City Of Beverly: Mayor Cahill's 8/20/21 Message

Press release from City of Beverly:

August 24, 2021

Hi. This is Mayor Mike Cahill with a COVID-19 update. Due to the delta variant, Essex County is now in the red with high transmission. Given this high transmission, the CDC has recommended that everyone, including vaccinated people, wear masks in indoor public settings. Therefore, starting Monday, all visitors and staff will be required to wear masks inside City Hall and other city government buildings.

As we are learning, people infected with the Delta variant carry higher levels of virus and can thus transmit it more quickly and easily to others. The good news is that the vaccines are still doing the job we’d all hoped they would. However, since Delta is the most infectious Covid variant to date, this additional layer of protection for everyone is needed again now.

So, masking by a healthy vaccinated person is needed to minimize your chance of catching and spreading the delta variant to others, either vaccinated or unvaccinated, whether they be close family members or friends, or people you encounter in the community. Because some among us, our friends, family, and neighbors will continue to get really sick as we continue this shared journey through COVID, a journey we will get through as a community, and we don’t want to lose any more people.

My last two points are:

Thank you, All. I hope you get outside during the sunny, dry parts of this upcoming weekend and enjoy yourselves.

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