States Page on Re-opening: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/reopening-massachusetts
In lieu of being able to change the main page effectively or easily, this event page will be the source for links, etc. regarding State and Federal response to the COVID-19 crisis. I will update it as quickly as I can, as information is often changing hourly; also trying to help as best I can at jkerr@mwcoc.com.
Guidance and Checklists for Restaurants HERE.
Guidance and Checklists for Lodging HERE.
Listing of Industries by Re-opening Phase HERE.
Governor Baker announced a four-phased approach to reopening the Massachusetts economy, and published Mandatory Workplace Safety Standards that will apply universally to all workplaces that are open in Phase 1, and are designed to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission to employees and customers. As the Lt. Governor and I have mentioned on our weekly calls, this phased reopening (driven by public health indicators and guidance) charts a course to allow some businesses, services, and activities to resume, while protecting public health and limiting a resurgence of new COVID-19 cases.
You can learn more about the four-phase approach and Mandatory Workplace Safety Standards by reading:
Wednesday Apr 1, 2020 Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
DUA and UI (unemployment info):
Emergency Services and Manufacturing:
Analogies from Jon:
Day 1 of PPP: "It's like a tidal wave hitting a wall of sandbags, being built by bank employees, but they can't really figure out where the bags are falling out of the sky from and how close they'll land."
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"It's like having your head in a waffle iron... each cranny has its own batter oozing out."