Now 3 San Francisco mayor london breed warning the city is preparing to announce new restrictions this week as coronavirus spreads rampantly thank you for joining us here on kron 4 news at 3 im tahernia during a press conference this afternoon mayor london breed and doctor colfax saying restrictions could be issued as early as tomorrow. Kron fours dan kerman joins us live from San Francisco with the concerning details. Dan. Well thats right things have gone from bad to worse as far as covid is concern here in the city in the last 10 days hospitalizations have more than doubled cases are 4 times what they were a month ago during an online briefing today both the mayor and the Health Director said changes are coming and they could come as soon as tomorrow. We are now in the most dangerous period. So this pandemic we need to do everything we can stay ahead of our hospitals, not being overrun this is about saving lives, everything were asking you to do on the coming weeks and months is abo
Tonight. Also breaking tonight, california has officially surpassed 1 million that is according to Johns Hopkins university. These new numbers coming just within the past hour. California is now the second state after texas to report at least 1 million covid cases and more than 18,000 people. Have died. And the Coronavirus Crisis is where we begin tonight on kron 4 news at 5. Im Vicki Liviakis and im grant lotus really a reality check on a night you have coronavirus cases surging across most of the country in some spots there really exploding and here in the bay area they are rising as well many counties, locally are now faced with the possibility of having to move back another tier into a more restrictive tier in the states reopening system in some Health Officials are choosing to pause their reopening plans with the hope of slowing the spread of covid and avoiding some of the economic consequences of being forced to go back and entire tier. Yeah today Alameda County announced that it
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Look at not just some snow but some windy conditions if youre heading that direction the especially careful and i say leave early 40s and 50s for your current temperatures, a whole lot more mild than yesterday was at this point havent seen any 20s on the map today, hardly any 30s either, so it has been a mild and calm start to what will be a rainier afternoon. Rob sounds good. Thank you john just a reminder for folks who may have to travel in some of that rain and wet roads to be careful slow your roll dont forget the headlights and the lifers. Thank goodness, its dry here at the bay bridge toll plaza into San Francisco ive been tracking friday light conditions throughout the morning drive in hopefully itll stay that way for you but were looking good here with no problems its nice and smooth under 15 minutes off to fremont street. If you come in from the east shore freeway, theres a little bit of crowding right here as you work your way out of el serino through albany and berkeley but
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