At a bay area drivethru. Standing in the rose garden, President Trump announced his bold plan for covid19. Im officially declaring a National Emergency. Reporter standing in the parking lot of a bay area kaiser, dr. Rod is already implementing the president s plan. Drivethru testing. The biggest process is really around us wearing the right protective gear to protect us and the patient to make sure were doing it the right way. Reporter the doctor leads an eight person medical team on this winding afternoon, donning, about a tenstep process of taking on and off the gear for every patient. And then the testing. The actual swab is pretty fast. Patients pull up, they turn off their car, once i have the protective equipment on and i go and talk with them and make sure it is the right patient and we print the label and print the label on the swab and then i go and do and explain the procedure and the swab, which is a little bit in the back of the throat each side and then it is done after th
Organizations take the necessary and serious precautions to keep the American People safe from the spread of the coronavirus. School districts, colleges, universities are canceling in person classes. Churches are moving to services online. Professional sports teams are hitting pause on the regular season. Airlines are canceling flights and many mainstream businesses are closing their doors. I know that all of this is a little disorienting, and certainly alarming. But while these measures are not normal, it is a sign that we are heeding advice from the experts come people like dr. Fauci, organizations like the center for disease control. Its a sign were doing what we can to prevent or at least slow down community spread. Its a sign that we are standing together andin making progress, ultimately expecting that we will get through this together. The difficult decisions that need to be made by elected officials and Business Owners and Community Leaders when they decide to shut down normal
Breathe your strength and peace into our senators and use them for your glory. May they continue to totally depend on you knowing that with your mighty power you will surround them with the shield of your blessing. Holy god, your goodness will prevail until the end of time, we pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i request one minute to address the senate in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley as the coronavirus spreads, u. S. Federal health and intelligence agencies are working hard to protect the public. Its critical that their hard work not go to waste. Federal Health Agencies must have access to all Intelligence Community information
The cruise ship and passengers have been asked again to stay inside their rooms while the captain awaits word from the cdc. We just heard from one couple about how they are passing their time. Reading books and they put 100 movies on the Television Screen to choose from. There is not a lot you can do in 150 square feet. Luckily we have a window, so that really helps. Reporter now 21 people have tested positive for the virus. We are told 19 of them are crewmembers and again they are awaiting an announcement to hear where the ship will go next. For now, live in San Francisco, betty yu, kpix 5. Thanks, betty. Here is a realtime look at where the grand princess is right now. You can see the blue dot representing the ship currently off the coast of pacifica. A resident who traveled on the grand princess last month is that counties first confirmed case of the coronavirus. The patient was of it passenger from february 11 through the 21st. County officials are trying to retrace the person step
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