Businesses such as Gardening Stores and carwashes to reopen provided they can maintain safe distancing. It means gardeners for example but not a restaurant can open the outdoor patio. It also applies to flea markets which will be allowed to reopen if they can follow safety guidelines. These can happen with relatively small amount of contact and both the seller and buyer can wear masks. For a restaurant, even if they were able to do spacing for patrons it is difficult to maintain spacing for the server. The mayor says its critical that the city move on projects to help resolve the homeless crisis . It not only means opportunity for the people working in the industry to go back to work. Again, there are guidelines that have been put in place to keep workers safe. It provides the opportunity to continue what we know is important construction work around housing. As for how long the order will remain in place, the Public Health director says it depends on the data. We are going to need to
A number of our cases are hospitalized and some requiring incidents of care. Reporter doctor sarah kodi chief Health Officer for Santa Clara County. The epicenter in the bay area. Without the shelter in place order the situation was on the verge of spiraling out of control. With an influx of new cases overwhelming hospitals doctors and nurses across the bay area. We decided collectively that we needed to take swift action as soon as possible to prevent the further spread and to protect our Critical Healthcare infrastructure. Reporter shelter in place order goes into effect midnight on monday and last for three weeks. Restricting nonessential travel and shuttering all but the most important businesses. Hospitals pharmacies Grocery Stores gas stations and banks. It will be up to the police to enforce the lockdown at exactly how is still being worked out. Are Police Department is not going to be out there enforcing at midnight. Tonight. It is going to take some time. Reporter san jose may
The cruise ship and passengers have been asked again to stay inside their rooms while the captain awaits word from the cdc. We just heard from one couple about how they are passing their time. Reading books and they put 100 movies on the Television Screen to choose from. There is not a lot you can do in 150 square feet. Luckily we have a window, so that really helps. Reporter now 21 people have tested positive for the virus. We are told 19 of them are crewmembers and again they are awaiting an announcement to hear where the ship will go next. For now, live in San Francisco, betty yu, kpix 5. Thanks, betty. Here is a realtime look at where the grand princess is right now. You can see the blue dot representing the ship currently off the coast of pacifica. A resident who traveled on the grand princess last month is that counties first confirmed case of the coronavirus. The patient was of it passenger from february 11 through the 21st. County officials are trying to retrace the person step
Passengers will dock at the port of oakland. With how airlines are being michael bell is from chico, the affected and stanford classes are moving on lean. They are doing the best they captain came over the loudspeaker, he said can given they have to keep disembarkment will take several people safe. Days. Lets get to the numbers right now. The best way to predict the future is to create it heres some of the latest and change the world. Here at abbvie, were inventing medicines of the future numbers, eight new cases are being reported. To create tomorrows that will be healthier. And happier, six more people in san while making medicines that help people right now. Francisco are infected. Santa cruz reported its because thats the present we wanted to live in. And thats the future we all want to see. Abbvie. Here. Now. Case and in gilroy firefighters are being tested. This is whether the ship is. It appears the ship made it closer to land. A viewer saw the cruise ship from land. They are on
Comcast business. Beyond fast. Cruise ship passengers await test kits. And we talked to others not taking any chances. Double digit drop in temperatures today. Up next rain. Ill let you know when. Announcer now news to build a better bay area from abc 7. Major new developments in the spread of the coronavirus in the bay area. The number of infections is climbing tonight. Six new cases h let me be very clear this virus does not discriminate. Reporter theyre asking for drastic actions like canceling big events. The threat is increasing. Reporter right now test kits are at a lab in richmond. This as thousands remain under quarantine off our coast. Hoping to go home. As you can see from the website, the cruise ship is anchored off the san mateo coast. Now test kits are at a richmond lab for testing. Good evening. There are only 11 labs that can run it diagnostics on the test kit. Officials hope to have the results in by tomorrow morning because this ship will not be allowed to dock in San