The highest infection rates in the city. And the deaths amongst our people and in our community is devastating for latinos and africanamericans. Reporter the testing, part of a ucsf study to help determine how the virus spreads. This important study will help us advance our understanding of the virus in latino communities and thus enable us to fight the virus better and more equitably across our city. Reporter sergio got tested with the hope it brings a vaccine closer. Even if its one piece of the puzzle, it helps the entire world to figure out whats happening and how to deal with this. Reporter earlier this week the entire town of bolinas got tested. The results will be compared to those from the mission to gain new understanding about the virus, how it moves and who it infects. But if it gives them the results that they want in order to get the data, im willing to be a guinea pig. Reporter the free testing continues through tuesday. Individuals should get their test results within 72
Good evening and thanks so much for joining us. Im dion lim. And im eric thomas. That testing is part of a study to better understand how the virus spreads. Abc 7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard is in San Francisco with the story. Cornell . Reporter yeah, eric, dion, this is all happening in the mission district. Health care workers hope to test as many residents who want to be tested over the next several days. Locals say if it helps stop the spread of coronavirus theyre in. This is not a nice time little germ is out there doing its thing so weve got to stop it. Reporter Patricia Delgado doing her part to help stop covid19. She just got tested. And shell never forget it. The back of the throat, choking you, and then the back of the nose choking you again. Reporter delgado lives in the mission district, where thousands of residents havt several outdoor testing sites for free. Two tests are available, one for covid19, another can covid19 antibodies. The mission is showing some of the high
Doctors at ucsf are calling plasma donations liquid gold to those battling covid19. The coronavirus stay at home order remains in place, but with the new weather more beaches and parks are seeing an influx tomorrow. Get ready for cooler air tomorrow. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Bay area doctors are helping lead the charge to figure out possible treatments for coronavirus. Doctors at ucsf have begun plasma treatments for covid19 patients. Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. Doctors at ucsf were able to match the blood type of a sick covid19 patient. Abc 7 reporter Lauren Martinez spoke with the doctor in charge of the study. Reporter doctors at ucsf were able to match the blood type of a sick covid19 patient with the blood type of a donor who recovered from the virus. Doctors say given their experience with plasma they hope this works they just dont know for sure with covid19. Get off the elevator and that liquid gold as they call it because it looks kind of g
The screen, it is off the coast of Half Moon Bay out in the ocean since the ship came into the bay area the grand princess has been close enough to see from land and as far away as 100 miles. Now the cruise crew spent the day getting ready to dock in the port of oakland in the grand princess cruise ship was held at the after several onboard started showing sides of the crime virus, 21 of them on board tested positive Elissa Harrington joins us live at the port of oakland right now so pick up the story from there and good morning. Reporter good morning, the ship will sail onto the outer harbor area of the port of oakland right near the bay bridge officials are preparing to unload thousands of people when it does arrive it what will happen we talk to a bay area is passengers will disembark internal Medicine Specialist and taken a different federal about the coronavirus and some facilities where they will immediately going to quarantine of the misinformation being those who need medical c
Now youre here we want more of elk grove is the First School District in california to suspend instructions as it. Just goes south. Southern california and arizona coronavirus outbreak storm two will get a lot of rain but not members of congress are in self so much year, maybe san jose quarantined after interacting and Santa Cruz Mountains south, with a man who tested positive 40s and 50s on the temps and that is the system if it lifted for the coronavirus, senator ted cruz of texas and arizona northward i would say get ready congressman paul gossard said but as it is it is just not they are taking precautionary going to be close enough. Measures despite not showing we get outs further south but symptoms and they did both have contacts with a man at the conservative Political Action conference in maryland two if you are around monterey in san jose and down towards weeks ago who later tested positive for the virus but both resident have an Vice President gilroy in fresno so that is the