Efforts to slow the transmission of the coronaviru and covid19, the disease it causes. This week all ne bay areand counties exteed a stay at home directive until the beginninof may, new restrictions are now in place. They include banning most new construction, closing dog parks, playgrounds, and public picnic areas. Also, californialystudents will licontinue distance learning, for the rest of the academic year. So far california hospitals have not seen the rapid rge in c covides, which have overwhelmed new york and other hotspot regions. Also this week, Top White House scientists revealed data showing that actions like social distancing and shutting noneential businesses do work. They can slow a surge new cases if done early and aggressively. Orge rutherford and an tor Infectious Disease epidemic knowledge is epidemiologist, thank you for joining us. Thank you for having me w know this is a busy time for you, you have been an epidemiologist for 4 decades. You worked on , e hiv cris ebo
What about the military . How does the role in the military play to help staff other medical facility as the demand for care is expected to surge over the next few weeks. The store is become west portals coronavirus command it is a great question post. Hardware stores of always because the mercy ship that is in southern california, the majority of people, doctors, nurses, tax, those are military been an essential part of the community. Ive seen a lot of people reservist that are volunteeringh coming in to buy supplies to make personal protective equipment for hospitals and they are donating their time and their money and it is overwhelming. For them to use their model to setting up some of these help this effort by collecting makeshift hospitals. Supplies and ordering four this is called a defense different medical facilities, it is key. Planning and organization and logistics. They are embedded in this entire operation. Let me get your thoughts on the ideas of stadiums to use as hospi
Louis estimates the why dont you two do a little bit of warming up . Unemployment rate in the u. S. Maestro . Come on. Oh, okay, great. Thank you. Yeah, yeah. Could soar to 32 in the Second Quarter with as many as 47 million workers laid off. That number easily tops the 25 Unemployment Rate during the great depression. Governor newsoms call for help has led to the creatis ho as 37,000 healthcare workers in the state. Ktvus Debora Villalon joins us now with more on how this health corps will work. Reporter its Human Capital to match the surge in the disease. He wants anyone with healthcare schools from dentists to paramedics and students, too. Only two months from graduating. All body fluid is suspect and all patients presumed positive. Reporter this Nursing School dean is proud of her 42 students for what theyve accomplished in training and what many are doing as volunteers vid19 test site in marin unmaking a c change to nursing during a pandemic, no misgivings. I think i was put onto
Thats true. It gives you a little extra time. There you go. All right. Well get to it here. It looks a little warmer today. We had temperatures bumping into this good morning. All right. Didnt hear you there. But now here i am. And i want to show you guys that traffic is doing very well with no major issues. This is a live look at interstate 880. And all of a sudden traffic is moving along very nicely in both directions. Today, march 31st, i want to let you know that ac transit has started going to a reduced schedule and that means that the buses will not be running as they normally do. You might want to check with their website and check with that. All right sal. At least seven bay area counsels will officially announce they will be extending the coronavirus stayathome order for one more month. Ktvus allie rasmus is working from home with the latest now from Health Departments about how the bay areas going to be affected. Good morning, allie. Many were already expecting this. Health o
Thank you for joining us. Welcome to tuesday, march 31st. Im dave clark. And im surrounded by some of my favorite people. Pam cook. Steve paulson. Sal castaneda. The cookster, youre running the show. Trying our best as were all running the show from various parts of the bay area here. Weather looks pretty nice. Well see a little more sun and bumping up those temps just a wee bit. But morning low clouds, not as extensive but still a pretty good push. Could be maybe antioch, brentwood. Rain still up in northern mend ovpdcino county. Temperatures really rain stays north for now but temperatures today look pretty good. Highs today in the 60s. Near average to maybe slightly above for a couple. Lets go over to sal right now. Good morning. Is your mic working, sir . Here we go. I hear you now. There we go. Okay. Good morning. I just wanted to let you know there are no major crashes out there right now and i also want to let you know as we look at these live pictures were not going to see a lo