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 been approved to reopen, but most bay area counties are holding back. Kron fours justine waltman live in the newsroom with todays developments justine well can the now. The governor today means that some counties in california can allow clients to book appointments once again. But it will be done on a county by county basis. So in the bay area, San Francisco santa clara san Mateo Alameda contra costa and marine counties are not part of this face but Solano Sonoma and napa counties are ready. The owner of shine hair salon and napa county tells us here kron 4 her employees have been preparing for this moment. Were going to have to do no double booking for a while and i think this has been kind of play out in other states right now. Because normally we would set our guest the site in year one of the waiting areas and so that probably is not going to be a reality for a while. In order to reopen all stylists and customers must wear a face covering. And then physically distance from
Happen this fall particularly as restrictions loosened and students return to school so far shelterinplace orders have slow the spread but what will happen as we all start to open back up again for sale of a sack a top to a u c berkeley professor about the possibility of a false alert. So taylor whats the prediction. Well, pam of course, no one knows for sure, but John Swartzberg whos an Infectious Disease. Professor at u c berkeley predicts that october will be arm our worst month for several reasons. Possible that over the summer were going to see things are going us it may be gradually increased its interim and it. Then. Schools get a start in the end of august. Not just kids for 12 universities. After months of that. Things will explode John Swartzberg is an Infectious Disease professor at u c berkeley. Well, he says there are several scenarios of what could happen seen a fall surge of coronavirus cases in october is very likely. Is the economy opens up restrictions loosen and stud
But the numbers tell us the virus is still a big problem its its a big number its not that. Well. And which. Doctor Michael Stacey with Lifelong Medical care says as businesses reopen and more people get out they need to keep in mind how easily covid19 can spread he contributes some of the numbers going down to shelterinplace orders which changed our behavior, however, the doctor says that does not mean we should rush back to the way things were. I was still spread very rapidly and very easily. If we were to go back like the storm like this we knew it before. Models are projected covid19 deaths have fluctuated over the last few months the latest numbers from the institute for Health Metrics and evaluation show by august more than 140,000 americans will have died from the virus doctor stacy says these numbers are predictions based on an increase in Human Interaction over the next few months even as we start activities free up that it doesnt mean that we. Dont need to start very cautious