Countys response. As napa county faces its first covid 19 cases the county says and theyve been prepared. Our priority right now is making sure that were ramping up our staffing in a Facebook Live sunday afternoon deputy county executive Molly Rattigan gave this update to napa county about the quickly escalating Coronavirus Spread you should start to see increases in some of the testing them or us as youve been saying in the last few days here in napa county county officials report as of sunday almost a 100 tests have been completed and at least 30 cases are under investigation. The countys first case was reported in the Morning Hours later a second case confirmed Health Officials say both patients have been isolated one a napa city resident, the other isolated in saint helene a there is no known connection officials wont say their age gender or where the virus was contracted, but are working to trace people who have been in direct contact testing for the virus began last week we are r
Were seen practicing social distancing at Mission Dolores park while others, not so much. Ive been locked up in the house want to go kick you in my homies out here trying to enjoy life 21 yearold david brown and his friends say theyve been wanting to get outside after being cramped up at home. But governor newsome in a saturday night News Conference as this kind of attitude is unacceptable. Those young people theyre still out there on the beaches. Thinking this is a party at the time to grow up. You know time to wake up tom that to recognize its not just about the old folks its about your impact on their lives dont be selfish brown his friends say they understand its selfish but they needed to get out for their sanity i know it isnt the best decision. And its not what everyone advise is to say, but i love life and its weve been quarantined for almost week now soft. Its kind of like a needle more like one last day to help my friend, how its a lot of the young population is a really taki
The state is also taking Emergency Action to arrange for more policy beds and ventilators. Wilson walker is in daly city with the plan that will keep ce Medical Center open for now. Reporter now we know, it will not close, at least not in the near future, it has been enlisted in the fight against the coronavirus. There will be certain floors, my understanding, that will be designated for those patients. Reporter san mateo supervisor dave has been fighting to save this hospital and now it will be least month tomonth by the state of california to help carry the surge. Reporter and so making sure the area is contained and safe is critical. Reporter they have 357 beds and california very much expects to need them, and more. Tomorrow we will announce the hospital in southern california. That is 750 beds. Those two hospitals combined. We start to stack this. Reporter that will take some stacking, california has 74,000 stocked hospital beds, the governor thinks we will need as many as 20,000
Newsom explains why he felt he had no choice. This comes on the heels of a dire prediction, experts explain the stunning worstcase scenario. Healthcare workers pleading for additional equipment, and facilities. How a Bay Area Hospital facing closure come will now play a key role in fighting the outbreak. Now at 11 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a stayathome order for all californians take affect. Good evening. Broadcasting tonight from hours of coverage from cbsn. The governors announcement came hours after he gave a troubling worstcase scenario. Saying more than half of the state could get infected if we dont take proper precautions. Similar restrictions are already in effect for more of the bay area. They will allow people to go outside and we are waiting for more details on which workers will be exempt from the order. Kpix 5 begins our Team Coverage with a medical experts reaction to the governors dire prediction. Reporter there may be some difference of opinion that the numbers ar
Place but think sense most businesses are closed and people have been cooped up in their homes local parks become a big draw that in turn forces more people to come together. I think social distancing is. Hopefully i can imagine the slot but at the same time york reading a lot of situations where a lot of people watch from the are the spots like these and then not to miss one or is this actually working or in county Health Officials have been urging people to not travel outside of their community. This picture shows cars lining the streets of coastal marine as the area saw an influx of visitors signs with in local parks echo keeping a safe distance from others during the shelter in place Kristin Oliver says her family is following the its not a hard and all the space to be 6 feet away but not for the most part everybody seems to be respecting that. Despite the signs warning of a full want inside of this park, it seemed there was plenty of room to enjoy. Parkour say police might be tryi