Also asking congress for a tax cut and other measures to ease the financial burden caused by the outbreak and concern over the virus. The arch diocese of San Francisco says theyre closing all 90 catholic schools. Diocese of San Francisco says theyre closing all 90 catholic schools. Some schools will already close this week for spring break. Course content will be delivered via the diocese Distance Learning protocol. Health officials in Contra Costa County declared a state of emergency today because of the coronavirus. They announce new cases and say most people who have tested positive were infected by community spread. Andre senior here with more on that. And also the school that is set to undergo a deepcleaning because of one of their students is now in quarantine. Reporter on tuesday afternoon, Health Officials announced nine covid19 cases. And a tenth person with a presumptive case of the virus. Two of which were on the grand princess cruise ship during its trip to mexico in februa
From the captain first. Ill tell you the news has left all of them stunned. We are a sick ship, apparently. Reporter its a reality victoria says is still sinking in. We caught up with her moments after she and her husband, jose, watched the Vice President s press conference from their cruise ship cabin. Pence announced that 21 people, 19 crew members and two passengers, have tested positive for coronavirus. All passengers and crew will be tested for the coronavirus. Those that need to be quarantined will be quarantined. Those that require additional medical attention will receive it. Reporter a short time later, the captain of the grand princess announced the findings. Apologizing for not breaking the news himself. We apologize but we were not given advanced notice of this announcement by the u. S. Federal government. It would have been our preference to be the first to make this news available to you. Reporter she says while she is stunned by the numbers, it makes sense that 19 of the
Pres. Trump thank you very much. I think this will be an important conference and i would get to that for the middle, but i have a few things to report. I want to thank you all for being here. I think with social distancing, the media has been much nicer. I dont know what it is. All of these in between shares. We probably should not have anyone sitting behind you. You should probably go back. I love it. It is so much nicer. I cannot say it because you will get me now. Thank you all for being here. Continue our relentless effort to defeat the chinese virus. Announcingegin by today we are bringing home another american citizen. This is a big thing. He is on his way back to the United States after being imprisoned in lebanon since september of 2019. He is battling late stage cancer. He will now be able to receive much needed care and treatment in the United States. Weve been working hard to get him free and he is finally able to have his entire family at his side, so i am grateful to the
Dont have symptoms, you dont need to get a test. We need to make sure the testing is available for people who have genuinewho have concerns about being exposed. Americans can expect to see how an increased number of cases, as our testing system comes online, should not be a cause for concern. She will explain the importance of taking into account our new testing system as new data arrives. On supplies, the priority the president has given to our task force, we work with Health Care Providers and state leadership to provide available supplies not merely in the federal stockpile but of mobile in the private sector. Available in the private sector. Havenies like honeywell taken advantage of the changes last night that allow the sale of industrial masks right to hospitals. By the tenscreased of millions increases of the minister n95 mask to to people dealing with the coronavirus. Following last night bill bill, the companies can sell those two hospitals. It is important to seek Constructio
Important information. Its important for every american to remember that if you dont have symptoms, you dont need to get a test we want to make sure that Testing Available for people that are experiencing symptoms or have a genuine concern about being exposed to someone with the coronavirus. Dr. Burkes will address county level data and the progress we made on testing. Americans can expect to see how an increases number of cases should not be a cause of concern. Shell explain the importance of taking into account our new testing system as new data arrives over the next several days on supply, the a priority the president has given to our task force, we continue to work with Health Care Providers, business and state leadership to identify available supplies not nearly in the federal stockpile but much more importantly available across the private sector were encouraged see Companies Like honeywell and 3m, that i visited a few short weeks ago take advantage of the changes in the law last