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Mayor Brodeurs Coronavirus Update July 16

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This is Mayor Paul Brodeur.

I have arranged for nasal swab COVID-19 testing at the Melrose Middle School/High School complex from 1:00 - 6:00 PM. tomorrow, Friday July 17. We chose this site because it is centrally located and is the best place in Melrose to handle traffic flow. The testing is open to everyone in the community. There is no minimum or maximum age. Please come by car if possible and enter the middle school/high school complex parking lot from Melrose Street. No appointment is required. Please wear a mask, stay in your vehicle, and do not bring pets. Test results will be available 24-48 hours after the test. I want to thank the Baker-Polito Administration and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for their assistance in arranging the testing.

If you have any questions, please call the Health Department at 781-979-4130.

After several weeks of very few cases of Covid-19, the City has recently witnessed an increase in cases. The cases include people from different age groups. To be clear, the only people who know the names of people who have tested positive are the Health Director and the nurses doing the case management and contact tracing. They do not give any names, ages, gender, to anyone – including me and the Superintendent. They will not confirm or deny this information if asked.

Many people have questions about contact tracing. For all positive cases, a member of the Health Department has contacted (and will continue to contact) any confirmed case of COVID-19. That person is given information about how to isolate for at least 10 days and given the opportunity to ask questions and continue to contact the department with questions or concerns. At the end of the 10 days the department will contact the person to discuss their health status and, if appropriate, release them from isolation. That is what is meant by “case management.”

Part of the initial interview process is to ask the person to identify anyone they have been in “close contact” with in the 48 hours before symptoms appeared or after receiving the positive diagnosis. Close contact is defined as spending at least 15 minutes within 6 feet of the person who has tested positive. The department will then contact those people. If those are symptomatic they also go into isolation. If they are not symptomatic, they are put in “quarantine” for 14 days. They stay in quarantine even if they test negative. During that interview, the contact tracer will also ask if they are employed, and if so, where and in what capacity. A determination is made as to whether their work and/or contact with workers would require further contact tracing or notification.

This is what the Board of Health has been doing for all cases, including the most recent ones. The age and activities of the person dictate where the investigation goes and the action taken. If a person who is positive has been in a group setting, the Health Department will contact the entire group. If you have any questions about the process, the Health Department is happy to answer your questions.

In closing, I want to emphasize the importance of social distancing, face coverings, and proper hygiene. And please stay home if you feel sick or have any symptoms. Thank you, and remember that together, we will get through this.

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