We felt more appropriate to begin to advance the process the route all 58 counties and the state of california. We have been working with our local partners and that has been broadly supported. While it is a erectus, a guidance, it is limited authority and from an enforcement perspective all the expectations that it will be advanced and will be adopted. A ban on all sporting events and concerts will be in effect through the end of the month and extended if necessary. At least one southbay First Responder is being treated after testing positive. A second firefighter is receiving results on testing at this hour. Jesses life for us at sanders international. Jesse, we talked about three tsa workers yesterday, now possibly two san jose firefighters. Reporter good afternoon, while we do have the second firefighter who d. Even so, more than 50 firefighters in off the job due to possible exposure to the coronavirus and a source just called me right before this broadcast and told me several san
Four san jose firefighters have tested presumptive positive for covid19 putting an entire station under kwoequarantine. The president says travel restrictions to california or washington are possible if the infection rate gets out of control. Disneyland is closing its gates on saturday, the First Time Since the september 11th attacks. Were just learning that Universal Studios is also shutting down and more sporting events are suspended, postponed, cancelled. This includes the ncaa tournaments and Major League Baseball has pushed opening day back at least two weeks. Locally the exploratorium and California Academy of sciences are closing their doors. Many industries are being hugely impacted. Locally hotels and restaurants are suffering. Melanie woodrow is live at union square with that part of the story. Reporter larry and dion, foot traffic is noticeably lighter here today at union square. With so many of those conventions that have been cancelled, Hotel Occupancy is down and all of t
You heard at the top will close for 3 weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic were covering every angle of the outbreak governor Gavin Newsoms executive order to slow the spread of the virus and in the south bay for firefighters have tested positive for covid 19 well have more. On the firefighters now in quarantine 50 of them, well have that in just a few moments, but we want to go to kron fours justine waltman. Who has more on the San Francisco School Closures just well the entire San Francisco Unified School District will shut down on monday and this is what the district can deal th the ever evolving coronavirus. What i want to get to right now is some of the information we got from the School District because ty had this emergency meeting earlier this afternoon and then came out with this decision late this afternoon. The decision the district decided instead of shutting down schools, one by one as cases popped up shutting down the entire district at once it gives them a chance to get a
To try to keep students out for 3 weeks and keep them safe. This affects 10s of thousands of student passports justine waltman joins us live now from district headquarters she has details on what else was announced today justine. Well pam and ken the decision to close down schools throughout the San Francisco Unified School District came after an emergency meeting today, the district saying. What they didnt want to do was have to close schools, one by one as possible. Coronavirus cases popped up and said they decided to shut down the entire district completely so they can get a handle on the situation. Now this closure will last for 3 weeks its for pre k through 12th grade and that starts on monday. 2 weeks of this closure already scheduled for classes. The other was spring break. So thats the total the 3 weeks. So school then start again on april 6 all Things Considered as the situation is ever changing now at this time there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in the districts scho
Closed for 3 weeks taylor were talking more than 30,000 students. Thats right grant in and and in addition to closing schools like this one for those 3 weeks all students in the district will be dismissed from School Tomorrow at noon now this is the message that went out to Staff Students and parents today to paraphrase it says there have not been any confirmed cases of the coronavirus and students or staff at any schools, according to the Contra Costa Health services but in an abundance of caution, the west Contra Costa Unified School district is now closing its schools on monday march 16th, the remain closed for 3 weeks until april 6 students up Valley High School say the closure will not only fact theyre learning but also affect their afterschool events. School just got shot down all of all of our events have been canceled all of our spring events. We had a drag show thats postpone now. Prom is canceled current of eyes thing doesnt resolve itself. I by may. I some competitions are a