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From YouTube: COVID-19 Media Availability 5/4/20
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Mayor Walsh hosts a media availability to discuss updates relating to COVID-19.
A
A
So
that's
why
we're
in
here
today
the
latest
numbers,
as
of
yesterday
Massachusetts
recorded
sixty-eight
thousand
eighty
seven
cases
of
Cova
nineteen,
that's
an
increase
of
eighteen
hundred
and
twenty-four
from
the
day
before
our
deaths
in
Massachusetts
of
four
thousand
and
four
up
one
hundred
and
fifty
eight
from
the
day
before
case
in
Boston,
nine
thousand
nine
hundred
and
twenty
nine
that's
an
increase
of
135
cases.
We
have
a
total
of
four
hundred
and
twenty-six
deaths.
That's
up
fifteen
deaths
from
the
previous
day.
A
I
just
want
to
say
that
our
thoughts
and
prayers
go
out
to
everyone.
Who's
struggling
with
the
virus
was
who
have
lost
loved
ones.
Yesterday
the
state
passed
four
thousand
deaths
and
today
we're
going
to
likely
pass
ten
thousand
cases
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Those
numbers
are
hard
to
comprehend.
In
some
ways
they
represent
families
who
are
grieving
and
people
who
are
struggling
but
we're
hopeful-
and
we
have
hope
that
as
well
in
these
numbers,
but
seeing
the
daily
increase
in
cases
have
been
flat
for
a
little
bit
here
and
these
signs.
A
These
are
signs
that
may
be
on
the
verge
of
a
downward
slope.
Again,
it's
a
little
too
early
to
tell
that,
but
the
numbers
of
people
in
Boston,
hospitals
and
I
see
use
fork
over
nineteen
is
gradually
going
down.
That's
the
same
for
our
hospitals
are
still
operating
at
about
one
hundred
and
twenty
percent
of
normal
ICU
capacity
and
we're
still
relying
on
the
Boston,
Medical,
Boston,
hope,
Medical
Center
of
the
BTCC
that
has
space
available.
A
As
of
last
night,
we
had
one
hundred
and
sixty
one
patients
in
in
Boston
Hope
63
on
the
shelter
side.
Ninety
eight
on
the
hospital
side,
another
all
together,
we've
treated
548
patients
from
when
we
opened
Boston
hope
that's
making
a
big
difference
in
allowing
our
hospitals
to
maintain
expanded,
ICU
capacity,
so
we're
moving
in
the
right
direction.
A
This
hope,
but
it's
not
time
to
ease
up
as
we
can
see
right
now,
we're
planning
for
what
a
reopening
phase
will
look
like,
but
we're
not
at
the
point
where
we
can
begin
to
reopen.
I
know
that
other
states
are
Eagle
Eagle
to
reopen
with
the
nicer
weather
arriving.
We
all
have
to
stay
the
course
right
now,
so
that
we
can
keep
saving
lives
and
reopen
safely
here
in
Boston
and
Massachusetts.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
we
are
taking
all
the
right
action
every
single
step
of
the
way.
A
If
we
don't,
we
risk
dealing
with
a
second
and
even
worse,
wave
of
this
virus
for
everyone's
health
and
safety
and
for
the
future
of
our
city.
We
must
get
this
right
I'm
going
to
provide
some
updates
today
on
several
different
things:
new
steps
and
new
progress
in
our
working
towards
expanding
testing
and
access.
The
new
phase
of
remote
learning,
which
began
today,
the
Boston
Public
Schools
and
our
working
work
to
expand
food
access
for
families
and
seniors,
but
I
want
to
start
by
talking
about
what
I
saw
this
weekend.
A
Certainly,
the
weekend
was
a
beautiful
weekend
with
the
nicer
weather.
We
knew
they'd
be
more
temptation
for
groups
to
gather
outside,
even
if
it
was
unintentional.
I
want
to
thank
everyone
who
did
their
part
this
weekend
by
keeping
up
with
social
distancing
and
covering
their
faces.
Certainly,
we
know
it's
hard,
but
it's
the
right
thing
to
do
it's
how
we
protect
ourselves,
how
we
protect
our
families
and
protect
our
communities
and
protect
other
people.
A
I
especially
want
to
thank
our
neighborhood
liaisons
and
our
community
partners
for
distributing
our
kovat
19
information
of
booklets
over
the
weekend.
In
total
they
distributed
over
70,000
of
these
booklets
to
places
like
convenience
stores,
banks
and
food
distribution
sites
all
across
the
city.
We
are
following
the
recommendations
of
our
health
and
equities
task
force
to
target
neighborhoods
in
most
in
need.
A
These
booklets
have
information
on
how
to
stay
safe
during
the
corona
virus
outbreak,
including
how
to
make
face
coverings,
how
to
practice
physical,
social
distancing,
what
to
do
if
you
get
sick
and
a
lot
of
other
good
information
this.
This
information
is
also
available
in
several
different
lengths.
Seven
different
languages
I
want
to
remind
everyone
that
the
statewide
mandate
for
wearing
face
coverings
goes
into
effect
on
this
coming
Wednesday.
A
That
means
you
need
to
wear
a
face
covering
when
you're
on
the
MBTA
in
a
grocery
store
or
in
other
stores,
when
you're
walking
on
your
street
and
you
could
run
into
other
neighbors.
You
must
wear
one
anytime
you're
outside
your
home,
when
you
cannot
ensure
enough
distance
between
you
and
others
that
includes
jogging
and
cycling.
A
If
you
see
other
people,
because
it
is
about
protecting
other
people,
when
you
go
into
a
store
supermarket
drugstore
coffee
shop,
we're
asking
you
you
should
wear
it
for
the
safety
of
the
workers
there,
but
also
for
your
own
safety,
because
a
lot
of
people
are
using
those
facilities
so
protect
yourself
when
you're
in
those
facilities.
I
also
want
to
give
an
an
update
on
our
expanded
testing
efforts.
So
far,
we've
tested
28,000
people
in
the
city.
That's
four
percent
of
our
city's
population.
A
We're
analyzing
the
data
to
see
how
the
virus
is
impacting
certain
neighborhoods
as
they
hit
some
of
those
neighborhoods
a
hit.
The
harness
last
week
we're
able
to
increase
testing
by
44
percent.
Our
positive
rate
is
at
32
percent
and
trending
down
when
I
say
trending
down
if
it
goes
at
30
34
percent
last
week.
So
it's
a
small
trend,
but
it's
going
down
so
B
it's
going
down
regardless.
A
We
are
currently
doing
testings
at
our
hospitals
and
community
health
centers.
By
the
end
of
this
week,
we
will
have
tests.
We
love
19
testing
sites
in
total
around
the
city,
I'm
asking
you,
you
need
to
call
ahead
to
set
up
a
test
and
contact
contact.
The
health
center
ask
you
to
be
patient
with
them,
because
some
of
them
are
experiencing
high
volumes
or
calls,
if
there's
an
opportunity,
to
leave
a
number
and
leave
your
name
and
number,
so
they
can
call
you
back
so
that
they
are
people
do
want
to
get
tested.
A
So,
as
we
see
these
sites
go
up,
the
increase
in
the
desire
to
get
more
testing
is
gonna
increase
as
well.
So
we're
asking
you
to
be
patient
with
the
different
health
centers
and
community
providers
doing
these
tests
we're.
Currently
this
week,
Brigham
Women's
Hospital
will
also
be
running
a
test
site
at
the
Boston
Center
for
youth
and
families.
Tobin
Center
in
Roxbury
residents
can
find
a
map
on
testing
sites.
If
you
go
to
Boston,
gov,
slash
coronavirus
or
be
phc.org,
slash
coronavirus.
A
As
a
reminder,
residents
are
asked
to
call
ahead
again
for
pre-screening
to
schedule
an
appointment
that
is
key.
We
cannot,
you
cannot
show
up
and
just
get
a
test.
You
have
to
call
prior
to
getting
a
test,
we're
also
continuing
to
do
universal
testing
among
amongst
our
homeless
population.
So
far,
we've
tested
over
1,800
homeless
individuals,
as
of
today
596
cases
folks
have
tested
positive,
representing
33
percent
of
the
homeless
population.
We
have
had
two
homeless
individuals
passed
away
since
the
beginning
of
this
pandemic.
A
Our
antibody
testing
initiative
with
Mass
General
Hospital
is
also
wrapping
up.
It
will
help
us
better
understand
the
spread
of
the
virus
in
Boston
and
inform
our
path
to
recovery.
So
really
what
we
want
to
do
with
that
test,
as
I
said
last
week,
is
get
a
bit
of
a
snapshot
to
see
where
we
stand
with
people
who
might
have
had
the
corona
virus
been
affected
by
the
corona
virus
and
ever
covered,
and
it
might
not
have
ever
known
so
we're
trying
to
get
a
snapshot
in
our
neighborhoods.
A
We're
gonna
be
making
the
summary
of
the
results
available,
including
the
numbers
and
percentage
of
residents
who
tested
positive
for
the
virus
and
for
antibodies.
So
really
we're
gonna,
let
you
know
the
information
and
then
we're
gonna.
Let
the
public
health
experts
take
the
information.
The
data
and
try
and
make
some
sense
out
of
where
we
are
as
a
whole
city
without
testing
the
other
six
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
people
in
our
city.
A
All
of
our
testing
is
going
to
give
us
a
better
picture
of
how
we
can
move
forward
on
our
schools
on
Friday
Boston,
Public
Schools,
issued
new
policies
to
families
and
schools
for
remote
learning
those
policies
going
to
affect
today.
They,
this
updated
learning
plan,
gives
more
guidance
for
students
and
teachers
around
attendance
assignments,
grading
and
scheduling.
It
also
provides
predictability
for
families
were
routine
class
schedules
and
in
contact
between
students
and
teachers.
A
We
did
this
because,
when
we
shut
schools
down
back
in
March,
we
weren't
sure
if
it
was
going
to
be
close
for
the
school
year,
we
were
hoping
that
we
would
be
closed
for
through
the
end
of
April
and
then,
when
the
when
the
governor
extended
the
stay-at-home
order
and
shut
schools
out
for
us,
the
we
began
to
change
the
way
that
we
do
our
learning
a
bit.
Kids
have
been
learning,
but
it's
just
more
of
a
reporting
requirement.
Right
now.
Also,
students
will
no
student
will
be
held
back
this
year
in
their
grade.
A
How
do
we
do
our
summer
remote
learning,
while
fifth
quarter
programs,
so
we're
in
the
process
of
trying
to
develop
those?
Now
those
programs
in
the
past
have
always
been
in
person,
so
we're
certainly
looking
to
see
how
we
do
it
in
a
world
of
potential
virtual
virtual
training
here
we're
also
currently
developing
a
plan
to
honor
our
C
graduating
seniors
and
their
families.
I
know
that
this
has
been
a
disappointing
time
for
our
seniors,
but
we're
working
on
some
special
ways
to
celebrate
them
and
all
of
their
achievements.
A
We
will,
as
soon
as
we
get
that
information
we're
going
to
share
it
with
our
seniors
and
then
we'll
share
it
with
the
public
throughout
these
last
two
weeks.
Last
weeks
of
the
school
year,
bps
will
also
continue
up
the
work.
They've
started
since
school
clothes
of
March,
distributing
free
meals
for
students
and
other
resources
connecting
students
on
a
routine
basis,
collaborating
with
school
communities
like
nonprofit
partners
and
parent
groups,
to
ensure
we're
getting
students
to
services
on
what
they
need
to
continue
to
learn.
A
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
school
teachers
and
staff,
our
students
and
parents
for
the
continued
cooperation
as
we
move
through
this
difficult
time
together.
I
also
want
to
mention
that
this
week
is
teacher
appreciation
week
and
tomorrow
is
national
teachers
day.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
teachers
for
stepping
up
in
this
crisis
and
making
sure
that
our
students
can
continue
to
learn
and
grow
during
this
unprecedented
times,
while
they
as
well
are
taking
care
of
their
own
families
so
to
all
the
teachers
out
there.
A
Thank
you
for
your
incredible
work
and
dedication
and
commitment
to
our
kids,
not
just
here
in
Boston,
but
throughout
the
entire
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts.
I
also
want
to
make
sure
students
and
families
know
how
new
benefits
are
available
to
them
are
working
during
these
difficult
times.
The
pandemic
eebt,
it's
called
PE
bt
food
benefit,
is
a
special
benefit
authorized
by
the
federal
coronavirus
bill.
It's
a
resource
to
help
families
buy
food
at
grocery
stores,
while
schools
or
schools
are
closed.
It's
available
for
all
boston
public
school.
A
In
childhood,
school
students,
households
will
receive
5
dollars
and
70
cents
per
child
per
school
day
for
the
duration
of
school
closure
or
$28.50
a
child
per
week.
The
families
don't
need
to
do
anything
to
receive
the
pandemic
EBT
card
and
no
applications
are
required
if
a
family
is
currently
receiving
SNAP
benefits
or
the
pandemic.
Ebt
will
be
added
to
their
card.
If
families
aren't
enrolled,
they
will
get
cards
sent
to
them
in
the
mail.
Families
should
keep
their
cards
because
additional
benefits
may
be
added
later.
A
Some
families
may
have
gotten
their
benefits
last
week
and
everyone
else
should
be
expecting
to
receive
their
benefits
this
week
and
in
the
coming
weeks,
the
P
EBT
cards
can
be
used
anywhere
where
SNAP
benefits
are
accepted,
such
as
grocery
stores
or
smaller
convenience
stores.
Using
the
P
EBT
benefit
does
not
impact
your
child's
immigration
status.
The
public
charged
rule
does
not
apply
to
PE
BTP
EBT
benefits.
A
If
families
have
questions
about
this
or
snap
or
WIC
or
any
other
food
resources,
we're
asking
you
to
call
Project
bread
hotline
at
six,
four,
five,
eight
three,
three
three,
that's
one,
eight
hundred
six,
four
five,
eight
three
three
three
or
you
can
contact
our
city
city's
office
of
food
access
at
six,
one,
seven,
six,
three,
five,
three,
seven
one.
Seven,
this
benefit
is
in
addition
to
the
65
youth
orientated
sites
that
are
open
every
single
weekday
with
weekend
meals
available
on
Fridays
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
also
have
eight
sites
that
serve
adults.
A
By
the
end
of
this
week,
we
will
have
added
in
additional
eight
sites
the
program
in
East
Boston
Chau,
sound
Dorchester,
Jamaica
Plain
I
park
in
Roxbury
Mattapan.
This
almost
doubles
the
numbers
of
meals
available
for
adults,
we've
served
over
seven
hundred
and
forty
thousand
meals
at
our
meal
sites.
A
So
far
since
this
pandemic
began
for
hours
and
locations,
you
can
access
our
food
resource
map
on
Boston,
gov
or
you
can
call
3-1-1,
and
we
can
help
you
find
out
where
the
sites
are
in
your
area,
we're
also
continuing
to
serve
seniors
through
the
Meals
on
Wheels
program.
Last
week,
over
58,000
meals
were
distributed,
representing
a
33
percent
increase
from
the
preak
ovid
levels.
This
program
is
about
more
than
just
meals.
A
Every
meal
comes
with
a
check-in
to
make
sure
that
our
senior
population
are
doing
well
and
making
sure
that
they
have
all
of
the
supports
they
need.
So
people
don't
feel
isolated.
I
want
to
thank
amazing
partners
who
are
working
with
us
on
this
program
for
any
senior.
Please
contact
three
one,
one
if
you're
hungry
and
you
can't
access
food,
call
3-1-1
and
we
will
take
care
of
you.
A
We're
also
launching
our
new
food
program
with
the
Greater
Boston
Food
Bank,
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
in
the
eight
strong
Commission
this
week,
we'll
distribute
2400
boxes
of
food
or
45,000
pounds
to
households
in
need
within
the
Boston,
Housing,
Authority
and
also
households
identified
by
the
aged
strong
Commission.
Thank
you
to
all
our
partners
who
have
helped
make
this
happen.
Volunteers
from
the
building
trades
helped
just
pack
and
load
boxes.
The
Boston
Housing
it
with
the
building
trades
and
the
new
market.
Business
Association
have
helped
with
the
deliveries.
A
This
is
a
great
example
of
our
city
coming
together
to
support
our
residents
and
their
biggest
and
most
immediate
needs.
We
look
forward
to
this
growing
partnership.
I
want
to
remind
our
seniors
also,
if
you
or
anyone
for
that
matter,
if
you're
experiencing
difficulty
with
access
to
food,
please
visit
our
food
resource
website
or
just
call
3-1-1
speak
to
speak
to
our
eight
strong
commission
so
that
we
can
connect
you
with
the
services
that
you
need
and
deserve
we're
reminding
seniors
to
call
ahead
of
time.
Before
you
run
out
of
food.
A
Don't
wait
till
your
food
is
gone
call,
so
we
can
make
sure
you
have
enough
food
and
resources
to
get
you
through
a
day
or
a
week
or
a
month.
However
long
we
have
to
move
forward
here
today,
I
want
to
close
by
thanking
meal
site
workers.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
staff
and
volunteers
at
the
Boston
Public
Schools
schools,
including
our
school
bus
drivers,
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
Boston
sent
a
few
thand
families
and
the
YMCA
for
operating
meal
sites.
Every
week.
A
When
we
talk
about
thanking
our
frontline
workers,
we
are
absolutely
talking
about
them
as
well.
Like
I
mentioned
earlier,
through
the
meal
sites,
we
have
served
more
than
seven
hundred
twenty-five
thousand
meals.
Today.
That
includes
both
youth
and
young,
adult
meals,
an
average
of
about
140,000
meals
per
week.
A
They
are
dedicated
to
making
our
residents
have
the
resources
they
need
to
stay
healthy
during
this
difficult
time,
their
friendly
faces
to
families
and
residents,
who
are
facing
lots
of
stress
right
now
that
reassure
that
reassurance
can
help
their
day
and
make
it
easier
and
brighter
I
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
our
workers
at
the
youth
meal
sites.
These
are
also
places
where
families
can
pick
up
necessities
such
as
toiletries,
educational,
packets
and
advice
on
how
to
get
to
the
the
closest
food
pantry.
Healthy
bodies
lead
to
healthy
minds.
A
So
I
want
to
thank
them
for
supporting
our
students
in
the
end
they'll
in
their
ability
to
learn.
There
have
been
of
they've
been
available
during
the
holidays
and
vacations
during
the
week.
They
also
know
that
hunger
does
not
take
a
break
so
again.
Thank
you
to
everyone
involved
for
setting
up
and
operating
on
meal
sites,
office
of
food
access
and
the
Boston
plain
development
agency.
A
For
leading
these
efforts,
we
sincerely
appreciate
all
of
your
work
and
making
sure
our
residents
have
access
to
food
resources
during
this
very
uncertain
time,
and
I
also
want
to
again
thank
the
press,
who
is
here
every
single
time,
there's
a
press
conference,
whether
it's
the
governor
myself
or
other
mayors
across
the
Commonwealth.
Thank
you
for
getting
the
information
out
to
the
people.
I
know
that
a
lot
of
people
rely
on
these
press
conferences
and
the
information
that
you're
giving
so
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
press
into
the
camera.
A
Folks
that
are
here
as
well
today
happened
to
be
cameramen
today,
but
we
have
camera
women.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
great
work
that
you
do.
I
have
one
question,
I
believe
and
it's
from
DNA
McDonald
from
the
Boston
Globe,
it's
a
two-part
question,
or
maybe
three
or
four
questions.
I
want
to
read
all
at
one
time
and
answering
is
the
minute
considering
furloughs
for
any
city
workers
giving
the
state
of
the
economy
in
this
pandemic.
Quit
city
workers
be
full
furloughed
within
the
next
year.
Is
the
mayor's
budget
plan
still
operative?
A
Have
there
been
any
budget
reduction
since
the
initial
proposal?
If
so,
what
programs
departments
are
going
to
be
scaled
back
Boston
into
this
pandemic
in
a
very
strong
fiscal
shape,
condition
position?
So
as
of
now,
we
are
not
considering
furloughs
or
layoffs
for
city
workers.
We
are
continuing
to
monitor
and
evaluate
the
fiscal
realities
of
the
coronavirus
and
what
it's
imposing
on
Boston
and
what's
happening
around
the
world.
We
are
ready
to
make
any
adjustments
to
the
fiscal
year
2021
budget,
if
it's
necessary.
A
One
thing
that
will
be
will
be
very
important
for
Boston
is
that
the
federal
government
must
address
the
bipartisan
request
for
more
funding
to
states
and
cities
nationwide.
The
funding
will
help
soften
the
economic
blow
sought
by
kovat
brought
by
Colvin
19.
It
will
allow
cities
across
the
country,
including
Boston,
to
continue
our
robust
response
on
the
ground
to
Kovan
19.
Just
add
a
little
bit
on
to
that.
I
was
on
a
call
last
night
with
mez
from
around
eastern
Massachusetts.
A
Greater
Boston
area
and
I
was
on
a
call
over
the
weekend
with
me
around
the
country
and
we're
all
talking
about
the
same
thing.
The
impacts
that
Cova
is
going
to
have
on
our
budgets
we're
talking
about
what
a
federal
stimulus
looks
like
in
Boston
got
the
first
first
signs
of
first
support
from
the
federal
government,
the
Kids
Act,
and
I
truly
appreciate
our
congressional
delegation
to
did
an
amazing
job
there.
A
But
this
fight
is
gonna,
go
on
for
quite
some
time,
so
we
are
collectively
talking
as
mayor's
on
how
we're
going
to
handle
the
situation
and
certainly
working
with
our
state
partners,
as
the
revenue
disappears
out.
There
literally
evaporates
up
there
with
with
the
income
tax
and
sales
tax.
So
we
have
some
interesting
roads,
rocky
roads
ahead
of
us
when
it
comes
to
budgeting,
but
it's
important
from
at
least
I
can
speak
for
Boston.
A
My
priorities
are
going
to
make
sure
that
we
take
care
of
the
folks
all
of
the
work
that
we've
been
able
to
accomplish
over
the
last
six
years.
We
don't
want
to
see
that
go
away,
so
we're
going
to
continue
to
make
the
investments
in
areas
there'll
be
at
smaller
investments.
We
still
want
to
make
investments
and
we're
also
learning
throughout
this
whole
conversation
with
kovat.
A
Just
how
big
the
disparities
have
been,
whether
it's
been
in
health
and
I,
want
to
thank
our
Task
Force
for
doing
some
great
work
on
the
disparities
there
in
economic
development
and
small
business
disparities
there.
The
need
for
more
supports
for
our
small
businesses,
women
and
people
of
color
owned
businesses,
and
also
our
Housing
disparity,
we're
we're
seeing
some
of
these
cases
where
multiple
family
members
live
in
an
apartment
multi-generational
and
if
we
had
additional
housing
stock
there'd
be
an
ability
for
people
to
have
their
own
house.
A
A
I
mean
the
question:
is:
can
I
talk
about
how
I
saw
a
difference
in
behavior
patterns
this
weekend
and
I?
Did
it
wasn't,
as
I
guess
is
strong,
as
I
was
last
week
when
I
when
I
get
to
this
podium
know,
if
that's
the
right
word,
but
I'll,
throw
that
in
quite
honestly,
I
think
that
you
know
there's
still
too
many
people
not
wearing
masks
and
there's
a
lot
of
people
out
walking.
I
just
asked
you
to
provide
a
little
more
physical,
distancing
between
you,
you
and
other
folks
as
you're
walking.
A
You
know
we
I
heard
stories
of
people
being
on
the
beach
in
Southie
in
different
places,
and
so
a
lot
of
that
was
still
going
on,
but
as
obviously
as
the
weather
gets
nicer.
I
have
to
be
realistic
about
about
how
can
I
mandate
the
people
that
you
can't
go
out
and
walk
around?
We
just
ask
you
to
watch
your
surroundings.
You
know
be
cautious
and
mindful
of
the
people
around
you,
it
might
not.
You
might
not
care
who
might
not
be
worried,
but
there's
definitely
people
around
you
that
are
going
to
be
concerned.
A
So
I'm
asking
you
know
the
the
face
mask.
It
goes
into
effect.
Wednesday
mandatory
face
masks
here
in
the
Commonwealth
and
we're
gonna
be
asking
you
really
to
when
you
go
into
supermarkets
as
I
said
earlier,
and
you
know
as
far
as
penalizing
people
I'm
not
sure
how
that's
gonna
work
right
now.
I
know
that
Somerville
and
Cambridge
were
giving
masks
out
last
week.
I
would
ask
you
to
please
have
your
mask
on
you.
A
So
if
a
police
officer
approaches
you
and
asks
you
is
you
mask,
you
have
it
in
your
pocket
and
then
they're
gonna
tell
you
to
put
it
on
so
I
would
ask
people
to
help
us
there,
but
I'm
hopeful
that
you
know,
as
the
weather
gets
nicer
again.
It's
gonna
really
come
down
to
individuals.
Listen
I
went
for
a
walk
on
Saturday,
you
know
and
I
had
the
face
mask
on
and
I'm
thinking
like.
A
A
You
know
the
question
is:
last
week:
I
had
talked
about
we're,
witnessing
and
hearing
a
lot
more
speeding
in
the
city
of
Boston,
particularly
on
the
side
roads.
But
the
question
is,
you
know
it's
happening
on
the
major
artilleries
as
well
in
city
and
state,
on
both
roads.
The
question
really
is
directed
to
as
a
city.
A
A
The
question
is
last
night:
we've
had
we
had
three
shootings
in
Boston
this
weekend
we
saw
an
uptick
in
shootings
throughout
the
city.
The
commissioner
commented
last
night.
I
saw
it
this
morning
how
frustrated
he
was
with
some
of
these
folks
in
general,
have
been
released
from
prison.
Some
have
been
released
on
bail
when
in
fact
they
probably
should
have
been
held.
That's
some
other
concerns
that
the
commissioner
has
you
know
the
Commission
has
a
right
to
be
frustrated.
A
A
lot
of
work
has
been
done
in
the
city
to
bring
down
the
violence
in
our
city
and
bring
down
the
shootings
in
our
city.
Certainly,
we
don't
want
to
see
a
spike
in
that
right
now,
we'd
all
seems
like
ever
in
shootings
and
rounds,
particularly
if
somebody
has
not
had
served
their
full
sentence
and
that
that
still
has
an
opportunity
to
get
some
some
type
of
programming
in
prison.
I
asked
us
call
the
Commissioner
this
morning
to
get
me
some
data
to
see
if
we
can
connect
any
of
the
violence.
A
That's
happening
in
the
city
right
now
that
we
might
have
arrested
somebody
to
somebody
that
might
have
an
early
release,
so
I
don't
have
that
data
yet
to
see
if
it's,
if
it's
directly
connected
to
that
I'm
gonna
make
an
assumption.
It
is
some
of
it
is
connected
to
that
and
again
a
lot
of
times
when
we
have
a
shooting.
A
When
we
have
a
murder
investigation,
a
lot
of
work
is
put
into
that
to
try
and
find
out
who
did
it
and
who
committed
the
murder
when
somebody
to
get
shot
a
lot
of
times.
The
person
that
gets
shot
is
not
willing
to
give
information
to
the
police
department,
so
we
have
to
try
and
piece
it
together,
like
we
do
a
homicide
with
cameras
and
things
like
that.
So
again,
I've
asked
the
Commission
to
get
me
some
information,
but
you
know
seeing
the
violence.
That's
let's
say
the
violence.
We've
seen
the
shootings.
A
That's
happened
this
weekend.
It
certainly
it
concerns
me
because,
there's
again,
a
lot
of
kids
home
a
lot
of
high
school
kids
home.
We
had
a
young
girl
two
weeks
ago,
shot
that
was.
She
wasn't
seeing
in
her
bathroom,
you
know
just
in
minding
our
own
business,
so
certainly
we're
concerned
about
the
violence
and
the
police
are
still
doing
this
great
work
out
there,
taking
guns
off
the
street
and
getting
more
guns
off
the
street
and
we're
asking
anyone
the
public
to
help
us.
You
can
call
our
tip
hotline
and
it's
anonymous
carline.
B
B
B
A
Right
yeah
so
who
you're
right
before
just
alright
so
question
from
the
bulletin
newspaper
three
questions
really
generally
about
the
testing
facility
in
Hyde
Park
that
was
open
and
just
recently
has
closed
down
for
a
bit
when's.
It
gonna
reopen.
How
long
is
it
gonna
stay
reopen
for
and
the
second
question
I
missed
the
second
one.
A
Okay,
so
the
last
question
is:
when
do
we
plan
it
winds
up
with
the
last
question?
How
long
does
it
stay
open
for?
So
let
me
just
generally
answer
our
question
to
everyone.
Listening.
Our
goal
is
to
get
true
Universal
testing
in
the
city
of
Boston,
for
for
as
many
people
as
we
can
get
testing
for
that's
going
to
allow
us
the
opportunity
to
safely
figure
out
how
we
reopen
business
is
how
we
reopen
schools,
how
we
make
sure
people
can
be
tested
for
either
Cova
19
or
if
they
had
covin
19.
C
Yeah
absolutely
so,
we
were
proud
to
partner
with
Brigham
and
Women's
who
lifted
up
that
site
in
Hyde
Park,
and
that
site
was
there
longer
than
a
week.
It
was
actually
there
11
days
and
so
the
site
itself
tested
approximately
I
think
3500
people
over
the
course
of
the
time
that
it
was
there,
maybe
a
little
less
than
that,
and
what
we
did
see
is,
although
their
positive
rate
was
really
high,
it
has
dramatically
increased
the
number
of
people
that
were
tested
in
Hyde
Park
versus
other
neighborhoods.
C
They
decided
through
their
process
that
they
wanted
to
be
able
to
serve
the
Roxbury
community,
also,
which
we
supported,
and
now
we've
been
working
not
only
with
them,
but
the
other
community
health
centers
that
are
in
their
vicinity
to
try
to
bring
up
a
specific
Hyde
Park
site
so
that
we
can
make
sure
folks
can
get
tested.
As
you
know,
well,
the
Roslindale
community
health
center
and
the
Mattapan
community
health
center
both
serve
a
good
chunk
of
folks
who
live
in
Hyde
Park.
C
So
our
goal
is
to
lift
up
another
site
so
that
we
can
continue
to
do
that
in
all
the
neighborhoods.
Our
goal
has
been
to
make
sure
that
community
health
centers
in
every
neighborhood
can
be
lifted
up
and
can
be
testing
folks,
and
that's
also
our
plan
and
parks,
so
we're
working
through
it
as
we
speak
right
now,
I.
A
Mean
we're
gonna
try.
Our
timeline
is
for
the
whole
city
to
get
it
out,
but
as
quickly
as
possible.
I
think
we
get.
You
can
talk
to
Public
Health
Commission,
we'll
give
you
specifics
on
Hyde
Park,
but
there's
other
neighborhoods
as
well
that
have
not
had
much
testing
at
all
other
than
the
hospitals.
So
again
we
will
be
getting
all
the
all
as
many
sites
as
we
get
up
and
running.
I.
Think
by
the
end
of
this
week
would
have
19
testing
sites
this
time.
Two
weeks
ago
we
had
seven
or
eight.
A
Let
me
just
that
trying
captions.
The
question
is
about
rental
relief
and
small
business
relief,
and
we
talked
about
looking
at
how
do
we
kind
of
get
that
fund
up
and
running
and
again
there's
a
lot
of
and
how
quickly
that'll
happen?
There's
a
lot
of
factors
are
going
to
this
there's
also
a
lot
stimulus
money
coming
from
the
federal
government
that
getting
put
out
there.
A
So
we
are
we're
going
to
john
burroughs,
whose
economic
development
team
is
assessing
right
now,
we're
doing
we're
doing
kind
of
a
an
inquiry
to
the
businesses
together,
get
this
information
to
see
how
the
program
is
working
or
worked,
and
how
do
we
move
forward
with
a
new
program
after
that?
So
will,
as
we
get
more
information,
we'll
get
that
out
to
everybody
everybody.
Thank
you.