With the announcement to fight the virus. Of course this is a day after the markets worst drop since 1987. We have full Team Coverage on the latest coronavirus developments. Just in the past 15 minutes, san francisc a moratorium on we started at 1,000, then 500, then 250, now 100. There are several exceptions to the rule including offices in transit. Several businesses including restaurants will be forced to rethink how they operate. Abc 7 reporter kate larsen is in San Francisco digging in to how parents and families are affected by this widespread closure. Klandunified. It chri larry, afternoon. S nye as the number of cases go up, for many bay area businesses, next week will be the first full week with stop the spread of the virus but employees working at home. School closures. To protect our Health Care Parents will be juggling getting system as well as essential work done and keeping an eye on their kids. Joining us, global hr and talent services. For the foreseeable future, life guru it says, steve cat. In Santa Clara County will be did you write that yourself . Different. The Health Department today the irony of this as we sat down banning public or private to talk, you, yourself, are gatherings of more than 100 trying to figure out what to do people. We believe these actions are with your three kids. Like most people in the bay necessary to protect the area, i was notified last night wellbeing of our community during one of the most historic about 11 00 that my kids would Public Health challenges of our be home with me for the next time. Gatherings of 35 to 100 three weeks. People are to be halted i had no plan with that. Every day were facing new immediately unless certain realities, having to work from home and have a Home Day Care or conditions are met. A gathering is defined by the home schooling, as it were. County as any event or convening so it sounds great on paper, that brings together people in a work from home, get your stuff single room or single space at the same time. So this includes arenas, neth nfl just a click away. Theaters, restaurants, bars, or any other confined indoor or how do people have the delphdiscipline to actually work when theyre supposed to be outdoor space. However, airports, fioffices,of working from home . First of all, its not for everybody clearly. The most important thing i would ask people to think about if theyre new to this is think about building some structure. From the order. The number one advice i give there are difficult decisions people is actually get dressed. With difficult tradeoffs that even though youre at home and have to be made. You may think its a jammies reporter the Santa Clara County office of education with all superintendents announced the decision to close schools to students for the next three day, people feel more productive when they get dressed for work. Weeks. Goal is to provide schools with go through your routine. Instead of your commute, maybe the time they need to comply you do a workout and you can with guidance. Students and Community Benefit and get more energy. Members should adhere to the social distancing guidelines and the other thing people forget is we had this chance when we or at avoid congregating in public the office of running into people all the time, in the places. Reporter in the alum rock hallways or on break or at Union School District where 85 lunch. Youre not going to have a of students qualify for free or chance to do that now. I encourage people to reach out reduced launch, superintendent and call people or get on Conference Calls with people to al lar yeah bowers says parents sot of calibrate and help can pick up meals for their kids yourself get focused. Come monday even though classes are canceled. Its easy to get lost if youre i do urge our community to on your own. We have to be more intentional work with the communitybased to find ways to communicate with our colleagues that maybe we organizations that are already didnt have to go out of our way mobilizing to create to do so much when we had the normal reality of going to the office. Otherwise you really drift off into isolation and thats respite for child care. Another problem in terms of poductivity. Reporter classes and public its great we have you here right now. You were doing hr for sysco in schools in Santa Clara County will be canceled for the next sing poor when sars broke out. Three weeks. What did you learn from sars live in san jose, chris nguyen, that we can carry over now . Probably the biggest thing is abc 7 news. Schools in san mateo will were really dealing with two close mekt week. Issues right now. The office of education posting this message today. Were dealing with coronavirus and dealing with panic. The School Operations for businesses to really modification order from county recognize that your workers are not going to be Productive Health director dr. Scott morro. Unless they feel their families are taken care of and that their kids are safe. In this case, that our parents the order requires all schools to dismiss students from regular attendance and encourages are safe. What i think a lot of schools and districts to organizations should do and implement athome learning professionals should do is check in with your coworkers and models if thats feasible. In just about two hours, all employees first on a personal level before you get to the work schools within the oakland stuff. Thats one thing, when i was in unified district will be closed sing poor, it was crazy tunes. Until april 5th, the end of spring break. Laura martinez joining us someone would cough and everyone from outside the District Office where School Officials and the would stand up and say who was that and why are you here . Mayors just finished up a news. It isnt as bad now, but yu just dont know. Working in this arena of lauren. Reporter larry and ama, uncertainty around whats beginning monday, over 36,000 happening can cause people to be very fearful. Students will not be in school clearly, clearly. Until the end of their spring break which will end around so before all this unfolded with april 5th. This morning superintendent dr. Coronavirus, we have had people talking about, okay, whats the kyla johnson said theyll see s workplace of the future ten, 20, 30 years from now with cities getting more and more congested. More covid19 cases. Is this sort of kind of a tryout for work at home on a large two are Community Acquired transmission in the county. Scale . Will this be the new normal even true mel and other school after we get past coronavirus . Officials stressed it is having worked in the bay area imperative kids stay at home for the last 30 years or so, i during this time. It is extremelymp think Tech Companies in general are a bit ahead of the curve in that students should stay home terms of, we felt the squeeze in terms of theres not enough and minimize social contact as much as possible to keep talent here. So organizations have had to themselves and their adult learn how do you grow a team and operate a business with people family members safe. This is the right thing to in different locations. Do. We have an opportunity to i think most Technology Prevent human suffering. Companies have already had a little muscle memory built. If you havent been doing this a reporter three out of four lot, its going to be new and oakland unified students qualify challenging. I think it will be more the for free or discounted meals. Rus, but because of the access the School Nutrition department will provide grabandgo meals to talent. Organizations are having to go for students 18 years or under. Beyond the bay area because of duringerstudts pick up those the affordability of housing being what it is. So organizations having i think the last 10, 15 years are meals ond mondays and thursdays. Starting to learn how to do this well put aabc7news. Com. More effectively. This is not completely an mayor libby schaaf made an unknown area. I think organizations are slowly announcement regarding the city of oakland. Learning and the technology is there. She said starting monday, you can do zoom for no cost or libraries, Senior Centers and Recreation Centers will be some of these webx tools for closed. Reporting live from downtown almost nothing. Steve, thank you for coming oakland, laura martinez, abc 7 in. Good luck the next three weeks news. With your kids. Lauren, thank you. More breaking school news in the youre the expert just because were super hungry. East bay. San ramon unified school. Doesnt mean you got to spend a lot district is informing parents because dennys brought back the super slam™. Schools will be closed through the end of spring break, april with eggs, hash browns, bacon, sausage and pancakes. All for just 6. 99. 10th. Mt. Diablo unified is closing the 6. 99 super slam™ is back schools starting tuesday. See you at dennys west contra costa is closed on medicare. It may come as a surprise. Starting monday. Were keeping the list but medicare doesnt pay for everything. 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