The previous four week i was 2. 7 million. This comes as the federal Paycheck Protection Program runs out of money. Thats the program aimed at Small Businesses struggling during the pandemic. The Small Business Administration Says its exhausted the more than 350 billion of funding for emergency loans and will need congress to commit more money to continue lending funds. And while there is optimism rent talks of reopening, some still say its too early. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today he is extending the order they are, meaning all current restrictions and closures in new york will be in effect until may 15. Here in the bay area some new requirements are being implemented. Officials in fremont issued an executive order requiring people to use these coverings in public, that includes visits to Grocery Stores and other essential businesses. Also goes for employees at those places. The executive order is expected to stay in effect for the duration of the local emergency and c
Additional deaths tied to covid19. By the end of the month. Roughly double what cemeteries normally see in one month. And current social distancing means families are struggling to connect in a time of grief and loss. Good evening. Lets get right to the i team reporter. Live in the news room with the latest on the sad preparations. Grim update we can confirm two of the bay areas largest Funeral Homes are working with county officials to see if space will be available to accommodate a surge. Preparations are under way. It comes with challenges for families mrning ineqoc distanci. Its really devastating. You could have been done something more. You want to be there. You can hear the pain in her voice. Mourning the loss of her mother. Who died alone at the hospital last week. I could have gone. I wanted to be with my mom. She tested negative for the coronavirus. But later contracted pneumonia. Because of visitation restrictions she couldnt be there to comfort her mom. It must be hard. I n
Now at 11 00 p. M. A criminal probe at a bay area nursing home where more than a dozen patients have now died. I want to know where the failures were. The Emergency Action that could be taken while the investigation unfold. A Bay Area School district d toght the plea from a pair of students on behalf of their classmates. Most concerning thing is that the grading period is ending friday. And a bay area restaurant shutting its doors for the rest of the pandemic. Tonight, the owner explains why she believes customers were putting her workers in danger. Now at 11 00 p. M. And streaming, prosecutors looking into a string of deaths at a nursing home. Two more patients died at the gateway care and rehab center. Dozens have been infected since the center was hit by the coronavirus last week. Kpix 5s joe vazquez on how the county could intervene. Reporter the county reports 13 residents of the gateway have died. We learned the District Attorney opened up a criminal investigation while the Healt
So the food bank is now using the Emergency Action that could be taken while the pop up distribution tents. Investigation unfold. A team effort in berkeley a Bay Area School district is showing the spirit of how we debates how to give out grades. Are better together. Tonight the plea from a pair of kpix 5s Andrea Nakano shows us students on behalf of their the new program that is supporting the homeless classmates. Most concerning thing is community and local restaurants. Reporter founder of helping that the grading period is ending friday. And a bay area restaurant hands says it came together in shutting its doors for the rest less than a week. It uses restaurants and puts of the pandemic. Tonight, the owner explains why the kitchens to work to feed she believes customers were those in need. The chef is trying to find ways putting her workers in danger. Now at 11 00 p. M. To keep her restaurant afloat during the pandemic. And streaming, prosecutors she is signed up for the looking int
Right now, in the kpix news at 7 00, and urs, another death at an east bay nursing home. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. A total of seven senior residents have now died at the Gateway Center in hayward. Kpix 5 talked to some anxious Family Members who say they have been left in the dark. The number of deaths has gone up. The number of positive cases also went up. What hasnt changed, Family Members feeling helpless. She called repeatedly, but after no response, barbara came Staff Members wouldnt even talk to her through the glass door. Im not sure if i need a warrant to go in there or what i need to do. Her mother is a patient. At a skimmed nursing facility inca she needs. Shes an amputee. She cant get up out of the bed to go to the bathroom on her own. Chic she found out about the outbreak on the news. So far seven seniors died from the virus. 33 others have tested positive. 25 Staff Members also infected. Right now shes comfortable. Shes good. Shes not showing symptoms. So were hopin