There continues to be concern that gatherings could lead to more transmission. Liz kreutz joining us live with the latest from the state on exactly where things stand, liz. Larry, yes, things continue to be not so great in california while San Francisco, marin and san mateo counties did not get moved into the purple tier today. Numbers continue to go up and another number on the rise, hospitalizations. With thanksgiving just two days away, californias covid19 cases are not showing any signs of slowing down. The 14day Positivity Rate is 5. 6 , a 51 increase from two weeks ago on november 10th when it was 3. 7 . At that point, there were 7,000 cases a day. Today there is more than 15,000. Hospitalizations have increased since then, too by a whopping 81 . Statewide, i dont believe weve ever seen as many hospital admissions increased like we did just in the past 24 hours. This message critical ahead of the Holiday Season. Today californias health and Human Services secretary dr. Mark galle
Lot different. You will notice the change upon arriving where there is plenty of room at the curb. There was no traffic. I skated right through tsa. No problem. Inside ticketing kiosks have barriers and agents in ppe. Even the security line used to be snaking out the door, now a breeze. Doug with sfo said a third of the stores inside are still shut. Different. A lot less passenger activity. We are down about 75 from this time last year and you can really see it in the terminals. While sfo felt like a ghost town its not indicating the rest of the country. Only about 40 of the usual flights are running out of sfo but many are adding flights. Aaa said this years travel numbers are only 10 lower than precoronavirus travel days painting a very different picture than the one we see here. It was like bombs had gone off. I took pictures of the inside of the airport because it was just incredible. That the bay area has done such a good job of having very proactive, very Aggressive Health orders
Abandoned strip mall in san jose today. Youre seeing sky 7 there. It was quick over the scene with thick black plumes of smoke shooting from the roof. So take a closer look. This was at the strip mall on south bascom, right there on the southwest expressway. No business is currently operating there. The entire lot is fenced off. Firefighters tell us it started around 1 15 this afternoon. No one was injured and the cause is under investigation. Next app that you might be put 00 on your mobile phone or tablet could facilitate your return to work. Developers are trying to find ways to share information to assure customer and employee safety. David louie joining us live with new developments that are coming out of Silicon Valley. Hi, david. Hi, larry. If youve been working from home, its likely that your bosses are starting to plan on your return to the office. New tools to make it safe to do so are either in the works or have just been released. We seem to be inseparable from our smart ph
Two on friday. Education, your money, your health are areas tt toabc7 i effort to build a better bay area. As we see progress opening the bay area, we know well have to adapt to a much difficult world. Chris nguyen is live with a look at todays announcement. Chris . Reporter hi, kristen. Some businesses will be allowed to reopen as you said. And now county wide, youll start seeing signs like this one indicating that an establishment has a social distancing plan in place that they are taking seriously. This afternoon, signs of progress in Santa Clara County making way for certain parts of the economy to get back to business. Our effort has significantly reduced the spread in our county, and we now have a little bit of head take another step forward. Reporter starting friday, the updated health order will allow Retail Businesses to open for Curbside Pickup. It also allows warehouses supporting retail to reopen. The number of new cases in our county is stable and decreasing significantly
Contamination issues and other problems but i think we have not been aware that there has been this systematic issue, a major change in the system that manufacturing and deliver pharmaceuticals. The implications of one country controlling the supply of medicine is astounding, no matter what state we are talking about. Think aboutng it. What if there is a Global Pandemic and it is hard tot loe move products across the world. What if there are heightenedns tensions within the South China Sea and everyone could be vulnerable and everyone could be put at risk. The role of the fda in this situation cannot be overstated because the fda cannot be effective in ensuring the safety of the medicines in the farflung regions of the world as a can at home. Many of us are not aware of the face to face contact that the fda has with those who are manufacturing our drugs. The inspections that they conduct, they are very handson and involved a major that the manufacture of drug can stay safe. They have s