The highest infection rates in the city. And the deaths amongst our people and in our community is devastating for latinos and africanamericans. Reporter the testing, part of a ucsf study to help determine how the virus spreads. This important study will help us advance our understanding of the virus in latino communities and thus enable us to fight the virus better and more equitably across our city. Reporter sergio got tested with the hope it brings a vaccine closer. Even if its one piece of the puzzle, it helps the entire world to figure out whats happening and how to deal with this. Reporter earlier this week the entire town of bolinas got tested. The results will be compared to those from the mission to gain new understanding about the virus, how it moves and who it infects. But if it gives them the results that they want in order to get the data, im willing to be a guinea pig. Reporter the free testing continues through tuesday. Individuals should get their test results within 72
To 25 range. You can see if you are eligible. Register online or volunteer to help by visiting, nidasensalud. The plan is to expand testing to other vulnerable groups and the community in general. As testing supplies allow. Highway 101 is closed near the 280 split in San Francisco. Wilson walker says it could be the first of a lot of accelerated road projects while traffic is slow. Reporter it now could be done in fewer than ten days. The man whose name is synonymous with these projects is onhand personally to make sure that happens. And there is a big change ahead for drivers. We successfully demolished the deck last night. Reporter taking advantage of shutdown traffic. An army of workers is racing ahead with the full replacement of this 101 overpass. Weve been designing this project for years. The deck on the overcrossing here is over 70 years old. We found this opening down to the street below. Reporter a rainstorm when there was plenty of traffic to back up behind the Emergency Rep
Good evening and thanks so much for joining us. Im dion lim. And im eric thomas. That testing is part of a study to better understand how the virus spreads. Abc 7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard is in San Francisco with the story. Cornell . Reporter yeah, eric, dion, this is all happening in the mission district. Health care workers hope to test as many residents who want to be tested over the next several days. Locals say if it helps stop the spread of coronavirus theyre in. This is not a nice time little germ is out there doing its thing so weve got to stop it. Reporter Patricia Delgado doing her part to help stop covid19. She just got tested. And shell never forget it. The back of the throat, choking you, and then the back of the nose choking you again. Reporter delgado lives in the mission district, where thousands of residents havt several outdoor testing sites for free. Two tests are available, one for covid19, another can covid19 antibodies. The mission is showing some of the high
Outside, but there are rules. Nbc bay areas Sergio Quintana is at San Franciscos delores park tonight with more on the effort to keep everyone safe. Reporter as soon as the sun set, delores park cleared out. Seems there are lots of people here and across the bay area who decided they needed to soak in some sun despite the ongoing pandemic. Tonight Law Enforcement is still on patrol around delores park. But this afternoon, volunteers with the San Francisco Police Community Engagement Team braved the crowds, working to make sure people were following the rules, and they passed out face coverings for those who needed them. In pacifica, police did something similar at the beaches but along with telling people the rules, they also asked lots of people to leave. San mateo county beaches are open but only to people who live within a fivemile radius. Melina johnson and Stephanie Martinez just drove in from the east bay and hadnt seen the police patrolling. Like i would be disappointed if like
S a warning from top hotel officials. If you have recovered from the kroovb, you may not be immune from getting it again. And donations could be the key to saving lives during this pandemic. The first of its kind transfusion happening in San Francisco that doctors are hoping will curb the outbreak. I dont like how people are coming out of the county. Stay in your own county, stay at home, stay safe. Warmer weather has crowds of people ignoring the stayathome order and flocking to california beaches. A new warning from the World Health Organization. People who have recovered from the coronavirus. Im juliet goodrich. Betty yu has more on why top doctors say if youve already had the virus, there is a chance you could get it again. Betty . Reporter theres been a lot of talk that antibodies would make people safe to resume normal life. Its unkno antibodies are protective, what degree of protection they provide, and for how long inform a newlypublished scientific brief, the World Health Orga