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From YouTube: COVID-19 Media Availability 12-1-20
Description
Mayor Walsh hosts a media availability to discuss updates relating to COVID-19.
A
A
Just
wait
for
the
ambulance
to
go
by
the
latest,
coveted
numbers,
I'll
start
with
the
state
and
then
go
into
the
city.
Yes
confirmed
cases.
As
of
yesterday
monday
1166
new
cases
in
massachusetts,
bringing
the
total
218
329..
A
There
were
25
new
deaths
reported
yesterday,
bringing
the
total
of
debts
in
massachusetts
to
10
twelve
in
boston.
The
numbers
are
today's
numbers:
we
have
407
new,
confirmed
cases,
that's
a
total
of
twenty
seven
thousand
six
hundred
and
thirty
five.
We
had
no
debts
registered,
but
since
friday
we
had
11
debts
reported
our
total
debts
in
boston's
919
from
the
beginning
of
cover
19,
and
we
continue
to
pray
for
the
families
who
are
struggling
families,
people
start
struggling
with
covert
19
and
the
families
that
lost
loved
ones.
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We
want
know
that
you're
in
our
thoughts
and
prayers
testing
data
for
the
week
ending
november
23rd,
we
had
an
average
of
4
860
tests
each
day
compared
to
4
200
the
week
before.
So
we
saw
significant
we've
seen
significant
increase
in
testing
in
the
last
month.
Here
in
the
city,
but
in
particular
on
one
week,
660
new
tests,
which
is
good.
A
This
does
not
include
college
testing
going
on
right
now
in
the
city.
It
does
reflect
the
strong
demand
for
testing
ahead
of
the
holiday
thanksgiving
holiday.
So
we
we're
encouraged
and
thankful
that
everyone
that
got
tested-
and
we
want
to
urge
everyone,
even
though
you
get
tested
before
thanksgiving
it's
important
for
you
to
get
tested
after
thanksgiving
as
well.
So
we
urge
you,
if
you
were
in
large
gatherings
or
or
any
place,
that
you
might
have
been
in
contact
with
public
people,
you
didn't
know
you
should
get
tested.
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A
Our
free
mobile
testing
sites
this
week
are
still
we've
been
in
east
boston
for
several
weeks
now:
central
square
park
in
east
boston
and
then
we're
also
in
washington
park
mall
in
roxbury
at
the
corner
of
martin
luther
king
boulevard
in
warren
street.
I'm
also
announcing
a
third
mobile
test
site
this
week.
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It
will
be
operating
through
thursday
in
jamaica,
plain
and
anacole
community
center
in
in
in
in
jamaica,
plain,
it's
open
from
3
p.m,
to
7
each
day
to
provide
more
access
for
people
who
are
working
and
have
a
chance
to
go,
get
tested
after
work.
We
continue
to
urge
employers
to
be
flexible
and
provide
time
for
folks.
So
if
people
are
asking
we're
asking
you
to
let
allow
your
employees
go
for
an
hour
of
the
day
to
get
testing
if
they
want
to
get
testing.
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Also,
a
reminder
on
mobile
testing
sites
are
free
and
open
to
anyone,
regardless
of
whether
you
have
covet
symptoms
or
not
so
the
three
mobile
sites
you
can
go
just
set
up
an
appointment
and
go
get
tested
without
any
type
of
symptoms,
but
the
the
the
percentage
and
the
positivity
for
the
week
ending
november
23rd,
the
average
number
of
positive
tests
each
day
for
boston
residents
was
183.
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That's
down
from
252
from
the
previous
week.
Our
current
community
positive
rate
was
3.4
percent.
That's
down
from
five
point.
Four
percent.
From
the
current
week,
no
neighborhoods
had
a
positive
positivity
rate
over
eight
percent
dorchester
east
boston
high
park
were
all
were
over
five
percent.
Every
neighborhood
saw
positivity
rates
go
down
in
this
last
week,
seven
day
average,
which
is
good
to
see
so
in
two
weeks
leading
up
to
thanksgiving
our
numbers
were
going
at
what
went
in
the
right
direction.
A
You
heard
me
report
a
large
number
of
cases
today
over
400
new
cases,
we're
going
to
be
monitoring
the
data
closely,
as
it
comes
in
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
see
these
large
spikes.
That
400
number
has
been
the
largest
honestly,
I
think,
since
since
june
we
haven't
had
a
day
that
big,
so
we're
gonna
tomorrow
in
the
next
couple
days,
see
what
the
numbers
look
like.
A
In
the
meantime,
we
have
to
continue
to
do
everything
we
can
to
stop
spreading
the
virus,
we're
going
to
keep
providing
testing
resources
along
with
health
and
safety
guidelines,
and
we
also
need
everyone
to
to
take
your
personal
precautions
as
serious
as
ever
as
we
move
into
this
holiday
season,
we're
asking
people
to
cover
their
mouth
when
they
cough,
wear
a
mask
or
face
coverings
when
you're
in
a
public
space
or
when
you're
walking.
That's
a
that's
a
an
order
by
the
state,
wash
your
hands
with
soap
and
warm
water.
A
We're
also
asking
you
to
take
precautions
in
the
workplace.
Don't
assume
it's
your
home,
even
though
it
feels
like
an
extension
of
your
home,
we're
asking
you
to
be
very
careful
there
because
you
don't
know
people
coming
in
like
cleaning
and
and
other
people
where
they've
been.
So
we
want
you
to
make
sure
you
take
all
of
that
very
seriously.
A
If
you
are
an
employer,
we're
asking
you
to
make
sure
that
your
workers
have
what
they
need
to
be
safe,
allow
people
to
work
from
home
if
possible,
something
that
we'd
like
to
see
happen
for
certainly
for
the
next
few
weeks
here
in
the
city
as
we're
seeing
these
numbers
fluctuate
a
little
bit
a
little
higher
than
we'd
like
to
see
them.
A
If
you,
if
you
have
a
reason
to
think
you've,
been
exposed
to
covet
19
we're
asking
you
to
get
tested
right
away
and
self-quarantine
and
that
that's
I
know
the
rules
are
changing
on
self-quarantine,
some
people
are
saying
10
some
people
say
in
12..
I
would
suggest
you
self-quarantine
for
14
days,
if
you
think
you
were
exposed
to
somebody
with
the
coronavirus,
we're
also
going
to
continue
to
provide
support
for
residents
and
small
businesses
impacted
by
covid19.
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A
We
continue
to
provide
support
to
the
resiliency
funds
to
fill
the
gaps
that
that
are
arising
in
these
different
places.
We
currently
have
58
active
youth
meal
sites
in
the
city
of
boston.
You
can
pick
up
multiple
meals
at
one
location
for
anyone
under
18
years.
Old,
no
ideas,
necessary
and
children
do
not
need
to
be
present.
A
These
sites
will
remain
open
through
the
winter.
These
locations
include
26,
boston,
public
school
super
sites,
where
you
can
pick
up
three
meals
in
one
trip
for
your
child,
we're
working
on
making
sure
that
these
sites
can
provide
groceries
as
well
as
packed
meals,
package
meals.
I
should
say,
as
we
move
forward
here,
in
addition,
families
and
of
boston
public
school
students
are
entitled
to
a
pandemic
ebt
card
issued
by
the
state
for
buying
food
and
groceries.
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If
you
have
used
your
card
already,
please
hold
on
to
it
and
we
expect
more
funds
will
be
added
to
these
cards
in
the
coming
month.
We
also
have
double
up
food
box
program
which
provides
50
off
of
produce
brought
with
snap
benefits
at
local
markets.
If
you
are
a
store
owner
and
like
to
participate,
please
contact
our
office
of
food
access
by
emailing
food
at
boston.gov
for
more
information
on
these
resources
and
all
the
resources
we
have,
as
well
as
maps
and
meal
sites
visit,
boston.gov
food,
that's
boston,
food.
A
All
that
information
is
there,
there's
also
a
reason
that
demand
for
food
assistance
has
gone
up.
This
pandemic
has
caused
severe
economic
pain
and
heightened
equities
all
across
the
city.
Many
people
are
out
of
work.
Many
people
are
dealing
with
the
virus
in
their
own
family
and
they're
going
into
quarantine.
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A
A
So
if
you're
concerned
about
being
evicted
from
your
home-
and
you
don't
have
the
money-
contact-
the
city
of
boston,
the
office
of
small
office
of
housing
stability,
so
we
can
help
you
with
the
rental
relief
application
today,
we're
also
announcing
a
new
resource
to
help
you
deal
with
economic
stress
brought
on
by
the
pandemic.
It's
called
the
financial
navigator
program.
A
The
way
it
works
is
you
get
free
half-hour
phone
consultation
with
one
of
our
navigators.
They
are
trained
to
help
you
access
the
relief
and
services
that
you
need.
These
are
many
pro.
There
are
many
programs
out
there
right
now
designed
for
the
needs
that
residents
are
currently
experiencing,
but
too
many
people
are
not
aware
of
these
programs
or
don't
even
realize
they
exist.
A
The
navigators
can
help
you
with
that.
They
can
also
help
you
untangle
some
of
the
financial
chaos
people
are
facing
right
now
and
help
you
make
a
plan
to
move
forward.
You
can
access
the
financial
navigators
by
completing
a
form
available
on
the
o
e
o
f
e
boston.gov,
which
is
our
final
office
of
financial
empowerment.
A
A
I
also
have
some
good
news
to
share
today
about
the
city's
financing
finances
during
these
very
challenging
times.
Last
week,
both
of
our
credit
rating
agencies
assigned
boston,
a
triple
a
bond
rating
with
the
stable
outlook
for
moving
forward.
What
the
aaa
bond
rating
means
is
because
we
have
taken
good
care
of
our
finances.
Our
credit
is
trusted
as
the
best
in
its
class.
We
can
get
the
lowest
borrowing
costs
and
we
can
invest
in
more
of
our
neighborhoods
than
ever
before.
A
2014
was
the
first
time
boston
received
a
perfect
aaa
bond
rating
from
moody's
and
standards
and
poors
by
growing
our
economy
and
carefully
managing
your
tax
money.
We
held
on
to
these
perfect
bond
ratings
every
single
year
since
then
for
seven
consecutive
years
this
year.
Obviously
it's
a
much
tougher
economy.
We
have
maintained
this
strong
fiscal
position.
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A
A
At
the
same
time,
the
long-term
work
allows
us
to
build
a
resilient
and
equitable
recovery
here
in
boston.
It's
why
our
upcoming
bond
sale
will
feature
boston's
first
ever
series
of
green
bonds
and
first
ever
series
of
social
bonds.
Greens
bonds
will
support
energy
efficiency,
investments
in
city
buildings
and
eliminate
and
eliminate
and
climate
adaptation.
Excuse
me
in
our
public
spaces.
A
The
social
bonds
will
help
us
support,
affordable
housing,
be
built
around
the
city
in
multiple
sites,
we'll
be
releasing
more
details
about
the
bonds
in
these
projects
later
today.
So
just
want
to
give
you
a
little
teaser
on
that.
A
Finally,
today
is
tuesday.
After
thanksgiving,
that
means
it's
giving
tuesday
this
year,
the
needs
of
our
community
are
greater
than
they
have
been
in
quite
a
long
time.
At
the
same
time,
the
opportunities
to
help
meet
those
needs
are
more
numerous.
Now
than
ever,
many
non-profits
and
community
organizations
are
doing
incredible,
work
in
our
neighborhoods
and
have
continued
to
do
that
work
throughout
the
entire
pandemic.
A
In
most
cases,
the
works
being
done
by
people
in
the
community
who
know
the
community
and
reflect
the
cultures
of
our
different
neighborhoods
here
in
boston.
We
have
gotten
to
see
up
close
throughout
the
year.
The
work
that's
been
done
by
the
resiliency
fund,
grantees,
all
the
folks
that
got
money
from
the
grants
and
the
incredible
work
they've
been
able
to
do
to
keep
our
city
safe
and
open.
A
A
So
I
encourage
you
if
you
can
to
help
out
local
non-profits
that
are
doing
this
work.
You
can
learn
more
about
the
nonprofits
doing
the
covert
relief
work
at
boston.gov
resiliency
fund,
and
I
also
asked
some
of
the
the
companies
in
our
city
that
have
been
often
philanthropic
donors
to
a
lot
of
these
nonprofits.
A
This
year,
more
families
are
struggling
to
meet
their
basic
needs
like
food
and
rent
buying
toys
and
gifts
is
going
to
be
beyond
reach
for
many
many
families
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
That's
why
one
of
our
most
meaningful
partners
at
this
time
of
year
is
toys
for
tots.
It's
an
annual
toy
drive
led
by
the
u.s
marine
corps.
A
We
work
with
toys
for
tots,
because
we
don't
want
any
child
or
any
family
to
be
left
out
of
the
holiday
joy.
We
can't
have
in-person
toy
drives,
as
we
usually
do
this
year,
so
we
all
need
to
work
harder
to
make
sure
everyone
we
can.
So
we
can
reach
children
and
families
throughout
the
city
of
boston
throughout
this
holiday
season.
A
It's
also
a
good
time
to
give
if
you
can,
because
you're
doing
something
for
others,
it's
often
the
best
way
to
deal
with
stressful
times.
We're
feeling
some
degree
of
stress
these
days.
There's
no
question
about
it
here
in
the
city
in
the
commonwealth
in
our
country.
It's
december
1st,
we
are
nine
months
into
the
pandemic.
A
We
have
the
winter
ahead
of
us.
There
is
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel,
but
there's
lots
of
work
to
be
done
before
we
get
there
and
I
know
in
boston
we
can
do
it.
We
are
a
strong
and
compassionate
city.
We
support
each
other.
We
stand
with
each
other.
We
help
each
other,
we
lift
each
other
up
when
we
fall
down.
So
I
want
to
thank
everybody.
A
I'm
grateful
for
the
first
responders,
I'm
grateful
for
the
nurses
and
doctors,
I'm
grateful
for
the
janitorial
staff
in
our
hospitals
and
abilities,
keeping
our
buildings
clean.
I'm
grateful
for
the
for
the
press,
the
communication
you've
given
people
over
the
last
nine
months
to
keep
them
safe.
I'm
grateful
for
the
teams
here
at
city
hall.
The
staff
who've
done
amazing
work
that
gratitude.
You
have
to
keep
that
in
our
heart.
A
So
when
you
think
you're
down
you're
gonna,
remember
all
the
great
acts
of
kindness
that
people
in
the
city
have
shown
people
over
the
last
nine
months
we
are
getting
there.
We
need
to
continue
to
support
and
rally
around
each
other.
We
need
to
continue
to
support
each
other
and
that's
how
we
will
get
through
this
pandemic.
B
A
So
there's
two
questions.
One
is
I'll
start
on
outdoor
dining.
Today.
The
actually
yesterday
was
the
last
night
last
day
for
outdoor
dining
in
the
city
of
boston.
If
you
have
private
property,
you
can't
extend
outdoor
dining
on
private
property,
but
we
need
to
be
able
to
as
the
winter
is
coming.
You
know
I
love
if
we
had
60
degree
weather
all
through
wintertime,
we
had
no
snow
coming,
then
we
could
have
outdoor
dining
all
year
round.
A
As
far
as
the
curfew
ending
the
curfew,
I
don't
recommend
ending
the
curfew
at
this
particular
moment.
We
have
400
cases
today
new
cases
from
yesterday.
We
did
have
seen
two
weeks
of
lowering
numbers
and
I
think
that
if
we
can
get
through
the
next
couple
weeks
here
and
have
our
numbers
go
in
the
right
direction,
then
I
would
recommend
that
that
we
could
lift
the
curfew,
but
right
now
it's
not
the
right
time
to
lift
the
kirk.
You
can't
lift
a
curfew
on
on
on
one
or
two
weeks
of
good
numbers.
A
B
Impact
are
coming
from
the
cbc,
considering
right
now
by
the
end
of
the
month,
sort
of
a
general
population,
but
there's
certain
segments
of
the
population
that
don't
want
to
perhaps
get
the
vaccination.
And
I
guess
I.
A
The
question
is
people
watching
home,
it's
about
the
vaccine.
Some
people
have
made
statements.
They
don't
want
the
vaccine.
Are
we
gonna
be
doing
a
public
awareness
statement
around
the
vaccine?
I
think,
first
and
foremost,
I
mean
the
vaccine
is
something
it's
your
individual
choice.
Personally,
you
know
I
will
be
getting
the
vaccine
when
it's
available
to
me.
I
think
it's
important.
Obviously,
as
long
as
the
vaccine
cdc
guidelines
come
out,
my
public
health
experts
say
that
it's
safe
to
take
the
vaccine,
then
I'll
take
the
vaccine.
A
A
I
think
that
we
will
be
talking
about
a
public
awareness
campaign
at
the
appropriate
time.
It's
still
unclear
when
the
vaccine
will
be
here.
I
mean
some
reports
will
be
here
by
the
end
of
december.
Some
reports
will
be
here
by
springtime.
Very
few
reports
that
will
be
here
by
the
sun
will
be
here
before
the
spring,
we're
still
trying
to
figure
out
who's
going
to
get
the
vaccine
first,
I'm
hearing
it's
first
responders
and
nurses
and
doctors
might
be
the
first
to
get
it
who
are
on
the
public.
A
So
once
we
get
through
an
understanding
of
what
the
timeline
for
the
vaccine
to
hit
the
streets
are,
we
will
be
doing
a
public
awareness
campaign
we
have
to.
I
think
that
you
know
the
vaccine
is
is
is
something
that
you
know
if
it
can
prevent
coronavirus,
and
certainly
I
heard
a
report
last
night,
one
of
the
vaccines
significantly
reduces
the
the
danger
of
the
virus.
If
you
do
get
the
virus,
so
we're
gonna,
we're
gonna,
be
monitoring
that
get
all
the
information
up
to
people
as
you
move
forward.
A
Yeah
safe,
he
said
dude,
okay,
the
question
is
dr
fauci
said
that
when
it's
safe
that
this
encouraging
districts
to
open
up
their
schools
when
it's
safe-
and
I
agree
with
that-
I
mean
it's-
certainly
something
I
would
love
to
have
schools
open
right
now
I
mean
I
would
love
to
have
our
kids
in
schools.
Right
now
I
mean
the
loss
of
education
by
not
being
in
person.
A
We
don't
know
what
the
impacts
will
be
right
now
we
probably
won't
know
for
a
year
or
so
I
think
they're
going
to
be
pretty
detrimental
in
some
ways,
and
I
think
we
have
to
be
creative
on
how
do
we
close
learning
gaps
of
kids
being
out
of
school
since
march
16th
of
this
year?
Right
now
we
have
our
highest
needs.
Students
we
have
about
170
of
our
highest
needs
students
we're
trying
to
get
some
more
of
our
highest
needs
students
into
classrooms.
A
I'm
hopeful
that
in
the
course
of
the
next
couple
weeks,
I'll
be
able
to
stand
here
with,
with
with
a
plan
on
how
we're
going
to
reopen
our
schools
in
boston.
I'm
not
anticipating
our
schools
reopening
fully
before
christmas.
The
christmas
break,
but
I
I
am
I'm
expecting
that
we'll
be
able
to
have
some
clarification
on
what
the
face
reopening
is
going
to
be
after
christmas,
and
that's
my
goal
and
my
intention.
A
I
think
that
you
know
some
of
our
private
schools
are
open
and
they're
being
very
successful
by
being
open,
and
the
difference
is
that
they're
dealing
with
one
school
and
they're
dealing
with
one
sets
of
rules
and
when
you're
dealing
with
a
district
like
boston,
you're
dealing
with
120
plus
schools,
you're
dealing
with
different
grade
configurations,
you're
dealing
with
transportation
challenges.
So
I
think
that
you
know.
A
Certainly
our
school
department
is
working
hard
right
now
to
figure
out
as
we
open
schools
what
what
are
some
of
the
safety
or
crimes
we
can
put
in
place
to
make
sure
we
can
open
school
safely.
But
I
know
that
there
are
parents,
all
across
city,
there's
going
to
be
parents
here
tomorrow.
I
think
on
city
hall,
plaza
saying
reopen
schools.
I
support
you.
I
support
you,
but
right
now
today,
right
now,
today
we
are
not
prepared
for
that.
A
A
Well,
yes,
it
could
be
because
of
thanksgiving.
It
could
be
the
first
signs
of
what
thanksgiving
holiday
brought.
We
and
we
always
knew-
I
mean
dr
faulco
also
said
he
asked
people
not
to
travel
and
stay
home
and
you
know,
and
millions
of
americans
traveled
all
over
the
place,
and
he
asked
people
this
this
thanksgiving.
The
best
thing
you
could
do
for
thanksgiving
is
that,
to
you
know,
stay
in
your
in
your
little
circle.
Lots
of
people
couldn't
do
that
or
didn't
do
that.
So
we
just
got
to
see.
A
What's
going
to
happen
now
and
I
think
over
the
course
of
the
next
five
to
10
days,
we'll
know
exactly
what
the
impacts
if
they're
ready
you
know,
I
can't
count
the
400
all
the
thanksgiving,
but
I'm
sure
it
has
something
to
do
with
it
in
the
next
five
to
10
to
15
14
days,
we'll
know
what
the
impacts
of
thanksgiving
were
and,
and
hopefully,
if
there's
none
and
if
there's
none,
then
we'll
be
great,
but
unfortunately
I
think
there
will
be
some
we're,
not
sure
what
that
number
looks
like.
A
We're
watching
hospitalization
really
closely.
You
know
what
what
we're
not
seeing
we're
not
seeing
the
the
activity
in
hospitals
that
we
saw
back
in
april
may.
A
We
are
seeing
activity
in
hospitals,
but
not
the
same,
and
that's
really
the
big
number
that
that's
the
difference
between
keeping
a
restaurant
open
and
shutting
a
restaurant
down.
That's
the
difference
between
keeping
a
business
open
and
shutting
a
business
down
is
the
hospitalization.
If
we
get
to
a
point
where
our
hospitals
are
over
capacity,
where
it's
infecting
other
other
illnesses
that
people
get
treated
for.
A
That's
when
that's
when
that's
when
we'll
be
having
a
very
unfortunately
having
a
very
different
conversation
here
and
that's
what's
happening
in
other
parts
of
the
country,
if
you,
if
you
watch
any
of
the
national
news
stations
or
read
the
papers
here,
you're,
seeing
what's
going
on
dakotas
you're,
seeing
what's
going
on
in
florida,
the
fact
that
the
governor
of
florida
has
not
issued
a
mass
order
in
the
cases
going
through
the
roof,
there's
nothing
wrong,
wearing
a
mask
he's
keeping
people
keeping
people
safe.