Intensive care unit around the state your capacity. Good evening im julie haener. I am frank somerville. This new three week stay at home order would be triggered if hospital intensive Care Capacity drops below 15 in any of the five regions of california. Right now, none of the regions is affected. The governor says he expects it could happen for all regions except the bay area within days. The governor also says the bay area could see the order by the middle of the month. Governor newsom tried to reassure people in california that there is hope ahead as vaccines are rolled out. We do not anticipate having to do this once again. We really only to step up. We need to meet this moment had on. We need to do everything we can to stem the tide, bend the curve. Under the order, schools could stay open but ours, wineries, and hair salons would close. Is an retail and Grocery Stores would be limited to 20 capacity. Restaurants would only be able to offer takeout or delivery. The Team Coverage
Once available, icu capacity falls below 15 . That is expected to happen within 48 hours for most of the state, and a short time later. Once it does, more businesses like salons, and personal services, will have to close for at least three weeks. Fresh will be restricted to take out and delivery only, and retail capacity will be reduced to 20 . The governor also slapped a statewide ban on nonessential travel. The bottom line is if we dont act now, our Hospital System will be overwhelmed. There is light at the end of the tunnel. We are a few months away from truly seeing Real Progress with the vaccine, real distribution, real accessibility, real availability. We do not anticipate having to do this once again but we really all need to step up. The governor announced the states first vaccine orders are going into tomorrow and the first doses could be here by december 12. A live look at San Francisco where the ability to work remotely has led to a lot of empty apartments. Good evening, im
How many people were out here. Right now, streaming on cbsn bay area. The u. S. Records the single deadliest day since the pandemic began. More than 3100 deaths. Here in california, we have had more than 18,000 new cases and 113 deaths in just the past 24 hours. Positivity rate now at 7 . Good evening, im lisbeth cook. Im ken bastida. Heres the new plan to deal with the search. He is breaking up the state into five separate zones. If intensive care unit capacity falls below 15 , in any one of those zones, it will get hit with new stayathome orders. Ken and elizabeth, they are in danger of falling below the 15 threshold and just the next few days. Almost every region in the state is vulnerable to the new stayathome order role. Must we do more than weve ever done. The match to determine if a region goes back to full shelter in place order is icu capacity, if it dips below 15 , a regional move into a minimum three week long shut down. Nearly 4 times the rate of transmission, going on in o
Pandemic rch record highs with no signs of slowing down. Researchers are now warning the u. S. Death toll may near 540,000 by april. Today we will speak to one of the worlds leading Infectious Disease doctors, paul farmer, the cofound of partne in health. All of these epidemics find their way to exploit social disparities and inequalities and take their greatest harvest among the pr anvulnerab. E qstion ware aski is does that need to be the case . And of course, the answer is, no, it does not. Amy dr. Paul farmer will talk about the pandemic, health care inequality, and his new book fevers, feuds and diamonds ebola and the ravages of history. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States has set yet another world record for daily coronavirus cases and hospitalizations and deaths with over 216,000 infections confirmed thursday and more than 2800 deaths. Nearly 101,000 people are hospitalized with covi
Afterwards is, well, just what the Christmas Season is all about. Early today starts right now good morning im valerie castro. Glad youre starting your week with us im Frances Rivera the start of this week brings new hope the u. S. May soon see the approval of a coronavirus vaccine, but as the country anxiously waits, cases and deaths continue to climb as of today, there have been over 14. 8 million infections, and over 283,000 deaths, according to an nbc news tally. The pandemic isnt stopping pope francis from spreading an uplifting message this Holiday Season at his sunday blessing, the pontiff said the Christmas Season provides a sign of hope in this difficult time his words come as most of california enters a new virus lockdown nbcs Meagan Fitzgerald has the latest. Valerie, good morning millions of californians are waking up to some of the most restrictive measures weve seen since the beginning of the pandemic all while state officials do what they can to try to stop hospitals fro