Walsh raises concerns as city looks to reopen more businesses

Mayor Marty Walsh has consistently sounded a cautious tone on how Boston reopens as he monitors concerns about a potential second wave of COVID-19 cases.

SUGGEST IT’S OK TO RELAX SOMESOCIAL DISTANCING.BUT, ALL OF THIS COMES AS THEWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ISISSUING A DIRE WARNING OVER APOTENTIAL SECOND WAVE OFCORONAVIRUS.WE’LL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK ON THETIMING AND THE IMPACT OF THAT INJUST A FEW MINUTES.BOSTON’S MAYOR IS RAISINGCONCERNS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS ASTHE CITY, AND THE COMMONWEALTH,MOVE AHEAD WITH REOPENING THEECONOMY.AND HE SAYS THERE ARE A LOT OFTHINGS WE ARE NOT READY FOR.THE EYEOPENER’S SERA CONGI ISLIVE IN BOSTON WITH HIS NEWMESSAGE.SERA: MAYOR MARTY WALSH HASCONSISTENTLY SOUNDED A CAUTIOUSTONE ON HOW BOSTON REOPENS.AND HE’S DOING THAT AGAIN THISMORNING, AS HE MONITORS CONCERNSABOUT A POTENTIAL SECOND WAVE OFCOVID-19 CASES.APPEARING ON CNN LAST NIGHT, THEMAYOR SAID THE CITY HAS GOTTEN ALOT OF REQUESTS FROM CHURCHES ASTHEY GO THROUGH THE REOPENINGPROCESS.THAT INCLUDES REQUESTS FOR PPEAND GUIDANCE ON HOW TO SOCIALDISTANCE DURING SERVICES.WALSH ALSO POINTED OUT THATWHILE CURBSIDE RETAIL IS NOWRESTARTING, BOSTON ISN’T NEARREADY TO HAVE SHOPPERS BACKINSIDE THOSE BUSINESSES.HE’S ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT WHATCOMES NEXT IN THE PROCESS.THE MAYOR SAID HE KNOWS PEOPLEARE GETTING OUTSIDE AS THEWEATHER GETS WARMER, BUT HEWANTED TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THEVIRUS IS STILL VERY MUCH OUTTHERE, TOO