It restricts all nonessential activity between the hours of 10 00 p. M. And 5 00 a. M. , but will a mandatory quarantine for travellers be next . And if so, how soon . Reporter as covid cases continue surging across the bay area, San Francisco is embracing its purple status and the rstrictions that come with it, but just how bad are the numbers . I think were very close to santa clara. Reporter abc 7s Analysis Shows covid cases per capita between San Francisco and santa clara are both reaching the high 1,700s. To put it in perspective, San Francisco was averaging 139 new covid cases per day. Whereas santa clara is averaging 517. We may well have to act like santa clara has. I dont want to get in front of the City Health Department here, but theyre obviously weighing all these things and looking at the same numbers were all looking at. Reporter Santa Clara County Public Health officials have implemented even stricter rules, like limiting hotels to only essential travel and requiring peo
Our commitment to help build a better bay area. Abc7 News Reporter kris reyes explains that california is expecting its first shipment next month. We are anticipating 327,000 doses of the vaccine, pfizer, to come in the next few weeks. Reporter Governor Newsom says he even knows roughly when the vaccines arrive but didnt want to reveal the date until he had the exact day. Were going to be seeing hundreds of thousands of people in california and millions of people in the United States get vaccinated in december. Its actually breathtaking. Reporter so here is what we can expect in the next few days. The vaccines exact date of arrival and the plan outlining who will get the shot first. The vaccines implementation will happen at the speed of trust, and that is part of the reason why we have built a set of committees. We have to start with Health Care Workers and probably people in nursing homes. And then ultimately, we will get to people over 65, people with preexisting conditions. Reporte
In napa the rising numbers surprise no one. They have been watching them. Those numbers are two weeks behind reality but to go from orange tier to the purple in a day. People will lose their jobs this week. Businesses are going to consider whether they keep the doors open. From supervisor alfredo, that is the hard abstract. So it has a hint of sweetness on sister wine. For adam housley, its a tough reality. Purple means no Service Inside and limited tasting outside. Hes frustrated by the state sending mixed messages how to keep people safe in his business. Its a dangerous thing were facing. At the same time, with e kne kn were facing. Let us live and figure this out. Reporter napa county is particularly vulnerable because it relies so heavily on tourism. Good for business but not so much for health. Were doing turkey breast. Reporter toe knny owns a ba. She cant count how many times shes had to tell customers to wear masks. Everybody is tired of it. I get it. Were tired of it. Everyone
System will be overwhelmed. We dont act now, well continue to see a death rate climb more lives lost. With that Governor Newsom said hes pulling the emergency brake issuing a stayathome order for three weeks with any region with icu capacity falling below 15 . Its all part of a regional strategy well defined within the hospital and Health Care Delivery system. Weve defined these five regions, northern california, greater sacramento, bay area, San Joaquin Valley and the larger region in southern california. For the bay area, the stay at home coorder could come soon to late december. Hair salons, gyms, nail salons could shut down again. They are asking californians not to gather with anyone outside the household. The governor made the case with californias surging covid19 numbers. With spikes in the sevenday positivity rates, hospitalizations and deaths. Just in the last 14 days, close to 1,000 californians have lost their lives due to covid19. What can stay open, critical infrastructure
Received emergency authorization from the fda. This is a treatment President Trump received during his bout with the virus in october. Again, this is a treatment, not a vaccine. Three companies as tra sevtr pfizer and moderna have vaccines developed. Moderna expects to file before december that starts a week from today. Pfizer filed and on december 10th, the fda Vaccine Advisory Committee will discuss. If approved, distribution could begin almost immediately. We believe we can distribute to all 64 jurisdictions within 24 hours of fda authorization. One private sector, c havs heal expects to be vaccinate residents of Nursing Homes within 48 hours. When a vaccine is approved by the fda, it will be the most reliable way to beat coronavirus and build a better bay area. Weve assembled the abc 7 vaccine team. Kate larson, luz pena and Michael Finney and more. Today abc 7 News Reporter luz pena talked with vaccine trial participants what they experienced of getting injected with moderna and p