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INFORMATIONAL WEBINARS Tuesday, December 15 The City of Boston will be hosting webinars on Tuesday, December 15 to provide guidance and answer questions from business owners. All of the webinars will be available live on the Office of Economic Development’s Facebook page and will have simultaneous interpretation available in Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese. 9 a.m.  General Guidance Overview: register here. 10 a.m. Restaurant Guidance Overview: register here.  11 a.m. Fitness & Gym Guidance Overview: register here. 12 p.m. Tourism, Arts & Culture Guidance Overview: register here. Updated guidance can be found on boston.gov/reopening. See below for more details on this guidance. MAYOR WALSH TO JOIN WEEKLY SMALL BUSINESS CONFERENCE CALL on Tuesday at 3pm! Please join us TOMORROW, December 15th at 3:00 pm for our weekly small business conference call featuring reopening guidance, support services, and resources available to Boston's small businesses, as well as take your questions. Register in advance: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B12DiEy2QZK0e3LjC71yQQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. You may also view the webinar and submit questions on Facebook Live! UPDATED GUIDANCE In an effort to reduce the further spread of COVID-19 and its impact on Boston’s health care system and essential services, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that effective Wednesday, December 16, the City of Boston will return back to a modified Phase Two, Step Two of the Reopening Massachusetts plan. Boston has been experiencing a steady increase in COVID-19 cases among its residents since Thanksgiving, with the citywide positive test rate at 7.2 percent for the week ending on December 6, 2020, up from 5.2 percent for the prior week. The percentage of occupied adult non-surge ICU beds at Boston hospitals is at 90 percent as of December 10, 2020. Returning to a modified Phase Two, Step Two requires the closure of certain businesses designated as Phase Three. Gatherings in private and public settings are required to have no more than 10 people for indoor settings and 25 people for outdoor settings. To register for tomorrow's (12/15/2020) 9am General Guidance Webinar on all of these changes, please register here or you can watch Live on Facebook. FITNESS CENTERS & HEALTH CLUBS All Fitness Centers and Health Clubs must close starting Wednesday. One-on-one personal fitness training may continue indoors by appointment only and is only permitted for one client per indoor space, at one time. Outdoor fitness classes may continue with a maximum of 25 people (including staff). Updated guidance can be found on www.boston.gov/reopening Register for Tomorrow's (12/15) 11 a.m. Fitness & Gym Guidance Overview Webinar here. RESTAURANTS No bar seating will be permitted without strict approval from the Boston Licensing Board.  To obtain approval, please fill out this application. Background music and use of TVs are permitted. Background music and use of TVs are permitted. Updated guidance can be found at www.boston.gov/reopening Register for Tomorrow's (12/15) 10 a.m. Restaurant Guidance Overview Webinar here. TOURISM, ARTS & CULTURE Live streaming of performances and non-audience activities are permissible. If you anticipate more than 10 people participating (staff, performers, etc.) you must contact arts@boston.gov to discuss your COVID-19 safety plan and obtain approval. Outdoor theaters and outdoor performance venues may continue to operate within the 25-person capacity limit. Updated guidance can be found at www.boston.gov/reopening Register for tomorrow's (12/15) 12 p.m. Arts & Culture Guidance Overview Webinar here. Small Business Office Hours Every Friday! Call in anytime between 9-11am and 2-4pm and our Small Business Team will answer any questions or help you connect with the correct agency. Every Friday 9-11am or 2-4pm Join by Video Call by Phone: 661-543-0141 (PIN: ‪116 952 328#) MWBE Certification Office Hours Every Wednesday! Join the Equity & Inclusion team for Office Hours every Wednesday for businesses interested in direct-support to apply to become certified as an MWBE.  Every Wednesday from 11am - 1pm Sign-up here: https://bit.ly/MWBEcertificationhelp Information Needed: SMALL BUSINESS SURVEY #10! Please take a moment to fill out the latest Small Business COVID-Response Survey: http://bit.ly/survey10bos #TakeTheTestBoston Boston and our country are facing an increase in COVID-19 positive rates, the likes of which we haven’t seen since the spring. As we head into the months ahead, it’s critical we all come together to look out for one another and our community, and take steps to stop the spread of COVID-19. A key part of stopping the spread is testing. While earlier this year tests were hard to come by, Boston has expanded access to testing, and we are now encouraging all residents to get tested -- and especially those who are going outside their home for work or other reasons. But there’s a problem: not enough people are taking advantage of our resources and getting tested. Residents with no symptoms can still be infected with COVID-19 and transmit the virus, according to the CDC. We need more residents to get tested, and those that are interacting with others in any setting should consider getting tested on a regular basis. For that reason, we are inviting all Boston employers to take a pledge in support of increasing testing access for their employees. We encourage businesses and employers throughout Boston to join us, by making sure their employees know when to get tested, how to get tested, and have access to the resources they need to take care of their own and our collective public health. Take the pledge to #GetTheTestBoston, and provide the resources your employees need to get tested, stop the spread of COVID-19, and avoid a setback in our reopening process. To Learn More To receive the latest updates from Mayor Walsh and the City of Boston, please visit boston.gov/coronavirus. Text BOSCOVID to 888-777 for free daily updates in 11 different languages.