1/ This week, the Biden Administration committed to increasing the District’s vaccine allocation. It's a promising indicator of the new Administration’s commitment to increasing the supply of the COVID-19 vaccine, and we will continue to advocate for more doses for DC.
2/ Here are the populations that are able to make appointments through vaccinate.dc.gov or by calling the Coronavirus Call Center (when appointments are available).
3/ DC Health and the Office of the Chief Technology Officer continue working together, using feedback from the community, to improve the process of booking a vaccination appointment through vaccinate.dc.gov and the Coronavirus Call Center.
4/ DC Health and the Downtown and Golden Triangle BIDs are partnering to offer additional free COVID-19 testing to DC’s community of essential workers through a new pop-up testing site on I Street NW near the intersection of Black Lives Matter Plaza.
5/ This week, we introduced the Reopen Washington, DC Alcohol Act, which proposes several innovative approaches to help rebuild the District’s economy.
6/ We announced the launch of Phase 2 of the DC CARES Program, which will provide over $8 million in relief funding to eligible excluded workers in the District of Columbia.
7/ A new Urgent Care facility is coming to the Maple View Flats in Ward 8!
8/ Universal Health Services (UHS) is awarding the Architecture and Engineering contract for the new, full-service hospital at St. Elizabeths East, allowing the project to continue moving forward.
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1/ Please do not come to Washington, DC for the 59th Presidential Inauguration on January 20th. Instead, participate virtually.
2/ Beginning today, DC residents aged 65 and older can make an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine through the vaccinate.dc.gov portal or by calling 855-363-0333.
1/ Beginning today, Monday, July 27, anyone coming into Washington, DC from a high-risk state (within the prior 14 days) who was traveling for non-essential activities will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days from their arrival in the District.
2/ States considered high-risk:
Arkansas
Arizona
Alabama
California
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Washington
Wisconsin
3/ Individuals traveling from high-risk states after essential travel or arriving in the District for essential travel are required to self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days and, if they experience symptoms of they are to self-quarantine and seek medical advice or testing.
1/ In this moment, it is difficult and heartbreaking to comprehend a world without John Lewis.
2/ We knew John Lewis as the conscience of Congress, but often, he felt more like the conscience of our nation, the conscience of a generations-long movement to deliver on the promise of equal justice and equal opportunity.
3/ Now, our appreciation for his life will be demonstrated in the work we do to build on his legacy. So we remember what the Congressman taught us: that we have a moral obligation, a mission, and a mandate to do our part. For decades, the Congressman did his part and more.
1/ Today, with this historic vote, DC is closer than we have ever been to becoming the 51st state.
More than 160 years ago, Washingtonian Frederick Douglass told us: Power concedes nothing without a demand.
2/ As Washingtonians and as taxpaying American citizens, we are demanding what is owed to us – the rights guaranteed to us by the U.S. Constitution.
3/ It is past time to fix this injustice. It is true that DC is more brown and more liberal than many other states. But the issue of taxation without representation was settled more than 200 years ago through the Declaration of Independence,
1/ Today, I'm announcing Phase Two will begin on Monday, June 22, 2020, allowing certain businesses to reopen and activities to resume under specified conditions outlined at coronavirus.dc.gov/phasetwo.
2/ The District has experienced 15 days of sustained decrease in community spread of COVID-19 during Phase One. That data is represented in the chart below.
3/ The District’s reported data for Thursday, June 18, 2020 includes 49 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 9,952.
1/ Today, I announced several policies as part of the District’s re-imagination of public space during the ongoing coronavirus public health emergency, including the buildout of “streateries.”
2/ Streateries expand beyond individual parking lane uses and close one or more lanes of an entire block or more to vehicle traffic to allow for outdoor dining and table service.
3/ As we begin a phased reopening, or what I like to call ‘Stay-at-Home Lite,’ we are reimagining the use of public space to support restaurants, retail, and recreation.