Baker warns rollback of reopening progress possible

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Baker warned during a visit to Boston MedFlight that if the rate of positive COVID-19 tests keep creeping upward, Massachusetts may have to roll back some of its reopening progress.

BEDFORD WHERE THE GOVERNORTOURED THE MEDFLIGHTHEADQUARTERSSHARMAN: YES, THAT ISRIGHT, AND THE GOVERNOR WARNINGTHE STATE MAY HAVE TO TIGHTENREOPENING RULES IF CASES KEEPCREEPING UP.THE GOVERNOR VISITING BOSTON MEDFLIGHT IN BEDFORD TO HIGHLIGHTTHE WORK IT DOES IN HELPING TOFIGHT COVID.HE SAYS THE NUMBERS OF POSITIVECASES ARE SLOWLY MOVING UP INMASSACHUSETTS.HE WARNED THE STATE MAY SCALEBACK REOPENING IF IT CONTINUES.GOVERNOR BAKER: WE HAVE ONLY HADA SLOPE UPTICK UP TO 2%, BUT WEWILL BE FORCED TO ADJUST OURPLANS IF THE DATE WARRANTS IT.THAT COULD MEAN GATHERING SIZESCOULD BE REDUCED, OR WE COULDMAKE SOME OF OUR BUSINESSREGULATIONS MORE STRICT.SHARMAN: I ASKED THE GOVERNORHOW THE STATE COULD MAKERELIABLE DECISIONS ON REOPENINGSCHOOLS WITH STILL SEEING SOMANY DELAYS IN TESTING RESULTS.HE SAYS THE STATE IS LOOKING ATRAPID MOBILE TESTING FORSCHOOLS BUT DID NOT GO INTO MOREDETAILS.HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT WHETHER ORNOT TO ADD RH