Use Alhambra High School in martinez as a temporary care sig site. The county expects to use the gym and kitchen area, but not the classrooms. The bay area is now up to more than 2400 coronavirus cases. Santa clara county continues to have the most case, closing in on 900. 30 people in the county have died. In the entire bay area, 64 people have died. Alameda, San Francisco and san mateo counties all have more than 300 cases each. To the north, mendocino and lake counties continue to see smaller numbers. There are still four cases in mendocino and no cases in lake county. Today the stay at home order for most of the bay area that took effect two weeks ago was expanded. The new rules affect marin, San Francisco, san mateo, contra costa, alameda and santa clara counties for the most. And they be in effect until may 3rd. Californias action today drew praise from one of the top members of the White House Coronavirus task force. California and washington reacted very fast to this. And makin
Essential. These new guidelines are in place until may 3rd. Leaders across the bay area did acknowledge all the sacrifices that were all going emotional, social and the financial strain. Theyre asking that we embrace the shared sacrifice and embrace this moment to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Reporting live in fremont this morning, julian glover, abc 7 news. School campuses might be closed through the end of this school year according to a letter that the state superintendent wrote yesterday. Due to the current safety concerns and needs for ongoing social distancing, it currently appears that our students will not be able to return to School Campuses before the end of the year. Thermans letter is not an order and San Francisco Unified School District says they havent made a decision yet to extend the closure through the academic year. They passed out chromebooks to help the 4,000 students that dont have access to the Electronic Devices they dont have at home. Oakland is sti
Evening hours. Now on abc 7 news live desk update. A new shelter in place order is in effect for much of the bay area. Here at the live desk, im breaking down the new restrictions that are in place. So, first off, well start with this. Health officials in seven bay area counties have extended their stay in place now, moving forward some of the new rules here. Playgrounds and dog parks are closed. Golf courses, tennis and basketball courts, pools and rock climbing walls are also closed. We spoke with people who are not happy about this. Closing the dog park seems draconian. Do we need to do that . When you are walking on a trail, how often do you get within six feet of people . I will support it, but im not happy about it. I would assume it is based on valid data. Essential businesses like Grocery Stores can stay open, but they must have social distancing protocols and limits on buying certain items and you cannot bring reusable bags. We should mention that most construction is prohibit
The right kind of or even enough of goggles, masks, and gowns. The nurses protests today in santa rosa. Our kris sanchez has more. Reporter hi there, marcus. The nurses started protesting outside Good Samaritan hospital in san jose. Although there are more batches of ppe, that personal protective equipment, available, they say theyre demanding more of that ppe including n95 masks and head to toe coverings. The nurses union is organizing protests. A large group of 25 nurses protested outside regional center. Their union says at some hospitals nurses have not been informed when they were working with patients infected with coronavirus. The nurses say theyre just trying to protect their patients, themselves, and their families. I have three kids and i have my parents that are very high risk for this coronavirus infection. So i know what its like, and ive heard Horror Stories about the patients, that they dont get to see their family when they get hospitalized. Reporter now, the hca Health
Weeks. Locally, california schools may not reopen for the rest of the school year. This according to the state superintendent because of the current social distancing guidelines. California has the third most cases in the United States with about 7500 people infected. The bay areas shelter in place order has been extended through may 3rd. There are restrictions. Most notably, Construction Projects are halted and many places are being closed down. That includes playgrounds and dog parks. The new restrictions announced by Health Officials today affects six bay area counties as well as the city of berkeley. Chris nguyen joining us from san jose with the details in the south bay. Chris . Hi, larry, good afternoon. That previous order was set to expire on april 7th. It has now been extended to may 3rd as you said, with authorities telling us that they simply need more time to help reduce the spread, to slow down the spread and to help reduce future impact on our local hospitals. This aftern