Pandemic thank you so much for joining us on this friday right here on kron 4 news at 3 im Justine Waldman it was during a press Conference Today that mayor london breed announced covid19 hospitalizations are up in the city, causing city leaders to take action and slowdown reopenings some services that were scheduled to increase capacity to 50 . Instead will remain at 25 capacity. Kron fours dan kerman is live for us now in San Francisco is at city hall this afternoon with all the details good afternoon. Dan. Good afternoon just in the main thing to keep in mind is nothing is going backwards. Its just not expanding in San Francisco is saying that they knew this was always a possibility, especially as we get more into the winter in the fall that rates would be going up. But theyre putting the word out to people that now is the time to buckle down and continue to do with San Francisco has been doing and as a result city leaders are doing the same and putting a pause on future reopening.
The city has always been cautious. This is another instance. Absolutely you know theyre saying that San Francisco still is doing better related to covid that most major American Cities but indicators show that things are lessening up a little bit loosening up a little bit and things are going a little bit in the wrong direction before things get way out of control city leaders want to put in a pause. We will have to do as a result is on some of our reopening efforts that we had planned for next week at an online briefing friday, San Francisco mayor london breed announced the San Francisco is in a good place with the covid Positivity Rate below one hospitalizations have jumped from 23 to 37 in just a week. And the case rate is up 25 and as a result, the city is putting a pause on expanded reopening plans set for next week what will remain closed indoor pools bowling alleys locker rooms and showers at Fitness Centers also a planned expansion of indoor activity from 25 capacity to 50 capa
City, the city and county of San Francisco are slowing down plans to get back to business the last 2 weeks are key street has gone. From 3 about 3 per 100,000. Population to 4. Thats a 25 increase. The citys Public Health director doctor grant colfax says hospitalizations have also jumped from 23 to 37 in just a week which is why San Francisco is putting a pause on next weeks planned reopening of indoor pools indoor locker rooms and showers at gyms and indoor Family Entertainment activities like bowling alleys indoor restaurants indoor food courts movie theaters museums zoos and aquariums and houses of worship will also not be able to increased from 25 capacity to 50 capacity we were suprice we really thought that this time we can make it to. Get a least a 50 cut by this evening Francesco Colucci owns california fish market in north beach. Could she says running a restaurant in the city was challenging at 100 capacity this positive reopening is going to cost him 50 of his income. We al
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