CoronaVirus update

For a full list of East Boston-specific CoronaVirus info, check here.

March 17, 2020

• President Trump proposes sending relief checks to Americans.
• Boston has 29 positive cases of the novel CoronaVirus (technically SARS-CoV-19)
• Boston has announced a Resilience Fund to respond Coronavirus-related financial hardships

March 16, 2020

• US responds after dire report shows 2.2 million American deaths due to inadequate action on coronavirus

March 15, 2020 7pm

• Boston Mayor Marty Walsh declared a Public Health Emergency in the City of Boston
• School-aged children in East Boston will be able to pick up food from six different locations
• Governor Baker has asked all primary and secondary schools in the state to close from 3/17/2020 to 4/7/2020
• Governor Baker has also issued a number of additional orders including
  • restaurants closure till 4/17/2020
  • no gathering of more than 25 people until 4/17/2020