Our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala joins us live now to explain the difference between what will be opening up tomorrow actually. Yeah well under state guidelines retailers like toys stores Clothing Stores Sporting Good stores, flowers stores. Can all reopen only with Curbside Pickup. The days of shopping instore are still indefinitely away. This by no stretch of the imagination is over state leaders thursday released new guidelines and a checklist encouraging employee symptom in temperature checks, new training touchless Payments Systems special hours for the elderly and dozens of other recommendations allowing retailers and their supply chains to go back to work as soon as friday, we know that this is going to be a gradual move into stage 2. We are going to be able to and more businesses and sectors. As the date allows us Governor Newsoms administration acknowledging some counties and cities want to reopen at a faster pace than the state the requirements include know could tha
Which says. Follow the science the science is in focus on capitol hill hearing will come to water as experts testify on the next steps needed to combat coronavirus theres nothing more important in the fight against this virus then developing a vaccine in washington, im karin caifa. California may be days away from loosening restrictions on the current shelter in place order. Governor newsom is expected to announce those changes tomorrow, however kron fours Haaziq Madyun spoke to an east bay health officer. Well explains why the existing order will remain in place in contra costa county. As california approaches stage 2 in reopening the economy later this week officials at Contra Costa Health services say the county is not quite ready that is based on several indicators yet to be reached that would signal it is time to move away from the existing shelterinplace orders says Contra Costa Health officer doctor chris far in town we want to look at the number of chases in that area going dow
California is now in possession of nearly 20 million surgical masks which he says is allowing the state to move into its next phase sooner newsome said wednesday, the state is in the process of distributing the masks, theyre part of a billion deal newsoms Administration Made to secure personal protective equipment for california, but weve never been in this we were beneficiary of these larger contracts and some security in our supply chain the governor first announced the contract last month saying it would bring in about 200,000 units of personal protective equipment monthly into the state we just make sure we deliver ultimately on the needs of so many whose lives literally at risk. The governor says california now faces an obstacle and delay with n 95 masks requiring federal certification to bring them into the state newsoms administration has kept contract details with chinese manufacturer b y d for the n 95 and surgical masks under wraps citing numerous reasons including security l
Of care that they deserve. If it becomes delayed, it becomes acute. Reozone watch willing rely on two factors, testing and tracking the virus. The lack of swab testing has been a major obstacle. Here are the numbers. In march, california was conducting on average 2,000 tests a day. As of april 14th, that number increased to 10,000. Today the number has grown to 16,000 tests a day. The goal by the end of this month is to have 25,000 tests done every day. But newsom said the biggest challenge lies ahead. He wants 60 to 80 thou tests done on any given day. A phone conversation with President Trump an hour before his press conference gave newsom some reassurances. The president secured and gave me the confidence that we will receive just this week a minimum of 100,000 swabs. There are 261 core testing sites in california. Any expansion of these sites will rely on the equipment and supplies the state receives. The governor gave no indication when businesses like barbershops, nail salons, or
Governor newsome says that means while the curve is bending downward the state still anticipates a surge of coronavirus patients next month. And weve also heard from house. Speaker nancy pelosi, she says more money is coming to help americans through this crisis, well look for congress to start acting hopefully soon on another stimulus bill good morning. Thank you for joining us here on the kron 00 04am morning news. Im James Fletcher and im darya folsom weve got a lot to get to for you today with coronavirus the governor saying that californians. Are doing a good job. But the state still expects to see a surge of coronavirus patients coming up next month. Let me give you a sense of optimism in terms of the curve in california a bending a it is bending, but its also stretching. Governor newsome went on to say that because the curve is stretching in our state because of socialdistancing which folks has been doing a good job at it is now allowing the state to buy some time and also to lo