We go inside ucsfs emergency room. The mayor of los angeles is about to start ordering people to wear masks or Face Coverings when they visit essential businesses. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. And im ken bastida. It will go into effect friday at midnight. Residents in los angeles must wear a mask, a bandanna, or some other type of Face Covering when they go to grocery esgas stations, hotels, and any other businesses that are still operational. The order also includes the workers at those locations. Also, in just the past few minutes, we learned about a new deal that Governor Newsom just made to get hundreds of millions more masks for california and potentially other states. In the last 48 hours, we have secured, through a con are so somewhat of nonprofits and a manufacturer here in the state of california upwards of 200 Million Masks on a monthly basis that were confident we can supply the needs of the state of california and poe at any timetially the needs of other western states.
In the north, lombardi, the medical system is all but overwhelmed. Too few hospital beds, not enough gowns, masks, a desperate shortage of ventilators. Youve seen whats happened and what continues to happen in italy right now. Yeah. Reporter dr. Maria raven is chief of emergency medicine at the university of californias San Francisco hospital. Youve got me on one gurney and youve got a 25yearold on another gurney. Youve only got one ventilator for the two of us. Who gets the ventilator . Thats a very tough question. I mean, i think the answer that we would use if we were to follow principles from a specialty like transplant is that people that have more life years might get the ventilator. But there are also many other sort of principles that could underlie the decision making. You know, you have to take into consideration underlying illnesses people might have and you have to take into consideration if there are other temporizing measures in one person you could use. You may not need
Not surprisingly, fear is the subject of a school of research all its own as well be hearing from david pogue, in our cover story. Coronavirus fear is normal even healthy right up to the point it gets dangerous. Most dont have the expert knowledge so when are afraid we engage in behaviors like putting on a mask that may not work. The fear is using judgment in ways that arent useful. The rational and the rational, and irrational responses to an invisible threat, ahead on sunday morning. Much as we might not want to think about it a rapid increase in coronavirus cases could soon force doctors to make extremely difficult medical and ethical choices as well be hearing from ted koppel. Hospitals are desperately short of ventilators and as the numbea decisions. So youve got me in your hospital. And youve got a 22 year old, and both of us need that piece of equipment. Who gets it . I think by most the younger person would be assigned that ventilator. Then look in the camera and say, ted, you
Providing via comments via telephone. Public access is essential and well be taking Public Comment as follows. First Public Comment will be taken on each item on this agenda. Those attending inperson will be able to speak first and then well take those calling online. Public comment callin numbers across the stream. When connected be in listening only when your item of interest comes up, and public calls, those joining us inperson should call star3 to be added to the speaker line. Please remember to turn down your tv. You may submit Public Comment in writing. You can email them to myself. Aye. Chair march. Aye. March, aye, two ayes. Thank you, madam clerk can you please call yellow light number 1. Clerk yes, item number 1 is a hearing at the conditions Psychiatric Services unit at San Francisco General Hospital and Psychiatric Services and requesting the department of Public Health sul Crisis Response team to report. Members wishing to provide comment may line up to speak or if youre j
Clerk yes chair, still providing via comments via telephone. Public access is essential and well be taking Public Comment as follows. First Public Comment will be taken on each item on this agenda. Those attending inperson will be able to speak first and then well take those calling online. Public comment callin numbers across the stream. When connected be in listening only when your item of interest comes up, and public calls, those joining us inperson should call star3 to be added to the speaker line. Please remember to turn down your tv. You may submit Public Comment in writing. You can email them to myself. Aye. Chair march. Aye. March, aye, two ayes. Thank you, madam clerk can you please call yellow light number 1. Clerk yes, item number 1 is a hearing at the conditions Psychiatric Services unit at San Francisco General Hospital and Psychiatric Services and requesting the department of Public Health sul Crisis Response team to report. Members wishing to provide comment may line up