Use Alhambra High School in martinez as a temporary care sig site. The county expects to use the gym and kitchen area, but not the classrooms. The bay area is now up to more than 2400 coronavirus cases. Santa clara county continues to have the most case, closing in on 900. 30 people in the county have died. In the entire bay area, 64 people have died. Alameda, San Francisco and san mateo counties all have more than 300 cases each. To the north, mendocino and lake counties continue to see smaller numbers. There are still four cases in mendocino and no cases in lake county. Today the stay at home order for most of the bay area that took effect two weeks ago was expanded. The new rules affect marin, San Francisco, san mateo, contra costa, alameda and santa clara counties for the most. And they be in effect until may 3rd. Californias action today drew praise from one of the top members of the White House Coronavirus task force. California and washington reacted very fast to this. And making sure each of the cities work more like california han the new york metro area. As weve said, these restrictions have been extended, but also expanded. Abc7 News Reporter chris nguyen is live with the details of what new restrictions we face in the future. Chris . Good evening, dan. That previous order was put into place back on or was set to expire was set to expire on april 7th. It has now been extended to may 3rd. And that is because they want to make sure that we continue to do our part to help slow down the spread. And that all comes as Health Officials, though, anticipate a surge in cases in the weeks to come. Although our collective actions are making a difference in the battle against covid19, Health Officials say we must continue to work for the greater good. People have shown extraordinary compassion and strength. We all must continue to do our part to slow the spread of disease, to ensure that our essential Services Remain open, most especially our hospitals and health care facilities. Tuesday afternoon, an urgent plea from local leaders as we begin a new phase of the bay area shelter in place order. We know this is a highly contagious disease. And what were asking of all of you is to make sure that you stay at home, that you lessen the number of times you go to the Grocery Store. Reporter with a significant jump from covid19, Health Officers from the six most populous bay area counties have determined that stricter social distancing is needed to slow the rate of spread. In fact, there are 611 ventilators in Santa Clara County. Nearly a third of them are already in use as hospitals brace for a surge in patients in the weeks ahead. It is in this moment i think well find our characters as a community, how we can move together to address the pain that so many of us share. And to be able to walk proudly through this very difficult moment. By the end of the workweek, essential businesses that continue to operate must complete, post, and implement a social distancing protocol tailored specifically to that location. Its very often hard to measure the result of a good deed. Your good deed, your sacrifice, your civic duty will be measured in lives. Playgrounds and dog parks must be shut down, if they havent already. And shared Public Recreation facilities such as golf courses, tennis and basketball courts and pools are no longer allowed to be open. Most commercial and Residential Construction is also prohibited. Every unnecessary contact with another person increases the chance that the virus may spread from one person to another. The District Attorney reminding us tonight that violating the order is considered a misdemeanor. He also has a team of prosecutors and investigators following up on complaints to his office. Reporting live in san jose tonight, im chris nguyen, abc7 news. Okay, chris, thank you. Now moments after Santa Clara County announced the extension of the bay areas shelter in place order, we sent out an alert through the abc7 news news app. Download the app now and customize it so you can be the first to find out whats going on. A california Sales Representative tested positive for covid19 and is in a medically induced coma at a walnut creek hospital. Now his family is pleading for other sales reps to get tested if theyre feeling sick. Luz pena has the story. Their love story has been 40 plus years in the making. We got married in 1980. Wed known each other since sixth grade. So weve known each other a lifetime. Weve known each other since we were children. Whats hurting Rosemary Arevalo the most is that she cant hold her husbands hand while he fights for his life, alone in a hospital room. A week ago today and is now under a medically induced coma. My husband is a very healthy man. So for me to see him in that state was just it was a very difficult thing. Mike arevalo is a California Lottery sales rep. He was concerned about their poesh to the pandemic for week. At one point in early march, mike even said this is ridiculous. We dont belong in the field. If we get infected, were going to infect all the retailer, all the members of the community. Theyre going to take it home to their families. Many of the California Lottery sales rep frequent places like supermarkets and gas stations. According to their union, it could be in contact with at least 100 people per day. Devastation. Its heartbreaking. We saw this coming. This was preventible. On monday during the californias state Lottery Commissions meeting, alva johnson, the Lottery Commission director said weve been adapting to this crisis and working 24 7 to address the needs of her team members and our communities. Weve implemented a number of changes, sometimes being amongst the first in state agencies to respond. And as she prays for mike to survive this, rosemary is pleading for other sales reps to get tested. This is this is real. This is real. Employers need to know that they need to keep their employees safe. In San Francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. Now many of us are using the remote conferencing site zoom while the shelter in place. Now one user has filed a Class Action Lawsuit claiming that zoom shares users information without proper notice. Abc7 News Reporter stephanie sierra is in the newsroom with the story tonight. Stephanie . Well, dan, for anyone watching right now, youre probably thinking i use zoom every day. Has my personal data been shared . Well, the short answer from tech experts is it is possible. But zoom has made it clear they fixed the problem. Whether their argument will stand up in court is another question. Millions across the globe defend on videoconference giant zoom, whether its for work or personal connection. Cheers to our group, everybody. But a federal lawsuit filed monday night alleging a breach of privacy has heightened fear among users. The suit is coming after a report released last week accusing the company of sending analytics data to facebook, something that should have been made clear in the Company Privacy policy. The issue with what zoom did is they didnt actually tell users that they were sending anything to facebook. That is kind of a huge nono. Shara tipkin says while zoom does have a privacy policy, its missing key information. Zoom in its user agreement talks about sending information to advertisers or Third Party Partners like google. It doesnt specifically mention facebook. Following the report, zoom was quick to issue an apology to user, admitting the information being collected was not necessary to provide their services. The companys ceo eric yuan issued a statement saying zoom takes its users privacy extremely seriously. Yuan even speaking directly to abc7s kristen sze last week, stressing the importance of properly using privacy settings. You have to set up a meeting password and protect your meeting id. Dont let other people know that. On friday, zoom announced changes to the app to fix the issue, encouraging users to update to the latest version of ios. But the person filing the suit is still claiming damages for anyone using the app prior to the update. As tipkin explains, after all, its likely user data was shared without permission. Its going to tell facebook what sort of phone youre using, where youre logging on, kind of those sort of specifics about how youre using this app, how youre using the device. So the bottom line here is prior to this update, information like your name or very specific details revealing your identity were not released. Plooif the newsroom, stephanie sierra, abc7 news. Thank you. There is extreme anxiety among those who dont have income flowing in right now. They dont know how theyll meet basic needs, including the rent that is due tomorrow. The spa center isnt an essential business. So we cant remain open. This millbrae family is reeling from the closure of their foot massage salon and having to pay the rent. The rent for the commercial space that we have for the business, thats also 3,000 to 4,000 a month, which is a huge amount, as well as my student loans. There is i just a bunch of expenses catching up. And its hard when you dont have a job. There are people who have said i can scrape together my april rent. I had a little bit of savings. I can scrape that together. But once i do that, theres no way i can do may rent. Now at a point where youre making the decision between food obviously and then learning and development or just paying the rent to appease your landlord. Honestly, i think it has a Ripple Effect for both tenants and landlords. This is a case where yes, once one domino falls like the tenants inability to pay rent goes right into the owners inability to pay their executives. Civic leaders are acknowledging the extreme anxiety in their communities and promise relief. Dont worry. This is not the last thing that will be done to help families weather this storm. This Eviction Moratorium is one piece of a much larger puzzle. For now, all tenants can do is give their landlord a letter explaining how covid19 is preventing them from paying the rent. The hardest part for everyone is not knowing when this is going to end. Im leslie brinkley, abc7 news. There is free help to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, from story time to kids to story time for adult. It can all be found at your local library. Even though the branchs are closed, the resource, they are still open. San francisco unified trying to make Long Distance learning easier for all students with a big laptop giveaway happening this week. 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Before starting, tell your doctor if you have a history of diabetes, skin reactions, are or plan to become pregnant, or breastfeeding. Common side effects include rash, nausea, tiredness, weakness, decreased appetite, mouth sores, vomiting, weight loss, hair loss, and changes in some blood tests. Ask your doctor about piqray. First instacart, now whole foods. Today employees of the grocery chain called for a sickout as people lined up to shop at some whole foods location, workers are demanding double their wages and improved working conditions while they keep Stores Running in the middle of the pandemic epidemic. Whole foods employee in novato who did not support the sickout spoke to us today. I am working today because i need the income, but also because i like working for whole foods. Theyre a very good company, and i believe they take care of their employees. Whole foods tells abc7 news they have increased workers pay by 2 an hour and has offered two weeks of paid leave for any worker who tests positive for coronavirus. Walmart is making changes to keep people safe during the pandemic, including checking workers temperatures when they first come to work. The retailer will offer workers gloves and masks. Theyll also create oneway aisles to encourage social distancing among shoppers and will make announcements reminding people to keep a sixfoot space among each other. Libraries are reinventing themselves with new online services. Abc7 News Reporter david louie has been check out the new offerings on the peninsula, and he is live with the story working from home tonight. David . Well, hi, dan. Well, a team of about 100 has been making a fast transition to computers and cameras at the 12 San Mateo County libraries. Just like schools and universities, theyre demonstrating that learning doesnt have the stop when classrooms or libraries have to close. Twins carissa and mattea spend a lot of time these days taking classes online. However, the 8yearolds used to go regularly to their local library in half moon bay. Expanded services from san mateo libraries are filling the void as a result of its branches being closed. We have a wealth of homework help, Early Literacy tools. If you need arts and crafts to do with your little ones, we have those tools as well and steps to help you learn a new language while youre at home. More than half the librarians and the staff have been launching online experiences such as story time with Library Assistant deirdra brill. A drawing class taught by lynn fedder, and this interactive bilingual english spanish sing along with Community Technology specialist kenny gabe. Mother of the twins karen is enthusiastic about the new library focus that turns screen time into something instructive and engaging. Being able to transition something that was handson, interactive, used their minds, used creativity, got them excited, was engaging, and to find Something Like that, as opposed to a passive visual view of a movie is very big. Her daughters are looking forward to an online Science Program this week and help with their homework. What kind of things would you look up . How long it takes to make a chapter book, because i kind of want to be a writer when im older. Well, talking about good luck with your homework assignments. In one weeks time, the Library Staff has responded to over 800 texts. There has also been more than 12,000 new users to the librarys website over the past two weeks. Were live working from home, david louie, abc7 news. That is neat. All right, david, thank you. This is the first day of ac transits reduced and modified schedule. Most buss will operate on schedules similar to sunday service. Weekday only local lines wont operate. That includes the broadway shuttle in oakland. Ac transit usually runs 30 routes. Now its only operating four. All bus rides are free in order to keep passengers physically distant from the operators. Ac transit ridership is down about 90 . And bart just set a new record for ridership loss. Its down 93 . Yesterday, fewer than 30,000 people rode bart. Usually about 400,000 people would take bart in a single day. What is it like to ride muni these days . The buses arent all empty, especially on the busier routes. We sent in abc7 news producer to talk to passengers still riding the bus on the popular 38 geary line. I have never had a car, and i prefer to walk. But if i dont have time, muni comes in very handy. Youre not worried about the safety of your health or anything . I cant worry about it anymore. I mean, things are going to happen whether you know about it or not, you know. And you just have to be ready to take care of it, whatever happens. Win the lottery. We all need the money. Im 77 years old. If it gets me, it gets me. Ive had a good life. So i take precautions. I stay home as much as i have to. I take the muni because its very essential for me to go to work and to buy my basic essentials in the house. Do you take any extra precautions . I do. I do have my sanitizer. I have my mask. Im not wearing right now. I make sure i dont touch. I use my elbows to open the door. So you have to be extra cautious of what youre doing Walking Around the city. The National Average price for a gallon of gasoline has dropped under 2 for the first time in four years. And aaa expects prices to keep going down. Californias state average is now 3. 04 per gallon. This is not only because of the coronavirus pandemic. Its also because of a crude Oil Price War between saudi arabia and russia, which has pushed down the price per barrel. Look how much price have dropped locally. In San Francisco, they went down 40 cents this month to 3. 17. Thats about the same drop in oakland, which is down to 3. 09 a gallon. San jose could be the first big city in the bay area to break through the 3 mark. Aaa says its current average is 3. 02. It might dip below three buck. Wow. Well, temperatures are going to drop as well. Over the course of the week, were expec