The drug from gilead remdesivir has shown promise in a couple of trials and i think well only of stalemate how soon help is coming, see more of that. Whats the implication of an athome test they are starting to roll it out who gets it. The new outrage that the wealthiest schools, harvard, got today. Millions in aid weeks ago. Is this something that could be scaled up and really make a essential items, toilet paper, difference here . Im biased, my background is paper towels and food. In diagnostics outbreaks begin and end with how stores are rushing to get diagnostics. Its when we have diagnostics available everywhere, very easy and cheap and as rapid as more on their shelves. The mystery deepens over kim jongun. Possible, thats how were actually going to stop this outbreak, combined with social the north Korean Leader not seen distancing and ultimately a for weeks. This morning what u. S. Officials are saying about his health. All that plus reunited Rob Gronkowski comes out of retireme
Deaths are linked to nursing facilities. 10 residence at a redwood city nursing home have died from the coronavirus or its complications. The virus also infected other residents and employees. The facility typically causes about 65 people. The director says she is close to all of them. Its been a really hard two weeks or three weeks, or a month, that weve been under lockdown, and my main concern is for my residents. They are my friends, you know. Is working with healfur infection. You might think with vulnerable residents Nursing Homes would lead the way in testing, but it is spotty at best and only done only after people get sick or have died. Debora villalon is the here now with more. Roma quarantined for almost 2 months, elderly residents cant leave their facilities and families cannot come inside. And the lack of testing keeps everyone in limbo. Gail stephani visits her mother each day from outside her assisted living facility in novato, checking on 86yearold beverly on the second
Thanks for waving up with us. Lets get to rosemary arose cowith a with a check on how things are going i went for a run and it was a boughtful day. I agree. We had blue skies and temperatures were on the mild side. But it was nice to see a little sunshine out there. Today, it will be mostly cloudy once again. Weve a weak system that will approach as we move through the evening and into tomorrow. So for today, it will call for a mix of partly sunny, partly cloudy conditions. Temperatures will be very similar to yesterday getting into the bay area monday. Theres slim chance we see a few scattered showers of the system moving through and beyond that, we will warm it in the days ahead. Better details on bay area sunday and that ebb tend forecast coming up in a little bit. All right. Look forward to that. Nearly 31,000 cases of the coronavirus here in california. The past 24 hours, california recorded 87 new deaths bringing the total number of deaths to 1,148. The state is also reporting a
Ross knocking joe biden and the democrats im joined by my guest Richard Goodstein an old bridge he is a democratic strategist and a former adviser to bill and Hillary Clinton and in new york im joined by how when she was in city she is in american journalist with r. T. Her writings are collected at how one of destroy dot com or across Something Else in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it let me go to you 1st. You have to tell me youre really super excited about joe biden is your nominee right coming really ok because your party got. Peter i am super excited when i look at the polls and i see that the American People have come to their senses i guess you know im not Donald Trumps biggest fan and when i see. Notwithstanding the fact that there is this usual rally around the flag it gracing a president during a time of crisis and thats happening in every other country on the planet and virtually every state in the United States dollar tax rates we
Coronavirus, and covid19, the a diseasuses. This week all nine bay area counties extended a stay at home directive until the beginning of may, ctnew restns are now in place. They include banning most new construction, closing dog parks, playgrouand public picnic areas. Also, california students will likely continue distance learning, for the rest of the academic year. So far california hospitals have not seen the rapid surge in covid19 cases, which have overwhelmed new york and other hotspot region also this week, Top White House scientists revealed data showing that actions dilike socialancing and shutting nonessential businesses work. They can slow a surge in new cases if done early and aggressively. Joining us now is doctfo george ruth and an Infectious Disease epidemic knowledge is epidemiologist, thank you for joining us. Thank you for having me. We know this is a busy time for you, you have been an epidemiologist for 4 de you worked on the hiv crisis, ebola, and you have used tha