Lifting restrictions in Boston could be 2 months away, Walsh says

Lifting restrictions in Boston that are in place to slow the coronavirus outbreak could be two months away, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said.The stumbling block is universal testing for COVID-19, which is still a long way off, Walsh told The Boston Globe."Having an understanding of what the numbers truly are is going to be important for us -- who has had the virus, who is immune the virus and who is potentially susceptible to the virus. Those are all question that we have to be able to answer before we can move forward and open up society the way it was," Walsh said.As of Tuesday, the city had more than 6,000 coronavirus cases -- including 196 deaths. Walsh said even when the hub does start to reopen people shouldn't expect everything to happen at once. The mayor said he's still frustrated by the number of people he sees not adhering social distancing guidelines, including those playing golf at closed city golf courses. He called what he sees in states like Georgia, which plans to open places like gyms on Friday, "dangerous."When restrictions are lifted it could be on a rolling basis, Walsh said.

Lifting restrictions in Boston that are in place to slow the coronavirus outbreak could be two months away, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said.

The stumbling block is universal testing for COVID-19, which is still a long way off, Walsh told The Boston Globe.


"Having an understanding of what the numbers truly are is going to be important for us -- who has had the virus, who is immune the virus and who is potentially susceptible to the virus. Those are all question that we have to be able to answer before we can move forward and open up society the way it was," Walsh said.

As of Tuesday, the city had more than 6,000 coronavirus cases -- including 196 deaths.

Walsh said even when the hub does start to reopen people shouldn't expect everything to happen at once.

The mayor said he's still frustrated by the number of people he sees not adhering social distancing guidelines, including those playing golf at closed city golf courses.

He called what he sees in states like Georgia, which plans to open places like gyms on Friday, "dangerous."

When restrictions are lifted it could be on a rolling basis, Walsh said.