They moved up the project. So it could be done now when most are sheltering and roads arent as busy. Eliminating six mile back ups in both directions. Crews will be replacing the deck of the bridge. Were seeing cracking and concrete. And its time. Traffic is still expected and so are loud sounds as workers break apart the concrete. Noises that have already impacted nearby neighborhoods. I have heard prep work. Construction. Cal transsay the contractor is using saw hammers instead of jackhammers. It will be loud and there will be back ups. Neighbors say thats okay but. The faster you do it the less noise i have to deal with. If you think its loud now it will get louder when the project gets under way at 6 00 a. M. Friday morning. Ha is when all northbound lanes will be closed. San francisco Transportation Agency is closing golden gate avenue in the tenderloin. The entire block will be closed off to give social Services Room to work. Only vehicles bringing donations can pass through. The
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For new jerseys hardest hit hospital. The States Health commissioner and the state superintendent also joined the governor to give an update on the death toll positive cases, and executive orders related to the virus. Gov. Murphy good morning, everybody. Of director of the Office Homeland Security and preparedness is in the house, and i suspect he will be joined someief counsel plotkin at point. Before we get to the daily update, late yesterday afternoon, i received a call hagen, the deputy secretary of the u. S. Department of health and humans services. He informed me that of the 395 hospitals hardest hit nationally by covid19 and which collectively will share 12 billion under the latest distribution of federal funds, 53 of those hospitals are in new jersey. Altogether, these 53 hospitals will be receiving 1. 7 billion directly from the federal government. That is the second largest amount of funding awarded only behind new york. This funding will be deposited automatically, no furthe
Members are infected. Excel has a history of Violations Including in december, when inspectors us at the facility failed to follow a doctors order for oxygen administration. Longterm care advocates say that they are almost certainly more cases Nursing Homes that have yet to be publicized. It is not a surprise. Tip of the iceberg is right. The reported numbers are likely just a fraction of the real number of cases that are already out there. Reporter he advocates or is he says that can be scattershot. Some counties have declined to provide information instead referring to a state database that does not offer specific numbers. Reporter the data being collected is selfreported, the facilities have to volunteer the information to state and county authorities and they dont want to because it is bad for business. Reporter both facilities are working with local and state officials in hopes of stabilizing the communities. The number of coronavirus cases in california take higher today, the sta
Deaths are linked to nursing facilities. 10 residence at a redwood city nursing home have died from the coronavirus or its complications. The virus also infected other residents and employees. The facility typically causes about 65 people. The director says she is close to all of them. Its been a really hard two weeks or three weeks, or a month, that weve been under lockdown, and my main concern is for my residents. They are my friends, you know. Is working with healfur infection. You might think with vulnerable residents Nursing Homes would lead the way in testing, but it is spotty at best and only done only after people get sick or have died. Debora villalon is the here now with more. Roma quarantined for almost 2 months, elderly residents cant leave their facilities and families cannot come inside. And the lack of testing keeps everyone in limbo. Gail stephani visits her mother each day from outside her assisted living facility in novato, checking on 86yearold beverly on the second