Back into the workplace. You theres been no National Program to provide worker safety. The covid19 pandemic has led to historic job losses and the economy on the verge of a recession and an unprecedented but an even emergency federal response. Today the trump administrations economic response to this crisis was held under the microscope in a state hearing. Karen k for has the story. In dire warning about the state of the coronavirus economy. There is the risk of permanent damage and will for the first time treasury secretary steven new shannan Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell face questions from lawmakers on the rocky rollout of the cares act the historic trillion emergency relief package, these programs are making a major positive impact on peoples lives. Thats really at times heated hearing highlighted the delicate balance between the health of americans and the health of the economy it is so important to begin bringing people back to work in a safe why how many workers should
Need to to back up because the numbers are telling us that we have. The problem we can do that that would be and we hope that doesnt happen, but we know we can. So the doctor also said that we will continue to see what she called an smooth waters with the numbers for the next few months or even a year. She said that people still need to remain vigilant. And heres a look at the coronavirus cases and deaths in the bay area Alameda County is now reporting 65 new cases today and Contra Costa County has 37 new cases in all there are more than 11,000 cases and 404 people have died from covid19 in the bay area as always you can find the complete breakdown by county and city on our website kron 4 dot com. A day after San Francisco entered face to allowing retailers to open for curbside pickup. The citys Health Director says it could be at least another 2 to 4 weeks before the city can move further into phase 2 and that is concerning for local restaurants, which are included in till phase 3. Th
Reopening step by step and the Top Health Official says it could be weeks until we enter the next phase. Good evening, im ken wayne and i pale more San Francisco Health Director doctor colfax as the countys reopening plans aligned with the states plan to reopen the economy right now San Francisco is in phase 2 a this allows lowrisk workplaces to reopen. Retail businesses to reopen with Curbside Pickup. Doctor colfax as San Francisco is still about 2 to 3 weeks until it is ready to enter phase to be that would allow more relaxed restrictions including a death day and reopening restaurants, retail and schools as a coronavirus cripples San Franciscos bars and entertainment community. Business owners are forced to find creative ways to reopen once they are given the green light city leaders and nightlife operators met virtually last night for a summit to discuss the challenges that lie ahead and possible options. Kron 4 sarah sak explains we could see city space use for more than just outd
Allowing them to see customers outside using maybe the sidewalk and alley or other outdoor areas may be easily been shut down the street to allow more space otherwise restaurants would be extremely limited with how many people they could safely seat. It was a distance away inside and that would hurt them that would make cars and to not be able to pay the rent. Perfect timing with the summer weather hitting us in the coming months, you can enjoy a nice dinner outside once this gets going in san jose. The plan will also help other businesses using outdoor space to serve customers like hair salons thank goodness good to hear gyms yoga studios and retail stores. So assist the Small Businesses and making sure that they comply with social distance guidelines set by the state in the city but doing so will restrict some traffic in some some Street Parking something that you know youre sacrificing a little to get a lot more helping these businesses stick it out during this pandemic and now i di
And other Small Businesses serve more customers while keeping everybody safe. They can use outdoor spaces to be huge benefit theyre going be able to use sidewalks alleys outdoor areas, anything that would help them set up tables and that would allow people to keep space while be able to enjoy a nice. A little dinner, this is Perfect Timing for summer weather that will be hitting us in the coming months, the plan will also help other businesses use outdoor space or customers like hair salons thank goodness gyms yoga studios and retail stores, this will assist businesses to comply with a guy lines have been set by the state in city but doing so will restrict traffic in some areas and sacrifice and Street Parking but all in the name of getting our economy back up and running Business Owners will have to apply to be approved in certain permit fees will be waived for businesses who are clearly already facing financial struggles. We talked with a few Restaurant Owners who are in favor of thi