Is 6 oclock thank you for joining us, im James Fletcher and im darya folsom to new coronavirus test sites are opening this morning. In santa clara county. More than a 100 people are going to be tested each day at the site weve got kron fours will tran standing by live in san jose with more on the story good morning. Well. Good morning james, im at one of those locations, im in front of james Like High School in East San Jose often north white road it will open in one hour from now i daria said they will try to test about a 100 people every day starts at 7 closes at 7 oclock at night. This is not for everyone however weve seen the site said other locations of where people show up from throughout the community in this particular case theyre starting off with a plan that only they are one they encourage people with flu like symptoms noticeable flulike symptoms to come down and First Responders those people will be the First Priority at least when they start off over the next couple of day
Therapeutic medicines, vulnerable populations, homeless, healthcare surge capacity, appropriate personnel and personal protective gear. State officers showed a very encouraging sign. The total number of hospitalizations from covid19 in the total number of admissions in the icus have remained stable. Reporter a specific newsom would get was adjusting opening schools earlier for the school year. Late july, early august. Reporter but opening up lower risk and nonessential places such as Retail Stores and increasing curbside pickups , manufacturing offices and public spaces are all requiring continuing social distancing, few specifics. We believe we are weeks, not months away from making meaningful modifications. Reporter that could be interpreted as anywhere from 2 to 7 more weeks of hunkering down, regarding close contact activities such as personal care businesses, hair, nails and gems months, not weeks. Reporter even more sketchy, mass gatherings. Concerts and Convention Halls with ten
So people can walk or bike to a park. Reporter during tuesdays board of supervisors meeting they announced a soft opening of parks in the county, the first easing such restrictions she put in place on march 17th to prevent the spread of covid 19. Try to judiciously maintain the measures that will allow us to be open in these areas. Reporter among the parks that will see and even restrictions, annabelle state park in santa rosa, and Jack London State Historic Park in glenallen, the playground, picnic areas and restrooms will be off limits. When parks do open, parking will remain offlimits from the concern of supervisor david raven, worried about the accessibility for people with disabilities. There will be certain parts that have parking lots. Reporter residence can only visit the parks in the neighborhood. At the to people to respect the social distancing and facial covering requirements. Reporter of all nine counties sonoma has the Second Lowest number of cases, 222 since the outbreak
And new protocols in place at bay area zoos after a tiger tested positive for covid19. The red flags the virus is raising for pet owners. Good monday. Thanks for joining us. Im janelle wang. And im raj mathai. Is it working and could we be back to normal by next month . As we enter week four of this lockdown, we get a Progress Report from dr. Sarah cody. N reporter raj and janelle, she didnt give a set date on when everything might get back to normal. They are working on an exit strategy of sorts because you cant just reopen everything. In that case the covid19 cases might spike. She did, however, say we would be in this for a very long time, but also shared some good news with us tonight. Were in it together for some time to come. Reporter dr. Sarah cody led the effort for the bay areas shelter in place that started march 17th. The first region in the country to take that dramatic step. Now most states are following similar guidelines. She spoke about that decision in a zoom interview
Let me give you a sense of optimism in terms of the curve in california bending. It is bending, but its also stretching. Also, only on nbc, an east bay warehouse raided in the midst of this pandemic. The stockpile inside that caught the attention of these state agents. And the reason some africanamerican men are refusing to cover their faces. The news at 11 00 starts right now. Good evening. We begin with two major developments. Im janelle wang. And im raj mathai. Governor newsom says for the first time, california is reducing the spread of the virus. He also arranged the purchase of 200 Million Masks. Nbc bay areas Terry Mcsweeney joins us at Kaiser Hospital in san rafael with the new details. Terry . Reporter yeah. Governor newsom making the announcement to a National Television audience on the Rachel Maddow show, saying he used californias buying power to get this deal done. He also sounded like he was taking a swipe at the trump administration. In the last 48 hours, we have secured