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星期四, 4月 02, 2020

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Additional Steps to Encourage Social Distancing at State Parks and Beaches


Baker-Polito Administration Announces Additional Steps to Encourage Social Distancing at State Parks and Beaches
Coastal State Beach Parking Areas Will Temporarily Close; Select Seasonal State Parks to Open Early

BOSTON — Governor Charlie Baker today issued an emergency order requiring all coastal beach reservation parking areas managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to close effective 12:00 PM on Friday, April 3, 2020 to reduce large concentrations of people at beaches during the COVID-19 outbreak. Additionally, effective 12:00 PM on Friday, April 3, 2020, DCR will open select seasonal state parks early and expand access at other parks to provide additional open space opportunities for residents to enjoy and alternatives to popular state parks throughout the Commonwealth.

Coastal parkways that provide access to state beaches will also be closed to both parking and dropping off passengers. State beaches will remain open and available to pedestrians for transitory use only (walking, jogging, biking, solitary fishing, etc.). A link to find specific parking and traffic restrictions can be found here.

State parks and associated parking areas remain open at this time; however, the public is asked to visit state parks and other open space properties that are located near their homes to ensure social distancing to limit the spread of COVID-19. Additionally, DCR’s agency-owned ice rinksvisitor centers, campgroundsplaygroundsfitness areas, athletic fields, athletic courts, golf courses, and bathroom facilities will remain closed until Monday, May 4, 2020.

DCR will also be limiting the amount of parking spaces available at certain high-visitation state parks. DCR continues to stress that if a park is crowded, visitors should consider visiting a different location or returning at a later date or time. The state parks system has over 450,000 acres of property, and every region of the state contains multiple parks to explore that may be less busy than others in the area. DCR advises visitors of state parks to:

  • Stay within solitary or small groups, and avoid gatherings of ten or more people;

  • Practice social distancing of at least six feet between individuals;

  • Participate in only non-contact recreational activities;

  • Practice healthy personal hygiene, such as handwashing for at least 20 seconds; and,

  • Stay home if ill, over 70, and/or part of a vulnerable population.

To centralize COVID-19 updates that impact the state parks system, DCR recently developed a Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Updates webpage. Prior to visiting a state parks property, members of the public should review the contents of the webpage. Furthermore, for information about the Baker-Polito Administration’s ongoing efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, please visit the Department of Public Health’s (DPH) website.

昆士市設立支援基金 助飲食業人士支付房租

(昆士市府消息)
昆士市市長Tom Koch和昆士市可負擔廉房信託基金會和昆士商會已聯手創辦支援基金,協助受新冠病毒影響,在支付租金上有困難的飲食業員工。查詢支援基金申請資格,請到下列網站;https://www.quincyhospitalitysupportfund.com/ 或電郵/電話:昆士商會- info@thequincychamber.com或 617-471-1700
*非飲食業員工,如果在付房租上需要幫助,
查詢:617-657-5377或 電郵QuincyCovidRent@qcap.org 和上網 www.qcap.org市長和可負擔廉房信託基金會及Quincy Community Action Programs也已協商,會為有需要人士提供支援。
Applications are now available for housing assistance programs sponsored by the City, one for hospitality workers being coordinated by the Quincy Chamber of Commerce and one for all other workers coordinated by the Quincy Community Action Programs. • The programs are being funded by an emergency appropriation from the City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund at the request of Mayor Koch. The Affordable Housing Trust is a fund created by fees paid by developers of housing projects in the City. There will be no expense to local taxpayers for these programs. • Contact he Quincy Chamber of Commerce at  www.quincyhospitalitysupportfund.com, 617-471-1700 or info@thequincychamber.com for an application and details of the hospitality workers program • Contact Quincy Community Actions Program at www.qcap.org, 617-657-5377, or QuincyCovidRent@qcap.org for an application and details of that program. 
  

失業救濟美國申請人數破紀錄665萬 麻州181,062


(Boston Orange 編譯) 新型冠狀病毒(COVID-19)導致的全美各州陸續封城,關閉非必要企業,對美國整體經濟打擊之大,現正以申請失業救濟人數破歷史記錄,增加速度令人驚恐的形式浮現。全美申請失業救濟人數現已高達665萬,麻州也躍升至181,062
美國在今年年初,甚至直到34日,勞動部公佈的新聞,都還在說201910州失業率下降,16州就業人口增加,全美失業率僅3.5%,總就業人數已連續增加13個月,大部分雇主擔心的是找不到符合資格的員工,那是1969年以來從未見過的一片欣欣向榮景象,然而不過3週之後,美國就首次出現一週之內的申請失業救濟人數高達334萬,截至328日的申請失業救濟總人數,已超過665萬。
麻州則是一週增加了32,610
329日時,美國總統川普(Donald Trump)把社交安全距離準則展延至430日,麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)則在331日宣佈,州政府對企業及學校的關門禁令,延長至54日。
波士頓環球報引用紐約時報的41日統計,指全美已有至少377414個城市,以及哥倫比亞特區,波多黎各等地的29400萬人被政府告知,待在家裏323日時,還只有9州發出了留在原地命令。
休閒旅遊業的裁員來得最快,最瘋狂,包括梅西百貨(Macy’s)等零售商,遣散了125000員工,企業界如通用電子(GE)323日也才宣佈了裁員10%,約700名員工。
許多人預測,到6月底時,美國失業率會攀升到10%,高盛(Goldman Sachs)經濟學家則認為,年中時,失業率會攀升到15%。聖路易聯邦儲備銀行董事長James Bullard甚至認為可能高達30%。波士頓聯邦儲備銀行執行長Eric Rosengren認為不會高到那種程度,但也不敢完全否決那種可能。有些人認為,麻州的失業率會比其他州高,因為麻州比其他州更早開始要求非必要企業關門。
上星期,美國國會通過2萬億圓圓助法案,包括增加失業救濟福利,資助小企業保護就業機會,甚至還會在州政府福利之外,給被裁員的人,包括自雇者,兼職者,打零工的人每週600元,連給四個月。該法案還會把州政府的福利期限展延13週。
根據HIS市場區域經濟學家Karl Kuykendall的說法,美國各州失業率差異將會很大,休閒旅遊業比重大的州,將受較大衝擊,內華達州,佛羅里達州的失業率可能會依序達到9.8%7.9%
內華達州的休閒旅遊業從業人員占全州在職人口的25%
麻州則是醫療護理業從業人員較多,約22%。由於使用急救服務人數銳減,波士頓醫療中心日前才遣散了700名工作人員,約佔該中心人力10%
由於聯邦政府首次准許自僱者,打零工者申請失業救濟,申請人數估計會更多。蓋洛普調查(Gallup poll)指出,2018年,美國有29%的工作人員以替代性工作安排為主要工作。

星期三, 4月 01, 2020

Governor Baker, Lt. Governor Polito Tour Field Medical Station Site At DCU Center

(From the governor's office)
WORCESTER – Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito today joined MEMA Director Samantha Phillips and Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, Adjunct General of the Massachusetts National Guard, to tour the ongoing work to set up a new Field Medical Station at the DCU Center in Worcester. The field station, which can be configured to a maximum of 250 beds, is being set-up today via three tractor trailers.

The Baker-Polito Administration announced the launch of the new Field Medical Station yesterday, in anticipation of a surge in COVID-19 cases. Through the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, the Administration requested and received approval for this temporary medical facility, which will be used to treat lower acuity patients who still need monitoring. The Massachusetts National Guard is supporting the logistics of the ongoing set-up process.

UMass Memorial Medical Center will manage the facility, which will be staffed by a partnership including the City of Worcester, UMass Memorial, and others. UMass Memorial will lead the day-to-day running of the facility with support by state and local partners upon set-up.

Medical Stations, like the one being deployed to Worcester, are required to set up in facilities of at least 40,000 square feet to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and include beds, supplies, and a cache of medicine for basic care.

麻州確診人數再單日破千累計7738 新增33人死亡 波士頓1057 昆士市117 牛頓市94

麻州州長查理貝克(左)和副州長白莉朵(前右)到Worcester DCU醫療站
視察。(翻拍自記者會視蘋)
(Boston Orange 編譯)麻州新型冠狀病毒(COVID-19)確診人數,41日新增1118人,從6620人增至7738人;死亡人數破百,一日新增33人,累計已122人。其中最年輕的是一名30餘歲,身體原本就有狀況的薩福克郡居民。
根據麻州公共衛生廳數據,總人口690餘萬的麻州,現有共51,738人做過COVID-19病毒檢測。5,176人在自我隔離。
有預測稱,到夏天時,麻州內死於COVID-19的總人數可能超過1,800
麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)和副州長白莉朵(Karyn Polito)(41)日特地到屋斯特(Worcester)250張病床的DCU田野醫療站視察,和麻州緊急管理局主任Samantha Phillips一起匯報疫情,再次強調,在減緩病毒傳播上保持社交安全距離的重要。
查理貝克透露,州政府正考慮在波士頓會議展覽中心也設立一個類似的醫療站,同時還要在州內其他地方另找一個醫療站。
查理貝克也略述了在霍利奧克(Holyoke)”士兵之家發生13人死亡慘劇的概況,說明州政府已聘請曾任聯邦檢控官,現為執業律師的Mark W. Pearlstein做調查,弄清楚到底是怎麼回事。士兵之家也已交由西麻州意願執行長Val Liptak暫時接管。
白宮在週二(331)時預估,即使人們遵循社交安全距離的要求,全美可能還是會有10萬到24萬人會死於新型冠狀病毒。
全世界各地的日常生活現在都已被COVID-19打亂,企業,學校關門,人們被要求待在家裏。
根據約翰霍普金斯大學數據,截至今日下午5點,全球新型冠狀病毒確診人數已高達926千餘人,美國確診人數將近21萬,比義大利,西班牙整整多了一倍。全球死亡人數現高達46,413。根據西雅圖高中生Avi Schiffmann所做的統計圖表,美國已有4911人死亡,7617人痊癒。
                        根據麻州各市網站,波士頓市確診人數今日新增116人,累計1,057人,死亡新增4人,累計7人,痊癒97人。昆士市累計確診117人,新增12人,死亡7人,30人痊癒。摩頓市,劍橋市今日都無更新數據。牛頓市94人確診。



















DCU Center in Worcester to be Used as a Field Medical Station

BOSTON — In an effort to relieve pressure on the state’s health care system and provide additional medical capacity, the Baker-Polito Administration today announced that a field medical station with more than 200 beds is scheduled to be set up at the DCU Center in Worcester starting Wednesday.
In anticipation of a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Commonwealth, through the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, requested and received approval for the temporary field medical station, which will be used to treat lower acuity care needs.
“The DCU facility will be the first of three temporary field medical stations the Commonwealth is working to set up after requesting and receiving approval from the federal Strategic National Stockpile,” said Secretary Marylou Sudders who is leading the Massachusetts COVID-19 Response Command Center. “The Commonwealth is actively identifying other sites and partners for the two other facilities.”
The field station, which can be configured to a maximum of 250-beds, is scheduled to arrive for set-up in Worcester on April 1, via three tractor trailers. The DCU Center temporary field medical center will be used to treat lower acuity patients who still need monitoring.
"It’s up to all of us to do our part to help minimize the effects of COVID-19 throughout the Commonwealth. Worcester is uniquely positioned to have a facility in the DCU Center and the expertise of UMass to support a field medical station in the center of the state. The Baker Polito Administration has continually offered their support to many efforts underway in Worcester and we now stand at the ready to make all resources available in this time of crisis,” said Worcester City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr.
UMass Memorial Medical Center will manage the facility, which will be staffed by a partnership including the City of Worcester, UMass Memorial, and others. UMass Memorial will lead the day-to-day running of the facility with support by state and local partners upon set-up.
“The DCU Center already occupies a position of prominence here and its value to the region is about to increase exponentially,” said Eric Dickson, MD, president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health Care. “Our 14,000 caregivers are proud to join forces with Mayor Joseph Petty and the City of Worcester on this state-coordinated effort to expand the capacity of Central Massachusetts’ health care organizations to care for critically ill patients in our area.”
Medical Stations, like the one being deployed to Worcester, are required to set up in facilities of at least 40,000 square feet to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and include beds, supplies, and a cache of medicine for basic care.
“Logistics for this field medical station will be coordinated between the City, UMass Memorial Health Care, and state and local agencies,” said MEMA Director Samantha Phillips.  “MEMA continues to support the logistical needs of the Commonwealth’s coordinated response to COVID-19 and the COVID Command Center.”

Governor Charlie Baker Announces Attorney Mark W. Pearlstein to Investigate Holyoke Soldiers’ Home

Governor Charlie Baker Announces Attorney Mark W. Pearlstein to Investigate Holyoke Soldiers’ Home

BOSTON – Today, Governor Charlie Baker announced that the Governor’s Office has hired Attorney Mark W. Pearlstein to conduct an independent investigation of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home and the events that led to the recent tragic deaths from COVID-19 within that facility.

The investigation will focus both on the events inside the facility that led to the tragic deaths of veterans in the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, and on management and organizational oversight of the COVID-19 response in the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home.

About Mark W. Pearlstein

Attorney Mark W. Pearlstein has substantial experience in the investigation and trial of complex white-collar criminal cases and other government enforcement matters. He practiced as a federal prosecutor in Boston's U.S. Attorney's Office, where he served as chief of the Office's Economic Crimes Unit from 1994 to 1996 and was the First Assistant U.S. Attorney from 1996 until 2000, where he supervised the Civil and Criminal Divisions of the U.S. Attorney's Office. Currently, Attorney Pearlstein is a partner at McDermott, Will & Emery where he concentrates his practice on white-collar criminal defense, defense of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission actions, complex commercial litigation, arbitration and internal investigations. A 1979 graduate of the University of Michigan, Attorney Pearlstein earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1983

MAYOR WALSH, CITY OF BOSTON HIGHLIGHT 2020 CENSUS DAY Residents are encouraged to fill out the U.S. 2020 Census


BOSTON - Wednesday, April 1, 2020 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today highlighted the importance of the U.S. 2020 Census, and encouraged residents to complete the Census, and ensure all Boston residents are counted in this national survey as part of a national awareness campaign on Census Day. 

"April 1 is Census Day, a key time as we encourage all residents of Boston to fill out the U.S. 2020 Census," said Mayor Walsh. "For Boston to be counted and get the resources and representation we need, we need every community to complete this important survey. We're working to make sure everyone gets counted -- because in Boston, everyone counts." 

The Census is a constitutionally required nationwide survey. It's conducted every 10 years by the U.S. Census Bureau to count the population of the United States. The data collected by the Census: determines the number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives; informs redistricting, defining congressional districts, state legislative districts, and local city council districts for the next 10 years, and directs more than $675 billion in federal funding to states and cities.

In mid-March 2020, residents should have received an invitation to participate from the Census Bureau with instructions on how to fill out your form. For the first time, residents can respond to the Census online or by phone in 13 different languages.

All Census data is protected by federal law. It is a crime for any personal responses to be shared outside the Census Bureau and they cannot be used against people by any government agency or court.

Residents can learn more about how to fill out the Census at boston.gov/2020-census. The City of Boston has launched Boston Counts 2020, the City's effort to support an equitable and complete count in the next U.S. Census.