CLEVELAND — Under guidance from Gov. Mike DeWine and State health officials cities across the state are preparing to re-open amid the coronaviurs pandemic.
On Monday, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson revealed the details of Cleveland's strategic recovery plan, "ReStart CLE." The plan outlines the city's continued approach to combating the disease; beginning with three principles that will govern the city's decisions.
1. Minimizing the suffering and burden of people and businesses in our community who have been impacted by the coronavirus
2. Better positioning all people and businesses in our community to be ready for and take advantage of the recovery
3.Making sure all people and businesses are better off as a result of the recovery efforts we undertake so that we can become a more equitable community.
“If we do this, this recovery will make us stronger as a community – physically, economically, and socially – and the City of Cleveland will be positioned for a better recovery that is sustainable and benefits all residents and businesses,” said Mayor Jackson in a press release.
Under the three principles, the city will focus on two broad tactics in an effort to meet the immediate needs of residents an businesses. The city will continue to implement measures limiting the spread of COVID-19 in addition to their continued efforts to lessen the social and economic impacts of the virus.
" [It is ]our goal is to make Cleveland as safe and healthy as possible, and we want to remind everyone that this pandemic is not over," the plans reads. " The risk of infection remains very real. Now is the time when we have to double-down on the things we are already doing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus."
As of Sunday, May 3, the Cleveland Department of Health reports there are 770 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 34 related deaths. Cleveland's first case was confirmed on March 14.
The city's declaration of a civil emergency remains in effect through May 31. To view Mayor Jackson and the city of Cleveland's complete plan, click here.
