Its efficacy and its safety. Good morning. Thank you 05 00am today is tuesday may 19th im James Fletcher and im darya folsom in our big story this morning is california relaxing more areas, the rules are going to be loosening. In a majority of counties now in the state that are starting to reopen governor newson estimates all but 5 of californias 58 counties are likely eligible to start offering in restaurant dining ys in the coming weeks. Counties that meet the new criteria can also begin opening schools with modifications criteria requires counties to have a stable covid19 related hospitalizations and with no more than 20 covid hospitalizations in the past 2 weeks of this is an ongoing thing theyre going to be monitoring counties must also have fewer than 25 cases per 100,000 residents. In the last 2 weeks for less than 8 of tests coming back positive in the last 7 days a lot of requirements. Governor newsome is painting a brighter outlook though for june. Expect if we hold the rate.
And in his shall we say week group has but hes more visibly of these 6. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responding to President Trumps revelation that hes been taking hydroxychloroquine despite an fda warning about the drugs safety and efficacy of the covid19. Thank you for joining us on this tuesday may 19th im James Fletcher and im darya folsom in our big story is california relaxing the rules in more counties. Allowing some businesses to reopen governor newsome estimates all but 5 of the 58 counties across the state are likely eligible to begin offering in restaurant dining in just the coming weeks. Counties that meet the new criteria can also begin opening schools with modification yeah, the new criteria requires counties to have a stable covid19 related hospitalizations with no more than 20. Covid hospitalizations in the past 2 weeks counties must also have fewer than 25 cases per 100,000 in the last 2 weeks or less than 8 of tests coming back positive in the last 7 days so some pretty
Counties are likely eligible to start offering. In restaurant dining in the coming weeks. Counties have to meet the new criteria and then they can start doing and start opening schools to with modifications yeah, the new criteria would require counties have a stable hospitalization. Rate with no more than 20 covid hospitalizations in the past 2 weeks. Counties also have to have fewer than 25 cases per 100,000 residents in the last 2 weeks or less than 8 of testing. Coming back positive in the last 7 days. So theres some pretty strict criteria. Governor newsome though is painting a brighter outlook for june. Expect if we hold the rate. Transmissions we hold the Positivity Rate down we continue to do justice to the hospitalization icu numbers that will be making announcements statewide not just with the regional variances that would for retail not just to be picked up but in store retail to be loosened up. In addition to that sporting events a pro sports. In that first a week or so of ju
25 cases per 100,000 residents, the last 2 weeks or less than 8 of tests coming back positive in the last week Governor Newsome is painting a brighter outlook for june. Expect if we hold the rate. Transmissions we hold the Positivity Rate down we continue to do justice to the hospitalization icu numbers that will be making announcements statewide not just with the regional variances that would for retail not just to be picked up but in store retail to be loosened up. In addition to sporting events a pro sports. In that first a week or so of june without spectators and modifications and prescriptive also can begin to move forward. And he points out you have to also expect that maybe things will be pulled back and tighten up again if any of these county c more covid positive cases. They may have to do that for now jims tourism entertainment are all out of the question. Those they have to wait for face 3 and were just in phase 2 now by the end of the week all very counties will be in phas