Of those san franciscans who have been diagnosed with covid19, and sadly weve lost 35 people and about 70 people have been hospitalized, and as a reminder, we want to ask folks to visit datasf. Org covid19 for more information. I have a number of announcements today, and i am excited to announce some good news for a change. I know that last friday we made an announcement that on may 18 there would be a number of businesses, including florists and bookstores and cosmetic stores and other places that will be allowed to reopen for pickup and Delivery Services. And the good news is that is still happening. The even better news is that we are able to extend this to all retail in San Francisco with a business that is actually directly connected to the street. And so what this means now for our city is incredible because were talking about many of those Small Businesses in various neighborhoods where you see many of those shops that are closed. They will be able to open for pickup and for Cur
Covid19related causes. Thank you. This concludes our questions for todays press conference. Hi, youre watching coping with covid19. Today im going to the Grocery Store. Now, im not an authority about the virus. Im just showing you what im personally doing. To find out the most definitive and uptodate information about the pandemic, i highly recommend the f. A. Q. Available at sf. Gov. Im taking a list and before i leave i put a sanitizing wind and pair of gloves into a plastic bag. Im wearing a mask and taking the smallest number of items with me. Just my car key, credit card, i. D. And the batching im not taking my phone with me. Even if i use it to pay, i either have to touch the p. I. N. Pad or sign the screen anyway. Im concerned about crosscontamination. I dont want to transfer the virus from my gloves to the phone and then to my face. Whin i get out of the car, i put on my gloves and get a grocery cart. The essential workers at my store are doing a great job. Theyre sanitizing ev
Home order saying that students could return to their classrooms as soon as this july. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 5 im justine waltman now no official decision has been made on schools but newsome says an earlier school year maybe need to make up for the learning loss and brain drain that took over when schools closed in midmarch this is just one of many steps the state of california will take to reopen its economy. State Health Officials say will happen in 4 different stages. Our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala explains. We believe we do have a framework that we can achieve and we can achieve together under the current stay at home order california is currently in phase. One state Health Officials say california will move into stage 2 in a matter of weeks allowing employees in occupations that low risk of spreading covid19 with physical distancing to go back to work like retail and manufacturers the state will also begin opening up p
Officials say it will be happening in 4 stages. Capitol Bureau Reporter Ashley Zavala breaks them down for us. Those 4 stages go from allowing the lowest risk to highest risk activity while the governor and his administration laid out this plan they say how soon california moves through each phase will vary. We believe we do have a framework that we can achieve and we can achieve together under the current stay at home order california is currently in phase. One state Health Officials say california will move into stage 2 in a matter of weeks allowing employees in occupations that low risk of spreading covid19 with physical distancing to go back to work like retail and manufacturers the state will also begin opening up public spaces like beaches and parks along with School Programs and child care facilities childcare is Economic Development childcare is foundational to getting people back to work stage 3 allows those in highrisk jobs to go back to work such as personal care salons and
Us. Im can why im palmore Governor Newsome today outlined a 4 phase process to returning from the stay at home order adding that the first steps are just weeks away. This as coronavirus cases in the United States surpassed a milestone today, the 1 million mark on april the 10th there were 500,000 cases that number has doubled in the past 18 days across the nation. The virus has also killed more than 58,000 people across the country thousands more americans are projected to die because some states are starting to reopen some think too early. A new model project 74,000 americans will lose their lives to the virus by august. That projection is by the university of washington and it shows an increase in deaths because people in some states are going out again and spreading the virus. Thats also causing longer peaks of the virus deaths in some states. Last week this model projected 67,000 deaths so the project a death toll has gone up by 7,000 here in california there are more than 46,000 c