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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 Newsom also provided an update this evening on californias response to the coronavirus the governor says states need to Work Together on a purchasing strategy, so the smaller states to not get taken advantage of. And were doing our part domestically we by the way have now 6 California Company 6 that want to repurpose their facilities to manufacture a gallons. We just had a conversation with 25 providers that want to start 3 d printing masks in the state of california elan musk how about this i told you a few days that he was likely to have a 1000 ventilators this week. Ive they arrived in los angeles and elon musk is already working in the Hospital Association others to get those ventilators out in real time, its in a row a calf are bloom energy we talked about that couple days ago repurpose e the ventilators things that would take a month or taking days because people are stepping up and stepping in a meaningful and very direct way. And as we mentioned the governor also reinforce eyes. The importance of social distancing staying at least 6 feet apart from one another so many people showed up at parks, this past weekend that state parks are now shutting down all the parking lot immediately additionally high public use indoor facility such as museums Visitor Centers and cafes have been closed until further notice as have campgrounds across the state. No new event applications will be accepted until further notice and public facing facilities such as restrooms are being cleaned more frequently her recommended protocols. This is all part of a new social Media Campaign it is called flatten the covid 19 curve at parks. Mayor london breed want San Francisco residents to recognize that this pandemic is a serious issue this comes after we mentioned a weekend where too many people are getting together and not taking social distancing seriously kron fours justine waltman live for us in the newsroom with the latest from the department of Emergency Management justine. Officials are warning that if people do not take this issue seriously the city will have to take action and enforce it in a Virtual Press commerce today, mayor london breed another city official share the latest on San Franciscos response to the coronavirus pandemic there are now 131 confirmed cases of covid 19 in the city and county and to prepare for an anticipated rise in patients needing treatment. Mayor breed announced the city has hired 82 nurses over the weekend. In addition breed said the private sector has stepped up to help provide protective gear for frontline workers which includes masks gowns and gloves. But the mayor said that its now up to san franciscans to do their part. The folks who are. Out on the streets socializing in coming together and not taking this social distancing. Requirements seriously you are putting lives at stake, your putting Public Health in jeopardy. I am sad to have to say that the worst is yet to come. Every community where the virus has taken hold has seen a surge in kind of a coronavirus patients who need to be hospitalized. To assist those who cannot stay at home such as people in longterm care facilities or the Homeless Population ss Human Services agency is working with the Hotel Council to secure available rooms, 320 rooms will be available by todays and with hundreds more expected in the coming days, the city plans to continue hiring emergency staff such as nurses and working on funding to provide for san franciscans who have lost their income because of the pandemic mayor reed also says that she does not want to close public parks of this time. But youll have no choice of people dont stay home basically she said now is not the time to be planning for play dates and parties. It is the time to be thinking about Public Safety cam pam and ken back to you just thank you. Starting today in the east bay, the city of hayward has opened a new facility where people can get tested for covid 19 for free the new center on hot would avenues open to the public, but only people who are showing symptoms will be tested test results will be available within 24 hours and again its all free whether or not you have insurance and whether or not you are a hayward president the bill peters says over the weekend to firefighters and one Family Member tested positive for covid 19. And for additional firefighters were exposed to the coronavirus during the course of duties. They are all now in selfquarantine at home. The milpitas fire chief says there is quote very little chance of infection to the public with these cases the departments working with Santa Clara County Public Health department to try to determine the source of the infections Contra Costa County putting out a call asking for donations of critical supplies for its Health Care Workers. There is an urgent need for saying such as goggles and face shields masks sanitizer and much more kron fours dan kerman reports. These masks and Hand Sanitizer and other protective equipment. Worth critical need to Health Care Providers and First Responders dealing with those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic you know one a Health Care Worker may go through several mask, several pairs of you know sets of downs an ioc whitman, a in one shift at a News Conference monday contra costa Health Officials announced they simply dont have enough and were seeking donations from the community and we can take. I protection such as goggles and face shields. Antibacterial and disinfecting wipes typically alcohol and bleach based i know puns. But please know baby wipes. We can take in 95 in surgical masks in an open boxes such as these. And we can take medical disposable gowns as well as cloth surgical and cloth hospital gowns in good condition. Tuesday the county will begin accepting donations between 10 00am and 02 00pm. At the Pleasant Hill library as well as locations in hercules an antioch they hope the public will respond each of us doing a little bit. And it really adds up you know so so we have a county of over a Million People if who has some of the supplies chips in you know that can add up to quite a lot Health Officials would not say just how much protective gear they need. With no end in sight for this pandemic it seems as if they will take as much as they can get for as long as they can get in Pleasant Hill. Dan kerman kron 4 news. In california alone there are more than 2000 cases of the coronavirus of 43 people have died for the entire United States that number jumps to more than 43,000 cases with debts surpassing 550 and globally there are more than 378,000 cases of the coronavirus with more than 16,000 deaths. This data is according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus tracker map. The president along with the White House Coronavirus Task Force Address the nation on how this fight is going kron fours theresa reports. Americans must remain united in purpose and focused on victory. Every single american please know that the sacrifice youre making at this time is saving lives. Many many lives. The president emphasizing the importance of all americans doing their part. This as the Coronavirus Task force addressed where the virus is and what is being done to fight the spread. 250,000 tests have been run in the last 7 days. This happened because of these large commercial laboratories are doing round the clock runs and remember all of them being are being exposed to the virus in the same way from the swabs. Doctor birx along with the Vice President informing the public that they are working on getting home test rolled out also addressed a Clinical Trials under way to fast track drugs and may help lessen the severity of the coronavirus attorney general william barr also stated that the Justice Department will be looking into an investigating and the company that may be price gouging during this crisis. Again the president sounding upbeat. And all of the uplifting reflections of the american spirit are out there for everyone to see together we will care for our fellow citizens and we will win this war and well win it. Much sooner than people think they will be back in business as a country. Pretty soon. Theresa kron 4 news. This is spending most of his Long Haul Services this follows a mandatory 14 day quarantine for all arrivals into the state of hawaii. The suspension of service will not affect medical professionals First Responders and our providers who fly supplies in and out every day and if you had an upcoming hawaiian flied you can find a link on our website on how to cancel your ticket. A lion air says that there will not be any change fees should you decide to rebook our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic continues on kron on the 24 hour local news streaming service is free to download right now so you can stay informed and updated on this Health Crisis coming up the National Guard heading to a bay area county food bank to assist with what are now. Emergency food operation also americans suffering without incomes because of the pandemic desperately waiting for congress to finish the relief bill that includes money to help them get by and after the break a coronavirus scare inside an when we face adversity, we find a way through it. Its about taking care of each other. Its the small parts that make a big difference. 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They closed the store because a team member told them they tested positive for covid 19 just a few hours later we received notice said after an investigation, the store can now confirm there is no known team member who has tested positive kron fours michelle kingston has details from antioch. We watched as dozens of people drove into the re least parking lot in antioch on lone tree way on monday. Plus forced to turn around and go home because of this sign on the front door it says out of an abundance of caution ray lees an antioch is closed for professional sanitizing by a 3rd Party Company due to a potential covid 19 exposure, your health and safety is our top priority. We will reopen on tuesday march 24th at 06 00am we apologize for the inconvenience. Quite a few people are pulling into rea leased a shot because the parking lot is nearly empty there thinking this is the best time to grab their groceries. But of course then theyre walking up to the front door and seeing that the Stores Closed store officials told kron 4 just before 11 30 monday morning that a team member inform them that they had tested positive for coronavirus he said no food product had been impacted or compromised and that they believe the chance of exposure to customers and team members is small for hours later we received a second email from store officials now saying after conducting an investigation into the alleged case, no team members tested positive and we asked the employee was sick with another illness and if they would still be returning to work on tuesday store officials told us they were unable to answer questions the storm a sanitized and will reopen at 06 00am on tuesday. Officials say they have plans and measures in place to ensure safe of an environment as possible. In antioch michelle kingston kron 4 news more of the stores which sell essential needs are now giving seniors an opportunity to shop before the rest of the population starting today trader joes is reserving the first hour of it stay for senior citizens, the company did not give a specific age range for this offer, but. It is generally expected to be for people, 65 and older trader joes also 7 it will have an extra line outside the front door for seniors that will provide those customers with a quicker insurance walgreens is also adding a senior our starting this week on tuesdays from 8 until 9 in the morning and Dollar General is also accommodating seniors by allowing seniors to shot by themselves for the first hour each day. Doctors say older adults are at higher risk of developing complications from coronavirus almer in county parks have been shut down after too many people showed up over the weekend and put. Others at risk due to the large crowds, the shutdown includes state parks such as mount temple pious and federal property, including point rays and muir woods, visitors may continue to use paved walkways in mill valley sausalito in corte madera as long as they follow guidelines on social distance and bart is temporarily cutting back on Service Hours because of the dramatic drop in ridership the agency says that ridership has declined by 90 during the coronavirus pandemic. As of today trains will now run from 5 oclock in the morning until 9 at night on weekdays and starting this saturday Weekend Service will be from 8 in the morning until 9 at night but says for those final trains riders must be at the system stations by a 45 at night to guarantee a right to their destination officials have not said how long this new schedule will last and as of today ac transit is no longer accepting fares. That means buses in Alameda County will be free. Until further notice amid the pandemic Officials Say theyll be implementing rear door boarding on all buses that have multiple doors and riders are encouraged to practice social distancing measures. Passengers requiring 88 ramps may still continues the front door for boarding we have a full list on all these closures and more on our website kron 4 dot com just go to the coronavirus tam under news there you will find the latest on al breaks in the bay area an interactive map tracking cases all around the world information on the essential services which are open during the shelter in place and ways to stay safe. All of this and much more at kron 4 dot com now to our 4 zone forecast as we take a look outside was found to be a quiet in bark and arrow in the city as we enter week too. Of the shelterinplace pampa is joining us from oatley on what was a cloudy monday our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow lawrence. Yeah guys good evening, everyone will be nice could quiet out there right now and well weve got some cold showers about to move into the bay area so here we go looking up toward the Golden Gate Bridge just a few car wondering on through and that is about it, but you know since trying out there on the bridge but these are going to change overnight tonight we want to see a storm system roll on into this would bring with it a chance of some rain on the way in fact a system of cold driving through the bay area as a move. Its going to start to drop some rain as we head in toward the midnight hour as we get into early in the morning, youre going to see that system bring the showers maybe even some thunderstorms in the bay area so not a huge storm late to get a quarter of an inch maybe a 3rd of an inch of image as a rolls through season moves clouds moving on in right now, but not much in the way of rai