By the time we had caught up to Chestertown mayor Chris Cerino, he had just completed his third conference call of the day to talk about the municipal response to the coronavirus.
In his third conference call, which was with us, Mayor Cerino talks about how the town is preparing for Covid-19, information, limited as it is at this point, on testing, the Washington College student who was tested for the virus, and his contact with Regional Shore Health.
This video is approximately 7 minutes in length
kurt landgraf says
To be completely clear we do not have the test results back for our student Mr Wheelan’s question asserting the student tested positive is incorrect.
We will release the results immediately upon receipt.
Dave Wheelan says
Thank you President Landgraf. I regret I misspoke in my question to the Mayor.
Robin Wood says
Thanks, Mr. Mayor, and thanks, Dave, for helping to get the word out. It’s comforting to feel there’s a steady hand on the tiller, at least at the state and municipal level. Has any thought been given to opening the beds at Upper Shore/Whitsitt for COVID patients?
Chris Cerino says
The Hospital’s first priority is to maximize the existing space that they have within the building, and within all of the other facilities that make up Shore Regional Health’s footprint on the Eastern Shore. Hospital rep’s have intimated that they are exploring other options for additional capacity outside of their system, but can’t give specifics since any talks are still preliminary.
Marty Stetson says
It is so nice to have a Mayor who works so hard at doing his job. It is also refreshing to see someone say I don’t know when they do not know, not just make something up or say what they wish was so. He often reminds people he is a part time Mayor and has another job but you would not know that by the way he conducts himself as the chief executive officer of the town.