Bay area take a look at your screen there are more than 6,000 cases and a 196 steps you can see those numbers broken down for your county by county check out Santa Clara County staffs at 73 and more than 1800 cases you can also see that these numbers are on our website kron 4 dot com. So if you want to look at your specific county just check it out on our website. Now lets get to our top stories this saturday morning as people are now required to wear a mask of some form or a facial covering in most bay area counties. 6 counties are now requiring everyone wear a covering of some sort when theyre outside they are San Francisco, san Mateo Alameda contra costa marin and sonoma counties. Santa clara county also urging residents to wear a mask, but at this point thats not an order. Now heres why its so important to wear a face mask in public take a look at this laser light experiment shows how droplets from coughing sneezing and talking can spread the virus on the left you see the droplets
Residents continue to follow physical distancing orders, the state will face a shortage of 16,000 hospital beds. And california now nearing 10,000 confirmed total deaths. And the bay area has at least 2700 cases with 68 deaths. And Santa Clara County is the hot spot in our area, now nearing at least 1,000 cases. San francisco also jumpeding 10 just the past 24 hours. A lot happening. Good evening. And thanks for joining us. So with that as backdrop, new shelter in place restrictions in effect for the first time today. The bay area extension now reaches may 3, earlier today london breed said there is a possibility that it may extend even further for the city. You are seeing what is offlimits as of today, no more playgrounds, golf courses, tennis or back courts. And no more dog parks. Some experts believe that the social distancing is helping stem the trajectory of the coronavirus. But the citys Health Director says that it is too early to know if that is the case. The extension and the
A warning it could still be a year away. And wall streets worst day in more than 3 decades as investors comic over them expect money in. Welcome to the program the Global Response to the coronavirus pandemic is ramping up but the World Health Organization is imploring governments to test far more people with suspected infection the french president emanuel macro has declared war on the outbreak and is closing frances borders from 1100 g. M. T. On tuesday the European Union has proposed a ban on all nonessential foreign travel to the shang the president of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde has pledged to do whatever she can to stop the eurozone from breaking up while the British Government which has been under pressure to toughen its approach is now asking people to avoid nonessential travel pubs clubs and thier. Meanwhile u. S. President donald trump positions similar advice and is aging no social gatherings of more than 10 people well alan fischer brings us more on the lates
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A simple message for all countries terrorist. Test. Welcome to the program the Global Response to the coronavirus pandemic is ramping up but the World Health Organization is improving governments to test far more people with a suspected infection the french president has declared war on the outbreak and is closing frances borders from 1100 g. M. T. On tuesday the European Union has proposed a ban on all nonessential foreign travel to the shang in zone the president of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde has pledged to do whatever she can to stop the eurozone from breaking up while the British Government which has been under pressure to toughen its approach is now asking people to avoid nonessential travel and pubs. And theaters u. S. President donald trump position similar advice and no social gatherings of more than 10 people it comes as wall street suffered its worst day for more than 30 years well alan fischer brings us more on the latest moves by the us. If theres a cure fo