The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center; Hynes Convention Center), Massachusetts (State authority) · Massachusetts
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Mass. St. 1982, c. 190
- Issued
- 2020-04-09 Apr. 9, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-10
- End
- Boston Hope closed June 2020; BCEC hosted no public conventions until Sept. 3, 2021 (Ex. 044) (read as 2021-09-03)
- In force
- Apr. 10, 2020 to Sept. 3, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureHealth care ordersEvents and venues
- Addressees
- Center customers and contractors
- Functions reached
- MC
- EV
- LG Boston Seaport hotels
- SC contractors
- WF
- Collection
- Local districts and authorities AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES
Operative words
In anticipation of a surge in COVID-19 cases, Governor Baker announced the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center will be turning into the Boston Hope care facility. The facility is the second field hospital set up in the state in an effort to lessen the burden on hospitals in and around the city.
Enforcement
State emergency use of the venue
Retrieval noteThird-party news account hosted on the Authority's site.