波士頓僑界支持臺灣完整參與「世界衛生組織」(WHO) 共同聲明

 共同聲明

波士頓僑界支持臺灣完整參與「世界衛生組織」(WHO) 

所有會議、機制及活動

臺灣的公衛成就及全民健保舉世稱羨，且長期關注及貢獻全球公衛議題，是達成「世界衛生組織」(WHO)追求全人類最高健康水平目標不可或缺的夥伴。儘管WHO幹事長曾自2009年起，連續8年主動邀請臺灣以觀察員身分出席世界衛生大會（WHA），但自2017年起即因中國阻撓，未再致發邀請函予臺灣；此外，臺灣自2009年至2019年曾向WHO申請參加187場技術性會議，只受邀出席57場，被拒率高達7成；另臺灣所在地區屬WHO西太平洋區署(WPRO)負責，但WPRO一向拒絕與臺灣聯繫，也未曾提供任何區域內的公衛資訊予臺灣。這些歧視性的做法，不僅嚴重損害臺灣2,350萬人的健康人權，更使全球公衛及防疫體系出現缺口及漏洞。本年的COVID-19已造成全球超過4,759萬人確診，逾121萬人死亡，益加凸顯不遺漏任何人(leave no one behind)的必要性及急迫性。WHO既然是負責全球公衛議題的跨國專門機構，就應該堅守專業中立原則，堅拒中國無理的政治壓力，接納臺灣完整參與其所有會議、機制及活動。因此，波士頓僑界共同聲明如下：

一、  COVID-19疫情不僅對全球政治、經濟、貿易、金融及就業等產生巨大衝擊，亦嚴重影響包括良好健康及福祉等17項聯合國永續發展目標(SDGs)的達成。

二、  在政府及民間通力合作下，臺灣秉持審慎以對、迅速應變、超前部署、公開透明的原則，透過專業化的指揮體系、嚴謹的邊境管制、充分且分配得宜的供應防疫物資、居家檢疫隔離與關懷管制並重、妥善運用科技、資訊透明公開、精準篩檢及疫調等策略，創造成功防疫及抗疫的「臺灣模式」。至2020年11月5日止，臺灣只有569個確診案例、7人不幸死亡，人民也享受正常的生活。

三、  在確保國內疫情穩定且民眾防疫物資需求無虞後，臺灣即透過捐贈超過5,100萬片外科口罩、隔離衣、額溫槍及醫療器材等防疫物資給80多個國家，積極協助提升全球防疫能量；另也藉由雙邊及多邊管道，向各國衛生官員或專家學者分享臺灣的防疫經驗及最佳實踐，致力協助強化全球衛生安全。

四、  這次疫情充分體現臺灣對全球公衛體系的重要性，WHO不應該繼續基於不當政治考量，將臺灣排除在外。我們籲請WHO正視臺灣2,350萬人的健康人權，仔細聆聽國際社會堅定支持臺灣參與WHO的正義之聲，堅拒政治干擾，讓臺灣完整參與其所有會議、機制及活動，以期「全民均健」(Health for All)目標的早日達成。

聯署團體 

波士頓臺灣世衛協進會	北美波士頓 WHO 委員會
北美臺商總會衞生福利委員會	波士頓大陳同鄉會
波士頓政大校友會	波士頓僑界急難救助協會
波士頓臺大校友會	波士頓臺灣同鄉會
波士頓臺灣媽媽親子會	波克萊臺灣商會
紐英倫客家鄉親會	紐英崙中華公所
紐英崙中華專業人員協會	麻州牛頓元極舞健身會
國立臺灣師範大學紐英倫校友會	國民黨波士頓分部
新英格蘭大波士頓臺灣商會	新英格蘭中文教師專業協會
新英格蘭成大校友會	璞石中華文化工作室

麻州新冠病毒確診個案繼續攀升 11/7 新增2200宗 美國新增117,999宗

 

From the Boston Globe:

November 7, 2020
What you need to know today

• Worldwide and nationwide (per Johns Hopkins University):
• Worldwide confirmed cases: 49,655,083 (up 485,453 from yesterday*)
• Worldwide deaths: 1,247,374 (up 7,030 from yesterday*)
• Worldwide recoveries: 32,621,252 (up 266,401 from yesterday*)
• US confirmed cases: 9,810,609 (up 103,513 from yesterday*)
• US deaths: 236,642 (up 881 from yesterday*)
• Countries/regions affected thus far: 190
• Massachusetts:
• 9,903 deaths among confirmed cases (up 23 from yesterday)
• 164,936 confirmed cases (up 2,200 from yesterday)
• 20,720 estimated active coronavirus cases
• Total tests
• Molecular tests administered (PCR): 6,639,954 (92,286 newly reported tests since yesterday)
• Total individuals tested by antigen tests: 202,372 (2,316 newly reported tests since yesterday)
• Read more about Massachusetts' latest numbers.
• Rhode Island (as of Nov. 6):
• 1,224 deaths (not updated on weekends)
• 36,380 confirmed cases (not updated on weekends)
• Total tests completed: 1,217,916 (not updated on weekends)
• Maine:
• 152 deaths (up 2 from yesterday)
• 7,603 confirmed and probable cases (up 159 from yesterday)
• Molecular tests completed (as of Nov. 6): 675,186 (not updated on weekends)
• New Hampshire (as of Nov. 6):
• 489 deaths (up 1 from Nov. 5)
• 12,241 confirmed cases (up 229 from Nov. 5)
• Vermont:
• 59 deaths (up 1 from yesterday)
• 2,347 confirmed cases (up 21 from yesterday) 
• Connecticut (as of Nov. 6):
• 4,671 deaths (not updated on weekends)
• 78,125 cases (not updated on weekends)

吳弭、麻州民主黨主席，國會議員約瑟夫甘乃迪同賀拜登當選美國總統

 Statements from Michelle Wu, MassDem Chair Gus Bickford, Congressman Joe Kennedy, III.

Statement from Boston City Councilor At-Large and Mayoral Candidate Michelle Wu Regarding Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Presidential Election Win 

Boston, MA— “This election, we the people proved nothing will stop us from making our voices heard and our votes counted, despite an ongoing pandemic and the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression. 

On Election Day, I visited polling sites across the city and was so inspired by the energy for change in Boston. Voters came together across race and place in record numbers to take back our democracy.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris winning this presidential election is just the first step. Cities have a responsibility to use the momentum from this moment to deliver real, systemic change. 

I’m running for Mayor because Boston can lead this change by laying the groundwork for an equitable COVID-19 recovery, delivering on a city Green New Deal, and closing the racial wealth gap. We already have the resources, activism and the ideas. We just need the bold, urgent leadership that matches the needs of our communities at the scale and the urgency that people are facing.”

To learn more about Michelle Wu and her campaign, visit http://michelleforboston.com or connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

 

Statement from Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair Gus Bickford on President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice Presidential-Elect Kamala Harris.

"A decent man was elected to be President of the United States.  By electing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, we chose compassion, competency and dignity.  Our President-Elect and Vice President-Elect will heal our country, help our nation recover from the pandemic, advance racial equity and implement a plan for environmental justice.  I am proud that the tens of thousands of calls we made to Pennsylvania helped flip the state and restore the soul of America."

We did it - Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have won and we all have survived Election Day*s*!

I’m sure your inbox and phone are flooded with messages right now, so I’ll keep it brief. I just want to say thank you. For everything you did to earn this victory.

I know you poured your sweat, tears, and heart into this fight. I know you felt the visceral pain of four years of Donald Trump -- and you channeled that into action, on behalf of your family and families you have never met. And I know you’re far from done.

You stood alongside countless other Americans and said: Enough. Not this. Not him.

You took your country back.

Next week, the work continues. Next week, we roll up our sleeves to make sure our Democratic agenda is as big and bold and progressive and inclusive as this country needs.

I’m in the fight and not leaving. I’m committed to building a fairer, kinder, brighter, and more just future for this generation and the next. I invite you to join me.

We’re gearing up for the runoffs in Georgia and beyond. To continue to make progress on this important work, instantly add your name to make an impact with my Leadership PAC.

More on all of that soon. However, today, we savor the victory and celebrate it.

Because you earned it.

With gratitude,

Joe

麻州新型冠狀病毒確診人數單日破2000

                (Boston Orange 編譯)麻州新型冠狀病毒(COVID-19)單日確診數，今(6)日打破2000大關，在86,357人做了病毒檢測後，高達2,038宗，累計162.736宗。新增21人死亡，累計9,880。

               麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)今日匯報新冠病毒疫情時強調，希望大家都能去做病毒檢測。

               麻州公共衛生廳表示，確診人數高是因為檢測結果延遲了3天才出來，而過去這幾星期來，新的確診個案一直都在穩定增加。

               目前有513人因為新冠病毒住院，其中118人住在重症病房。

               七天的平均確診率是2.11%。

               麻州州長查理貝克為控制疫情，週一(2日)時宣佈了新的防疫規定，自11月6日起宵禁，要求民眾在晚上10點至次日凌晨5點留在家中，商店則須在晚上9點半就關門，以容許人們在晚上10點前回到家。

               麻州公共衛生廳也宣佈，即日起州政府改變每週匯報社區危險程度的分類方式，以灰，綠、黃及紅顏色來區分感染程度的設計，將再以人口數分成3個類別，

分別為人口低於1萬，在1萬至5萬之間，以及5萬以上。

               麻州州長查理貝克今日還把教育部門相關人員請到匯報現場，強調學齡兒童到學校上課，更有益於學生們的身心健康。

麻州州長匯報11/6新冠疫情 公佈學校及社區疫情衡量標準

Today, Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito will join Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, Secretary of Education James Peyser, and Commissioner of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey Riley to provide an update on Coronavirus.

Baker-Polito Administration, COVID-19 Command Center & Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Release Updated Metrics, Guidance on Schools

 

(From the governor's office)

BOSTON – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration and COVID-19 Command Center released updated metrics for schools and municipalities. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education also released updated school guidance.

 

This update builds on the state’s ongoing efforts to refine data that is reported publicly to track the impact of the virus in the Commonwealth. The updated metrics for communities will give school districts more data to make informed decisions regarding in-person learning. Local officials have also used these metrics to make decisions for schools and businesses in their communities.

 

Understanding of the virus continues to evolve. Studies have shown that there is low transmission in schools, even in communities where there are high rates of COVID.

 

UPDATED METRICS FOR SCHOOLS & MUNICIPALITIES

 

The updated metrics adjust for the reporting of cases by a municipality’s population size. These metrics incorporate cases per 100,000 residents and the test positivity rate when determining a municipality color designation.

 

Using one metric to determine school reopenings community by community does not reflect the state’s current understanding of the virus in the Commonwealth that there is more transmission across the Commonwealth due to increased cases of COVID-19.

 

The Command Center has also been reviewing metrics used by other states as well as what is available in the academic and national data sets. This updated metric also will better account for communities that conduct a significant amount of testing.

 

This metric will continue to be used to determine whether a community is in Step 1 of Phase 3 or Step 2. Communities currently in Step 1 of Phase 3 will need to have 3 weeks of data where the community is designated yellow, green or grey in order to move to Step 2 of Phase 3.

 

Under the new methodology, the color coded designations are: 16 red communities, 91 yellow communities, 79 green communities, and 165 grey communities based on this week’s data.

 

Details on the metrics:

 

	Population
Group	Under 10K	10K-50K	Over 50K
Grey	Less than or equal to 10 total cases	Less than or equal to 10 total cases	Less than or equal to 15 total cases
Green	Less than or equal to 15 total cases	<10 avg cases/100k AND >10 total cases	<10 avg cases/100k AND >15 total cases
Yellow	Less than or equal to 25 total cases	>=10 avg cases/100k OR >= 5% pos rate	>=10 avg cases/100k OR >= 4% pos rate
Red	More than 25 total cases	>=10 avg cases/100k AND >=5% pos rate	>=10 avg cases/100k AND >=4% pos rate

 

 DESE’s UPDATED SCHOOL GUIDANCE:

 

In coordination with this data metric update, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has issued updated guidance to prioritize in-person learning statewide and support municipalities.

 

Scientific evidence and COVID-19 transmission data supports that with strong health and safety protocols in place, schools are able to operate safely and successfully with in-person learning. This updated guidance was developed in conjunction with medical professionals and public health experts.

 

Under this guidance, districts and schools in communities designated gray, green or yellow are expected to have students learning fully in-person when possible.

 

The guidance states that schools in red communities should implement hybrid models while maximizing in-person learning for high-needs students.

 

In communities with the highest numbers of COVID-19 cases, DESE and DPH will work with local school officials to develop and implement risk reduction strategies.

 

Fully remote instructional models should be implemented only as a last resort, and classrooms should reopen after appropriate mitigation strategies have been implemented.

 

This update replaces previous guidance, Interpreting DPH COVID-19 Health Metrics, issued on August 11, and structured learning time requirements for students and related regulatory and statutory standards remain in effect for all districts.

 

Read the full DESE guidance here.

新冠病毒新增確診案例創新高 美國一日逾10萬宗 麻州1761宗

            (Boston Orange 編譯)美國今(5)日打破紀錄，新冠病毒確診案例首次1日超過10萬宗。

             根據華爾街日報分析約翰霍普金斯大學的統計，科羅拉多州(Colorado)，愛達荷州(Idaho)， 印第安那州(Indiana)，愛荷華州(Iowa)，緬因州(Maine)，明尼蘇達州(Minnesota)，及內布拉斯加州(Nebraska)等7州都在11月4日創下確診數新高。賓夕法尼亞州(Pennsylvania)也在星期二那天創下新高後，一連3天有2800多宗新確診個案。

             全美現在有52,000人因為新冠病毒住院，美南及中西部各州住院數量最高。週三這天，中西部大約有17,000人住院。

             緬因州州長Janet Mills週四發出行政命令，規定人們在公眾場合不論是否保持安全社交距離，都需要戴口罩。該州在1天之內出現183宗新確診個案。

             在11月4日時，美國也已經一連2天每天有超過1000人因為新冠病毒而死亡。11月5日時，累計死亡人數已增至234,777。

             根據麻州州政府數據，11月5日，麻州新冠病毒新增1761人確診，累計160,698人。新增23人死亡，累計9859人。

 

麻州眾議會提460億元預算案 加碼州長防驅逐金額

             (Boston Orange編譯整理)麻州眾議會的財政委員會提議2021會計年度，預算460億元，比麻州州長上個月提出的預算草案還多1億8800萬元。

             麻州眾議會提出的預算總額，也比上一個會計年度多了24億元，將動用約43%的州政府儲備金，只留下大約20億元，為處理未來的暴風雪做準備。

             麻州眾議會財政委員會主席，轄區包括波士頓華埠及北端的麥家威(Aaron Michlewitz)表示，從上次的經濟大衰退以來，動用儲備金已經是慣例。

             麻州州長查理貝克上個月才為剩餘的2021會計年度提出一份455億元的預算案。州長的預算案和眾議會的預算案都得動用儲備金來彌平32億元的開銷差額。

             麻州眾議會的計劃，包括「麻州健康(MassHealth)」經費增加18億元，以因應登記人數的增加；撥出5000萬元支援學生方面的COVID項目；增撥3370萬元RAFT經費，以加強防範人們遭遇逼遷狀況。