First to the east coast, where Health Officials found some reason to hope. Even though new york, new jersey and connecticut all recorded their highest oneday debt poll today. New yorks governor said the rate of hospitalization is slowing other worstcase scenarios and people in need of i see you care have not materialized. Here in california there are also signs the spread of the virus is slowing. Governor newsom said today i see you hospitalizations increased just 2 in the last 24 hours, down from double digit increases last week. California has more than 17,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and 452 people have died. And there were celebrations in wuhan, china today ended a the pandemic began. And within hours, 65,000 people have left the city of wuhan. Today the Chinese Government also said there were no new cases of the virus in wuhan and for the First Time Ever there were no new deaths from the coronavirus in china. Now to the increased rate of deaths among black americans in the unit
To teach kids from a distance. This is not easy. But our kids are worth it. And it can be done. The California Department of education is providing standards and guidance. In antioch high schools have distributed chrome books to their students and they plan to get those laptops to middle schoolers today. Oakland is still working on its digital home schooling plan that administrators are still ironing out details on the Teachers Union with a deal. They dont have a date on when they will start the Distance Learning program. This is all new to everyone. Everyone still trying to figure out this unchartered territory. Reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. The number of confirmed covid19 cases in bay area and Santa Cruz County has now surpassed 4,000. Here the latest cases by county. Santa clara county still the hot spot with nearly 1,300 cases increasing by 61 in the latest report. Marin county reported five more cases as did sonoma county. Lake county is reporting two
As we expected. Heres a look at a cloudy sky where it is 51 degrees. Pretty mild this morning. Mid 40s to 50s and sun and clouds with mid to upper 50s at the coast. Near 60 at noon for our bay and inland neighborhoods and then mid and even a few upper 60s possible at 4 00 and a very comfortable evening mid50s to about 60. Reggie . Mike, thank you. You know, the last thing you want right now is to have essential workers showing up to work because they feel like they cant miss their pay even if they get sick. Well, now some major bay area cities are providing some relief. Abc 7 News Reporter Julian Glover is live for us in san jose. Julian . Hey, good morning, reggie. Yeah, this is really another tool in the tool box to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. The idea is to give essential workers like you mentioned enough sick leave. An additional two weeks off so if they do come in contact with the coronavirus or they have it themselves, they dont have to worry about missing a paycheck
From the south along the embarcadero where it is 51 degrees. Milder this morning. 12 ee milder than this time yesterday with low 50s around 7 00. Mix of sun and clouds and a stray shower across the south bay and temperatures will hit the mid to upper 50s at the coast and mid4660s at 4 00 else where and still a comfortable evening mid50s to 60 degrees. Reggie . Thank you. Relief could come to some essential workers in San Francisco and san jose. Leaders in both cities passed emergency measures widjaja give them paid sick leave. Heres abc 7 reporter j. R. Stone. Reporter these are essential workers busy at it in San Franciscos fishermans wharf. Workers who are likely part of the 200,000 that would benefit from a public emergency leave measure that was just passed by the San Francisco board of supervisors and is now on the mayors desk. Immediately provide two additional weeks of paid leave. Reporter 14 days of emergency paid leave for anyone that works for a Large Company of 500 or more.
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