Here are the latest numbers broken down by county. This week. There have been nearly 400 new cases about a 4 jump. Santa clara and alameda counties both have more than 2200 cases reported the complete list of local covid19 cases can be found at our website kron 4 dot com. Tonight only 3 bay area counties have entered phase 2 in reopening their economies thats napa solano and sonoma counties. Starting monday, San Francisco and san mateo counties will begin easing into phase 2 and today marin county announced it will also move into phase 2 on monday may 18th the details on what that means will be released tomorrow. Alameda contra costa and santa clara counties remain in phase, one as the bay area begins to slowly reopen Infectious Disease experts are warning the coronavirus is not gone and people should continue to practice a Public Health directives that got us to phase 2. Kron fours gayle ong joins us now live with that part of the story gayle. And medical experts are cautiously optimi
They need get home and get safe take a look at your screen we put a list on your screen of the stores that are stepping up with this initiative for not only elderly people but also those with you compromised immune systems you can see whole foods will leave an hour before open just for these people to get in there safely will have time set aside from 7 until 9 in the mornings tuesday and thursdays target as said im here right now well have the first hour of being open as well as Dollar General this is going to be tremendously helpful so for those who are most susceptible to the virus making sure that they wont get infected. Now that they can get in there avoid lines in crowds. And the store will be most stocked at that time one more local Grocery Store in san joses ins autos market was ahead of the curve they were the one of the first stores in the bay area open early for elderly people and those susceptible take a listen to how theyve been working with this. Pace with us during this p
What they need so they can get home and be safe take a look at this video though you can see the line of people about a dozen people in line this morning waiting for the store to open and when the store doors did open the ploys made an announcement to everyone saying hello everyone, this is what we have this is what we dont have and by the way for the first hour we are making it just for elderly people and for those who have compromised immune systems, however, the whole line went in and it was a people of all ages i asked an employee and he told me that they cant stop people from going in. But its really recommended that people left that hour before those most vulnerable. So hopefully you know this is the first one day they could be doing everyones day hopefully the word will spread of people actually give this hour for those Vulnerable People now take a look at your screen target is not the only company doing this as well there are other Companies Like whole foods and you can see on
Told to stay home. Unless you need to tend to essential business like going to buy food good evening, everyone, thanks for being with us tonight at 9 oclock im grant lotus. And im Vicki Liviakis tonight, Sonoma County has joined 6 other bay area counties implementing a shelterinplace that goes into effect at midnight tonight. And we are implementing a temporary new format as well thats all in the interest of social distancing. As we work to stay healthy so we can bring you this critical news each and every day. So today around the bay streets were noticeably less crowded as people work from home. They didnt go to the gym and they did not raise a pint on saint pattys day children were forced to try and learn from home. As Sonoma County added another shelter in place as of midnight. Yeah, thats right and Governor Newsom gave us a sobering reality check tonight telling parents not to expect schools to resume next week or in a few weeks in fact the governor went even further indicating sch
The other side pam or 10 feet apart for more than that tonight governor Gavin Newsome address the issues of empty schools and the likely surge in hospital capacity. Amid this coronavirus panned our Capitol Bureau reporter in sacramento, Ashley Zavala explains what the state is bracing for. With 98. 8 of children out of school and the numbers of coronavirus cases on the rise governor Gavin Newsome tuesday said this is just the beginning of the obstacles facing california dont anticipate schools are going to open up in a week. Please dont anticipate in a few weeks newsome says day care and Child Care Center should stay open to ease some of the pressure of Child Care Needs facing californians out of work because of the coronavirus tuesdays tell a press conference was coordinated to follow recommended socialdistancing guidelines to stop the spread of the virus. The governor says the state is preparing for hospital capacities to surge. Newsom says the state has about 90,000 beds available b