Page 4 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 27, 2020 City’s next COVID-19 update slated for April 1 M ayor Gary Christenson will provide another update on the City of Malden’s response to the COVID-19 crisis on Wednesday, April 1 at 7 p.m. He will be joined by Board of Health Director Chris Webb and Superintendent of Schools John Oteri. You may view the broadcast on MATV (Comcast channel 22 and Verizon channel 26) or may watch the YouTube livestream at youtube.com/MaldenAccessMATV. If you have any questions that you would like to have answered live, please post them in the YouTube livestream or send them as messages to the City of Malden’s Facebook account at facebook.com/cityofmalden, and they will be relayed in studio to the panelists. Viewers may ask questions during the broadcast by calling 781-388-9394. 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I am proud of the work Chair Michlewitz did to move this legislation so quickly.” “I thank Speaker DeLeo and Chairman Michlewitz for ‘stepping up to the plate’ in this very difficult time,” said Representative Donato. “We must all work together to reduce as much as possible the negative impact of this pandemic.” “Ensuring that workers have immediate access to unemployment benefits is critical,” said Representative Aaron Michlewitz (D-Boston), who is Co-Chair of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Ways & Means. “I want to thank my colleagues in the House and our partners in the Senate and the Baker administration for moving this legislation along so quickly so that people can receive expedited benefits.” On March 18, the bill passed in the Senate, and the Governor signed it into law. Sen. Lewis reports state action on COVID-19 pandemic fter Governor Charlie Baker declared a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on March 10, the state government has moved swiftly to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and mitigate the impacts of the pandemic and related public health orders on Massachusetts residents, businesses and institutions. In addition to working closely with the House of Representatives and the Baker Administration, the Massachusetts State Senate has also formed an emergency task force to help us better understand and respond to the many impacts of this outbreak on our families, schools, municipalities, businesses and other institutions. State Senator Jason Lewis was appointed by Senate President Karen Spilka to serve on this task force. “The COVID-19 global pandemic is an unprecedented challenge for our communities and our Commonwealth, and it demands decisive and effective leadership from all levels of government,” said Lewis. “In the midst of this crisis, it has been inspiring to see the response from our healthcare workers, first responders, and residents of our communities who are stepping up to support each other.” In addition to federal actions, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has taken many major actions to address the pandemic, including the following: zThe Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has been activated and is bringing together health, human services, public safety and several other government agencies. 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