The San Mateo County Health Officer says the states covid19 restrictions are flawed and will do more harm than good. Most studen also be starting the school year from home. Now education experts are noticing a growing interest in true handson homeschooling. Its the latest in outside dining. A geodome. The reaction and inspiration, coming up. Llhow y howot this g a comeback. Weekend. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. Its like hotel california. You can check in, but you can never leave, right . There is no way to get off the list that any of us are aware of. Tonight, the Health Officer in San Mateo County is blasting the state over its watch list saying it does more harm than good. It comes just days after the county was forced to close businesses. J. R. Stone is along the peninsula tonight with details. Reporter this outside canopy in san mateo was going to be where vivian wen did her customers nails but it b
I believe they targeted certain businesses for closure, but that was not warranted based on the data that we have. Reporter dr. Scott morrow says with all the factors taken into consideration, the county is stable. I think its a mistake to focus on single data points. And i think thats what the state is doing, and i think thats a mistake. Reporter others like the county supervisor agree, citing huge unemployment rates that will grow if the state doesnt make changes. In san mateo county, it was 2. 9 this time last year. Its now 10. 9 . That means theres 47,000 people that arent working in san mateo county. Reporter dr. Morrow says he agrees with indoor bar and restaurant closures, but says theres no data showing that transmission rates are higher in locations like barbershops and salons compared to other open businesses. Those in the industry are livid. Its been our industry, to be shut down again. Basically financially the Beauty Industry is being crippled right now. Reporter j. R. Sto