So really a huge reduction obviously nobody should really be getting their own. But there are those who we need we need to get our groceries and things we need to stock up also essential workers like doctors Nurses Health care workers. Those who are working in restaurants keeping us fed. Those are the people who depend on this and now holding a transit is picking up passengers who usually right mean each helping out the Transit Agency during this coronavirus pandemic as you reason that they we do service on because a lot of operators are state polls due to coronavirus concerns now we have a map of the new can really get a good look at how its going to be running there will be service to the financial district weekdays between the Golden Gate Bridge to walmart to Fishermans Wharf and levis plaza their service to the Civic Center Area past their daily between Golden Gate Bridge and the Salesforce Transit Center boulevard near east to boulevard man mess and mission streets and you can pay
As going to the parks many parks actually are shut down and my colleague Sarah Stinson will have a little bit more on that and just a few moments but a lot of people are still walking past the barriers, the fences and enjoying the parks and obviously getting too many of those remote parks, they have to drive in moving forward. You will be issued and take it were not sure whats going to happen if you get repeated tickets. But they obviously want to crack down on that especially since a lot of officials are praising the bay area for doing such a great job with flattening the curve a lot of people are not and we saw this a couple of weeks ago where Governor Newsome he saw our footage and many other news footage of people flocking to the beaches and he told people to grow up and if theyre not growing up moving forward they will pay up. I cant believe at this point theyre still not listening you dont want that ticket thank you will we appreciate well as the u. S. Death toll from the coronav
Economy heading into recession. Well it may be one i think in terms of recession with engines and the virus kron 4 news at 5 starts right now. Thank you for joining us tonight at 5 oclock everybody im grant lotus and im Catherine Heenan and our top story tonight, slowing the spread of the coronavirus. And how you can help protect yourself and others as you can see we are practicing socialdistancing here kron 4 catherine an eye. Our different desks hi catherine high were going to be doing this for the foreseeable future we obviously have much more than the recommended 6 feet of the distance between theres lawrence over here to my right is about 8 feet away so the gangs all here but just in a little bit of a different set up at least for the time they together but not exactly. And now to our top story roughly 7 Million People are being told to stay home in the bay area. The legal order does limit activity a travel and business functions to only essential needs. Heres what it means all re
Thanks for joining 9 oclock, everybody im grant lotus can over and Catherine Heenan in for Vicki Liviakis tonight. Local city leaders they are not taking any chances with the virus. Yeah we are not taking chances either and crown for trying to practice what we preach Health Officials obviously stressing the importance of social distancing to try to slow the spread of this virus. So were doing the same catherine over there about 12 feet away. Lawrence karnow to my right gangs all here so this is will be doing for the foreseeable future yeah and the cdc actually recommends at least 6 were doing better than that to protect ourselves and to stay on the air to bring you the latest information you need to know today residents in 6 counties have been advised to remain at home, leaving only for essential needs and the supplies in the following counties, San Francisco more in santa clara san Mateo Alameda and contra costa. This order takes effect at midnight we know it will last at least 3 week
Here in the studio. Alameda county has confirmed its first death related to the Coronavirus Health Officials Say the person had no known travel nor known contact with someone else with a confirmed case of the virus officials are releasing limited information about that patient only to say that they were elderly with Underlying Health condition. Santa clara county is also reporting 3 new deaths from covid 19 that brings the total there to 13 deaths right now almost 70 of those who have died in the county of bin men confirmed cases across the bay area are climbing there are now more than 840 total. Santa clara county remains a hot spot with 321 cases and 13 coronavirus related deaths, San Mateo County has the second most cases, a 142 1 death. San francisco county has a 131 cases Contra Costa County has 71 cases plus a death. Alameda county has a 112 cases and one dance death rather moran, Solano Sonoma and napa counties comprised the other 97 cases and one additional death Governor Newso