Digital Media Manager Baltimore will relax COVID-19 capacity limits starting March 26, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Wednesday.|| COVID-19 updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||The mayor urged everyone to continue to take the pandemic seriously. I will continue to caution Baltimoreans that this pandemic is still serious, Scott said. Far too many people, one a day, are still dying from this pandemic here in our city. We know that today is St. Patrick s Day. Do not act a fool today because you might kill somebody. Understand how serious this is. The mayor made the announcements during an afternoon news conference Wednesday, at which he also received a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.After receiving the single-dose shot, Scott said he felt fine and urged residents to follow suit. It doesn t matter what shot you get, get it, Scott said. What I just did will help save people s lives. Effective at 6 a.m. on March 26, capacity limits will incre
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The Democratic mayor plans to reflect upon his first weeks leading Baltimore, as well as the city’s coronavirus response over the last year, according to a news release from his office.
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One of the city’s youngest victims, a 10-year-old, told WJZ she was shot in the chest while walking to the store. As of Monday, there have been 54 homicides in the city, compared to 57 on this day last year. (WJZ)
BALTIMORE, MD Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on Monday declared violence in the city a public health epidemic during a news conference in which he unveiled his Draft Violence Reduction Framework and Plan. The plan recognizes that violence is a public health issue in the city.
It will take a three-pronged, public health approach to violence by addressing the social determinants of health, City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa said. They will respond to addiction and mental health and promote an upstream investment to reduce violence. Scott promised a break from past policies and practices that failed to produce long-term results.