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A
C
Okay,
we
will
go
ahead
and
get
going.
Welcome
everybody
to
our
weekly
news
conference,
discussing
all
things
regarding
the
covet
19
pandemic
response
in
the
city
of
bloomington,
monroe,
county
iu,
health
and
indiana
university.
I
am
chuck
carney
director
of
media
relations
for
indiana
university
and
I
will
introduce
everybody
as
we
go
along.
We
will
start
off
with
the
mayor
of
bloomington
john
hamilton.
A
Thanks
so
much
and
good
afternoon
everybody,
I
appreciate
the
time
here.
I
I
want
to
note
I
start
by
noting
that
three
employees
for
the
city
have
been
diagnosed
with
covet
in
the
last
two
weeks.
We
our
thoughts,
go
to
them.
They
all
seem
to
be
recovering,
but
a
reminder
that
this
virus
is
all
around
us.
A
Of
course,
you'll
hear,
I
know
continued
good
local
news
overall
in
terms
of
our
performance,
if
you
will
that
we,
we
do
see,
of
course,
the
viruses
here,
but
what
we
are
doing
locally
really
is
making
a
difference,
and
I
appreciate
that
thank
everyone
for
that
and
you'll
hear
more
details
about
that.
While
noting
a
couple
really
important
points
from
my
perspective.
First,
while
we
are
doing
better,
an
island
in
a
sea
of
troubles
is
not
in
a
safe
spot
with
rising
waters,
all
around
us
pandemic
rates
dramatically
increasing.
A
A
The
state
of
indiana
saw
eight
or
nine
hundred
cases
a
day
as
a
seven
day
average.
It
was
between
eight
and
nine
hundred
into
the
nine
hundreds
during
august
and
september
in
october.
It
has
nearly
tripled
to
more
than
twenty
four
hundred
cases
on
a
seven
day,
moving
average
that
is
a
dramatic
spike
across
the
state,
a
virtual
tripling
of
daily
cases
that
we're
seeing
around
the
state
and
deaths
too,
have
more
than
doubled
on
a
seven-day
daily
average.
That
means
this
state
is
going
significantly
in
the
wrong
direction.
A
With
reducing
cases,
every
state
is
increasing,
indiana
has
more
than
doubled,
nearly
tripled
our
our
case
rate,
and
while
we
are
doing
pretty
well
relative
to
that
in
monroe
county,
it
is
really
not
easy
to
maintain
that
in
the
midst
of
that
rise
of
the
cases
around
us
second
point
is
just
that
as
indoor
activity
increases
as
holidays
and
travel
increase,
the
kind
of
gatherings
and
and
social
interactions
that
seem
to
be
how
this
spread
happens
are
more
likely.
A
That
means
the
combination
of
that
really
dramatic
rise
around
us
and
the
fact
that,
with
indoors
and
potential
holiday
and
travel
time
over
the
next
couple
months,
coming
at
us,
it's
really
an
important
time
not
to
let
pandemic
fatigue
get
us,
but
to
continue
on
what
we're
doing.
I
I
it
is.
It
is
critically
important
we
are
not
where
we
ought
to
be.
Dr
fauci
said
we're
going
the
wrong
direction
as
a
country,
so
please
stay
to
what
you're
doing.
A
Thank
you
locally
for
all
the
great
work
masking
physical
distancing
hygiene
staying
at
home.
We're
really
doing
many
of
the
right
things
and
those
will
make
the
difference.
So
you
know
we
we
continue
to
watch
things
like
football
celebrations
and
we're
gonna
continue
to
work
to
to
manage
those
potential
events,
but
overall
this
emphasis
on
wrong
direction.
Around
us
means
we
have
to
pay
particular
attention
and,
and
winter
indoor
and
and
holiday
gatherings,
just
remind
us
how
important
it
is
to
keep
keep
doing.
D
Good
afternoon-
and
I
will
echo
much
of
what
the
mayor
just
just
said-
and
prevention
is
key-
we
do
have
the
tools
to
reduce
the
spread
of
this
virus
and
we
can
do
it
if
we
continue
to
work
together
so
continue
maintaining
those
six
foot
distances
so
that
we
put
distance
between
us.
So
we
don't
become
a
close
contact
and
I
would
say,
let's
not
make
ourselves
close
contacts
and,
let's
not
make
other
people
around
us
a
close
contact
and
the
one
way
that
we
can
do.
D
We
can
also
prevent
the
spread
of
this
infection
by
making
sure
that
we
are
not
wearing
our
masks
and
that's
especially
important
for
those
short
bouts
of
time
when
we
may
not
be
able
to
maintain
that
six
foot
distance
and
when
we're
around
other
people
we
may
not
know,
but
we
need
to
remember
that
even
people
we
know
and
our
family
members
can
be
infected,
and
so
when
we
were
are
cloak
close
with
them
in
proximity.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
masking.
D
We
need
to
again
avoid
crowds
and
I've.
We've
talked
about
this
before
crowd
sounds
like
it's,
a
crowd
of
you
know
hundreds
or
thousands
of
people,
and
yes,
those
are
worrisome,
but
you
know
that
crowd
that
is
crowded
together,
whether
even
if
it's
five
people,
if
you
are
not
maintaining
that
social
distance,
it's
a
crowded
area,
not
masking
those
things
put
you
at
risk,
also
staying
home.
D
If
you
are
ill,
if
you
think
that
you
might
be
infected
and
you're
waiting
on
test
results
stay
at
home
until
you
get
them
and
you
get
the
all
clear
and
also
hand
hygiene,
hand
washing
hand
sanitizer,
if
you
don't
have
soap
and
water
available.
Those
are
all
things
we've
talked
about
for
a
long
time,
but
they
are
the
keys
to
prevention
and,
as
we're
into
flu
season,
get
your
flu
vaccine.
D
Now
we
are
making
plans
for
covid
vaccine
when
that
becomes
available,
and
we
will
encourage
you
to
do
that
when
that's
available
in
terms
of
flu
clinics,
there
is
a
flu
shot
clinic
on
november
3rd
at
the
redeemer
church
and
the
hospital
and
our
nurses.
You
know,
there's
lots
of
planning.
The
hospital
has
been
wonderful
in
supplying
our
community
with
lots
of
flu
vaccine,
and
we
want
to
say
thank
you
for
that
iu
health.
D
D
People
travel
people
still
travel
even
in
this
pandemic,
and
so
we
can't
assume
that
we
aren't
going
to
spread
the
virus
to
other
communities
or
that
it's
not
going
to
increase
in
our
community.
This
week
we
have
seen
some
daily
increase
in
positive
cases
in
numbers
higher
than
we
have
seen.
You
know,
we've
seen
50
60
cases
a
day
now,
those
days
we
have
also
had
large
number
of
tests
done.
D
So,
while
the
positivity
rate
may
look
smaller,
those
are
still
cases
that
indicate
the
virus
is
circulating
in
our
community
at
a
level
that
we
really
don't
want
it
to
be
circulating
at.
When
we
look
at
our
cases
per
hundred
thousand,
they
are
higher
than
we
want
them
to
be
they're
over
a
hundred,
and
we
want
them
like
under
10
is
what
we
really
want,
but
right
now
I
will
settle
in
the
short
term.
D
My
short
term
goal
is:
let's
get
them
under
100
cases
per
100
000
and
then
we'll
talk
about
getting
them
even
even
lower.
So
I
have
a
little
challenge
for
you.
I
guess
is:
let's
mask
up:
let's
keep
that
six
foot
distance
and
do
everything
that
we
can
to
reduce
the
transmission
of
this
infection
as
we
come
into
the
holidays
and
and
the
weekend
and
and
those
kinds
of
things
I
do
want
to
share
a
couple
things
just
about
halloween
this
weekend
we've
talked
about
that
there
are
some
safer
ways
to
celebrate.
D
Halloween
traditional
trick-or-treating
is
not
among
them,
so
think
about
how
you
can
do
that.
We
would
ask
on
that.
You
share
your
creativity
on
our
facebook
page
and
let
us
know
how
you
are
safely
celebrating
halloween
this
year.
One
thing
came
across
my
desk
and
I
thought
wow
what
a
what
a
truly
creative
idea.
D
We
know
that
haunted
houses
that
traditional
haunted
house
is
a
high
risk
activity,
but
someone
sent
me
a
picture
of
a
haunted
car
wash
and
they
had
taken
their
car
wash
and
they
had
decorated
it
and
and
made
it
a
hot
haunted
car
wash,
and
I
thought
what
a
creative
idea.
D
D
Just
do
it
safely.
We
don't
want
to
see
a
spike
in
cases
because
we
did
things
in
an
unsafe
manner
and
we
and
we
don't
have
to
have
that
happen
in
terms
of
businesses.
I
would
just
say
you
know
we
have
businesses
who
are
trying
very
hard
to
follow
the
regulations,
and
we
need
them
to
continue
to
do
that
and
they
need
their
patrons
to
also
be
respectful
and
follow
those
regulations
as
well.
D
It
is
by
acting
together
and
supporting
one
another
that
we
will
all
keep
our
businesses
open
and
keep
transmission
of
this
infection
down
as
well.
I
did
have
a
friend
share
a
story
with
me
this
morning
and
I
have
to
tell
you
when
I
first
got
the
text.
I
thought
oh,
no
they're
going
to
tell
me
something
bad.
Some
business
did,
but
it
actually
was
very
good
story
and
I
won't.
D
I
won't
share
the
name
of
the
business,
but
this
friend
was
in
a
business
waiting
on
service
and
they
had
their
signage
and
masks
and
the
business
was
wearing
their
masks
and
someone
came
in
without
one
and
it
was
pretty
vocal
that
they
didn't
want
to
wear
one
and
the
employee
said
here's
a
mask.
We
have
some
for
you.
We
need
you
to
wear
this,
and
the
person
still
didn't
want
to
take
it
and
they
said
if
you
want
service
here
today,
we
need
you
to
wear
this
mask
and
they
did
so
again.
D
D
That
is
one
of
the
most
common
complaints
we
get
is
that
businesses
are
not
enforcing
mask
wearing
and
most
of
the
time
you
know,
they're
asking
we
do
have
some
exceptions,
so
it
can
make
it
difficult
just
going
to
maybe
send
someone,
a
mask
doesn't
mean
that
they
weren't
asked
to,
and
we
do
follow
up
on
complaints
that
we
get.
But
I
wanted
to
give
a
positive
shout
out
to
your
business
today
and
I
guess
the
last
thing
that
I
would
say
again
is
we
have
the
tools,
please
use
them.
D
We
don't
have
to
see
increases
of
this
infection
spread
and,
as
the
mayor's
already
said,
we
know
that
as
a
state
and
a
nation,
things
are
not
going
in
the
right
direction,
but
we
can.
We
have
tools
to
control
this.
We
can
move
it
back
in
a
positive,
a
good
direction.
So,
let's
do
that
back
to
you
chuck.
B
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
thank
you
all
for
being
here
today.
I
really
appreciate
this
weekly
opportunity
to
reach
out
to
everyone.
Let
them
know
what's
going
on
so
just
a
couple
quick
updates.
Some
of
these
will
sound
familiar.
I
apologize,
but
we
are
providing
cares,
funding
in
grants
for
local
businesses
and
so
any
any
business
in
the
community
that
has
excessive
coveted
costs
that
have
not
been
covered
by
a
previous
loan
or
grant
are
invited
to
visit
ceo.monroe.ian.us.
B
So
far
as
of
yesterday,
we
have
allocated
almost
190
000
to
local
businesses
and
46
600
to
other
taxing
units
that
needed
some
additional
funding.
So
this
is
non-payroll
expenses,
but
we
did
increase
the
cap
to
20
000
per
business,
so
please
go
ahead
and
sign
up.
If
you
need
assistance,
also
a
note
about
voting
hours,
we
know
the
lines
have
been
long.
The
election
board
makes
those
determinations
about
hours
and
locations,
and
but
they
did
extend
the
hours.
B
So
if
I,
if
I
may
just
read
through
quickly
what
we
have
left
for
early
voting,
in-person
absentee
ballot
hours
today
until
7
pm
tomorrow,
8
a.m
to
6
p.m,
november,
2nd
8
a.m.
To
noon
and
that's
monday,
and
that's
at
election,
central
401,
west
7th,
of
course
election
day
is
on
tuesday
and
there
you
will
need
to
vote
at
your
precinct
polling
place
for
more
information,
go
to
indianavoters.com
or
monroecountyvoters.us.
B
For
that
information.
We're
also
providing
assistance
with
the
commissioners
and
the
council
are
providing
assistance
to
township
governments
to
ensure
that
people
are
able
to
maintain
their
shelter
and
their
utilities,
so
we're
trying
to
avoid
evictions
and
disconnections,
and
we
are
at
39
000
in
direct
aid
to
county
residents.
Every
county
resident
has
a
township
is
in
a
township
and
should
contact
their
township
trustee
for
information.
If
they're
in
danger
of
eviction
or
disconnections,
we
do
have
halloween
hours
set
for
the
county
6
to
8
p.m.
B
Tomorrow,
there
is
a
great
list
of
information
on
our
website
ceo.monroe.ian.us
and
that
information
is
about
safe
practices,
things
to
be
thinking
about
in
order
to
maintain
a
safe,
halloween
celebration,
but
also
there's
a
list
of
fire
stations
throughout
the
community
that
are
participating
in
a
safe,
halloween
celebration
as
well.
B
Another
note
from
our
treasurer
tax
bills
are
due
on
november
10th,
and
but
we
are
keeping
our
buildings
closed,
except
by
appointments.
So
if
you
do
need
assistance,
you
should
call
the
treasurer's
office
349-2530
to
make
an
appointment.
If
you
need
to
stop
in
the
office,
we
do
have
a
physical
drop
box
on
the
north
side
of
the
courthouse
door
and
we
also
have
options
available
for
residents,
including
e-check
credit
card,
or
you
can
mail
snail
mail,
your
payment
in.
B
But
if
you
have
questions
about
anything
relating
to
this,
please
contact
your
monroe
county,
treasurer,
jessica,
mcclellan
and
her
great
staff.
They
will
help
you
out,
you
can
go
to
co.monroe.ian.us
and
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
again
to
thank
everybody,
who's,
doing
a
great
job
and
trying
to
protect
our
community.
B
Just
ask
you
to
think
rethink
any
plans
you
have
for
travel.
Is
it
really
necessary,
but
please
take
a
moment
and
celebrate
and
honor
your
resiliency
to
this
point
and
kind
of
shore
up
your
commitment
to
get
through
the
next
several
months
of
winter,
which
is
going
to
be
a
bit
different.
So
thank
you
all
and
I'll.
Wait
for
questions.
C
Next
sitting
in
on
today's
call
will
be
kate.
Petroline
is
deputy
director
of
the
monroe
county,
emergency
management.
E
Thank
you
chuck
good
afternoon,
everyone.
I
just
have
a
couple
of
updates
from
our
office.
First
and
foremost,
I
want
to
thank
everyone
who
participated
in
the
october
blood
drives.
They
were
both
a
success.
Going
off
that
note
october
was
the
first
month
that
we
offered
evening
slots,
and
it
was
such
a
success.
E
Second,
and
finally,
I'm
just
going
to
echo
what
commissioner
thomas
spoke
about
with
the
trick-or-treating.
We
do
have
various
fire
departments
that
have
graciously
open
up
their
doors
for
tomorrow
from
6
pm
to
8
pm.
They
will
be
following
cdc
guidelines
to
hand
out
candies
to
your
kiddos,
so
please
stop
by
and
grab
some
candy
and
happy
halloween.
Thank
you.
F
F
Here
in
monroe
county,
both
iu
health
bloomington
and
our
hospitals
have
seen
an
increase.
So
the
trend
is
very
similar
to
what
we're
seeing
across
the
region,
and
we
continue
to
leverage
the
strength
of
the
iu
health
system,
not
only
with
support
with
our
ppe,
inpatient
bed,
staffing
and
all
those
things
across
the
state
of
indiana,
as
all
of
our
hospitals
in
indiana
are
experiencing
this
same
increase
in
inpatients
and
which
usually
and
always
has
in
this
pandemic,
has
followed
the
higher
level
of
incidents
and
positivity
in
our
communities.
F
So
flu
vaccines
was
mentioned
about
some
vaccines.
We
have
given
over
22
000
flu
vaccines
in
our
communities.
So
far
in
the
south
central
region,
we
will
have
given
over
50
000.
When
all
is
said
and
done
here
in
the
next
few
weeks
and
on
the
screen
you'll
see,
there
are
several
opportunities
for
you
to
get
your
flu
vaccine.
It
is
a
great
opportunity
for
you
to
protect
yourself
against
the
regular
flu
that
we
know
is
coming
through
and
be
prepared
and
healthy
for
the
winter
season.
F
With
these
this
rise
in
covet
19
hospitalizations,
I
just
want
to
say
something
about
halloween.
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
from
a
health
care
perspective.
Iu
health's
one
of
our
four
goals.
Four
areas
for
making
our
vision
come
true
for
making
indiana
a
healthier
state
is
to
reduce
the
incidence
of
obesity
and
if
you
go
out
on
cdc
guidelines
or
websites
and
others
you'll
see
that
the
average
bag
of
candy
for
a
child
is
4.
F
800
calories,
that's
three
cups
of
sugar
and
a
one
and
a
half
cups
of
fat,
and
so
not
that
they
shouldn't
be
eating
candy
and
we
shouldn't
do
all
things
in
moderation,
but
just
want
to
lay
that
out
there
for
those
kiddos
and
for
those
parents
to
be
sure
that
we're
making
sure
that
they
don't
eat
everything
that
they
get
in
their
bag,
select
out
those
good
things
that
they
get
and
and
let
them
eat
those
and
the
rest
of
them
celebrate
those
going
in
the
trash.
F
If
you,
if
you
can
the
other
thing,
commissioner
thomas,
I
thank
her
for
her
comments
about
taking
care
of
yourself,
especially
as
you
go
into
this
winter
season.
You
know.
Studies
have
shown
that
taking
breaks
are
a
good
thing
and
it
seems
like
we
all
feel
like
we're
on
a
treadmill
with
data
news
work.
F
You
know
our
our
boundaries
have
have
moved,
and
so
we
just
want
you
to
to
think
about
doing
some
things
this
weekend,
specifically
as
we're
ending
the
fall
season,
you
know
take
a
take
a
walk
together,
especially
with
your
kids.
As
we
see
you
know,
fall
breaks,
and
then
some
of
the
schools
have
now
announced
that
they
are
going
back
to
home.
F
Based
schooling,
take
a
walk
with
your
kids.
You
know
make
it
fun.
Look
at
animals
bugs
pets.
You
know
making
sure
that
they're
getting
the
proper
sleep
that
they
need.
You
see
the
riley
logo
behind
me,
making
sure
that
you
know
you're
you're
checking
in
with
their
doctor
and
taking
time
to
be
sure
that
if
there's
something
unusual
about
their
behavior
that
you're
checking
in
with
their
pediatrician
or
their
family
practitioner
some
power
naps.
I
remember
my
kindergarten
days.
F
This
is
a
big
change
for
them
when
they
have
been
at
home
now
they're
at
school
back
into
what
they
feel
is
a
routine
and
then
they
may
come
back.
You
know
to
that
home
environment.
So
please
keep
that
in
mind
and
if
you
do
not
have
small
ones,
you
know
look.
Look
at
your
neighbors,
look
at
those
that
you
socialize
with
and
connect
with
and
help
those
kiddos
as
well.
F
You
know
it's
almost
cliche
to
say
that
we're
in
this
together.
However,
it's
more
important
now
than
ever
as
we
see
this
pandemic,
the
second
growth
of
this
pandemic
in
our
communities
and
then
last
but
not
least,
I
would
like
to
put
a
shout
out
to
one
of
our
heroes:
penny
coddle.
It
is
her
birthday
this
weekend
and
she
I
just
wanna,
wish
her
a
happy
birthday
and
thank
you
penny
for
all
that
you
do.
C
Okay,
all
right!
Well,
let's
next
go
to
kirk
white,
who
can
give
us
the
view
from
indiana
university.
G
Let's
start
out
with
I
use
dashboard
this
week
has
really
been
the
second
best
week
of
the
semester
for
the
reporting
that
concluded
just
a
week
ago
friday,
and
we
compiled
the
results
earlier
this
week.
I
think
everyone's
seen
the
numbers
perhaps,
but
our
greek,
our
greek
organizations,
did
tick
up
just
a
bit
from
1.5
to
2.0
percent.
G
In
our
mitigation
testing,
the
residence
halls
went
down
from
1.1
down
to
0.6
greek
greek
students
that
live
out,
went
down
from
2.3
to
2.1
percent
and
our
off-campus
population
ticked
up
just
a
point,
a
a
tenth
of
a
point
from
point,
eight
to
point
nine.
So
this
is
still
a
pretty
good
trend.
Like
I
say
there
were
a
few
ticks
up
and
we
we
are,
of
course,
mindful
about
that,
but
thankful
that
we're
able
to
do
the
level
of
testing
that
we
are
up.
G
Next
is
flu
shots,
and
the
campus
has
done
very
well
with
its
flu
shot
campaign.
We
have
our
our
last
large
clinic
tomorrow
at
assembly
hall.
G
So
anybody
in
our
students,
faculty
and
staff
that
have
not
yet
gotten
their
their
flu
shot
can
go
online
and
make
an
appointment
and
drop
in
tomorrow
at
simon
scott
assembly
hall
to
get
that
taken
care
of,
and
then,
if
you
don't
make
it
tomorrow,
it's
not
the
the
end,
we'll
still
be
giving
flu
shots
during
our
regular
mitigation
testing
so
that
you
can
get
your
normally
scheduled
mitigation
test
for
covid
and
then
at
the
same
place,
get
a
flu
shot.
G
And
finally,
the
last
option
is
also
to
get
one
at
the
student
health
center.
All
these
are
available
and
will
continue
to
be,
and
we
urge
you
to
get
that
taken
care
of,
because
it
is
a
requirement
that
all
of
our
students,
faculty
and
staff
are
vaccinated
for
influenza
this
year.
As
part
of
your
student
and
employee
commitment,
a
word
about
last
saturday's
celebration
after
the
penn
state
game.
G
Of
course,
we
were
excited
for
the
hoosiers
but
concerned
about
some
of
the
the
gatherings
that
took
place
in
celebration
or
some
of
the
game
watching
parties
that
occurred
most
most
of
these
activities
were
safe,
but
we
had
a
few
that
weren't
four
of
the
parties
or
large
gatherings
that
were
reported
to
indiana
university
police
violated
our
policies
and
we
will
identify
those
who
are
responsible
for
organizing
them
and
they
will
go
through
the
university
disciplinary
process.
G
Some
people
have
described
these
large
events
as
a
kind
of
corona
virus
pot
where
things
slowly
cook,
and
then
we
see
the
results
later
so
we'll
be
watching
the
mitigation
testing
results
really
from
yesterday
today
and
early
next
week,
which
would
be
about
the
five
to
six
day
average
time
after
infection
that
you
would
start
to
show
symptoms.
And
if
we
see
upticks
we'll
know
exactly
what
kind
of
impact
these
impromptu
celebrations
cause.
So
the
bottom
line
here
is
to
stay
safe
to
to
celebrate,
but
do
so
in
a
safe
manner.
G
The
way
we've
talked
to
talked
about
through
the
summer
and
and
through
the
semester-
and
I
want
to
thank
the
public
support
that
we've
received
on
the
campus
throughout
our
efforts.
G
You
know
there's
so
many
people
that
have
contributed
to
helping
us
keep
our
numbers
low
in
bloomington
and
monroe
county
as
the
the
mayor
talked
about
and
and,
and
president
shockney
talked
about
earlier,
there's
a
reason
for
that,
and
that's
because
of
the
great
cooperation
we've
had
by
our
citizens,
but
also
by
the
steadfast
support
from
the
monroe
county
board
of
health
in
the
kinds
of
proclamations
and
recommendations.
They've
been
able
to
do
as
well
as
the
mayor.
So
the
university
thanks
you
for
that.
G
G
We're
also
mindful
that
this
is
an
emotional
time
for
many,
and
we
remember
some
of
the
results
of
folks
that
that
felt
concerned
and
and
had
to
voice
their
concerns
after
the
2016
election
and
so
we're
committed
to
a
safe
and
civil
election.
And
I
draw
your
attention
to
provost
rebelle's
comments
that
she
made
in
a
short
youtube.
Video
I'll,
put
the
the
link
there
in
the
chat
and
then
edit
outline
some
of
our
particular
preparations
for
the
election.
G
For
example,
our
emergency
operations
center
will
be
staffed
the
day
before,
during
and
after
the
election,
to
make
sure
that
that
we
monitor
the
safety
of
the
campus
and
our
polling
site
at
the
indiana
memorial
union,
as
well
as
be
ready
for
any
kinds
of
other
activities
that
might
occur
again.
Maintaining
a
safe
environment
on
the
campus
and
then
finally,
we're
transitioning
the
fall
2020
site
that
all
of
us
have
become
accustomed
to
referencing.
G
It
will
switch
to
a
covid.iu.edu
site
and
I'll
put
that
link
in
as
well.
For,
for
that
switch
of
course,
we'll
still
be
able
to
to
to
reference.
You'll
still
be
able
to
go
to
the
fall.
2020
side
and
it'll
direct
you
to
this,
but
of
course,
fall
is
going
to
be
over
soon
and
we'll
be
going
to
the
spring
semester
so
start
to
bookmark
this
new
site,
which
will
have
all
of
the
covet
information
for
the
university,
and
that's
our
update
for
this
week
chuck.
Thank
you.
C
Okay,
thanks
kirk
and
you
accurately
foresaw
the
first
question
that
would
be
coming
regarding
the
celebrations
after
the
game,
and
I
would
add
to
what
you
said
that
we
have
already
upped
the
testing
that
we
were
doing
on
students.
C
Don't
know
what
happened
there,
so
I
I
was
going
to
just
add
to
that
that
we
have
upped
the
testing
for
students
already.
So
that's
one
reason.
One
way
that
we'll
be
able
to
keep
a
handle
on
that
as
well,
but
despite
the
fact
that
we
were
all
happy
about
the
immaculate
conversion
of
the
agreement
that
students
made
to
keep
everyone
safe
with
the
policies
does
not
change,
and
we
will
continue
to
watch
out
for
that.
C
But
the
first
question
is
from
the
b-square
beacon
along
those
lines
and
expanding
that
out
a
bit.
The
question
probably
most
accurately
goes
to
the
county
and
to
mayor
hamilton
so
to
what
is
the
university,
the
county,
the
city
and
iu
health
planning
to
help
prevent
a
repeat
of
the
situation
last
week
when
a
large
crowd
of
people
not
wearing
masks
gathered
on
kirkwood
avenue
to
celebrate
the
iu
football
team's
spectacular
victory.
C
A
Sure,
thanks
yeah
first,
I
want
to
say
at
kirkwood.
I
think
it's
our.
It
appears
to
us
that
it
was
really
not
mostly
people
in
the
restaurants
and
establishments
at
kirkwood,
but
rather
people
who
are
living
down
in
and
around
there
who
spontaneously
arrive
to
celebrate
the
the
big
victory
we
that
shouldn't
happen.
You
know
we're.
We've
been
talking
to
indiana
university.
We
were
talking
to
our
law
enforcement
and
the
establishments
there
to
to
do
what
we
can.
A
I
think
you
know
we
don't
want
to
overreact
and
make
the
situation
worse,
but
we
do
are
talking
about
that
at
the
next
game
of
michigan
next
next
weekend,
eight
days
from
now
or
whatever
is
another
potential
upset
victory
which
we'll
root
for,
but
hope
that
the
students
can
appropriate
and
others
appropriately
celebrate
that,
and
I
do
appreciate
indiana
university,
which
is
proceeding
with
disciplinary
actions
against
those
who
who
take
irresponsible
action.
But
I
don't
want
to
overreact
to
that.
We
will
be
monitoring
the
data
closely.
A
If
we
found,
for
example,
there
were
really
significant
health
incidents,
disease
incidents-
that's
traced
to
that
that
that's
something
different,
but
just
to
remind
folks,
for
example,
the
big
enough
is
enough
rally
back
in
june,
thousands
of
people
marching
outdoors.
We
didn't
see
indications
of
problems
after
that,
so
we
hope
the
same
will
be
true
with
this.
C
So
next
question
this
one
going
to
penny
coddle.
As
you
mentioned,
the
last
couple
of
days
have
been
have
seen
some
spikes
in
monroe
county
numbers
after
cruising
along
fairly
steadily
at
around
20
to
25
cases
a
day
have
any
positive
test
cases
been
definitively
linked
to
the
post
football
victory
celebration
last
week.
D
They
haven't
and
as
kirk
was
saying
earlier,
you
know
more
likely.
We
will,
if
we
see
those
those
will
be
coming
in
the
next
few
days
or
the
next
week.
So
we
will
certainly
be
watching
that
what
we
are
really
seeing
is
family
spread.
You
know
families
and
close
contacts.
So
again
it's
thinking
that
we're
safe
in
kind
of
that
little
bubble,
but
not
not
taking
into
account
that
it's
someone
in
that
bubble,
it
you
know
takes
goes
out
and
you
know
takes
on
another
risk
that
they
may
bring
that
back
into
the
group.
D
C
A
question
for
mayor
hamilton
and
commissioner
thomas
again
from
the
b-square
beacon
how
bad
would
statewide
numbers
need
to
get
before
some
kind
of
travel
ban
into
monroe
county
or
into
the
city
of
bloomington
would
be
contemplated.
Could
such
a
ban
ever
be
enacted
even
be
enacted
where
we
say
only
essential
travel
into
our
jurisdiction
is
allowed.
B
Sure
you
know
so
it's
a
great
question
and
you
know
this
is
really
not
a
political
question.
It's
really
a
health
question
driven
by
data,
and
we
have
an
amazing
health
board
and
penny
coddle,
of
course,
and
dr
sharp
and
we
would.
B
We
would
want
to
hear
from
them
if,
if
there's
going
to
be,
if
we
need
to
move
in
a
different
direction
to
increase
the
protection
of
our
community
from
the
spread
of
this
disease,
one
way
to
avoid
any
of
that
is
to
wear
your
mask
and
and
again
I
forgot
to
mention.
B
But
when
you
vote,
wear
your
mask
and
but
one
will
be
provided
for
you
if
you
need
it
so,
but
I
will
say
that
the
last
part
of
the
question
is
is
really
an
interesting
one,
and
can
it
even
be
done
what
some
communities
did
in
the
spring
some
counties
did
in
the
spring.
Is
they
enacted
which
a
travel
advisory?
B
So
it's
not
a
ban
on
travel
and
it
certainly
doesn't
ban
people
from
coming
from
outside
the
community
into
the
community,
but
it
limits
vehicle
transportation
to
only
essential
transportation.
It.
You
know
it's
difficult
to
to
monitor
and
track
and
enforce
that
kind
of
thing,
as
well
as
it's
difficult
to
imagine
that
that's
going
to
be
a
good
answer,
but
again
we
are
guided
by
the
science
and
that's
how
you
know
how
we
need
to
keep
keep
moving
forward
thanks.
A
Yeah,
I
I
just
add
you
know
we
are
a
an
island
with
rising
seas
of
virus
infection
around
us,
but
it
is
extremely
difficult
to
put
up
a
wall
like
that.
We
have
people
who
work
in
and
out
who
leave
to
go
to
work
who
come
into
the
county
or
the
city
to
go
to
work.
We
have,
of
course,
a
lot
of
of
activity
that
would
be
stopped
if
we
had
to
take
that
step.
A
If
we
could
take
that
step,
so
I
think
you
know
effectively
be
a
stay-at-home
order
for
us
and
and
a
wall
around
the
county
would
be
extremely
difficult
and
and
damaging
to
a
lot
of
people,
including
hospital
work.
I
mean
you'd
have
to
have
all
kinds
of
exceptions,
of
course,
but
I
think
more
likely,
the
focus
is
going
to
be
really
encouraging
the
state
to
pay
more
attention
to
this
and
get
serious
about
not
moving
the
wrong
direction.
A
Recognizing
a
tripling
in
cases
in
a
month
is
a
really
desperate
situation
and
a
doubling
of
deaths
means
you
got
to
wake
up
and
and
change
what
you're
doing,
because
it's
it's
not
really
tenable
to
have
a
an
island
of
dramatic
difference
with
surrounded
by
that
kind
of
thing.
So
we'll
keep
doing
our
part,
and
we
need
to
keep
urging
the
state
and
the
country
to
to
up
the
game
too.
C
Question
again
from
the
b-square
beacon
for
iu
for
kirk.
As
far
as
iu
students
go,
one
of
the
unfortunate
mindsets
goes
along
the
lines
of
if
we
can
just
make
it
to
winter,
break,
we'll
be
rid
of
all
the
students
and
we'll
be
safe
from
covet
19
threat
here
in
monroe
county
does
the
kind
of
departure
testing
that's
been
discussed
by
iu
officials
apply
to
students
who
are
simply
heading
back
home
for
winter
break?
If
not,
what
are
we
doing
to
make
sure
we're
sending
students
home
healthy.
G
Well,
hey,
that's
that's
a
great
question
and
we
feel
very,
very
confident
that
we're
gonna
be
able
to
test
offer
tests
to
our
student
population
that
is
departing
at
the
end
of
fall
semester.
So,
starting
on
november
the
15th
through
that
week
on
to
thursday
of
that
week,
I
believe
we
will
offer
a
departure
testing
for
our
students
and
we'll
be
most
likely
processing
those
through
our
own
labs
here
on
the
bloomington
campus,
perhaps
indianapolis,
but
we'll
we
will
we'll
offer
that.
G
So
that
really,
for
a
couple
of
reasons,
the
the
one
that
you
mentioned,
making
sure
that
that
students
are
safe
when
they
do
leave
and
go
to
other
communities
to
their
families,
and
the
other
is
in
some
cases
that
will
be
a
requirement.
G
We
know
that
some
municipalities
and
some
states
are
are
that
put
restrictions
in
place
for
people
traveling
from
indiana
and
we're
hoping
that
the
documentation
that
we'll
be
able
to
provide
our
students
about
the
tests
that
they've
had
just
a
few
days
before
they
depart
or
a
couple
of
days
before
they
depart,
will
be
enough
documentation
to
help
them
avoid
a
quarantine
situation
when
they're
going
back
to
their
home
communities.
So
we
have
a
plan
in
place
to
do
that.
G
Students
will
be
able
to
sign
up
for
that
departure
testing
again
that'll
be
the
week
of
the
15th
of
november,
and
we
think
that
will
be
a
good
good
thing
to
follow.
And
then
the
next
step
in
all
that
is
returning
students,
so
that'll,
be
in
january
and
february,
and
we're
now
formulating
our
plan
for
return
testing
so
that
we
can
test
students
as
they
return
and
get
back
into
the
population
of
the
the
campus
safely.
And
that
other
point
about
you
know
as.
G
You
know,
we
sure
shouldn't
think
that
as
a
community,
because,
frankly,
the
the
prevalence
rate
infection
rate
on
the
campus
is
lower
than
it
is
in
most
of
the
state
we've
been
able,
because
our
students
have
acted
well,
we've
been
able
to
keep
the
infection
rate
at
a
very
low
level
and
we're
documenting
it
because
we're
last
week
we
tested
9
000
students
and
we'll
keep
that
up
we're
going
to
keep
increasing
it,
and
so
we
we
know
where
we
know
when
infection
starts,
where
it
is,
we
get
it
in
isolation
or
quarantine,
and
that's
the
way
to
control
this
and
we're
going
to
keep
that
in
place.
C
C
Yeah,
okay,
mayor
hamilton,
you
want
to
make
a
point.
A
Thanks
yeah
just
a
couple
quick
points
and
hope
the
media
may
help
spread
this
first,
it's
important
to
recognize
that
bloomington
and
in
our
county
have
two
unusual
testing
apparatus
going
on
first
iu:
it's
it's
really
exceptional
and
unusual
and
really
valuable
that
we
have
a
university
doing
so
much
testing
in
our
community
of
their
community,
which
is
much
of
our
community,
which
gives
us
so
much
more
data,
as
well
as
the
city
of
bloomington
utilities,
water
system,
testing,
which
which
both
of
which
give
us
more
data
than
the
typical
place,
which
is
really
important
and
helpful,
and
lets
us
monitor
that
and
by
the
way
the
wastewater
testing
showed
a
reduction.
A
A
The
health
experts
really
remind
us.
We
need
to
think
we
might
be
infectious
even
the
moment
after
that
test
the
hour
out
of
the
day
after
that
test,
and
we
have
to
treat
each
other
as
if
we
might
be
carrying
the
virus.
We
might
feel
fine,
they
might
feel
fine.
As
penny
cottle
indicated.
A
lot
of
this
transmission
seems
to
happen
with
smaller
gatherings,
family
and
social
gatherings,
and
it's
you
just
even
if
you
feel
great,
and
even
if
you
just
had
a
negative
test,
we
all
need
to
remember.
A
You
still
have
to
behave
with
masks
and
distancing
in
the
way
that
will
keep
this
virus
down
and
as
we
go
indoors
more
as
we
do
some
of
the
traveling
and
don't
do
more
than
you
have
to
just
remember,
a
negative
test
isn't
a
guarantee
that
everything's
fine
at
all.
So
we
all
need
to
keep
doing
those
behaviors
regardless.
C
G
That's
right,
it
is
it's
going,
but
I
don't
have
an
accurate
number.
I
I
know
a
few
days
ago.
They've
done
several
hundred,
but
I
don't
know
the
latest
as
of
today,
but
it
is
up
and
running
and
it'll
it'll
keep
building
capacity.
G
As
as
anything
that
you
stand
up,
you
wanna
make
sure
that
it's,
it
is
doing
exactly
what
it's
supposed
to
do
and
be
very
accurate.
So
we're
checking
to
make
sure
all
that's
done,
but
there
are
no
big
problems
at
this
point.
C
And
our
in
our
indianapolis
labs,
we
expect
to
be
up
sometime
in
the
next
month
here
we'll
have
three
labs
running
tests.
One
quick
thing:
julie,
thomas
addressed
in
the
chat,
but
this
is
a
question
from
facebook,
so
I
want
to
it's
not
directly
covered
related,
but
I
will
work
this
in
here
about
expanding
election
voting
sites
and
so
julie.
Can
you
address
that?
The
question
being?
Would
we
consider
adding
more
in
the
future.
B
Right,
so
thank
you
for
that.
It
is
kind
of
code,
covid
related,
because
people
want
to
get
the
vote
in
early
and
safely,
of
course,
but
yes,
the
voting
hours
were
expanded.
I
talked
about
that
at
the
top
of
of
the
my
my
talk,
but
I
also
want
to
note
that
the
election
board
is
the
decision-making
body.
It's
not
something
that
the
commissioners
do
or
the
council.
B
This
is
a
separate
board
of
three
and
they
make
decisions
about
voting
and
it
it
was
not
helped
this
year
by
the
fact
that
we
were
in
flux
for
quite
a
while,
not
knowing
whether
or
not
people
could
vote
as
they
did
in
the
spring
absentee
by
mail
for
any
reason,
no
excuse
absentee
voting
by
mail,
and
that
did
not
happen
and
that
that
information
did
not
come
until
late.
B
So
it's
just
important
to
remember
that
there
are
a
lot
of
things
going
on
at
the
state
that
impact
our
ability
locally
to
react,
so
the
election
board
did
a
great
thing
and
expanded
the
hours
and,
if
you're,
in
line
when
the
polls
close,
you
are
going
to
be
able
to
vote.
So
you
know
you
might
want
to
take
your
chances
and
and
be
there
at
seven
o'clock
if
that
works
for
you.
So
thank
you
for
that.
A
Chuck
I'll
just
add
in
commissioner
thomas
that
all
that
is
correct.
I
just
want
to
add
that
the
election
board
takes
bipartisan
action
under
law.
To
make
this
happen.
Unfortunately,
we
have
not
had
bipartisan
support
for
a
lot
of
really
common
sense
steps
to
increase
safety,
to
increase
access
to
the
polling
and,
in
fact,
in
the
opposite,
we've
seen
attempts
from
my
perspective
and
as
you've
seen
around
the
country
to
make
it
more
difficult
to
vote.
A
That
is
really
regrettable,
but
it
is
ultimately
up
to
the
voters,
so
just
be
sure
to
get
out
there
vote
early.
If
you
can
in
person,
drop
your
ballot
off
or
show
up
on
election
day
to
make
sure
your
voice
is
heard,
we
can
make
sure
it's
safe.
It's
unfortunate
that
we
don't
make
it
easier,
but
don't
let
that
stop
you
stay
to
it.
C
D
That's
because
that
metrics
map
uses
two
pieces
of
data,
it
looks
at
our
seven
day
rolling
average
that
positivity
rate,
but
it
also
looks
at
the
number
of
cases
per
hundred
thousand
and
we
are
actually
higher
it
factors
them
in
both.
So
I
mentioned
early
on
I
I
wanted
that
per
hundred
thousand
number
to
right
now
to
be
under
a
hundred.
It
is
over
a
hundred
and
so
that's
actually
orange,
and
then
the
positivity
rate
would
put
us
in
blue
and
so
when
they
factor
those
in
we
end
up
in
yellow.