Ma message from the very beginning was this is not Public Health visit the economy. If we dont get the Public Health part right, you cant do the economy. Reporter is it still possible that we could still reopen cautiously if people wear masks . The masks are the most important thing we can do. If people reliably wore masks in all the activities where theyre coming in contact with other people, we would markedly decrease the transmission rate and stay on top of this. The virus doesnt care that we had a really good march, april and may. Reporter just to make something really clear, here in the bay area, the numbers have been trending upwards, but for the most part, we are still flattening the curve. Dr. Wachter believes we can come back as lo wear these masks. The bottom line here is that people have been getting inconsistent messages from government officials, from politicians, but this is whats going to save us and keep us on that course. The storys not finished being written. Right, a
Coming up in a few minutes. Back to you. New this morning, a fast spreading fire in the foothills just east of concord has now been contained. It broke off near highway 4 and fire crews from cal fire and contra costa brought the fire under control despite the windy conditions. It was a real challenge. The cause of this fire is still under investigation. Now to the governors new coronavirus crackdown. Dine in restaurants and bars are now closed for three weeks in 19 counties including contra costa, santa clara and solano counties. But those arent the only bay area counties seeing some restrictions. Next up, beaches. Kpix 5s kiet do joins us live from pacifica this morning where today is your last chance to catch some sun and some surf before the Holiday Weekend. Reporter yeah, better get on it. So yesterday the governor announced the closure of the parking lots of the state beaches. Not the beaches themselves, but the parking lots. Well, then the mayor of pacifica then took it a step fu
Feel like a pig like a pig in a small hole. More than 700. 00 people are living behind these fences its a forced lockdown that has trapped the sick and the Healthy Together and a new report warns that the pandemic could wipe out years of progress fighting poverty in africa we will ask one of the studys authors what can be done to protect african economies from spiraling deeper into crisis. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program we begin with breaking news lufthansa shareholders have voted in favor of the German Governments 9000000000 euro rescue package for the airline that means a potential collapse of europes Largest Airline has now been averted. For the time being while the government while the government bailout will make the german taxpayer the biggest shareholder of the countrys Largest Airline with a 20 percent stake left has struggled to stay alive as the Coronavirus Crisis disrupt air travel across the globe the shareholders werent exactly happy about it but you turned it it wa
And central time zones, 202 7488001 for mountain and pacific time zones. Appearses as a new poll on the pages of usa today this morning. A story about americans pulled and asked if they wear a face mask. Have worn a mask in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus according to a survey from the democracy fund. Were conducted in this poll. There is a small disparity among age groups. People are slightly less mask, 70 have worn a percent of those 18 from 29. Americans 65 and older say they have worn a mask. To the cdc, here is what they say about face coverings. Individuals with cannavirus symptoms transmit the virus before showing symptoms. This means the virus can spread between people interacting in close proximity. Evidence,f this new the cdc recommends wearing cloth faith cover cloth face coverings. Especially in areas of significant communitybased transmission. Those of the cdc recommendations. A couple days ago, it was dr. Deborah birx. She was asked about the importance of we
Safe from coronavirus . Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Restrictions, the big question now is whether the numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths will surge. Itll take weeks to see the effects of lifting the restrictions. Thats one reason medical experts strongly cautioned against a rush to reopen. Theyre warning the risks of a resurgent virus might be more dire than even the 70,000 plus deaths weve seen so far. Historians have urged us to take the long view, reminding us of another time and another pandemic in which warnings that were ignored led to a wave of death. Our special contributor joie chene world was at war. A silent threat loomed at home, and yet the band played on. America entered the great war a year earlier with patriotism at a fever pitch. Everyone was supposed to contribute to the cause. Kenneth thats right. We have to remember that america, in 1917 and 1918, was really a nation going to war. And they were going to war with a very profound propaga