Stamford Coronavirus Updates: Mask Distribution Sites Announced

STAMFORD, CT — The city's emergency response management team will distribute masks to residents over the next five days in different areas of Stamford. The distributions are part of Stamford's ongoing initiative to provide more masks to staff and residents, according to the announcement.

According to city officials, more personal protective equipment (PPE) has become available across the region, allowing the city to order sufficient supplies for emergency response providers, and other essential employees working everyday across Stamford.

"Stamford's initial priority has been to provide emergency response providers with personal protective equipment, but the goal has always been to get the public access to these supplies to stop the spread of this virus," Mayor David Martin said in a statement. "Residents and workers who must go out in public will now have access to this pipeline of supplies through these sites and distribution initiatives led by local organizations, including Stamford's local NAACP, Bethel AME, Building One Community and others."

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Martin also emphasized that, while masks help prevent transmission, he encourages residents who do not need to be out in public to continue to stay home.

The city's emergency management team will distribute surgical masks to residents at the following locations over the next five days:

Saturday, April 25
Westhill High School
125 Roxbury Road
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Sunday, April 26
Stamford High School
55 Strawberry Hill Avenue
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Monday, April 27
Glenbrook Railroad Station
Glenbrook Road and Cowing Place
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 28
Springdale Railroad Station
Hope Street and Clearview Avenue
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 29
Scofield Middle School
641 Scofieldtown Road
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

City officials said 2,000 masks will be available at each location.

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COVID-19 is caused by a member of the coronavirus family that's a close cousin to the SARS and MERS viruses that have caused outbreaks in the past.