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The Massachusetts economy officially began to reopen on May 18, following the regulatory shutdowns in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The reopening plan includes four phases, with at least three weeks between the beginning of each phase. However, official start dates for phases two, three and four have not been released and are subject to change based on public health data. The soonest the second phase, which includes restaurants and hotels, may begin under the reopening plan is June 8.

 

Do you think Massachusetts should allow hotels and restaurant dining rooms to reopen on June 8?
No, COVID-19 case numbers are still too high. (8%, 22 VOTES)
No, it’s too soon to know whether the first phase has induced new clusters of infection. (23%, 67 VOTES)
Yes, the next round of businesses are prepared to open safely. (50%, 145 VOTES)
Yes, infection rates have dropped low enough to reopen. (19%, 54 VOTES)
Poll Description

The Massachusetts economy officially began to reopen on May 18, following the regulatory shutdowns in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The reopening plan includes four phases, with at least three weeks between the beginning of each phase. However, official start dates for phases two, three and four have not been released and are subject to change based on public health data. The soonest the second phase, which includes restaurants and hotels, may begin under the reopening plan is June 8.

 

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4 Comments

  • June 2, 2020

    Only outdoor dining

  • Robert Service
    June 2, 2020

    My answer is no, but for a reason you didn't offer. Little has changed since February. Testing is slow, incomplete and inconclusive. The virus is still out there. The risk is still high and will get worse as selfish scofflaws ignore the regulations out of hubris or ignorance. Businesses and our governments want to play the averages, but I won't let them play Russian roulette with my life.

  • E Charles Tidman
    June 2, 2020

    Massachusetts is way past due for total reopening. The governor is putting small businesses out of business with pages of silly, unnecessary rules while thousands of people take to the streets take to the streets with impunity to protest and pillage. Business owners will figure out how to operate safely, so it's time to disband the reopening committee that pretends to know how to run businesses. The state reopened itself weeks ago, so it's time for the governor to stop pretending that he is controlling everyone's daily lives. Exercise caution with and provide past due care for nursing home patients and the elderly, but let the rest of us get on with life.

  • June 2, 2020
    Even though infection rate is an important factor to consider, the really relevant question is "Is the next round of businesses prepared to reopen safely?" If businesses are prepared to open safely, it doesn't matter what the rate of infection is. Businesses need to open. The show must go on! Without business, we are dead. So, whatever the infection rate is, put the mitigation on that appropriate to the current risks and conditions, so business can reopen and continue and humanity and the free world will survive! Be smart! Think independently!