'Don't be careless or complacent' about COVID-19, Baker urges

"It's not taking the summer off and we can't either, if we want to continue to fight and contain the virus and keep our economy open," said Gov.

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THE VIGILANCE AND DISCIPLINE OFEVERY RESIDENT.RECENTLY, THERE HAVE BEENREPORTS OF COMMUNITY OUTBREAKSIN MANY CASES LINKED TO PARTIESAND A LOCATION THAT WAS NOTCOMPLYING WITH THE GUIDANCEISSUED BY THE COMMONWEALTH ANDFEDS.IN MANY CASES, MANY HAVE NOTBEEN WEARING FACE COVERINGS ORSOCIALLY DISTANCING.WE HAVE SEEN A SLIGHT INCREASEIN OUR POSITIVE TEST RATE AS WECONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR TESTINGCAPACITY AND THE REALITY OFCOVID-19 AS IT DOES NOT FOLLOWANY ROLES.IT CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY OF PEOPLEDO NOT TAKE THE APPROPRIATEPRECAUTIONS.IT IS NOT TAKING THE SUMMER OFF,AND WE CANNOT EITHER FREE WANTTO CONTINUE TO FIGHT, CONTAINTHE VIRUS, AND KEEP OUR ECONOMYGOING.PEOPLE IN MASSACHUSETTS HAVEWORKED EXCEPTIONALLY HARD TO GETTO THIS POINT.OUR FRONT-LINE HEALTH CAREWORKERS OR SMALL BUSINESSES ANDINDIVIDUALS AND MOMS, DADS ORBROTHERS AND SISTERS ANDNEIGHBORS TO BE BACK THISINSIDIOUS AND AT TIMES INVISIBLEVIRUS AND TO GET BACK TO SOMEDEGREE OF NORMALCY.TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, ICANNOT EXPRESS THIS ENOUGH.DO NOT BE CARELESS OR COMPLACENT.WEAR A FACE COVERING, SOCIALLYDISTANCE, AND PRACTICE THE GOODHYGIENE THAT HAS