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City of Boston announcement: Boston to temporarily return to a modified Phase Two, Step Two of the Reopening Massachusetts plan

Mayor Walsh announces Boston to temporarily return to modified Phase Two, Step Two of reopening plan (boston.gov, December 14, 2020)

Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020) · City of Boston, Massachusetts (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Boston, Massachusetts · Boston · Massachusetts
Level
City
Authority
BPHC Order Establishing Supplemental COVID-19 Restrictions (Ex. 010)
Issued
2020-12-14 Dec. 14, 2020
Effective
2020-12-16
End
'for at least three weeks'; extended Jan. 5, 2021 (Ex. 016) (read as 2021-01-05)
In force
Dec. 16, 2020 to Jan. 5, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap
Addressees
  • Boston businesses and residents
Functions reached
  • FC
  • PE
  • AM
  • MC
  • TV
  • DR
  • GATH
Collection
Boston MET-BOS

Operative words

effective Wednesday, December 16, the City of Boston will return back to a modified Phase Two, Step Two of the Reopening Massachusetts plan... Mayors and city leaders from Massachusetts are joining Boston in announcing similar restrictions in their cities and towns, including Arlington, Brockton, Lynn, Newton, Somerville, and Winthrop.... The City of Boston had been in Step One of Phase Three of the Reopening Massachusetts plan since July 6, 2020.... The following industries in the City of Boston are required to close starting Wednesday, December 16 for at least three weeks: Indoor fitness centers and health clubs... Movie theaters; Museums; Aquariums; Indoor recreational and athletic facilities (except for youth 18 and under)... Sightseeing and other organized tours (bus tours, duck tours, harbor cruises, whale watching); Indoor historical spaces & sites; Indoor event spaces...; Indoor and outdoor gaming arcades

Enforcement

See Ex. 010

Notes

Names the six other municipalities that joined Boston's rollback (Arlington, Brockton, Lynn, Newton, Somerville, Winthrop); cites positivity 7.2 percent and 90 percent adult non-surge ICU occupancy.

Retrieval note

Rendered from the raw Wayback capture of the City's own release (the live page returns 404); the underlying order is Ex. 010 (verified_primary).

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