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From YouTube: Update on COVID-19 Response
Description
Mayor Martin J. Walsh provides updates on the City's response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency. The Mayor will share a situation summary and planning updates to mitigate the spread of the virus.
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42
of
those
cases
are
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Public
health
officials
expect
those
numbers
to
increase
in
the
near
future,
but
with
knowledge
and
collective
action
we
can
slow
that
growth.
The
most
common
symptoms
of
the
corona
virus
are
fever,
coughing
and
shortness
of
breath.
Most
people
recover
by
managing
managing
their
symptoms
at
home
if
you
think
you're
getting
sick,
isolate
yourself
from
others
and
call
your
health
care
provider
or
call
3-1-1
to
talk
to
the
mayor's
health
line.
But-
and
this
is
important,
older
adults
and
people
of
age
are
certainly
certain.
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Health
conditions
are
greater
risk
for
severe
complications,
including
pneumonia
and
bronchitis.
Any
one
of
us
could
put
them
at
risk.
That's
why
we're
working
so
hard
to
slow
the
spread
of
this
virus
and
that's
why
we're
asking
every
single
resident
to
help?
No
matter
your
age
or
your
health
status.
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The
actions
of
all
all
of
us
take
now
we'll
save
lives
so
keep
thoroughly
washing
your
hands
and
sanitizing
your
hands
frequently
throughout
the
day,
keep
wiping
down
surfaces
with
disinfectant
keep
covering
your
cough
and
sneeze
and,
above
all,
avoid
crowds
maintain
a
distance
of
distance
of
at
least
six
feet
from
other
people
and
stay
home
as
much
as
possible.
It's
okay
to
go
out
for
a
walk
and
get
fresh
air
in
to
clear
your
mind,
but
remember
this
is
not
a
time
for
house
parties
playdates
or
visiting
friends.
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We
need
everyone
to
limit
their
contact
with
each
other
right
now.
This
is
the
social
distancing
that
we're
learning
and
practicing
together
as
a
city.
It's
a
new
situation
for
our
city,
but
it's
a
known
solution
to
the
challenge
we
face
and
I
want
to
be
very
clear
about
how
it
works.
Social
distancing
is
not
only
for
people
in
high-risk
categories.
This
is
everyone's
responsibility,
because
anyone
can
catch
and
spread
this
virus.
It's
especially
important
for
younger,
healthier
people
to
think
beyond.
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Your
own
personal
concerns
think,
instead
of
the
power
and
the
responsibility
that
each
of
us
has
to
protect
the
people,
especially
the
most
vulnerable
we
share
with
our
city.
You
may
have
heard
about
flattening
the
curve.
That's
what
this
is
all
about.
We
will
see
numbers
increase
in
the
coming
days,
but
we
can
prevent
the
kind
of
spike
that
could
cause
our
health
system
to
be
overwhelmed
with
social
distancing.
We
can
slow
the
spread
and
give
our
world-class
medical
providers
the
time
and
resources
they
need
to
treat
everyone
who
needs
care.
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We
simply
need
everyone's
help
and
that's
how
we'll
get
through
this
and
that's
how
we'll
get
back
to
life
into
a
normal
life
in
our
city
and
that's
what
we're
doing
right
now
in
the
city
of
Boston
we've
taken
early
and
decisive
action.
The
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
has
been
on
this
situation
since
early
January
monitoring
all
cases
informing
in
our
response
and
maintaining
constant
contact
with
our
partners
in
government
and
in
health
here
to
give
us
the
ability
to
respond
quickly
with
resources
and
coordination.
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We
have
declared
a
public
health
emergency
in
the
city
of
Boston,
joining
similar
declarations
by
the
federal
and
state
governments
to
keep
them
informed
and
supported.
We've
created
a
webpage,
Boston
gov,
slash
coronavirus
and
please
share
information
only
from
trusted
sources
to
protect
our
communities.
We
canceled
all
city
events
involving
more
than
25
people
and
all
major
sports
organizations
put
that
schedules
on
hold
to
protect
our
children
and
all
of
our
residents.
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We
closed
the
Boston
Public
Schools
and
we
created
a
plan
to
keep
all
53
thousand
students
fed
and
engaged
with
learning
activities
for
up
to
six
weeks
out
of
school
to
protect
our
families.
We've
closed
all
gyms
and
pools
with
closed
every
branch
of
the
Boston
Public
Library.
We
have
thousands
of
e-books
and
audiobooks
and
movies
free
online
for
you
visit
BPL
org
to
learn
more
to
protect
workers.
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We've
ordered
a
pause
to
construction,
with
the
exception
of
essential
safety,
related
projects,
lifting
up
regulations
to
allow
restaurants
to
offer
takeout
and
delivery
services
and
we're
ready
to
help
any
establishment
get
set
up
with
a
delivery
service
and
at
City
Hall.
We
have
employees
on
site
who
are
critical
to
the
operations
of
the
city,
we're
going
to
keep
picking
up
the
trash
and
recycling
we're
going
to
continue
cleaning
our
streets,
but
not
what
we're
not
going
to
be
ticketing
or
towing
cars.
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We're
gonna
keep
our
cleaning
our
parks,
we're
going
to
keep
coordinating
our
food
access
for
our
children
and
families.
We're
gonna
keep
reaching
out
to
support
our
seniors,
we're
going
to
continue
to
serve
our
veterans
and
our
immigrant
communities
and
our
neighbors
who
are
experiencing
homelessness,
and
our
first
responders
are
working
on
a
duty,
because
our
safety
is
our
top
priority.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
dedicated
public
employees
for
their
service
to
the
people
of
Boston.
In
this
very
difficult
time,
I
want
to
say
a
special
word
about
our
seniors.
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Last
week,
I
called
my
mother
I
said:
mom
I
want
to
be
clear
and
I
want
you
to
be
very
careful.
This
is
serious.
You
have
to
wash
your
hands
throughout
the
day,
use
hand
sanitizer
no
hugs
or
kisses
for
visitors
or
nieces
and
nephew.
In
fact,
they
probably
shouldn't
come
over
for
a
while.
You
need
to
keep
your
distance
from
people
if
you
need
anything
from
the
store,
we'll
pick
it
up
for
you.
She
is
gonna,
miss
the
company
of
family
and
friends.
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We
are
working
to
continue
the
in-home
service
that
many
seniors
rely
on,
including
groceries
and
meals
on
wheels.
We
are
working
to
ensure
that
home
health
care
workers
and
personal
care
attendants
have
the
materials
that
they
need.
Nursing
homes
and
assisted
living
facilities
are
not
allowing
visitors.
It's
important
that
we
adhere
to
that,
and
it's
important
that
everyone
who
is
interacting
with
seniors
take
precautions
wash
with
soap,
sanitize
and
disinfect.
Keep
your
distance
I
want
all
of
our
seniors
and
their
families
to
know
that
we
are
here
for
you.
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If
you
have
any
questions
or
concerns,
please
don't
hesitate
to
call
us
at
302
our
eight
strong
Commission.
This
is
what
social
distancing
is
so
important
right
now
it
will
help
all
hospitals
care
for
those
most
in
need
will
help
us
protect
everyone.
I
know
many
people
have
questions
about
what's
next
and
whether
we're
going
to
have
a
shelter-in-place
order,
as
we've
seen
in
some
other
places
and
parts
of
the
country
in
the
world.
We
are
not
currently
at
that
point,
but
we
are
monitoring
the
situation
closely.
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A
For
right
now,
every
single
one
of
us
has
a
role
to
play.
Every
single
one
of
us
is
impacting
what
happens
moving
forward,
so
I'm
asking
you
tonight
follow
the
precautions
that
we're
recommending.
This
is
not
someone
else's
responsibility.
It's
yours!
It's
mine,
it's
ours,
I
also
know.
None
of
this
is
easy.
Routines
are
suddenly
interrupted,
our
plans
are
put
on
hold
we're
missing
people
and
feeling
lonely.
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Some
working
people
are
losing
paychecks,
worried
about
bills
and
struggling
with
childcare,
and,
through
it
all
many
of
the
people
we
want
to
wrap
our
arms
around
the
most
are
the
very
people.
We
must
keep
our
arms-length
for
their
own
safety.
These
experiences
present
unique
challenges
to
the
shed
strength
and
solidarity
that
we
need
in
these
times
like
this.
How
do
we
come
together
so
that
social
distancing
doesn't
become
social
isolation?
How
do
we
draw
in
our
shared
strength
if
we
can't
share
spaces?
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How
do
we
take
care
of
each
other,
lift
each
other
spirits
and
get
through
this
together?
As
one
Boston
I've
seen,
the
answer
growing
in
our
city
faster
than
the
virus
can
spread.
Bostonians
are
coming
together
in
thousands
of
ways
to
take
care
of
our
most
vulnerable
neighbors,
see
the
agencies
and
nonprofits
who
serve
homeless,
are
implementing
plans
to
prevent
the
virus
from
spreading
in
shelters,
and
we
have
identified
safe
sites
where
we
can
test
and
treat
people
who
have
the
symptoms.
A
We
worked
with
housing
advocates
and
property
owners
in
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
to
halt
all
eviction
proceedings
until
this
crisis
is
over
we're
in
talks
with
lenders
and
landlords
to
prevent
loan
defaults
and
evictions
for
small
businesses,
utility
providers
agreeing
to
suspend
service
shut
offs
and
we've
spoken
to
grocery
store
chains.
Who
assured
us
that
the
supply
chain
is
strong,
shelves
are
being
restocked
and
home
delivery
will
continue
and
I
want
to
thank
stop
and
shop
for
putting
on
special
morning
hours.
Just
for
our
seniors,
I
encourage
all
stores
to
do
the
same.
A
Our
school
plan
is
bringing
Chromebooks
and
Internet
access
into
the
homes
of
thousands
of
children,
families,
nonprofits
and
city
agencies
are
mobilizing
food
access
points
all
across
our
city.
Everyday
residents
and
small
businesses
are
reaching
out
to
my
office
to
their
neighbors,
with
the
offer
of
food
and
resources.
We've
seen
people
postpone
elective
surgeries
in
order
to
free
up
hospital
beds.
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In
24
hours,
we
raise
over
10
million
dollars
from
nearly
500
donations
in
our
goal,
with
everyone's
help
is
320
million
dollars
for
the
people
of
Boston
I.
Don't
I
want
to
encourage
everyone
to
take
the
hope
from
this
movement
in
our
see
from
this
new
chapter
in
the
story
of
Boston,
anyone
can
be
part
of
it,
and
everyone
should
be
part
of
it
simply
by
choosing
to
practice
social
distancing.
You
are
already
showing
you
care
about
your
neighbors
in
your
city.
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A
parent
with
children
to
anyone
who
could
use
a
word
of
support
or
a
connection
to
a
resource
by
phone
calls
texting
emails,
video
chat
or
just
a
smile
across
the
hallway
or
smile
across
the
yard.
Let
them
know
they're,
not
alone.
You
might
be
surprised
what
it
does
for
your
own
stress,
I
learned
in
my
own
recovery
that
to
keep
your
peace
of
mind,
sometimes
you've
got
to
share
it
with
someone
else
and
you
get
through
anything
one
day
at
a
time.
A
Let's
make
those
habits
part
of
our
new
routine,
we're
going
to
be
feeling
socially
in
economic
impacts
of
this
crisis
for
some
time,
so
we're
going
to
keep
relying
on
each
other.
These
are
not
ordinary
times
in
our
city,
but
there's
nothing
ordinary
about
Boston
Bostonians
are
resilient,
forged
in
HoN
times
and
committed
to
a
higher
purpose.
A
We
are
being
tested
again,
but
just
look
at
who
we
are
and
the
strength
that
we
possess.
We
are
medical
professionals
who
heal
and
care
for
the
sick.
We
are
police,
fire
and
EMTs
rushing
to
help.
Whenever
there's
someone
suffering,
we
are
teachers
and
child
care
workers
who
devote
their
lives
to
our
young
people.
We
have
veterans
who
made
immense
sacrifices
for
the
greater
good.
We
are
construction
workers
who
build
our
hospitals,
our
schools,
our
files,
our
homes,
our
workplaces.
A
We
are
custodians
park,
workers
grocery
store,
clerks,
small
business
owners,
people
suddenly
on
the
front
lines
of
a
crisis,
stepping
forward
without
reservation,
to
help
we
immigrants
who
survived
long
difficult
journeys.
We
are
an
LGBT
community
who
showed
us
how
to
come
together
to
fight
an
epidemic.
We
are
people
in
recovery
from
addiction.
We
have
people
of
faith,
we
are
the
sea's
who
paved
the
way
for
all
of
us.
We
are
a
city
of
miracles
and
comebacks,
there's
nothing.
We
can't
do
when
we
stand
together.
A
We're
faced
frightening
situations
before
and
we
learned
what
it
means
to
be
Boston,
strong,
that's
the
strength.
We
need
right
now
and
that's
what's
so
meaningful
about
this
fight.
It's
never
been
more
clear.
We
need
each
other,
we
depend
on
each
other.
Every
one
of
us
has
equal
value.
Every
one
of
us
has
a
person
purpose.
Every
single
Bostonian
has
a
role
to
play.
To
do
your
part
and
defend
our
city.