Workers and people in longterm care facilities to be the first ones to get it. The covid19 tracking project found the u. S. Hit a Record Number of new cases in hospitalizations. More than 210,000 new cases reported just yesterday and more than 100,000 people are in the hospital with covid19. Abc News Reporter faith in washington with the president elect bidens plan to slow the spread. Reporter more americans yesterday died from covid than weve ever seen, and now president elect biden is promising a new plan. Thursday the darkest day more than 210,000 new infections. President elect biden promises a different approach. On the first day im inaugurated to say im going to ask the public for 100 days to mask. He plans to keep dr. Anthony fauci on board. I asked him to be a chief medical adviser for me as well and be part of the medical team. The Covid Task Force anxiously waiting for a vaccination as cases rage across the country. And hospitals moving in mobile morgues. We became completely
Start times but they all last through the new year and the hope is that this will keep local hospitals from getting overrun with patients. We have Team Coverage of this breaking news this afternoon across the bay area well find out what it means for each county and well start now with kron fours dan kerman he joins. With all the important details good afternoon. Dan. Good afternoon just in we were expecting some sort of order from several of the counties that we didnt know it would be exactly what the state had proposed and we didnt know 5 counties would go in together lets take a look and we go to some video we can show you exactly again which counties this impacts and again were talking about. Alameda county Contra Costa County marine county, San Francisco as well as Santa Clara County now what will be closed. The closures include hair salons and barbershops personal Care Services wineries and bars Outdoor Dining will be closed museums and zoos will be closed playgrounds will be clos
Was begging everyone to cancel their thanksgiving travel plans. Now they would like to see everyone canceling their travel plans for the foreseeable future. I traveled a lot during the pandemic. Tons of safety measures. Many passengers drifting through the Oakland Airport were not traveling for pleasure. Im traveling for work. Well airport staff was busy hanging stockings the cdc was, again, asking everyone to cancel their Winter Holiday season travel plans. Given the state of things i can understand limiting travel for Recreational Purposes or leisure purposes. So what exactly does that Winter Holiday travel mean . Listen to how Robert Redfield describes the nearterm. The reality is that december, january and februar will be rough times. I actually believe they will be the most difficult time in the publichealth history of this nation. Largely because of the stress it will put on the healthcare system. I dont think people will go for it. I think it has gone the complete opposite way.
Away. Most laws in our society rely on us to do the right thing and do our part on a daily basis. Thats true of every law that we have out there. Reporter as tough as this may be, there are signs of encouragement. This week the county submitted its covid19 vaccination plan to the state detailing its plans for Community Engagement and Vaccine Distribution and management. Facility haves been constructed throughout the county to properly store the vaccines upon arrival that will be made available to Health Care Workers on the front lines with a high risk of contracting the disease. The decision doesnt begin and end with the first decision, we will continue to review the data on the effectiveness and safety of all vaccines coming through. Reporter dr. Grace lee from Stanford School of medicine serves on the Cdc Advisory Committee responsible for making vaccine recrecommendations. Well continue to reevaluate the vaccines in the population to ensure were protecting everybody. Reporter steps
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