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1094 including 38 deaths. They closed in on 500 cases with 497 and Alameda County with a current total of 443. Todays news makes it the largest outbreak in the bay area nursing home so far, Health Officials say before residents and three staff workers at the care center have tested positive for the virus. Two of those residents have been hospitalized, the center is home to many elderly residents who will remain at this facility so they can be monitored and continue to receive care. Residents who are positive will be isolated and separated from the residence who have tested negative. And are a systematic. We have advised the staff do not intermingle between these two groups, rather that dedicated staff are assigned to work with one group only. Health Officials Say tests will be conducted regularly to monitor the spread. The city of fremont opened a new testing site today, the free drivethrough testing is located at the fremont bio Tactical Training center on stevenson boulevard. Organizers are prioritizing healthcare workers and First Responders who suspect they have been exposed to an infected person along with anyone who has a fever and other coronavirus symptoms. It will be open from 10 to 5 every day for three weeks, or until the site runs out of test kits. You do not need a doctors referral to be tested. As schools moved to online learning, San Francisco is stepping up its wifi game. The city is partnering with nonprofits to install 25 wifi connection devices that will bolster Internet Service throughout the city. Officials say the devices will be placed in areas that are in high concentration with students lacking Internet Service, like Public Housing sites, and community centers. Police have begun to Issue Citations for violating the social distancing order. Christian has more on the citys efforts to slow the spread of this virus. San francisco has been on lockdown for 2 1 2 weeks, officials stressed that social distancing and Health Orders are still the greatest tools to slow the spread of coronavirus. By and large the police chief says residents are following the orders, but he says his officers have issued one citation to a business that repeatedly flouted the order, and an individual who refuse to shelter in place. If we have to go back, were not going to ask twice. We have cited individuals the last 24 hours. There for the 97 confirmed cases, 60 are hospitalized, and half of those are in intensive care. The city is not advocating a widespread use of face coverings to help curb the spread of coronavirus. Not as a replacement for social distancing but as an additional tool to help slow the spread of covid19. If you are covering your face you are protecting others around you. That is not to be a n95 mask. Leave those for frontline medical workers. The g4 definite chief or cloth covering is adequate. There demanding they get all of the citys homeless and the hotels. That simply is not practical considering the logistics of making sure those people are fed but theres housekeeping insecurity on premise all of which raises perplexity and cost. There prioritizing, moving some of most vulnerable homeless. This is more collocated than opening up every hotel room in San Francisco, and making it available. There are other things that come was doing this right. They are encouraging san franciscans to embrace the inner positivity, she says the city is already starting to offer economic aid to businesses, once we are past the coronavirus crisis. In San Francisco, christian, ktvu fox 2 news. During a briefing in sacramento, the governor confirmed that the state is facing a severe backlog of not only test but also, a massive shortage of those tests. He says the Health Officials believe there are far more people infected with the coronavirus than the state and counties that have been confirmed. A major focus was caring for the homeless who may have been exposed to the virus and could spread it. We are already seen hundreds and hundreds of individuals now off the streets, and sidewalks, and into these noncongregate sites, and i will reinforce that, noncongregate sites. What we want to do that is relieve the stress in our shelter system, so we can separate individuals, and ultimately again relieve the impact of our medical care delivery system, if left unaddressed. We allow our most vulnerable residence in the state of california to be exposed to this virus. The governor says the state now has possession of 7000 hotel rooms to house homeless people. With fema picking up 75 of the cost. He hopes to secure 8000 more rooms. Gov. Newsom was also asked about what the state models are showing, with regard to the timing of californias all data so points to the first two weeks of may echoing the message by the doctor that we are beginning to see the results of social distancing. It will get worse, much worse, before it gets better. And that is just an unfortunate fact that we have to deal with, but it will turn around. And the question you initially asked, like to address. There is no doubt in my mind or anyone who knows anything about this that the mitigation activities, the physical separation, that we are doing, clearly is having a positive impact. You dont see it dramatically yet because there is that dynamic, with the virus doing with the virus wants to do, and we are trying to suppress it with medication. But there is no doubt it is having an effect and for that reason, the entire nation needs to continue to lean forward and absolutely adhere to those recommendations. Because that is the answer, and quite frankly, that is the only tool that we really have that we know is effective. At this afternoons White House Press briefing, President Trump said he is instructing the mud to stop companies from exporting n95 masks under the defense production act. He says he is adjusting people where masks to cover their face , nonsurgical masks, that is, when they go outside for essential needs. He said doing so is voluntary, and urged all americans to stay home. America is engaged in a historic battle to safeguard the lives of our citizens, our future society, our greatest weapon is the discipline and determination of every citizen to stay at home. And stay healthy for a long time. The president said social distancing and staying at home seems to be having an effect on the spread of the virus. He mentioned california, and noted how the number of cases here have not grown as rapidly as they have in other parts of the country. On wall street, stocks fell, marking the end of another volatile week. Today the Labor Department reported more than 700,000 jobs were lost last month. The first drop in a decade. The markets lost is accelerating after new york announce its biggest daily jump in deaths so far. The dow was down 306 points, the nasdaq dropped 114, and the s p fell 38 points. The Supreme Court says it is rescheduled for april but the high court is not ruling out some arguments within months. It impacts a total of 20 arguments originally scheduled for march and april, including fights over subpoenas for President Trumps financial records. Brooke baldwin tested positive for covid19, the ,40 news anchor announcing the diagnosis today on her instagram account. She says she is okay and that it came on suddenly yesterday. But she noted she has been following all of the recommendations like social distance. This comes days after her coanchor announced his positive diagnosis. Coming up, fighting crime in the age of coronavirus, why some safety precautions are making it more difficult for police to do their jobs. Safety concerns for some Unsung Heroes in the pandemic. The measures being taken to protect Grocery Store employees. Another day of full sunshine but some big changes heading our way, i am tracking two systems offshore in were tracking a wet weekend forecast. We will have that, coming up. Remember the life and legacy of finger bellwethers who died today from heart complications. Will give you a live look outside right now the Golden Gate Bridge this friday evening. We will be right back. Many Grocery Store workers to say they are feeling the strain of trying to balance the publics need for food, while protecting their health, and their families safety. Jesse gary now has more on how they are trying to protect themselves. Reporter brave new world, it is interesting. And frustrating. At this Grocery Store, social distancing starts before customers can go to the front door. Managers say they are limiting the total number of people to 108 to lessen the chance of exposure to the coronavirus. Workers are probably going to be at a higher risk than those were working from home for very obvious reasons. And that is because they come in contact with all different kinds of people during their ship. Reporter it is always in the forefront of employees minds. For a Family Member at risk, im trying to do everything i can to prevent bringing it home, and any contact, any limited contact with the customers is preferred. Managers say no more than 60 shoppers are allowed inside the store at a time, additionally, a bottle of sanitizer, not a greeter, we the front door. Splatter guard shields those working at registers and workers are encouraged to change the text loves frequently. It is a different way but i think amazing thing is our customers know that we are here for them. There definitely going to help. For all market employees meeting the need to fill stomachs, they are also making sure to take steps not to spread or catch potentially deadly viruses. This is what we have to do to keep people from dying and getting severely sick, then im all in. Reporter the risk of contracting coronavirus from objects purchase at a store is extremely low, still, they caution you get home from a store, wash her hands, and then wash her hands again before you eat. San francisco is banning reasonable shopping bags to prevent the spread of coronavirus in stores. It is a complete turnaround from the city which was one of the first in the u. S. To ban the use of plastic shopping bags in 2007. To help reduce the Environmental Impact of plastic waste. But now, San Francisco department of Public Health says it is necessary to keep customers from bringing Reusable Bags that could be contaminated into stores. Bay area weather has been a stretch over the past few weeks, a lot of sunshine, temperatures mainly in the 60s, a big change beginning tomorrow as we are tracking multiple systems offshore, in fact we could be talking about some periods of heavy rain as we head into the weekend, lets jump into the forecast for you, rainfall outlook, kind of a big range, half an inch and inland valleys, possibly 2 inches in the coastal hills, have the sierra snowfall, in fact that winter storm warning in place, in the sierra, as we head into into the weekend as well. We could be talking about 2 to 3 feet of snow in the mountains. You can see what happens right on through sunday evening, the numbers adding up and sunday, probably the bulk of the heavy rain moves in drought the day, in fact if you can see, we are talking about two storms out in the pacific, will point out this first one come of this news in first thing tomorrow morning and the next one, that moves in later in the day on sunday. Here is a satellite, a lot of clear skies right now, and as we expand the view or change the view, still some clouds out there in the pacific but those clouds can be marching in overnight, and into tomorrow morning. Kurtz numbers, lets see, 50s, and some 60s right now, temperatures have not been moving around too much over the past few days, wind, though, have been a factor, wind right now around 10 to 18 miles an hour, and here you go, some more winter reports. San jose gusting at 30 miles an hour. Heres the light camera looking out toward the Golden Gate Bridge, still in the clear but we are going to have some storm clouds, rain timing it to update the five day forecast in a little bit. With Health Officials now saying that people should wear masks outdoors, police are also on the lookout for criminals who are Wearing Masks. Henry lee says this is already happening in the east bay. This is the mugshots of, complete with a medical mask. Police say he had a mask on and claims to have the coronavirus after being caught stealing 780 in Energy Drinks from this walmart on experience boulevard. They backed away, but Police Caught up with him later. He was booked into jail after being cleared by medical staff. People are taking advantage of this crisis right now which they usually do. We will come after them. Reporter with everyone wearing a mask these days, how can police of the difference between a clerk, and someone dodging covid19 . It is based on circumstantial, on the person, whether or not theyre going to go in there and if theyre acting really nervous, looking around as if people are watching. Reporter investigated the case of a mass burglary in bodega bay during last years can gate fire. Many people Wearing Masks because of poor air quality. Nowadays, please also have to make sure that they are not pandemic profiling. Just because someone is wearing a mask is not mean that they are involved in collectivity. Reporter because someone is wearing a mask does not mean he or she wont get caught. This robbery suspect in a medical mask turned out to be a pharmacist, someone wellversed in self protection. A pharmacist use the hospital mask to rob, allegedly robbed, three different pharmacies over the course of the year. Reporter for those trying to use masks, to blend in, be forewarned. Police have ways to uncover your identity. Police are investigating the citys first homicide of the year. It happened just before 6 30 yesterday near s. 45th st. Police say a man was driving a dark three sedan, but he was shot by another driver. The victim was hit notable times and crashed into a pole. Police say he died at the scene, so far no arrests have been made. Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened that the plaza near city hall. Run 430 yesterday afternoon, Police Received a call a possible shooting. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. Firefighters and paramedics also responded. With the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Singer bill withers has died at the age of 81, and he was best known for his string of soulful songs that were popular in the 1970s. His hits included lean on me, lovely day, and aint no sunshine. According to family, he died from heart convocations. Lean on me was before the president ial inauguration for both obama and bill clinton. More recently people have been posting videos of their versions of the song as inspiration during the coronavirus pandemic. Coming up, the production of corona beer, and temporarily halted during the coronavirus pandemic. We will tell you why. Nursing homes, increasingly risky business. We hear from one it was as his job requires him to be in close contact all day without proper protective gear. Introducing tide power pods with cat nat. That is such a large load, dont the stains sneak through . New tide power pods can clean that. Whole situation. 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Reporter he is a nursing assistant in a Skilled Nursing facility in Contra Costa County. Social distancing with his most the elderly and very sick patients is a luxury he cannot have. We change them, bathe them, we brush their teeth, toilet them. Reporter he and his coworkers are due only are doing all that close contact work a day in and day out about the basic protection in the age of the coronavirus. They are in such short supply. I have a makeshift mask that my coworker had given to me, it is not a n95 but it is better than nothing. We are all scared of catching covid19 and the nurses are also scared. It is necessary that we have enough personal protective equipment. It is not acceptable to be going in there with a homemade mask or makeshift gloves. Reporter cases have spread to approximately 150 Nursing Homes nationwide. That includes the care center were 24 patients and three staffers have tested positive recently and Canyon Springs in san jose where six people had tested positive. It is just as high as any other nurse, and a hospital, just as high if not higher. Reporter he worries what he may bring home, he has asthma and lives with his wife, teenaged boy and elderly parents. He removes his shoes before entering his house and his clothes, he washes that mask every day. And he is assuming such risk for low pay. Reporter dependi

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