Gov. Baker: Reopening plan depends on 'continuing to slow the spread'

"Today we lay out a roadmap to reopening Massachusetts while we continue to fight COVID-19," said Baker.

"These two will be inseparable: getting back to work and fighting COVID, until there is a medical breakthrough with treatments or a vaccine.

And we cannot move forward unless we commit to continuing to slow the spread."

OCCASION AND FIGHTING BACK TOLIST THEM ALL.TODAY, AS WE START THE PHASEDRETURN TO OUR NEW NORMAL, WE AREGOING TO ASK PEOPLE ONCE AGAINTO RISE TO THE OCCASION AS WECONTINUE TO FIGHT THIS VIRUS.OUR COLLECTIVE SUCCESS DEPENDSON EVERYONE, GOVERNMENT, THEPRIVATE SECTOR, AND ESPECIALLYINDIVIDUALS PLAYING THEIR PARTTO MOVE US FORWARD.TODAY, WE LAY OUT A ROAD MAP TOREOPENING MASSACHUSETTS WHILE WECONTINUE TO FIGHT COVID-19.THESE TWO WILL BE INSEPARATABLE,GETTING BACK TO WORK ANDFIGHTING COVID UNTIL THERE IS AMEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH WITHTREATMENTS OR A VACCINE.AND WE CANNOT MOVE FORWARDUNLESS WE COMMIT TO CONTINUINGTO SLOW THE SPREAD.TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL, REOPENING,WHILE CONTINUING TO BRING THEFIGHT EVERY DAY, I TASKLIEUTENANT GOVERNOR KARYN POLITOTO WORK WITH HOUSING ANDECONOMIC COMMISSIONER MIKEKENNEALY.THEY LISTEND AND THEY LEARNEDFROM HUNDREDS OF POINTS OF VIEW.LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS,NONPROFITS, LABOR LEADERS, ANDSMALL AND LARGE EMPLOYERS TONAME JUST A FEW.AT THE SAME TIME, HEALTH ANDHUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY MARYLOUSUDDERS AND MONICA BHARELCONSULTED MASSACHUSETTS WORLDCLASS HEALTH CARE LEADERS ANDTOGETHER OUR ADMINISTRATIONDEVELOPED THIS PLAN TO MOVEFORWARD.WE'LL PROGRESS THROUGH FOURPHASES.OPENING MORE SECTORS OF THEECONOMY AND ACTIVITIES, ONLYWHEN THE PUBLIC HEALTH DATAINDICATE IT'S APPROPRIATE TO DOSO.EACH PHASE WILL LAST AT LEASTTHREE WEEKS BUT MAY LAST LONGERIF THE PUBLIC HEALTH DATADOESN'T SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD.AS I SAID EARLIER, COVID-19 HASAND WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE A TOLLHERE IN MASSACHUSETTS.IT REMAINS UP TO ALL OF US,GOVERNMENT, THE EMPLOYERCOMMUNITY, AND MOST OF ALL THEREST OF US, AS INDIVIDUALS, TOCONTINUE TO FIGHT BACK AGAINSTTHE