Boston not ready to move into next phase of reopening

An increase in COVID-19 cases is about to push Boston into the red zone.

DAVID: JUST TO CLARIFY, HE SAIDBOSTON COULD BE MOVING INTO THERED ZONE, THE HIGHEST RISK,ACCORDING TO THE STATEREGULATIONS, AS EARLY AS THISEVENING WHEN THE LATEST WEEKLYREPORT ON LOCAL COMMUNITIESCOMES OUT FROM THE STATE.THE MAYOR SAID HE IS FRUSTRATEDBECAUSE HE SAYS A LOT OF THISINCREASE IN THE INFECTION RATEIS DUE TO COLLEGE STUDENTSHAVING PARTIES.HE ENCOURAGED THEM TO RETHINKTHEIR ATTITUDES.HE SAID THE CITY WILL THEREFORENOT MOVE AHEAD, EVEN THOUGH ITTECHNICALLY COULD WITH THE NEXTSTEP OF REOPENING.HE SAID HOWEVER, SCHOOLS WILLSTART BRINGING BACK SOME OF THEHIGHEST NEEDS STUDENTS FORHYBRID LEARNING AS EARLY ASTOMORROW.HERE IS WHAT THE NEIGHBOR SAIDAT A NEWS CONFERENCE A SHORTTIME AGO.MAYOR WALSH: WE EXPECT TO BE INTHE RED ZONE VERY SOON, AND ITIS LIKELY GOING TO HAPPEN THISEVENING.THAT MEANS WE HAVE BEEN SEEINGMORE THAN EIGHT CASES, EIGHT NEWCASES PER DAY PER 100,000 PEOPLEPOPULATION.HALF OF THE CASES WE HAVE BEENSEEING IN THOSE LAST TWO WEEKSARE PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 29.WE ARE SEEING YOUNGER PEOPLECONTRACT THE VIRUS.DAVID: YOU ARE LOOKING AT AGROUP OF PROTESTERS GATHEREDOUTSIDE CITY HALL.THEY WERE USING A MEGAPHONE ANDIT MADE IT KIND OF HARD TO HEARTHE MAYOR DURING HIS NEWSCONFERENCE INSIDE THE LOBBY.THE PROTESTERS SEEMED TO BEUPSET ABOUT A VARIETY OF THINGSINCLUDING POLICY TOWARDS CHINA.