Virtual town hall. The monday prior to the start date to make sure that everyone has the right tools to succeed, plus they know how to use them. The new school year is rolling out in phases this week kids will learn from home then comes phase 2 which would be a hybrid with in Person Learning for some in the online form and of elliott sick with the department of Public Health says that that can not happen until a few things change as we all know the School District has decided to remote learning. However we will absolutely need to see a decline in hospitalizations. And in case all the research has shown that it is safest to open schools. When there are lower rates of community transmission. In the meantime support of programs known as Community Learning hubs were brought into focus to make sure that parents still have that resource in kids have alternatives to screen time. To be truly say that heads will be small and focusing on stem cells go students who need the supports the most well
National numbers. The numbers for the rest of the nation are going up. What were doing here shows results. Across the country is to hold a new case count is not falling hovering somewhere over 20,000 every single day i think that we need to understand this may be the new normal we may not be able to get transmission down much more i hope we can but many places reopening anyway, all spots now growing in cities like dallas, some more realworld flare ups to like those in nebraska and minnesota, but. Better testing might just play into all this. I dont think theres anyone that didnt know that there were more cases out there. They just werent known because the testing was so little a former cdc director told lawmakers today that the u. S. Death toll will exceed. 100,000 as bad as this has been. Its just the beginning airlines now hoping well get back in the air average passengers per plane is up to 23 from just 17 last week. All but these 7 states are now taking steps to get back in busines
Next phase just yet we have kron fours will tran live in walnut creek with the story will. The reason being because each city is different from one another San Francisco, according to mayor london breed she seen too many coronavirus cases where she feels he could really explode and according to Governor Newsome the citys will have the final call he has a broader plan, but they have specific plans. But like in walnut creek you can see this Clothing Store be i mean there is a good chance. They could reopen tomorrow that the governor will go into detail when he has the News Conference a little bit later this morning which we carry every day. He talked about this last friday that we are not weak spent days away from face to which finally lets the shelter in place for many nonessential businesses. Yes weve seen many businesses open like Grocery Stores and hardware stores. But nonessential businesses like bookstores music stores, Sporting Goods Clothing Stores. They could reopen as early as
California is now in possession of nearly 20 million surgical masks which he says is allowing the state to move into its next phase sooner newsome said wednesday, the state is in the process of distributing the masks, theyre part of a billion deal newsoms Administration Made to secure personal protective equipment for california, but weve never been in this we were beneficiary of these larger contracts and some security in our supply chain the governor first announced the contract last month saying it would bring in about 200,000 units of personal protective equipment monthly into the state we just make sure we deliver ultimately on the needs of so many whose lives literally at risk. The governor says california now faces an obstacle and delay with n 95 masks requiring federal certification to bring them into the state newsoms administration has kept contract details with chinese manufacturer b y d for the n 95 and surgical masks under wraps citing numerous reasons including security l
Virus. A councillor that tested positive discusses his experience. And your text and tweets. Washington journal is next. Us coronavirus cases have jumped. Returns at noon as they return to push a response package totalling over 1 million. Good morning, welcome to washington journal, this friday morning. March 20th. Well open up the phone lines, hearing from you, and your experience, response to the federal effort on the coronavirus. Of you in the central time zone, the line is welcome to your input if you are a medical professional tell us your name and where you twitter, ing from on facebook posts. There is a reporter from the mike baker, mes, stationed in the northwest. Part ofg the northwest the us, mike baker tweeting on the numbers, more than he said on the 132. More than 4,000 new cases in the us. Youll see his number at the there 12,336. When we started the programme 9 4509,450. 9,450. Checking the map. 245,484. 10,000, th toll over with 86,000 confirmed recoveries. 14,250. Us i