Those new projections come as Governor Newsom says the state could begin reopening its economy by friday, retail and manufacturers will be the first to enter into californias next phase of the stay at home order. The governor says flower shops clothing stores, toys books in Sporting Goods stores can all reopen by the end of the week with new mandatory guidelines like curbside pickup. California is also set to release the new rules on thursday seated dining at restaurants and shopping malls and offices are not included in this next phase. We need active Monitoring Surveillance to make sure that the disease is not spreading. If it is one of the criteria is a to re modify. Well the governor said that phase 2 would also include reopening public spaces parks and beaches. Were expecting more details on all of that on thursday. According to Johns Hopkins university there are currently over 1 million cases of the coronavirus in the u. S. More than 56,000 of those cases are in california. Were
World Health Organization suggests an adequate test positive rate should be somewhere between 3. 12 . But right now in the u. S. , its about 20 . This comes as the death toll has skyrocketed in the u. S. Last week was the deadliest sent on to say the death toll was just over 25,000 but its sort of 4300 deaths from wednesday to thursday. And over 4500 people died on friday alone. Last night we closed in on 39,000 deaths and thats more than the number of people who died in the korean war. For weeks now federal and state officials have been talking about testing shortfalls and why patients who have symptoms cant get tested. Well now we have new insight into how testing got off to such a slow start here in the u. S. Karen caifa has more. President trump says a few states are ready to ope businesses within the next week we continue to see a number of positive signs. The virus has passed its peak. The president pointing to vermont and montana and texas where the governor says a phased reopen
Governor newsome says that means while the curve is bending downward the state still anticipates a surge of coronavirus patients next month. And weve also heard from house. Speaker nancy pelosi, she says more money is coming to help americans through this crisis, well look for congress to start acting hopefully soon on another stimulus bill good morning. Thank you for joining us here on the kron 00 04am morning news. Im James Fletcher and im darya folsom weve got a lot to get to for you today with coronavirus the governor saying that californians. Are doing a good job. But the state still expects to see a surge of coronavirus patients coming up next month. Let me give you a sense of optimism in terms of the curve in california a bending a it is bending, but its also stretching. Governor newsome went on to say that because the curve is stretching in our state because of socialdistancing which folks has been doing a good job at it is now allowing the state to buy some time and also to lo
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Tshirt weather so today i have a sweat shirt and my hat. Reporter city employees, plowed, cleaning and clearing the road of the white stuff, which is less than 24 hours ago, seemed like an impossibility. I thought you guys got it all wrong because it was 60 degrees last night at 6 00. So what are you talking about . But, you know, you got it right. Reporter so this storm, of course brought work for both shoveling drive ways and sidewalks and plows coming through. Coming up at 6 00 ill show you more about the the fun that was had here in bucks county as well, many people, many students off of the school and so, well what they ended up doing in the snow. Live here in bucks county im greg argos for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Thanks very much. Snow came down, fast and furious, during the Early Morning hours in Whitehall Township lehigh county. Municipal trucks were out in force, dumb continuing the salt on the side of the roadway. On the sidewalks, and, spent time clearing a safe path. In phila