And good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im dan ashley. And im dion lim. We begin tonight with the first real signs of reopening santa clara county, and it is clearly designed with the knowledge that covid19 will be here for a long time. Abc7 News Reporter chris nguyen has the update from san jose. Reporter departing from the sectors specific plan that has been used in recent months in santa clara county, Health Officer dr. Sarah cody offered a longterm containment strategy for covid19. We need to adapt to a new way of being, a new way of living that keeps us all safe and that allows us to do some of the things that we miss and that we cherish and that we find most meaningful. Reporter multiple activities that were previously restricted ca resume, including gyms, hair and nail salons and small gatherings. However, the mandatory use of Face Coverings, strict social distancing protocols and significant capacity limits will be in place. It will come back with a vengeance if you let you
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Words if you have it in ways to try to help you get through it as well asto understanding the process of this disease and what is happening there and its a very, very [inaudible]. We are having some success at medications and although you hear this is a great medicine its good but these are not curealls and these are we knocked at the death rate back by a third cases where there are separate to begin with. We are cutting the numbers of hospital admissions but not increasing the death rates. They are successes but not to the same level that we would like them to be. Sa host do we have a better understanding of why some people get this disease in a perfectly fine and other people get it and end up dying . Guest we do not. Although we are epidemiological he coming to some conclusions, people who are heavier, people who are older, underlying heart disease, people with high blood pressure, Kidney Disease whatever we know those people are more likely to have severe symptoms. We do not know s
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Core business requirements, like capacity limits and mask requirements, then you cannot open. Meaning indoor dining, for example, and swimming wont be allowed. They said for the foreseeable future. But businesses like hair and nail salons will be given guidance to reopen with masks, of course. Businesses are legally required to report a positive case from an employee within four hours of finding out. The order strongly discourages gatherings but allows outdoor gatherings up to 60 people and indoor gatherings up to 20 people, but they must comply with the Health Officers forthcoming mandatory directive on gatherings. So that is the latest there from santa clara county. So, with that in mind, a tightening of things, lets move now to state superintendent of education tony thurman, always good to see you. Thank you for making the time for us again. Tony, i want to ask you, what is your reaction to the covid surge in california this past month . Does it affect our kids chances for returning