A transit hub in a densely populated community serves as a covid19 testing site for highrisk essential workers at locations been part of the ucsf study focusing on the alarming impact of covid. On the Latino Community kron 4 says he can you reports the doctors are now examining that studys results. The ucsf Mission Plaza covid19 pilot study preliminary results are in researchers say the lobe area called the testing at this major transit hub at 24th and Mission Street fines ongoing high transmission inlet next essential workers. So what we find. We definitely found that this that this low barry approach was acceptable during the 6 have these we tested 2,622 we were testing of 200 persons per hour in the field of testing was hot. 9 of the percent who prefer to be tested with pcr positive. This to give some if you look at the embarcadero. That test positivity yield great theres about one percent a low barrier covid19 study was done in partnership with the Latino Task Force for covid19 Hea
The presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to change their vote or to vote . If not, on this vote, the yeas are 87, the nays are 13. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Ms. Ernst mr. President , the coronavirus doesnt come with a label saying made in china, but perhaps it should. This pandemic which began in wuhan, china, has flooded the world just like so many products from china that we all now rely upon to protect ourselves against the spread of contagion. The situation underscores the conundrum our nation faces balancing the need to work with the Chinese Government and the challenges of holding the communist Party Accountable for its devious deeds. Plain and simple, the Chinese Communist party attempted to cover up the outbreak of covid19 from the very beginning and continues to do so today. Rather than containing the
Task force held a briefing at the department of education to discuss the latest efforts to get schools reopened in the fall. The briefing came shortly after President Trump tweeted he disagreed with the cdcs guidelines for reopening schools which led to a response from cdc director dr. Robert redfield at this briefing. Vp pence good morning, all. The White House Coronavirus task force met here at the department of education, part of our ongoing effort to focus on a mission to save lives and meet the needs of our states, healthcare workers, to protect the vulnerable and safely reopen america and reopen americas schools. As you will hear today from admiral brett giroir, we have tested 139 million americans. Among those a million americans have tested positive and 1. 3 million americans have recovered. Sadly more than 133,000 americans have lost their lives and our sympathies are with all of the infected families. Those whoourn with mourn, but it has of the extraordinary work on the count
Us his story. Plus we have a new account of the incident from his friend who tried to intervene. Inside the family, a damning new book by President Trumps niece says hes blg cheating his way through life since childhood. How the white house is hitting back. First here is todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Its a false narrative to take comfort in a lower rate of death. Dont get yourself into false complacency. A dire new projection showing coronavirus could kill 2000,000 americans by november 1st. This as the white house is pushing governors to reopen schools. I think its going to be good for them politically, so they keep the schools closed. No way. Brazilianment Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive following months of down playing the virus. The new book by trumps niece with her phd in Clinical Psychology accuses her uncle of being a sociopath. Its a book of falsehoods. The assault of a black indiana man being investigated as a possible hate crime. Its still there, still ugly.
It is a sharp slap in the face, calling attention to everything america struggles to deal with all fully with technology, at once. Getting people tested and yet despite the anxiety, to wear a badge. Fear, and sadness, there is that your guidance, are hopeful signs that americas efforts to stay too . I would love it. Home and stay apart are but i talked to some working. As encouraging as they Health Experts that say it are, we have not reached is a fantasy that we can the peak. And so every day we need to continue to do what we test tens of millions of did yesterday and the week people a day. I dont think we should before and the week before put all of our eggs in the that. Mass testing basket. Brennan but as that we should also invest curve flattens, so does fully in vaccines and our economy. Therapies. But i think were going to President Trump says hell listen to advice about need to be smart about how whether to lift directives we start to reopen parts to get people back to of the ec