Homes the way to their set up. Are just tender boxes for this kind of Infectious Disease that mcguinness with california advocates for nursing home reform. Says its a tragic but all too common story. How you can isolate and quarantine people is beyond comprehension when youve got staff coming in and out the city sometimes working at another facility because they dont make a living wage and the one. In a statement manorcare says earlier this year they began monitoring for symptoms at the walnut Creek Facility and in march they eliminated Group Activities had universal masking for employees and eliminated most visitors except for end of life reasons Going Forward theyre restricting new admissions taking regular symptom and temperature checks and increasing sanitizing and cleaning. Theyve also created an airborne Isolation Unit to better treat highrisk patients and to protect other residents and employees. Those here at the facility tell us that employees who are testing positive or self
This is nothing to alarm, but i can tell you that the san jose is shutting down several blocks. Nbc bay areas kris sanchez is going to talk about how much the city is spending, but, kris, this is really going to be a big thing for those businesses in that area. Reporter yeah. Well, you know, Restaurant Owners are trying to make up some of the ground that they lost since we started sheltering at home back in march. And the citys trying to help them do that by creating a little bit more space for outdoor dining. We can show you a live picture of that transformation here in san pedro square this afternoon. You can hear the heavy machinery probably moving those barriers into place. Along san pedro street between santa clara street and st. Johns street at the other. And to create more of the outdoor area. You should be able to find nearly all of these restaurants that we all like to enjoy serving food outside. The city will use almost 200,000 in city and county funding and also about 600,00
Headlands but San Francisco in the distance under the great this morning as low clouds sweep into the bay area. Temperatures right now are nice and cool were in the 50s and 60s. You factor in winds on top of this though we do have a brisk wind chill as youre stepping outside so jacket will do you well this morning Petaluma Nevado timber on a 52 degrees double in alameda 57 concord at 58 degrees right now later today, were going to see those winds remaining with us in fact only increasing into the afternoon. Daytime highs will remain in the 60s for San Francisco. Look how much cooler for san jose down over 10 degrees from yesterdays daytime high. More details in your forecast still to come daryn. Thanks a lot john 71 breaking news from overnight. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases now around the world has surpassed. 10 million. This latest had tally from Johns Hopkins university so far covid19 has claimed the lives of nearly 500,000 people globally. A 4th of those deaths have bee
Imperial county by the Mexican Border may need to bring back its stayathome order. We are joined with more on the governors warning as we near the fourth of july holiday, deborah. Reporter hundreds of patients have been transferred out of Imperial County because hospitals are full. Theres no room left at the morgue either. Governor newsom once people to keep covid a priority as a make plans for their fourth. We celebrate our independence as a nation. To do so responsibly. Reporter Governor Newsom says he understands covid fatigue and the conversations families are having. We love you, but boy we miss and the kids over this weekend for a festive barbecue . Well, you may be putting uncle johns life at risk. Reporter in california overnight almost 5000 new cases and hospitalizations surging. Imperial county on the states southern border is being urged to reinstate its stayathome order with 23 of its tests positive. As the ominous news is sending people back home, street dining in downtown
We begin in Contra Costa County were firefighters say they have seen a dramatic increase in the number of vegetation fire is. We have details on several fires in the past 24 hours. Reporter i spoke with fire officials in contra costa and alameda counties. They told me crews have been busy putting out brushfires every day. With professional Fireworks Shows canceled in the bay area, they expect a very different fourth of july. This video, posted on social media, shows a fire that broke out along interstate 580 in livermore shortly before 10 thursday morning. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Fire officials tell me there are homeless encampments in the area, but they did not rule out other causes, such as illegal fireworks were discarded cigarettes. Vegetation fires are keeping firefighters in the east bay busy. This fire in concord wednesday night was one of six brushfires in just one day in Contra Costa County. It burned near a pg e facility. Small and acreage, but concernin