For a total of 25,000 a day by the end of the month. A longterm goal is 60,000 tests a day. Abc7 News Reporter Lyanne Melendez live in the newsroom with details of the governors plan. Lyanne . Larry, if you ask me the headline today is clearly that the state will revamp testing. Were going show you some projected numbers in just a few. That will then determine when sectors of our economy will reopen. With that said, a lot of Business Owners and employees are disappointed but not surprised. California hospitals have not experienced the anticipated surge of covid19 patients. Guided by the number of empty hospital beds, governor gavin newsom said he would now allow hospit hospitals to perform elective surgeries. Tumor, heart valve, the need for people to gethe kind of care they need. If it gets delayed, it becomes acute. Any other decision to open parts of our economy will rely on two factor, testing and tracking the virus. The lack of swab testing has been a obstacle. Here are the number
Renewal noor california offering hope for those suffering. Total number of individuals in the icu, that number of 1,132 represents a drop of 1. 9 . From yesterday, one data point is not a trend, but nonetheless it is encouraging. And more positive signs, Governor Newsom says the states backlog of tests has dropped to 13,900 and the state says it will provide free or discounted hotel rooms for medical workers. Im dan ashley. Im kristen sze. In east bay a group of a activists, civil rights lawyers and public defenders calling for the release of all inmates from alamedas jail to keep from getting or spreading the coronavirus. Law enforcement says releasing inmates accused of Violent Crimes will be unwise and unsafe. Abc 7 news anchor aaron thomas is live at the jail. Eric . Reporter and those activists say a crowded jail is like a petri dish for covid19. The only way to stop the spread is to release everybody. The sheriff says not so fast. Before the coronavirus pandemic the jail was home
For coronavirus. Theyve been sharing their uncertainty and struggle with us since maria gomez was first tested. Now we go along on their powerful journey to beat the virus. Multimedia producer juan carlos tells the story. I want the results. I want to get out. A weekend with a rollercoaster of emotions. On friday my wife got a text message from her doctor suggesting the test results could be delayed. That caused her to break down. Ive been in my room since last friday. And if im negative, ive been in my room in vain. Reporter i asked my brother to go. My brother got to san diego sunday morning. My daughters loaded up their things and they drove back. While they were on the road, we got a call about the test results. You have now tested positive. What do you want me to say . Is that good or bad news . Weve been debating this all weekend. Weve been home for so long. We might as well just be positive and move on and be out of here in another week. Yeah, be its good because we already have
Mind of San Francisco mayor london breed, and not in a good way. No. You may recall last week we saw crowded beaches and parks as people got outside, perhaps a little bit too far from home. Both the mayor and Governor Newsom scolded californians for not practicing social distancing and for crowding parking lots at parks instead of just walking to their neighborhood park. Breed made it very clear there will be consequences if the behavior doesnt change this weekend. Last thing we want to do, as i said, is to start to close the last bit of fresh air that were able to get during this very difficult time. So parks we know are essential, and i know other places have chosen to just close parks and other places down. We dont want to get to that place, but if we see more people playing in basketball courts, if we see more people playing volleyball with one another and baseball and some of the sports that are more teamrelated, we will have no other choice. A lot of parking lots will be closed t
A lot of news coming out. One of the major headlines, the shelterinplace order extended into early may has a chance of being extended even further in the city. The likelihood that that may 3rd date will be extended is possible. Some other keynotes from that press conference. The mayor acknowledging big news out of sacramento, which is all schools will be closed through the end of the academic year. Well have more on that in just a few minutes. The city is starting an official program to give you a chance to help Senior Citizens or those in need. You can do that on sf. Gov or by calling 311. Now starting tomorrow, at least 400 of the citys homeless will shelter at the moscone center. The city is hoping to secure 2500 hotel rooms by the end of the week, mainly to house the homeless who are tested positive or are showing some symptoms. With possible budget losses in the 1 billion range over the next two years, mayor breed says its absolutely critical that everybody complete the 2020 u. S.