Has Massachusetts led to another shutdown? – NBC Boston


Even when the first dose of coronavirus vaccine arrives in Massachusetts, the number of cases is skyrocketing.

And with mass vaccinations still months away, health experts and doctors say it won’t take long before the state’s economy needs a complete shutdown.

The government’s Charlie Baker has said with all that he would allow public health data to be re-opened to guide the decision on whether to roll over. On Sunday, a series of new sanctions went into effect, including a statewide rollback to Phase 3, Step 1 of the state’s reopening plan. New restrictions on rest restaurant rentals and outdoor gatherings were also included in the latest round of COVID-19 regulations.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said last week that he would not refuse to close the city if the situation does not improve.

“People say ‘stop all this,’ and some say ‘don’t stop all this.'” If we think we need to stop, we’ll stop. “

Mayor Marty Walsh said Boston currently has no plans to roll out its reopening plan, but that could be a possibility if the number of infections increases.

Hospital leaders and other medical experts told the Boston Globe that additional sanctions or a complete shutdown could become a reality by the end of this month.

“I would be very shocked if more significant rollbacks or closures of the state do not occur by Jan. 1,” Eric Dixon, chief executive of Umas Memorial Health Care in Worcester, told the Globe.

“The real concern is that there can be no options left except lockdown,” said Sam Scorpino, director of the Emergency Epidemics Lab at Northeastern University.

“It’s not rocket science. It’s just math,” said Dr. Boston, an emergency room physician and state legislator. John Santiago said on Twitter. “And the longer you wait, the worse everyone will be.”

In the midst of a resumption of rollback in Massachusetts, the owner of a restaurant in Denver is urging the state to move on.

Massachusetts recorded its fifth day on Sunday with 4,677 with more than 4,000 new coronavirus cases.

According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, there are now 11,098 confirmed deaths and 279,574 reported cases. Another 251 deaths are thought to have been caused by COVID-19.

More than 40,440 people in the civil care unit and about 1 int0 were reported to have been admitted to hospital on Sunday with confirmed cases of the disease.

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