About its new travel quarantine, which was just rereclarified again by the county in the past hour. Nbc bay areas robert handa was at todays announcement and why its so crucial to get moving on it. Reporter the race is on as the Public Health Department Works to keep its vaccine and quarantine plans on track, even as covid cases surge. Whether its a vaccine or a travel quarantine, its all about trying to stop what Public Health calls a chain of transmission. The latest numbers show parts of the south bay running out of hospital beds. We are especially concerned because none of the hospitals serving south county and East San Jose had more than five icu beds available as of yesterday. Reporter the downy submitted its vaccine plan to the state detailing how it will distribute and administer vaccinations. There are some difficult logistics, including that necessary ultra cold Storage Units are now only being set up to store the vaccines at 70 degrees below zero. Dr. Jennifer tong says they
Students and staff at this east bay school test positive for covid a week after returning toin person learning. A jewish er doctor treats a covid patient covered in nazi tattoos. Were weeks away from vaccine in the bay area. Locked into this pattern of chil chilly nights, mild days. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. We were there four days and all ended up covid positive. Students and staff at one east bay alternative school are in quarantine tonight after they all tested positive for coronavirus. It happened just days after the classroom reopened for inperson learning. The abc 7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard is in danville tonight where despite the outbreak, that School Remains opened. Reporte reporter jan speaks to us at home after contracted covid. Of all the people who could get covid in our classroom, we have 100 . Reporter 5 Staff Members and 3 students in the Adult Transition program all t
Thats according to data from the covid tracking project. There is hope. Of course a vaccine is on the horizon. The fda could approve pfizers vaccine next week. Dr. Anthony fauci says life may be close to normal by summer if 70 of the public gets vaccinated. This morning bay area counties are working to make sure they have the specialized freezers to hold the covid19 vaccines once they arrive. Amy hollyfield is live in novato where one group is helping out with that process. Amy . Theres like a freezerererer Scavenger Hunt going on in the bay area. Counties across the bay area are looking around trying to secure freezer space wherever they can find it as they wait for vaccine shipments. Counties are doing what they can to find them now that the governor announced the state will be receiving the Pfizer Vaccine in a couple weeks. Alameda countys website said theyre still in the protest of purchasing freezers and dry ice for the vaccine. In Santa Clara County theyre still in the gathering
Than yesterday. Temperatures warmer than average. 61 at Half Moon Bay to 66 today in santa rosa. Places like San Francisco, 62. Oakland, 64. San jose 65. Heres kumasi. Thank you. New overnight in San Diego County firefighters in Rancho San Diego stopped the spread of a fastmoving brush fire that destroyed one structure. It started just before 11 00 last night. It grew quickly to 25 acres fanned by santa ana winds. Residents in the area have been evacuated. Earlier last night San Diego Gas and electric shut off power to tens of thousands of customers because of the wildfire risk. In Orange County more than 240 firefighters are battling this 1,500 acre blaze. It is threatening homes. Mandatory evacuations have been issued for several areas this started with a house fire and the embers sparked new fires. More than 100,000 americans are hospitalized with covid19 this morning. In Santa Clara County a dire warning. It could run out of hospital beds. But there is hope as plans to distribute v
We are watching this closely as it continues to move through. Its good to see the rain returning. Well track whats ahead as we go into the rest of the afternoon. The chilly air settles in. More on that coming up in a few minutes. Mike, this is having a big impact on the morning commute. It is, kari. A word of caution, leave with plenty of time and the rain and karis green will show up as green on ours a few minutes afterwards. They say its 95 effective. Pfizer adds the vaccine is effective for older people and has no serious side effects. The Company Expects to make 50 million dose this is year and more than 1 billion doses by the end of 2021. Pfizer said it was 90 effective and then on monday moderna said nearly 95 effective. Pfizers vaccine does need to be stored in extremely cold temperatures. Now this Morning Live Team coverage on all the covid19 developments overnight. More word on curfews. Cierra, if this is true and it works, this could be revolutionary. Reporter good morning, y