星期一, 6月 01, 2020
波士頓市長強調保護波士頓安全 要追究遊行暴力責任
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| 波士頓事長馬丁華殊強調要保護波士頓安全。(波士頓市府提供) |
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| 波士頓警察局局長葛羅斯說明有53人被捕。(攝自記者會視頻) |
根據波士頓市警察局局長葛羅斯(William
Gross)今日下午1點在波士頓市長的記者會中表示，沒人想到這種事會發生在波士頓。昨晚的抗議活動，共有53人被捕，其中27人來自波士頓，2人來自外州，其餘來自麻州的其他市鎮。事件中有8名警察受傷。
波士頓市長馬丁華殊以沉痛的語氣，感謝那些和平遊行者，譴責那些施暴，行搶，破壞公物，殃及無辜者。他說波士頓市是個種族多元的城市，也一向重視黑人社區，那些種族歧視和不正義的行為是錯的，必須終止，偏見，仇恨和暴力行為的責任一定要追究。昨晚在波士頓市中心發生的搶劫，暴力事件，許多商店被打砸，甚至導致18名旁觀者送醫，向非洲裔美國士兵致敬的麻州第54兵團紀念碑都被破壞，這等於是攻擊波士頓市的價值觀，攻擊波士頓人。
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| 薩福克郡(Suffolk)地方檢察官羅琳斯(Rachael Rollins)(攝自記者會視頻) |
馬丁華殊強調，黑人社區真的很傷痛，一生都在不公平對待中掙扎，但他也要保護波士頓市的安全，呼籲人們不要迷失了遊行是為爭取改變這焦點，反而讓心靈已經受傷的人們承受更多傷害。
薩福克郡(Suffolk)地方檢察官羅琳斯(Rachael Rollins)十分激動。她先強調對受傷警員的關心。她說警察們只是執行工作，沒想到卻遭遇民眾以槍相向。現場的那些搶劫行為也讓人無法接受，既模糊了遊行的主要目的，更讓其他遊行者很丟臉。她的辦公室已至少起訴3人。
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| 5月31日晚波士頓抗議遊行現場警民對峙。 (蘇宇寅提供) |
該3人在昨晚將近午夜時分，被警察發現滯留在波約斯頓街上窗戶碎玻璃一地的Lord and Taylor百貨店內，每人都至少拿著一個還帶有Lord and Taylor價目表的金錶。
羅琳斯也很直白的表示，和明尼阿波利斯市非洲裔男子George
Floyd的死於一名白人警察相似，不少黑人的生命”被偷了”，被私刑處決了，被謀殺了，再也回不來了，白人社區卻還屢勸不聽，已讓人受夠了。
為抗議明尼阿波利斯市非洲裔男子George
Floyd的死於一名白人警察手中，波士頓市在週五有百餘人聚集在南端(South End)的彼得公園抗議之後，週日晚又有數千，甚至上萬人遊行到州政府示威，明(6月2)日在昆士市(Quincy)還會再有一場示威遊行。
週日的遊行，在白天時都很平和，但夜色漸沉，人漸散去的9點多之後，少數流連不去的示威者，卻開始變得暴力。看電視直播的民眾也不可置信地看著遊行民眾和警察起衝突，華盛頓街上棍棒與瓶子齊飛，天空冒起煙花，警車被人燒了，街道兩旁的商店窗戶被打得玻璃碎落滿地，遊行的人也搖身變成搶匪，紛紛跑進店裡，抓了滿滿的一懷抱商品，就溜了。
一整個晚上，從華盛頓街到紐百利街，波約斯頓街，電視台的新聞攝影鏡頭直播著暴民公然打砸商店門窗，入內搶劫商品，但大部分的鏡頭裏，卻不見有警察出現取締。
麻州眾議員麥家威(Aaron
Michlewitz)在臉書上表示，數以千計的人上街遊行，紀念George Floyd、Breonna Taylor、Eric Garner等許多黑人，棕色男女被執法人員奪去生命的悲劇，他認為自己及大眾都應該支持這樣的行動，但是看著他的轄區內也有許多地方被破壞，大大小小的商店被打砸，偷搶，讓人氣極，心碎，都想知道這場遊行到底哪裏做錯了，竟導致這樣的結果。
雞肉飯傢伙(The
Chicken & Rice Guys)創辦人蘇宇寅(Ian So)相信這場遊行會很和平。參加很重要，所以他去了。他在臉書上分享當晚見聞，直言他目睹了白人跑進跑出一家店面，打倒了一名守住店面，防止搶劫的女黑人守衛。他認為至少95%的遊行者都無意引發暴力，丟水瓶，詛咒警察，放煙花，搶劫的只是一小群人。有很多勇敢的抗議者還要那些搶劫者別搶。警察也展現極度的克制與耐心，有時候，只有10名警察面對著上百名示威者，忍受咒罵以及向著他們投擲過去的物品。那麼多的憤怒和分歧，要改變恐怕得花許多年。
I want to thank the protestors who
exercised their right to free speech effectively and peacefully, making sure
everyone hears their message. Tonight's protests were motivated by a righteous
desire for equality, justice, and accountability in our country. I see you. I
hear you. I will use my voice for you.
I am angered, however, by the people who came into our city and chose to engage in acts of destruction and violence, undermining their message. If we are to achieve change and if we are to lead the change, our efforts must be rooted in peace and regard for our community.
I want to thank the officers of the Boston Police Department and all of the public safety agencies for their professionalism tonight. They are working hard, as they always do, to keep our city safe and treat our residents with respect.
I am angered, however, by the people who came into our city and chose to engage in acts of destruction and violence, undermining their message. If we are to achieve change and if we are to lead the change, our efforts must be rooted in peace and regard for our community.
I want to thank the officers of the Boston Police Department and all of the public safety agencies for their professionalism tonight. They are working hard, as they always do, to keep our city safe and treat our residents with respect.
Governor Baker Issues Executive Order in Advance of Phase II
BOSTON — Today,
Governor Charlie Baker issued an Executive Order that provides a detailed
list of businesses and activities that fall into Phases II, III, and IV of the
Commonwealth’s Re-Opening Plan. The Order also permits all Phase II
enterprises, including retail, to begin preparations to safely resume operation
in advance of the start of the second phase. In addition to the retail
sector, the Executive Order details further requirements for the safe
resumption of amateur youth and adult sports and outdoor dining.
Effective immediately, the Executive Order permits Phase II businesses to reopen their physical workplaces to workers only to conduct necessary preparations prior to the start of Phase II. Preparations include but are not limited to completing a COVID-19 Control Plan, implementing sector-specific protocols, and complying with Mandatory Workplace Safety Standards.
Effective immediately, the Executive Order permits Phase II businesses to reopen their physical workplaces to workers only to conduct necessary preparations prior to the start of Phase II. Preparations include but are not limited to completing a COVID-19 Control Plan, implementing sector-specific protocols, and complying with Mandatory Workplace Safety Standards.
ORDER PREPARING FOR
REOPENING PHASE II: On June 1, Governor Baker issued an order outlining details to
allow for preparation for Phase II of the Commonwealth's reopening plan. ORDER (Accessible)
CHILDCARE: On June 1, Governor
Baker issued an order outlining details around the reopening of childcare
providers. ORDER (Accessible)
VIEW UPDATED LIST OF ENTERPRISES IN PHASES II, III, and IV
Retailers: Retail stores will transition from curbside pickup and delivery-only to browsing and in-store transactions with restrictions at the start of Phase II.
Social distancing guidance requires each retail store to monitor customer entries and exits and limit occupancy at all times to either 8 persons (including store staff) per 1,000 square feet of accessible, indoor space, or 40% of the retail store’s maximum permitted occupancy, whichever is greater.
Grocery stores and retail stores with pharmacy services must provide at least one hour of dedicated time for adults 60 years of age and older, while all stores are encouraged to offer exclusive hours or other accommodations for high-risk populations. For staffing, stores should adjust workplace hours and shifts, including leveraging staggered arrival / departure, to minimize contact across workers and to allow for on-going and off-hour sanitation and cleaning. Stores should also conduct frequent disinfecting of heavy transit areas and high-touch surfaces.
Operators of enclosed shopping malls and other indoor, multi-tenant retail spaces must monitor customer and worker entries and exits to common areas and limit occupancy of common areas at all times to 40% of maximum permitted occupancy levels. Mall amenities like seating in food courts, children’s play areas, and arcades must remain closed, while mall food vendors and restaurants may only provide take-out or delivery service.
Once Phase II begins, these standards will apply to all retail businesses except for Farmers’ Markets, which shall continue to be governed by Department of Public Health guidance. These standards will supersede and replace existing Department of Public Health guidance governing grocery stores and pharmacies.
Retailers that have been defined as providing Essential Services pursuant to COVID-19 Order No. 13 will be required to comply with these sector-specific safety protocols within one week of the date that Retailers are authorized to open pursuant to the Governor’s Phase II Reopening Order.
For full retail business guidance, click here.
Sports: The Order also allows organizers of amateur sports programs for youths and adults to open their premises to staff only to make preparations in advance of the start of Phase II. In addition to requiring generally applicable COVID-19 workplace standards, the Order specifies that during Phase II organized sports programs will operate under the following provisions:
VIEW UPDATED LIST OF ENTERPRISES IN PHASES II, III, and IV
Retailers: Retail stores will transition from curbside pickup and delivery-only to browsing and in-store transactions with restrictions at the start of Phase II.
Social distancing guidance requires each retail store to monitor customer entries and exits and limit occupancy at all times to either 8 persons (including store staff) per 1,000 square feet of accessible, indoor space, or 40% of the retail store’s maximum permitted occupancy, whichever is greater.
Grocery stores and retail stores with pharmacy services must provide at least one hour of dedicated time for adults 60 years of age and older, while all stores are encouraged to offer exclusive hours or other accommodations for high-risk populations. For staffing, stores should adjust workplace hours and shifts, including leveraging staggered arrival / departure, to minimize contact across workers and to allow for on-going and off-hour sanitation and cleaning. Stores should also conduct frequent disinfecting of heavy transit areas and high-touch surfaces.
Operators of enclosed shopping malls and other indoor, multi-tenant retail spaces must monitor customer and worker entries and exits to common areas and limit occupancy of common areas at all times to 40% of maximum permitted occupancy levels. Mall amenities like seating in food courts, children’s play areas, and arcades must remain closed, while mall food vendors and restaurants may only provide take-out or delivery service.
Once Phase II begins, these standards will apply to all retail businesses except for Farmers’ Markets, which shall continue to be governed by Department of Public Health guidance. These standards will supersede and replace existing Department of Public Health guidance governing grocery stores and pharmacies.
Retailers that have been defined as providing Essential Services pursuant to COVID-19 Order No. 13 will be required to comply with these sector-specific safety protocols within one week of the date that Retailers are authorized to open pursuant to the Governor’s Phase II Reopening Order.
For full retail business guidance, click here.
Sports: The Order also allows organizers of amateur sports programs for youths and adults to open their premises to staff only to make preparations in advance of the start of Phase II. In addition to requiring generally applicable COVID-19 workplace standards, the Order specifies that during Phase II organized sports programs will operate under the following provisions:
- Limiting traditional contact sports
to no-contact drills and practices;
- Prohibiting games, scrimmages,
and tournaments;
- Separating participants to
into groups of 10 or less;
- Restricting
the use of indoor athletic facilities to supervised sports programs and
sport camps for youths under the age of 18.
Further
sector-specific guidance for youth and adult amateur sports programs will be
issued in the coming days. Subject to the implementation of COVID-19
health and safety rules adopted by respective leagues, this Order permits
professional sports organizations to reopen their premises to employees and
other workers for practices and training; however, professional sports
organizations are not allowed to engage in inter-team games and sporting
facilities will remain closed to the public.
Restaurants: Lastly, the Order permits restaurants to provide outdoor dining service with restrictions upon the start of Phase II; providing continued positive progression of public health data, indoor dining may be authorized by a subsequent order during Phase II. In order to provide improved opportunities for outdoor table service, the order also provides flexibility to a local licensing authority to grant approval for a change for any type of license that permits the sale of alcoholic beverages for on- premises consumption. In both outdoor and indoor dining cases, restaurants will be required to comply with sector-specific COVID-19 workplace safety rules for restaurants.
On May 18th, the Baker-Polito Administration released Reopening Massachusetts, the Reopening Advisory Board’s report, which details a four-phased strategy to responsibly reopen businesses and activities while continuing to fight COVID-19.
Restaurants: Lastly, the Order permits restaurants to provide outdoor dining service with restrictions upon the start of Phase II; providing continued positive progression of public health data, indoor dining may be authorized by a subsequent order during Phase II. In order to provide improved opportunities for outdoor table service, the order also provides flexibility to a local licensing authority to grant approval for a change for any type of license that permits the sale of alcoholic beverages for on- premises consumption. In both outdoor and indoor dining cases, restaurants will be required to comply with sector-specific COVID-19 workplace safety rules for restaurants.
On May 18th, the Baker-Polito Administration released Reopening Massachusetts, the Reopening Advisory Board’s report, which details a four-phased strategy to responsibly reopen businesses and activities while continuing to fight COVID-19.
抗議Floyed之死 波士頓示威遊行也出現暴動 搶劫
(Boston
Orange 編譯)波士頓市為George
Floyed之死在週日(5月31日)舉行的抗議，以和平遊行開始，以暴動終結，讓許多人大為失望，波士頓市長，麻州州長也分別發表文告，支持和平抗議者，譴責施暴、搶劫者。
George
Floyed是一名住在明尼阿波利斯(Minneapolis)的46歲黑人，5月25日時因為使用一張20元的假鈔購物，在店家報警後，被警察抓到。在逮捕過程中，一名白人警察用腿押著他的頸部，即使他呻吟無法呼吸，警察也無動於衷，接著他在送醫後宣告死亡。當時在場的旁觀者把逮捕視頻上傳網路，全美各地迅即出現譴責聲。
明尼阿波利斯市率先於5月26日出現抗議遊行，入夜後更轉趨激烈，不但有人拿噴漆破壞店面，還有人拿小石頭擲警車，警察也穿上了防暴裝備，向群眾發射豆袋子彈和催淚彈。
全美各地的多個城市，和明尼阿波利斯市隨後幾乎每天都有抗議行動。其中不少抗議活動演變得有點暴力，焚燒警車，樓宇，砸店鋪窗戶，門面，甚至還有百餘人衝進店裡，抱了商品就走，形同搶劫。
波士頓市週五晚大約有百餘人，手持”要求種族正義”等標語牌，高喊”黑人的命也重要(Black Lives Matter)”等口號，從南端(South
End)的”彼得公園(Peters
Park)”遊行到第四區波士頓警察局，以及Nubian廣場。
這遊行起初也很平和。波士頓市第四區警察們有鑑於明尼阿波利斯的抗議失控，至少派出20名警察穿防暴裝備，戴著防暴頭盔，手持木棍的嚴陣以待。在小規模衝突之後，約有10人被捕。
週日(5月31日)晚的示威，群眾共約數千人，從洛士百利(Roxbury)遊行到州政府大樓，分別有不下三起遊行。白天時都很平和，入夜後卻開始混亂，不但有人向警察丟瓶子，罐頭，燒了一輛警車，還沿著城中區(Downtown
Crossing)到後灣區(Back
Bay)，沿街打砸店舖，偷盜商品，毀壞車輛，焚燒垃圾桶。警察丟的催淚彈氣味，也瀰漫了整個街區。
這種混亂場面，和明尼阿波利斯以及美國其他各地的抗議活動很像，但在波士頓卻已有幾十年沒出現過。
麻州州警在深夜時，還把麻州國家衛隊召到現場協助維持秩序。直升機也在天空中旋繞，控制場面。
在華盛頓街上，騎摩托車的警察們和示威群眾一度對峙。警察們都穿著防暴裝，示威群眾們大多數舉著雙手，但也有人丟瓶子，還有一群人把裡面坐著一名警察的一輛警車團團圍住，甚至跳到車頂，打碎了擋風玻璃。
波士頓市長馬丁華殊(Martin J. Walsh)在一份聲明中感謝和平的示威者，也感謝公安機構的專業表現，但對那些暴力表現很不滿。他說”那些進入我們的城市，選擇從事暴力，破壞行動，削弱了他們所要傳遞訊息力量的人，讓人很生氣。如果我們要達大改變，領導改變，我們的努力必須根源於和平及尊重我們的社區”。
麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)也在周日晚發出聲明，稱警察殺死了Floyd是個可怕的悲劇，感謝週日在波士頓和平示威的群眾。他也要感謝所有警察及第一線工作人員保護人民。那些個別人士的暴力，搶劫，破壞財物行為是有罪的，懦弱的，更讓人偏離了上千麻州居民這天想要表達的有利聲明。
示威群眾中，包括宗教團體。洛士百利愉悅山使命浸信會教堂牧師Miniard
Culpepper說，推動種族正義的行動才剛剛開始。這天參加遊行的教會包括波士頓浸信會牧師會議(Boston
Baptist Ministers Conference)，黑人牧師聯盟(Black
Ministerial Alliance)，牧師在行動(Ministers
in Action)，以及麻州教堂議會(Massachusetts
Council of Churches)等。
由於波士頓市晚上9點起宵禁，遊行示威群眾也逐漸消散，但是有些人卻開始打砸冬日街和華盛頓接交界的The
Corner購物中心，鞋店Footpaths的玻璃窗也被打碎了。晚上10點左右，學校街的一家珠寶店，窗戶被砸了，人們進店拿走商品。Walgreens藥店的窗戶也被砸了。停在天滿街Beantown
Pub店前的一輛警車也被人放火燒了起來。
晚上9點半以後，儘管警察不斷告訴示威者，該回家了，零星的暴動，持續到凌晨一點，警察抱怨，有示威者以極為暴力的行動對待警察。
警察表示，他們告訴示威者別把玻璃瓶，冰水瓶之類的危險物品丟向警察，但有些人甚至是向警察丟磚頭或石頭。
由於示威遊行，MBTA的綠線，橘線及紅線地鐵經過公園街和城中區(Downtown
Crossing)這兩站時，都過站不停。
一整個晚上，在波士頓廣場(Boston Common)上，至少有半打垃圾桶被燒了，沿著波士頓公園(Public
Garden)那條街，也有好幾處小火。紐百利(Newbury)
這名店街，以及波約斯頓街(Boylston)也有好些店鋪被砸，商品被搶，警察後來派了廿，三十人列隊守住街道，店面。
由於其他城市的示威遊行變得暴力，不少團體及個人在週日的波士頓遊行發生前，都互相提醒，要小心。一些波士頓本地團體，包括NAACP，波士頓黑人的生命也重要(Black
Lives Matter Boston)，自行車不是炸彈(Bikes
Not Bombs)還特地在臉書等處公開申明，他們並主辦或支持這一遊行。
Governor Charlie Baker Issues Statement on Tonight’s Protests
Governor Charlie Baker Issues Statement on Tonight’s Protests
BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker issued the following statement:
“The murder of George Floyd at the hands of police was a horrible tragedy – one of countless tragedies to befall people of color across the United States. The vast majority of protesters today did so peacefully, toward a common goal of promoting justice and equality.
“I am deeply thankful for their voices and their positive, forceful message. I also want to express my gratitude to all the police officers and other first responders working to protect the people of Boston from the individuals whose violent actions, looting and property destruction was criminal and cowardly – and distracted from the powerful statement made today by thousands of Massachusetts residents.”
星期六, 5月 30, 2020
中華民國(台灣)政府捐口罩五萬 助新罕布夏州抗疫
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| 波士頓經文處處長徐佑典(左一)把來自台灣的口罩送給新罕布夏州 州政府，由該州參議長(左二)眾議長(左三)參議院交通委員會主席 (右一)代表接受。(波士頓經文處提供) |
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| 波士頓經文處處長徐佑典(中)送交口罩給曼徹斯特市長 Joyce_Craig(左一)。(波士頓經文處提供) |
(TECO Boston)為響應新罕布夏州(NH)州長蘇努努(Chris
Sununu)支援新州醫護人員個人防護裝備需求的呼籲，駐波士頓辦事處徐處長佑典代表中華民國政府於本(109)年5月29日捐贈新州政府五萬片醫療用口罩。
上揭口罩已轉交新州安全廳(Department
of Safety)，後續將由新州政府陸續分送予第一線醫療照護人員使用，以實際行動展現台灣協助新州政府共同抗疫!
捐贈儀式於該廳戶外廣場舉行，在州政府安全廳官員Paul Raymond Jr.、Judith Emmert及州參議會交通委員會主席David
Watters見證下，由參議會議長Donna Soucy及眾議會議長Steve
Shurtleff共同代表州政府接受並致感謝詞
蔡英文總統在本年四月初宣布，在台美醫療合作架構下，台灣除每週提供美聯邦政府十萬片口罩外，並再捐贈美國各州數量不等之醫療用口罩共同抗疫。台灣雖迄今無法參與世界衛生組織(WHO)，但我們堅信防疫無國界，國際社會應該團結起來，彼此幫助，協力共度這場史無前例的全球危機。
台灣與新州一向享有深厚友誼及長遠合作。此次捐贈的五萬片口罩全部均為台灣製造，並由台灣直接運抵新州，更為新州政府在疫情爆發後，首次接獲之外國政府直接援贈。台灣珍視與新州的夥伴關係，將繼續共同攜手合作，一同度過難關。
除了前述的捐贈之外，本處也捐贈給新州州議會及新州最大城曼徹斯特市政府各10,500片醫療用口罩，曼市市長Joyce
Craig也特別在該市消防局廣場所舉行之受贈典禮中對來自台灣的愛心表示由衷感謝。
星期五, 5月 29, 2020
餐飲住宿業 週一起將可復業 州政府公佈規定
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| 麻州州長查理貝克宣布下週進入第二階段復業。 |
(Boston
Orange)麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)5月29日公佈餐飲住宿業復業準則，並預告6月6日將決定，包括餐飲業和住宿業的第二階段復業何時開始。
麻州的復業四階段計畫，預計每階段3星期，強調在容量，人數等方面仍有限制中逐步開放。
第一階段復業，從5月18日起，先容許必要企業，製造業，建築業恢復營業，5月25日開始，實驗室，辦公室，諸如理髮，寵物剪毛，洗車等少數個人服務業，以及可遠距完成，路邊提貨的零售業等可以開始復業，6月1日波士頓市的辦公室可以恢復開門。
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| 麻州政府復業第二階段概要。 |
第二階段復業，預定６月６日開始實施，麻州政府在5月29日公告，將於週一（6月1日）發表行政命令，公佈每一階段的復業細節。該命令也將容許第二階段的企業讓員工回去，為復業做準備。在這命令下，專業體育隊在遵循公共衛生安全規定的情況下，可以開始在他們自己的場地內練習，不過所有這些場地仍然禁止向公眾開放。
針對餐飲及住宿業，麻州政府公佈了工作場所安全標準，包括社交距離，衛生規則，人員、營運及清潔和消毒等四大類規定。
餐飲業將可在第二階段中先開始提供戶外用餐，然後在第二階段的稍後時期，視公共衛生數據狀況開始提供室內用餐。不過，就算已准許在室內用餐了，政府仍鼓勵所有餐館使用戶外空間。
社交距離的指導原則包括每張桌子必須相隔６英尺，一桌最多６個人，除了用來放桌子座位之外，不准開放吧檯。依照衛生規定，所有的餐具和餐牌都必須遵循嚴格衛生標準，在每一次使用時保持清潔。建議預約訂位並使用無接觸付款方式，並鼓勵就座後用手機或發短信下單點菜。
餐廳侍應生必須戴口罩，顧客入店時也必須戴口罩，但在用餐時不必戴口罩。餐廳必須記錄來電用餐者的聯絡資訊，以備必要時可作接觸追蹤。
麻州政府期望餐館遵循聯邦疾管署的指導原則，包括一旦發現COVID-19個案，馬上暫時歇業。
酒店，汽車旅館，以及其他的住宿事業將可在第二階段擴大營業，相關標準適用於所有形式的住宿業，包括酒店，汽車旅館，客棧，睡床與早餐店，Airbnb
及RBO等短期出租住宅業，
諸如舞廳，會議室等活動空間將仍須保持關閉。住宿業內的餐廳。游泳池，運動室，水療室，高爾夫球場，以及其他設備，只在符合復業計畫的授權下開放營業。
住宿業者必須在有人從外州來時，通知所有顧客，關於麻州勸旅客自我隔離14天的政策。
查看餐廳及住宿業工作場所安全指導原則，可上網https://www.mass.gov/info-details/reopening-massachusetts#sector-specific-protocols-and-best-practices-。
查詢復業的相關流程，可上網 www.mass.gov/reopening。
Baker-Polito Administration Provides Update on
Phase II of Re-opening Plan, Releases Guidance for Restaurants and Lodging
On Monday, Governor Charlie Baker will issue an executive order with a detailed list of sectors that fall into each phase. The order will allow Phase II businesses to bring back employees in preparation for re-opening. Through this order, professional sports teams can begin practicing at their facilities in compliance with the health and safety rules that all the leagues are developing. Facilities remain closed to the public.
Learn more about the reopening process: www.mass.gov/reopening
Restaurant and Lodging Guidance: The Administration today issued workplace safety standards for restaurants and lodging. These workplace specific safety standards are organized around four distinct categories covering Social Distancing, Hygiene Protocols, Staffing and Operations and Cleaning and Disinfecting.
Restaurants: Outdoor dining will begin at the start of Phase II. Indoor dining will begin later within Phase II, subject to public health data. Even when indoor seating is permitted, use of outdoor space will be encouraged for all restaurants.
Social distancing guidance includes spacing tables six feet apart with a maximum party size of six people. The use of bars, except for spaced table seating, will not be permitted. For hygiene protocols, utensils and menus should be kept clean through single use or with strict sanitation guidelines, reservations or call ahead seating is recommended and contactless payment, mobile ordering or text on arrival for seating will also be encouraged.
Restaurants will be expected to follow cleaning and disinfecting guidelines, in accordance with CDC guidance. This includes closing an establishment temporarily if there is a case of COVID-19 in an establishment.
For full restaurant guidance, click here.
Lodging: Hotels, motels and other lodging businesses will be allowed to expand their operations in Phase II. Lodging safety standards apply to all forms of lodging including hotels, motels, inns, bed and breakfasts, short term residential rentals including Airbnb and VRBO.
Event spaces, like ballrooms and meeting rooms, will remain closed. On-site restaurants, pools, gyms, spas, golf courses and other amenities at lodging sites may operate only as these categories are authorized to operate in accordance with the phased re-opening plan. Lodging operators also must inform guests of the Commonwealth’s policy urging travelers to self-quarantine for 14 days when arriving from out-of-state.
For full lodging guidance, click here.
On May 18th, the Baker-Polito Administration released Reopening Massachusetts, the Reopening Advisory Board’s report, which details a four-phased strategy to responsibly reopen businesses and activities while continuing to fight COVID-19.
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