Cases there will be more joyful these people were years that actually calling now as you know john the nation words youve got to be warriors week. We cant keep our country close down. And we have to do something. The president went on to say this pandemic is worse than both the attack on pearl harbor and the attack on the World Trade Center in new york. If we tested every single american in this country at this moment, we have to retest them an hour later and then an hour later after that because at any moment you could theoretically contract this virus. So the notion that Everyone Needs to be tested is just im simply nonsensical. The notion of testing has long been an issue during this pandemic doctor Anthony Fauci has said that testing is important an important factor when considering reopening the country to its fullest today. The new White House Press secretary Kayleigh Mcenany clarified who President Trump believes should be tested. More than 57 need to be tested are vulnerable po
26th, im Marty Gonzales and im Robin Winston. Doctor fauci statement comes as the world had a grim milestone yesterday over 200,000 coronavirus related deaths. Now right now there are more than 2 million confirmed cases globally more than 827,000 people have recovered. According to Johns Hopkins university, researchers there are over 40 to 42,000 cases right here in california, 1600 people have died with over 800 of those deaths in los angeles. Here in the bay area there are more than 7300 cases on your screen now is a breakdown of those cases and doused by county. Santa clara county remains the hardest hit with over 2000 cases, 99 people have died there from the virus followed by Alameda County which has over 1400 cases and 52 deaths and we have a complete breakdown of the number of cases by county and city listen online at kron 4 dot com. Now to the north bay this morning, 16 people at the windsor vote Windsor Vallejo care center have tested positive. Officials in windsor say theyre
From coronavirus and ready to go back on the front lines to help others. And thanks for joining us this saturday morning, im darya folsom and im James Fletcher today is expected to be a nice sunny day and the bay area. And across california for that matter and that has governor Gavin Newsome concerned that people will go outside and potentially ignore social distancing was wondering on about that this morning as i went down the embarcadero and saw a nice sunrise. They still want people to stay home now is not the time Health Experts say. To let up on our efforts to flatten the curve. Were walking into a very warm weekend. The most beautiful weekend to the extent we love our weather. Since january at least or since arguably last summer the state of california. That means people are prone to want to go to the beaches parks playgrounds and go on a hike. I anticipate will be a significant increase in volume. But i also think if there is and people are practicing physical distancing, ill be
We can stem the tide, but its going to take all of us. Yeah i think th the everybody is saying that the president is still hopeful. That the country can reopen and that hes going to try to relax the social distancing. But if you look at the governors they say now is not the time to let up change snow in fact the viruses. Wrapping up if anything else weve got John Lawrence with the very latest now on both new york and california. The covid 19 pandemic is growing exponentially we see cases doubling every 3 to 4 days for 4 consecutive days this week the us had its deadliest day of reported deaths due to the virus mrs. Day 5 of corn gina day, 5 of widow, good for me. Were clicking off one day at a time and now the United States is the epicenter of the disease with the most cases in e world you got to hunker down nail down mitigate mitigate mitigate. Get the people taken care of thats what you got to concentrate on you have to go with the data vaccine trials are underway and the shutdowns a
L wrence has more. President trump reiterating his call for the u. S. To maintain social distancing guidelines for another month to help prevent the spread of covid19 the more we commit ourselves now the sooner we can win the and return to our lives. And they will be great lives. But the fight is far from over there are more than 3,000 us deaths from the virus. And because of the threat of infection. Some like the show bennett are unable to say goodbye to loved ones in person we get the phone call for face time you know she could have right up to my mothers face and. You know i could i could tell my mom and loved her and how much i was going to miss are among the other covid19 victims at least 5 veterans at the holyoke soldiers home in massacsetts. The superintendent of that facility is now on paid administrative leave. And as the number of deaths rises Health Officials say the virus. Could surge later this year i would anticipate that that would actually happen because of the greed of