Sunday, April 26, 2020

“We also see little glimmers of hope all around us”

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:
"It’s all going to depend on the data.

Gov. Charlie Baker would not say Friday afternoon whether he plans to extend the economic shutdown currently due to expire May 4, but he detailed what he will be looking at when it comes time to make that decision.

“We are still in this surge and we need to recognize that this insidious and often invisible virus is still making people here in Massachusetts very sick,” the governor said. He later added, “Our view going forward here is going to be that until we start to see some of that kind of information - the peaking of the surge and the move in the other direction - for some sustained period of time, we’re not going to be interested in reopening anything.”

Baker previously has pointed to White House guidance that recommended states could begin to resume greater levels of economic activity after documenting 14 days of declining case counts and on Friday said his administration plans to follow guidance from the federal government, other countries and public health experts before planning an economic reopening. He said Friday that the duration of positive trends necessary to reopen “varies depending upon who you talk to.”
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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20200425/data-trends-in-massachusetts-will-dictate-timing-of-economic-reopening

COVID-19 Update from Friday, Apr 24, 2020  https://youtu.be/m7FRXO-tLW0

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