Walsh on reopening: 'It's not public health versus the economy'

"We support a cautious, phased-in approach that includes clear health criteria and safety guidelines for each industry," Walsh said.

SECURE THEIR FEDERAL STIMULUSPAYMENTS.FIRST I WANT TO SAY A WORD ONTHE REOPENING AND RECOVERYPLANS.APPROACHES, IT'S A DATE THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEENFOCUSING ON, BECAUSE WHEN THEGOVERNOR'S ADVISORY BOARD ISDUE TO RELEASE THEIR REPORT ASWELL, PEOPLE ARE PAYING DEEPATTENTION TO THAT DATE.WE'RE WORKING EVERY DAY AS PARTOF THAT BOARD.WE SUPPORT A CAUTIOUS,PHASED-IN APPROACH THATINCLUDES CLEAR HEALTH CRITERIAAND SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR EACHINDUSTRY.OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM ISWORKING ON WHAT THAT WILL LOOKLIKE HERE AT CITY HALL, FORCITY EMPLOYEES, AND THROUGHOUTTHE CITY OF BOSTON.AND WE'RE ALSO IN CONVERSATIONSWITH EMPLOYERS IN BOSTON INMANY INDUSTRIES, SUCH ASRESTAURANTS, AS WELL AS LABORORGANIZATIONS, FAITHCOMMUNITIES, ADVOCACYORGANIZATION, HEALTHCAREPROVIDERS, CLEDGETS, OFFICEBUILDINGS, AND MANY DIFFERENTOTHER ORGANIZATIONS ANDBUSINESSES IN OUR CITY.WE HAVE WORKED TO MAKE THISBROAD AND INCLUSIVECONVERSATION WITH THE FOCUS ONEQUITY AND THE IMPACTS THATDIFFERENT COMMUNITIES ARECERTAINLY EXPERIENCING, BOTH INHEALTH IMPACTS AND ECONOMICIMPACTS.BUT I WANT TO TEMPEREXPECTATIONS BEHALF MONDAY WILLBRING.WE DON'T MOVE FORWARD BASED ONTHE DATE.WE MOVE FORWARD BASED ON DATA.THIS MUST BE A GRADUAL,PHASED-IN APPROACH THAT DEPENDSON TESTING AND HOSPITALMARKS, AND CONTINUING TO MOVEI WANT TO WARN PEOPLE, IF WEOUR GUARD, WE COULD GET SPIKESIN CASES FASTER.THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO ROLL BACKAND N OPENING AND ESSENTIALLYSTARTING OVER.THAT WOULD BE WORSE FOR OURECONOMY, AND THAT WOULD BETERRIBLE FOR ALL THEINDIVIDUALS HERE IN BOSTON INTHE COMMONWEALTH.REMEMBER, IT'S NOT PUBLICHEALTH VERSUS THE ECONOMY.TOGETHER.SO WE NEED TO MOVE CAUTIOUSLY.ALL OF US HAVE TO STAY FOCUSEDON WHAT GOT US THIS FAR,PHYSICAL DISTANCING, COVERINGFACES WITH FACE MASKS, WASHINGHANDS WITH SOAP AND WARM WATER,CLEANING AND DISINFECTINGSURFACES.WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO LIMIT OURTRIPS OUTSIDE OF THE HOME TOESSENTIALS, AND TO AVOIDCROWDED CONDITIONS OF ANYKINDS.I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THEPRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE US.WE BASE OUR DECISIONS ONSCIENCE-BASED FACTS.WE PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH ANDSECURITY OF ALL THE RESIDENTSOF BOSTON AND VISITORS.AND WE WILL KEEP WORKING TOMEET THE DEMANDS OF FAMILIES,SENIORS, F