
The
governor
says
cases
in
Massachusetts
will
surge
as
early
as
April
7th.
A
What
does
the
city
need
to
be
prepared?
Boston
has
been
working
with
the
McChrystal
group
to
plan
a
possible
shutdown.
What
will
happen,
what
recommendations
as
the
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
made
regarding
the
surge
health
care
sites
in
Boston?
We
are
following
these
estimates
closely
to
shape
our
future
response
in
Boston
and
hope
to
have
more
clarity
in
the
coming
days.
Well,
what
we
do!
What
we
do
is
that
we
are
just
at
the
beginning
of
this,
and
I
want
to
be
very
clear
as
chair
as
an
as
as
as
Adam
mentioned.
A
That's
why
we're
working
with
general
McChrystal!
So
that
we
can
focus
on
building
city
government
that
can
move
with
modern
speed
and
complexity
that
is
necessary
to
respond
to
the
situation
of
hands.
We
brought
this
group
in
to
help
us
create
a
plan
for
down
the
road
for
the,
if
there's
a
inevitable
that
we
have
to
close
the
city
down
and
how
do
we
get
services
back
to
the
residents
of
Boston?
If
there's
only
a
plan
for
today,
then
we'll
fall
behind
and
put
people
at
risk.
A
If
you
listen
to
Governor
Cuomo
talk
about
the
way
he's
planning
in
New
York
he's
giving
us
a
road
map
on
what
we
need
to
be
prepared
for
him.
We
need
to
be
ahead
of
the
virus.
We
need
ahead
of
the
spread
of
the
virus,
so
we're
gonna
continue
to
lay
down
that
foundation.
We're
gonna
continue
to
plan
for
the
worst
and
hope
for
the
best
and
that's
what
our
residents
need
and
deserve
right
now.
Everything
is
on
the
table.
A
I
am
thankful
for
the
partnership
we
have
with
the
state
and
added
the
assistance
of
the
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
I
want
to
thank
them
as
well
and
I
just
want
to
say
to
the
reporters
if
you're
working
from
home
or
you
want
to
submit
questions
before
the
press
conference.
This
is
the
first
time
I've
done
that.
So
it
seems
a
little
odd,
we'll
gladly
take
them
and
try
and
address
them
here
or
get
your
questions
answered.
A
A
A
I
mean
I
hope
we
don't
have
to
do
that.
I
know
the
mayor
in
New.
York
is
imposing
a
500
fine.
If
people
don't
practice,
social
distancing
I'd
prefer
to
hope
that
people
in
Boston
in
Massachusetts
understand
the
importance
of
this
when
you
have
the
governor
on
TV
every
day,
and
you
have
mayors
and
officials
across
the
Commonwealth
spending
100
percent
of
their
time
on
the
coronavirus.
I
think
the
seriousness
of
this
should
be
understood
by
everyone
by
this
point.
A
I
don't
want
to
get
to
that
point
where
we're
finding
people
I,
don't
wanna
get
to
the
point
where
I'm
zipping
basketball
courts
and
taking
in
hockey
Knick
hockey
nets
out
of
ring
out
of
shiitake
courts,
but
unfortunately
we
have
to
right
now.
So
my
intention
is
not
to
find
people.
My
intention
is
to
continue
to
ask
the
people
of
Boston
to
respect
each
other
and
to
follow
the
proper
protocols
laid
out
right
now.
A
The
science
shows
that
if
we
practice
social
distancing
and
we
continue
to
stay
in
and
around
our
homes
and
and
and
don't
engage
with
other
people
as
far
as
gatherings
and
events
and
parties
and
dinners
like
that,
we
can
make
our
big
impact
so
I'm,
hoping
for
Boston.
We
understand
the
importance
of
that.
B
B
C
Yeah
I
mean
I
think
the
the
data
that
we're
seeing
shows
us
that,
like
many
things,
corner
virus
is
in
each
one
of
our
neighborhoods
we've
seen
folks
in
each
neighborhood
of
the
city
test.
Positive
I
do
think
it's
important
to
note
that
close
to
50
percent
of
our
cases
are
in
people
under
the
age
of
39.
So
it's
really
important
that
when
we
message
this
out,
people
understand
that
that
virus
can
impact
all
people.
B
C
So,
as
at
this
point,
we're
not
seeing
a
huge
disproportionate
impact,
it
doesn't
mean
that
there's
no
pockets
that
we're
looking
at
an
individual
neighborhoods
and
individual
areas
and
the
more
data
we
get.
The
more
we'll
be
able
to
look
at
trends
and
also
target
interventions
and
services
in
particular
areas
on
some
with
the
more
numbers
we'll
be
able
to
do
that.
I.
A
Think
it
also
goes
back
to
social
distancing
in
communities
and
in
the
city
of
Boston,
different
neighborhoods
and
making
sure
that
we
continue
to
practice
that
best
practices
and
the
best
practices
is
that
the
governor
ordered
a
stay
at
home
order
advisory
again,
I
can't
stress
that
enough
to
people
I
mean
if
we
follow.
If
we
follow
the
guidelines
of
what
was
being
laid
out,
the
numbers
tell
us
that
that
we
won't
be
have
larger
numbers
of
coronavirus.
A
But
if
you
look
in
the
today
was
the
today,
in
the
last
five
days,
I
think
we've
gone
up
like
six
seven
hundred
case
a
corona
virus.
So
we
want
to
try
and
stem
that
tide
at
some
point
and
then,
when
we
get
to
that
point,
when
we
get
to
the
curve,
if
you
will,
that
doesn't
mean
that
all
of
the
the
recommendations
are
going
to
be
lifted.
That
means
that
we
do
have
to
continue
to
be
vigilant.
Cuz.
A
I'm
very
concerned
about
the
weather
and
I
was
talking
to
someone
stay
on
the
phone
and
I
looked
out
the
window
and
I
said
nothing
like
a
beautiful
drizzly
cold
day
to
keep
people
in
and
for
this
week
we're
looking
at
you
know
chilly
weather
and
rain.
But
people
need
to
understand
that
if
we
get
a
60
or
70
degree
day,
that
doesn't
mean
that
you
go
to
the
beach.
That
doesn't
mean
that
you
hang
up
a
park
that
doesn't
mean
that
you
hang
out
with
each
other.
A
That
doesn't
mean
you
have
a
cookout
for
the
sealable
future,
we're
living
under
different
circumstances
right
now,
and
we
are
heading
into
summer
months
and
there's
a
good
chance
that,
as
the
summer
months,
approaches
June,
that
was
still
having
conversations
really
seriously
in
the
middle
of
corner
virus.
So
this
dish
for
the
seeable
future.
It's
a
very
different
life
that
we
have
to
lead
right
now
and
live.
D
A
It
comes
down
to
the
individual,
I
mean
it's
it's
it's
really.
The
question
is
about
some
cities
and
towns
have
have
done
delivery
only
and
not
having
takeout.
When
you
pull
up
to
a
restaurant
and
if
there's
a
line,
my
advice,
is
you
wait
in
your
car
until
the
line
goes
away,
you
practice
social
distance
in
there
and
if
you
do
it
the
way
it
suposed
laid
out
it'll
be
okay.
Again,
it's
an
opportunity
for
us.
A
Our
restaurants
are
providing
a
service
right
now,
many
of
the
folks
that
are
working
there,
there's
only
one
or
two
people
inside
maybe
a
cook
and
a
couple
of
one
other
person.
So
it's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
kind
of
let
the
let
the
restaurant
business
to
continue
move
forward.
I'm,
they're
struggling
as
well
and
they're,
providing
a
service
and
I
think
that
for
all
of
us,
having
a
bit
of
normalcy
or
maybe
a
different
meal
once
in
a
while
is
important
for
all
of
us,
so
I
would
hope.
A
A
Is
this
a
lot
of
conversations
going
on
once
we,
if
we're
whatever
whatever's
decided
whatever
it
might
be,
will
let
you
know
like
we
did
with
like
we
did
with
1515
comment
for
the
homeless
facility,
like
we
did
with
the
East
Newton
West
Newton
pavilion
campus,
you
just
don't
know
what
what
people
are
looking
at
different
sites
for
different
different
issues
there
and
I
think
that
we
have
to
have
those
conversations
to
see
what
we
can
do,
because
you
might
need
it
for
something
else.
The
BCC.
A
A
If
we
think
that
May
4th
the
coronavirus
is
going
to
be
gone,
it's
not
and
I
think
that
we're
in
this
for
the
long
haul
and
I
think
that
we
have
to
do
everything
we
can
to
make
sure
that
people
are
safe
and
people
understand
that
I
think
there's
much
information
as
we
can
get
to
people.
You
know
I
hope,
I'm,
wrong,
I,
hope,
I'm
wrong.
I
wish
I
was
wrong
on
the
marathon
I
wish.
I
was
wrong
on
the
same
factors:
Day
Parade
I
was
a
witch.
A
I
was
wrong
on
the
schools,
but
unfortunately,
right
now,
just
watching
what's
happened
in
in
in
China
what
happened?
What's
happened
in
Italy,
what's
happening
in
Spain,
what's
happening
in
England,
what's
happening
in
Ireland,
what's
happening
in
in
different
states
in
the
country,
it's
different
states,
the
United
States.
We
have
to
be
prepared
we're
in
this
for
a
while.
This
is
not
gonna
be
over
quickly
and
when
we
do
go
back
to
some
type
of
normal
life,
at
least
in
the
short
term.
B
A
That's
why
I
think
there's
a
legislation
and
that's
gonna-
be
going
to
the
legislature
right
now
and
working
with
the
lid
I
didn't
mention
it.
He
acts
a
much
aware.
It
is
in
the
legislative
process,
but
I
think
there's
a
bill
filed
at
the
State
House
and
would
like
to
see
that
bill
moves
forward
quickly.
A
I
mean
I
think
it's
hard
for
us
to
gauge
the
can't
really
gauge
in
the
numbers,
yet
I
think
we're
you
know
everywhere.
I
was
looking
for
a
sign.
I
keep
grabbing
my
tea.
You
know
it
was
today
the
days
like
no
we're,
probably
looking
at
two
two-and-a-half
weeks
from
now
when
we
can
actually
look
at
the
numbers
and
see
or
what
we've
laid
down
or
all
the
work
I've
done
to
see.
Where
that
way,
that
number
those
numbers
are
I
think
we
really
about
the
numbers
and
the
positive
cases
that
we
have.
A
Versus
finest
Tessa
Plaza
I,
don't
have
a
full
number.
I
know
that
I'm,
not
gonna,
guess
I'll
get
that
for
me.
Let
me
get
the
actual
number
for
you,
but
the
test
sites
up
and
running
for
the
first
responders,
so
we're
doing
I
think
I
mean
Tess.
We
do
we
did
I,
we
did
30
yesterday
we
did.
We
did
30
over
the
weekend,
so
we're
gonna
ramp
that
up.
So
the
expectation
is
that
you
could
have
increased
numbers
of
positive.
A
Sunday
so
now
we're
just
kind
of
working
working
through
the
system
with
East
Austin,
Health
Center
and
in
finding
out
the
capacity-
and
you
know
again,
we
don't
have
we
don't
detest
the
whole
force
of
all
of
our
first
responders,
I.
Think
about
roughly
5,000
members
between
police,
fire
and
EMT.
So
we
have
to
test
everybody,
but
we
want
to
do
is
test
those
folks
that
are
in
the
in
the
protocol
and
working
on
that
protocol.
E
A
C
So
again,
the
question
just
around
here
is
when
people
that
would
have
had
contact
with
someone
else
with
cover
19
who
are
not
symptomatic,
be
allowed
to
be
tested.
Right,
isn't
the
question,
and
so
again
it's
governed
really
clearly
through
state
guidelines
that
it's
symptomatic
folks
that
becoming
to
contact
or
who
gets
tested,
and
that's
really
about
making
sure
that
we
look
at
resources
in
terms
of
who
gets
tested.
It's
also
making
sure
people
don't
get
a
false,
negative
or
false
positive.
C
If
you
don't
have
symptoms,
you
can
actually
get
a
test
that
tells
you
you
don't
have
it.
It
can
give
you
a
false
sense
of
health.
That's
really
not
there.
So
the
guidelines
are
really
meant
to
keep
our
public
health
in
place
and,
as
the
mayor
said,
we're
following
the
state
and
CDC
guidelines
to
the
tee
to
make
sure
we
can
support.
Who
should
and
should
not
go
test.
C
Yeah,
so
if
you're
symptomatic-
and
you
call
your
primary
care
physician
there-
there
should
be
availability
for
a
test.
If
you
are
being
turned
away
for
a
test
based
on
hospital
guidelines,
it
would
be
because
the
hospital
put
islands
in
place,
but
we're
glad
to
have
you
call
the
mayor's
helpline
and
have
someone
call
the
mayor's
helpline
and
they'll
walk
you
through
the
availability
of
it.
The
best
way
to
reach
it
would
be
to
call
3-1-1
here
and
we'll
connect
you
to
the
mayor's
hotline
in
somebody
answers
3,
1,
1,
24/7,.
F
A
I
mean
I
think
that
if
you're
gonna
do
something
like
that,
we
have
to
I
think
we
had
D
to
work
with
the
legislature
on
that
to
make
it
a
state
law.
You
can't
just
arbitrarily,
we
don't
have
the
power.
The
City
Council
doesn't
have
the
power
I.
Don't
as
a
mayor
have
the
power
to
do
that.
Now
we
need
legislation
for
that
and
I
think
that
that
might
be
the
legislation.
That's
going
to
work
its
way
to
the
Statehouse
right
now,.