Again this is part of the effort to slow the spread of the virus as much as possible. Kron fours dan kerman has been following the story he joins us live. Dan. Or out in front of Sanchez Elementary School here in San Francisco in as you can see theres nothing going on there hasnt been anything going on here any of the other schools in the area across the bay area all day because the schools have been closed because of the shelterinplace orders and now the School Districts have decided because those orders are in place and because the schools need to contribute to the slow the spread of the virus. They need to keep the schools close not to the beginning of april but to the beginning of may. Across the Bay Area School classrooms, playgrounds and parking lots are empty. Thats because School Districts of shutdown classroom instruction to slow the spread of the coronavirus of course he would rather be in school, we know that Public Schools are an essential part of or Greater School community but we know this is also a time to make shortterm sacrifices. And set the right example for young people now the School Closures will go on even longer. The San FranciscoUnified School District along with the county offices of education in alameda contra customer in san mateo and santa clara. Have extended the closure to may 1st. This is something has all of us very concerned for students for staff and for families so were going be can to make sure that we weise at least in our part of the world stop the spread of much as possible. Right now the level of instruction varies from district to district but before there can be more comprehensive Online Learning all students must be able to have computers and get online were working to get to that point weve got a lot of companies are ready to step up and provide us with more technology that we can share our families and our students and we appreciate that and of companies are ready to step up to help share Internet Access at home as well and so that will make a big difference for us and teaches are ready to hit the ground running a teacher who are classed as her second grade class as a play every year about geology. And shes looking for ways for them to do it the assume. In the meantime many districts are continuing to provide meals to students who would otherwise go hungry for offering free meals for families, its a throughout San Francisco and so families to know that that is an essential need and while the shelterinplace order still in effect families still can go out and access meals that are safe. That School Officials are telling us that will probably revisit these closures during the last week of april and decide whether in consultation with Health Officers of the closures need to be extended even further. Live in San Francisco. Dan kerman kron 4 news. Thank you dan. Tonight, there are more than a 1000 coronavirus cases in the bay area as of 05 00pm Santa Clara County 459 cases, 17 deaths and the tail county. 165 with 5 death San Francisco county 178 1 death contra costa 108 cases one death Alameda County 124 more and now up to 53 cases Solano County 24. Sonoma county 37 1 death. Napa county has 5 cases. Globally the number of confirmed cases more than 460,000 more than not 21,000 deaths, the us has more than 65,000 cases and more than 9 900 deaths in california were seeing 2,535 confirmed cases President Trump says that he remains hopeful that a lot of people can go back to a more normal routine spa soon. He is standing by earlier comments about trying to get people back to work as soon as possible today, he said that large sections of the country could probably go back sooner than other sections. More aggressively we commit to social distancing. So important social distancing such an important phrase. And we do it right now. The more lives we can save and the sooner we can eventually get people back to work. Back to school and back to normal. But despite the president s optimism, the country does not have widespread testing for the virus confirmed cases i keep going up. Some economists say that reopening businesses too soon could hurt the economy even more than the ongoing shutdown its. Dont think for a second. That were day or 2 away from that in that order were not were not even a week or 2 away. California can meet this moment. Governor newsome hes responding to the president saying that the country could be up and running by easter newsome. Not agreeing is not confident california will reopen the economy in just a matter of a couple of weeks. 1 million californians meantime have filed for unemployment because of the stay at home order for the pandemic today the governor announced a break for homeowners Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala explains california leaders secured a deal with 4 Major National banks to temporarily suspend Home Mortgage payments for those affected by covid 19 governor Gavin Newsome announced wednesday wells fargo citi Us Bank Jp Morgan chase agreed on a 90 day grace period, another 200 Smaller Banks made similar commitments. 4 of the 5 largest institutions committed to just stop that 90 day unfortunately bank of america. Did not. Publicly commit to that they just committed to 30 days hope they will reconsider join. Those other that are willing to do the right thing. The agreement comes as unemployment claims in california wednesday passed the 1 million mark since march 13th. Newsome a plodding progress on the federal stimulus bill that would provide an additional 600 for approved claims on top of what the state could typically provide no one is i naive about the magnitude of this crisis im not suggesting that the magnitude of this stimulus will even meet the moment i certainly a strong points of view that dont need to be more in the future governor newsome said the states work with banks will continue on additional issues like atm fees and overdraft charges in sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news. And the governor also gave an update on medical supplies and the state of course this has many hospitals and doctors are struggling to keep up with the demand. So far 24. 2 Million Masks have been distributed in the state. 100 million more have been obtained Sir Richard Branson is helping. He is committed to making a 7. 47 plane available to distribute masks and testing kits here ilan mosque providing more than 1200 ventilators the state is also in talks with Santa Clara County to provide field medical stations and Seton Medical Center in daly city will run as a coronavirus hospital so far more than 66,000. Tests have been conducted in the state 10s of thousands of people are waiting for results. They have people who are out on the streets continue to congregate with one another continue to interact with one another which increases the spread of this virus. We will not have enough beds enough i see union its another ventilators to support the people that we know are going to need them. San Francisco City leaders they held a News Conference today part of the effort to keep people updated on what the city is doing about the pandemic whats being done to prepare for a surge in patients kron fours kate rooney has that story. More equipment more staff more support that was the message from San Francisco mayor london breed regarding the citys needs in a Virtual Press conference today. We are still in a situation that requires a significant wrapped up and it requires the need for our state and our federal partners to step up more than they ever have before and to move faster with 26 new confirmed cases of covid 19 today and the citys first reported death yesterday breed estimated San Francisco will need 5,000 more hospital beds in the weeks to come among the solutions will be Saint FrancisMemorial Hospital where 48 beds will gradually be made available beginning with several next week. Think about when youre out there and youre socializing and youre not socially distancing from one another. The difference that could make and the spread that occurs as a result of your interactions with other people and if you went to the hospital because you are sick or a relative or Family Member and they were turned away because we didnt have enough beds to accommodate them as she has and each press conference breed reiterated her plea for san franciscans to continue being diligent with social distancing. As the city braces for surgeon illness comparable to those seen in other us cities in San Francisco cape bernie kron 4 news. And we first brought you this story last week about a nonprofit care facility in Mountain View which need says supplies, coastal kids home care theyll now be getting masks from the International Organization one dollar for a life. The group has been making masks you saw them, theyre sending them to local hospitals. Kron forcefully chagall has the story. Once International Travel restrictions are lifted the Nonprofit Organization one dollar for life says at least 1000 masks will be shipped to the United States. The group has an office in the south bay but as sewing centers in the fall in kenya for the masks are being manufactured. A News Conference wednesday in san jose the groups founder and executive director Robert Freeman stated 9,000 masks have already been produced to be severe pieces inside is a hypoallergenic layer to team in the moisture barrier out. Freeman says workers started making the masks 2 weeks ago when it was clear there was a desperate need theyre being produced in selling centers originally used to make reusable sanitary kits to help young girls stay in school cost to about 0. 30 to make in both kenya and in the fall workers are being paid at least 50 more than their Respective National wages says freeman who adds local grants are paying for what is produced for bay area hospitals and nursing organizations like coastal kids home care in the south bay that money will also pay for more masks to be made for People Living in the developing countries making the product. Hes will be able to be used over and over again. Paper was a single use on. San jose felipe should all kron 4 news. Coming up test was officially stopped production at its plant in fremont well have details also another familiar face testing positive for the virus. Prince charles. And during the shut down some beach parking lot being added to the list of places people when we face adversity, we find a way through it. Its about taking care of each other. Its the small parts that make a big difference. At chevy, we promise to do ours. Were offering chevy owners complimentary onstar crisis assist services and wifi data. If you need a new chevy, interestfree financing for 84 months with deferred payments for 120 days on many of our most popular models. You may even shop online and take delivery at home. Its just our way of doing our part. Growing list of area places being closed because of the coronavirus parking lots at the beaches in Pacifica Kron 4 Sarah Stinson has the story. Im here pacifica state beach where you can see the city on parking lot is empty and thats because its blocked off the city has decided to do this to prevent people from gathering and the spread of the coronavirus some people are utilizing the taco bell parking lot which is also not supposed to be used by beachgoers lots of surfers could be seen in the water keeping us safe social distance and most of them walked here which is allowed since this is recreation where they live. The city of pacific us as you can still enjoy Outdoor Recreation within walking or biking distance from your own home. Governor Gavin Newsome already closed all state beach parking lots to stop what happened over the past weekend. The weather was beautiful and coastal beaches across the bay area saw an influx of visitors last people walking their tacos out here on the beach. Group them close in the parking lot of fish and close any part. But others think its a good idea to prevent this from happening heres a full list of the beach parking lot closed full slots at the pacifica state beach parking at the pacific a Community Center both lots at Rockaway Beach plus Council Chambers lot on beach boulevard and fishermans lot in the 800 block of palmetto avenue. If you want to get in that exercise you still can you say to stay in your own neighborhood get out with the near where you live in the a Sarah Stinson kron 4 news. Are you saw where sarah was it turned into a pretty sunny day a little chilly though lets check in with a brace or roderick us. Hi catherine, yeah, were mostly clear for most of the bay area tracking a few high clouds overhead and within the last 24 hours. The biggest rainmaker has been fremont a little bit less than half an inch of rain for you on slightly less than a quarter of an inch of rain for half moon bay, but really just racism out everywhere else but i am tracking this one cell that is forming just to the north and east of santa rosa right now impacting calistoga with popup thunderstorms possible small hail as well in fact we did see small hill reported in parts of Mountain View and also sunnyvale today wouldnt be surprised that those of you in calistoga also get some small hail with this cell that is now just forming temperatures out there right now in the bay area low to mid 50s though still relatively cool temperatures. But tonight it is going to be downright freezing in fact we had an overnight low this morning in santa rosa of 28 degrees and its going to be just as cool. There tonight. Thats what we have a frost advisory in effect more coming up in my full forecast in just a few minutes catherine back to you thank obree so see you in a couple minutes. In the east bay test was shut down production at its fremont factory, although some people are still showing up for work kron fours Charles Clifford explains. Well here in Fremont Tesla shutdown car production at its factory on tuesday. Driving past the factory on wednesday looks like indeed the employee parking lot is mostly empty there are a total of about 10,000 people who work at this factory as of right now only a fraction of them are still coming to work in that that that tesla is still loading up trucks with cars for deliveries. Theres also still quite a few cars near the front of the factory we could see people Walking Around on wednesday afternoon a tesla has said that they are going to temporarily suspend production of vehicles here and that they will reduce to basic operations that means folks will be working here but not as many as normal. Those folks that are here are going to be doing what they call vehicle in Energy Service operations also people are still here working on the charging infrastructure that is so important to teslas electric vehicles now tesla has also said that they will close down their new york factory and but other locations like there. Facility in nevada, those will remain open for the time being also tesla is still delivering vehicles and theyre allowing what they call touch list deliveries meeting that they vehicle be dropped off to somebody who bought it the vehicle be left like in a parking lot people can come over get into their cars with the code fill out some paperwork drop that paperwork off and pick up their vehicle without ever actually talking to anyone. But for now in fremont Charles Clifford kron 4 news. A new report from the cdc says traces of the coronavirus lived in the cabins of the diamond princess cruise ship 17 days after the passengers had left another indication of the strength of the virus. The cdc also found the diamond princess passengers, transmitted the disease before the current chain and crew infections peak after the quarantine was in place more than 17 of those infected, though never develop symptoms. The cdc says that fact could partly explain the high infection rate among the ships passengers and crew. With all the information circulating it is important to stay updated on coronavirus testing we have gone to a drivethru testing site talked to officials and doctors, brian todd has that story. In arlington well protected technician approaches a car at a drivethru coronavirus test site gives instructions on a bullhorn to a patient on the other side of a closed window. The patient and polls behind a building to another checkpoint to get tested officials at Virginia Hospital Center which runs this facility. See theyre doing about 50 to 60 tests a day tonight millions of people in the United States and around the world are asking critical questions about getting tested to stuart how do you know if you need a coronavirus test upper respiratory symptoms might start this runny nose, sore throat in general he then needs to cough and shortness of breath then when you have a strong indication that you need a test who should you call first Officials Say dont just show up. Call ahead. He went percent of fire family doctor. And that position will do a screening to see if you meet criteria to be tested we we dont want to test well individuals. Once that positions us she will determine if you need an order. They would write that ordered a new recall the scheduling line and make an appointment at this facility in arlington when patients arrive they need to keep their car windows up until its time for the test here the test takes about 10 minutes and results are given back in 5 to 7 days but many remote testing sites are under more strain than this one. Some localities like new york city are running so low on masks and gowns they want to limit testing to those so hard hit they are hospitalized every test we get takes a valuable personal protective equipment that can be used for treating those that are in the hospital the department of health and Human Services is prioritizing for coronavirus test patients already hospitalized. Health workers with symptoms. Elderly people over 65 with symptoms and those with compromised immune systems and underlying conditions with symptoms if you do take the test be ready for some discomfort at the arlington facility they insert a swab at the back of the throat. But it varies the test was very quick. It goes a fair amount of produce and says its not comfortable. The nursing officer we spoke to at the arlington site addressed other crucial reasons why drivethru and other remote test sites have been set up we are. Trying to prevent unnecessary trips. Term urgency department for individuals who are seeking this this testing. So were giving them the means to do that. Secondly it saves a lot of personal protective equipment to do it this way. Coming up at 6. 45 the postal service, theyre hoping to hire thousands of people also cases in new york they keep going up officials are now urging everybody was visited new york recently the self when we face adversity, we find a way through it. Its about taking care of each other. Its the small parts that make a big difference. At chevy, we promise to do ours. Were offering chevy owners complimentary onstar crisis assist services and wifi data. If you need a new chevy, interestfree financing for 84 months with deferred payments for 120 days on many of our most popular models. You may even shop online and take delivery at home. Its just our way of doing our part. White house is asking everyone who has visited new york city recently to self quarantine for 14 days, white house Officials Say those people could be ceding the infection. A new place us and this comes as at least one in a 1000 people around the city are infected. This is video from hospitals which have been inundated with patients this is in queens the line stretching down the street people trying to see doctors to get tested. New cases in new york state are now doubling every 3 days. And new yorks governor says despite that fact some good news, social distancing. He says is helping. The evidence suggests that the density control measures may be working. And again we doing this from projection. New york now has more than 30,000 confirmed cases of the virus. Britains Prince Charles hes tested positive. There are questions of course about how recently he has been with his elderly mother Queen Elizabeth, the 71 yearold prince reportedly has mild symptoms but is otherwise in good health, hes been isolating at one of the royal palaces in scotland in recent days, hes got plenty of places to go his wife camilla has not been infected. Apparently it spend a couple of weeks since charles saw his mother considered a good thing Queen Elizabeth remains in good health. Were told. California reported what could be the first death of a child of the coronavirus the child lived in lancaster, north of la health Officials Say early testing indicated a positive result for the virus. They are trying to find out more they say there could be another reason for that child staff. In the east bay, the contra costa Solano CountyFood Bank Needs volunteers. Kron fours Haaziq Madyun has more on how the National Guard is now helping. The National Guard isnt fairfield helping prepare and distribute emergency food boxes at the food bank of contra costa and solano we were just so thankful to have the National Guard here today and our first run through assembly over 1000 emergency food boxes food bank of contra costa and solano sealed all salts trump talks about the National Guards mission. Well that commit to being with us at least 3 ways so our intent is to have them here 5 days a week and continuing to build urgency boxes of food approaches that we can get out to issue it is again as it should also 100 to 178,000 clients we serve right now he says he could really use the help lot of the food bank experiencing a 30 drop the volunteers, the wake of that cold that day 18 past end of the understand a lot of our volunteers are and that more vulnerable age group sanitation stations and gloves are on site to promote health and safety. Also says it is times like these the Food Bank Services are needed more than of so many people have been laid off or have lesser income so that is going to push a lot of people to be first time you know if you need to slow. Over the past 2 weeks the food bank of contra costa and solano has seen a 50 increase of those getting their services that most of their distribution sites. For the next 3 weeks the National Guard will be assisting the food bank fulfill that mean has it but you. Still ahead people have apparently been stockpiling and use a map is a leading to some problems and if youre getting a little lonely during corn 10 youre not alone. But a new app might be able to help and next if youre out of a job the post office wants to hire thousands of when we face adversity, we find a way through it. Its about taking care of each other. Its the small parts that make a big difference. At chevy, we promise to do ours. Were offering chevy owners complimentary onstar crisis assist services and wifi data. If you need a new chevy, interestfree financing for 84 months with deferred payments for 120 days on many of our most popular models. You may even shop online and take delivery at home. Its just our way of doing our part