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Bay area, including santa cruz county, is about 41,000. Keep in mind when we give you these numbers, many of those people have already recovered. Those are total cases. The governor addressed the states response to the pandemic sharing how certain covid trends seem to be stabilizing, but as a state were really far from where we need to be t. Abc 7 News Reporter stephanie sierra joining us live now break down the latest numbers. Hi, stephanie. Reporter hey there, larry. We had learned today 91 of the states pop haitian is on watch list including all bayarea counties with the exception of san mateo. Heres where we stand today. That is my hope and antension is that we bend the curve as we did the first time in this pandemic and we do it again as were dealing with this fatherup. Reporter we hear the governor talk about the states floridaups every day, flareups as in spikes in code of cases, the positivity rates, icu admissions and hospitalizations all of which reported between a 10 to 16 increase over the past two weeks. Not what we want to hear, especially for hospitalizations. But if you take a closer look at the numbers, over the past 14 days, the rate of growth for hospitalizations actually declined from 50 to is a . Reporter 15 to 28 to 16. Reporter but as the governor pointed out not the real decline we want. Were seeing a reduction in the rate of growth, but a rate of growth nonetheless. Reporter whats also growing is the wait times for testing. Dr. Galli admitting that the turnaround time for nonpriority tests is quite long, 13, 14 days. Reporter which is why the states Testing Task Force is changing its distribution process. It in some ways its match making to where the tests are collected and where they can be processed to bring down that test turnaround time. Reporter but until we can turn around into some sense of normalcy the governor reinforced everyone has a job to do. Personal responsibility in terms of the work were all doing, in terms of physical distancing, in terms of not mixing with cohorts outside of our household and wearing face conversation. Reporter the governor also mentioned the states death rate, which is measured over a period of seven days, has declined slightly from an average of 102 last week to 91 as of today. Stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. Stephanie, lets go back to the testing. We understand the state may be considering additional testing strategies. Whats going on there . Reporter yes, larry. We heard the governor refer to the cdcs pooled testing strategy and the idea is to get the most out of each covid test by running a large group of testing samples together. Some have argued it can be a more Cost Effective way to accommodate the demand for more testing, but the governor point pedestrian out today hes still waiting on guidance from the cdc on this. Well see how that goes and clear the backlog and speed things up a bit. Stephanie, thank you. Governor gavin newsom clarified today which personal Care Services can be performed outdoors. Hair and Nail Services are back on the list, but there are limitations. Abc 7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow has the story. Reporter this woman was standing by as governor gavin newsom clarified which services can be held outdoors. Covid19 has ravaged the nation and devastated our industry. Reporter shes owned delaines National Nail care for 2 is years and also is a manicurist and pedicurist. Were already mandated by the state to follow some very stringent guidelines when comes to safety. The clarification comes after the governors Statement Last week and confusion by personal care Service Business owners and employees about whether or not they could work outdoors. According to a state law hairdressers, bashers, manicureists and cosmetologists are precluded from providing services outside of a licensed institution. We wanted to have barber shops do their work outside. Turned out that was more challenging than it appeared. Reporter industry insiders called on the governor to make the same exceptions for them for restaurants and bars. Issues of shampoos and perms, it was more complicated. According to Californias Department of Consumer Affairs released today to the board of barbering and cosmetology licensees, Outdoor Services are allowed and must be in proximity or next door to the licensed establishment. All barbering and Cosmetology Services may be performed outdoors except any chemical Hair Services like relaxing or coloring. No shampooing and no electrolysis allowed others. For simms it means she can welcome back customers. We have clients who have been waiting since march to get their nails done, and some have claimed that they are ready to climbed trees. Reporter Melanie Woodrow, abc 7 news. San francisco made californias watch list on friday which led to indoor malls being closed today. San mateo is the only bayarea county at this point, as stephanie mentioned, thats not on the list, but officials there have indicated that they expect that to change in the coming days. You can check out the entire state with the latest interactive experience at abcnews7. Com and see if your area has been added to the department of health watch list. California High School Athletes learn today they will have to wait until at least december to play traditional fall sports like football and volleyball because of this pandemic. The California Interscholastic Federation has decided to delay sport because most of californias schools are going to begin the year with virtual classes. Traditional Winter Sports like soccer and basketball will also get pushed back to the spring. Long lines like this one at cal state east bay in heyward have led the city to move to an appointment only testing service. Look at all the cars lined up. It will happen in two weeks when operations move to the nearby Skywest Golf Course on august 3rd. The testing site is continuing its partnership with independent laboratory independent labs which will hanth scheduling. In the north bay, support staff and technicians from the santa rozada Memorial Hospital went on strike after more than a year of failed negotiations. As abc 1 News Reporter Wayne Freedman found out, there appears to be Little Movement at a time when we need hospitals more than ever. Reporter it is the inconvenient strike that surprised no one. It honestly is a last resort. This is not you know, we dont want to be out here. Reporter yet this, morning, some 700 support staff and technicians from providence, santa rosa Memorial Hospital hit the street for a preannounced fiveday strike after one year without a contract. We know we have a fair and competitive offer on of the table. Reporter they are sitting on 12 billion in cash before covid. Reporter optically the strike could not come at a worse time for either the hospital or the union. Sonoma county has had 2,100 cases covid19 and 20 deaths. We held a strike vote in early february, and we were going to go out and then covid hit. The union says their members kept working. They claim the hospital wants to drastically increase the cost of their Health Insurance while they were lose some paid sick time. They want more protection in tweeting covid19 patients. We have evs, environmental services, housekeeping staff, that are having to clean Covid Patients rooms and they are being denied essential ppe. Reporter meantime, Hospital Management says its offered a 12 raise over four years and that conditions reflect market sandards. Its in our advantage to have a competitive deal on the table as well. Reporter because of the warning in advance of this strike, the hospital had time to hire replace president workers and maintain its level of care. The union says it wouldnt want anything less for those patients inside, but being outside in a time like this is not easy, for anyone. In santa the rosa, Wayne Freedman, abc 7 news. Hundred of janitors in San Francisco joined a oneday strike over safety concerns and racism. These janitors are employed by abel services and say the company is treating them as expendable. The action is part of a protest in 35 cities today. San francisco janitors met outside the Salesforce Tower and marched through downtown to city hall. In the east bay, oakland mayor libby schaaf was a guest on midday live and responded to President Trump calling her city a mess and saying he was considering sending in federal Law Enforcement. This is just par for the course for this president. He continues to try and distract the American People from the fact that he is not doing his job of protecting us from this pandemic. I dont need Law Enforcement in oakland. I need testing. I need personal protective equipment. We need direct income support for people who are out of work. Thats what we need. This president seems to confuse a political bent, obviously oakland is a proud, diverse, progressive city and that is not a mess or is it hell. This comes after the department of Homeland Security officers in unmarked vehicles were seen detaining protesters in portland, oregon and the president mentioned detroit, chicago, baltimore and new york city as possible locations. Mark offing u masking up. Its the norm these days. 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As you know, its mandatory to wear a Face Covering or a mask in california, but you wonder are there exemptions to this mandate . Abc 7 News Reporter luce pena spoke to experts who say yes, but you would need a doctors note to back that up. You democratic pig, all of you reporter this video shows a woman yelling at a Southern California Grocery Store employee claiming she has a medical condition and refuses to wear a face mask. I have a breathing problem. My doctor would not let me wear a mask. Reporter this video went viral and raise the big question. Who is exempt from wearing a Face Covering or mask . This expert says its not that simple. Before giving out an exemption i really try to go through what the reasoning to be. Reporter those with underlying chronic disease and asthma qualify. Those with Developmental Disabilities or intellectual delays, any Mental Health conditions or those who have sensory sensitivities if children or adults are within the autism spectrum. Reporter thats where 15yearold mohammed comes in. Hes autistic and exempt from this order. For the first three months he didnt leave the house, and that was so hard, sorry. Not just for him because he doesnt understand. Reporter his mom says some people see him not wearing a face mask as a selfish public behavior, but the reality is different. Oh, he has autism. He doesnt understand, and i would say most of the time people are very nice, but there are sometimes what they are just straight up mean. They have tried five different masks or face conversation, but mohammed can only keep one on for 15 to 30 minutes max. Everybody should be patient. Its theres a lot that hes going through. Reporter as to those with critical lung disease medical professionals say giving them exemptions to go outside without a mask can place him at a higher risk n. Fremont, luce pena, abc 7 news. Now while some people can be exempt from the states orders, Officials Say that businesses can always deny services to people who are not wearing a Face Covering, each if they do have a doctors note. Starting today, Delta Airlines say passengers who cant wear a mask for medical reasons are subject to a Health Screening before boarding their flight. The airline says people who dont want to wear a mask should reconsider flying all together, but if they fly, they will be given a private Health Screening over the phone. It will determine whether the passenger can fly maskless. Starting august 1st you must wear a mask when you go shopping iside gap Stores Across northern america. San francisco bays gap joins walmart and other retailers requiring masks. The policy covers all of gaps brands, gap, old navy, janie and jack and athletics. They already require employees to wear masks and offers disposable masks for customers to wear. Being able to smell the roses as people get lower might lower their chances of developing dementia according to researchers at uc San Francisco. The csf team asked seniors to identify different scents, roses, lemons, turn teen and paint thinner during a tenyear study, and those who got the questions right and kept their other senses like hearing and vision may have half the risk of developing dementia compared to those with sensory decline. How about a forecast that is always coming up like roses, kristen. Yes, yes. Spencer, its decidedly not summerlike, or maybe this is the San Francisco summer. You know, its hard to define what our seasons should be like these days because everything is changing. All i know is that it was quite warm this weekend and now its a bit cooler and its a bit breezier as well. Heres a look at the surfers wind speeds right now. You can see all around the bay area its quite windy, gusts to 31 Miles Per Hour and San Francisco 33 and gusty in other locations as well, and as i mentioned its a bit cooler by several degrees in lostcations right now than this time yesteray. The 24hour temperature change is regular significant. A lovely look at the rooftop at the embarcadero. Current temperature readings are 59 in San Francisco and oakland 68. 80 mountianview and 75 in san jose. Checking out the view of golden gate looking northward, 73 and both santa rosa and napa 77 and 82 in fairfield. Thats our warm spot. Over in the east bay and concord livermore 80 and as you look down from mt. Tam you can see the low clouds and fog developing along the coastline of the they will be pushing out over the bay. Clouds and fog will expand overnight. Theres a chance to some patchy morning drizzle, makely across the day. Bright and breezy the next couple of days and cooler than average all week long. Forecast animation starting at 7 00 shows that expansion of low clouds and fog that i mention. Got a few high clouds moving over as well so expect a lot of gray sky in the Early Morning hours, greeting morning commuters with reduced visibility in some spots but by midday tomorrow well see mainly sunny skies over the bay and inland, and its going to be a pretty pleasant day. Overnight conditions, low temperatures under foggy conditions will be generally in the mid to upper 50s. Mild overnight and a little bit cooler in some of the north bay valleys with low 50s there. Highs tomorrow in the south bay under hazy skies, mainly in the upper 70s to mid80s, 79 and 16 at morgan hills. Peninsula, fairly narrow range, 74, 78 degrees from redview to mountianview. Lingering low clouds and highs in the upper 50s to 660s on the coast tomorrow. Downtown San Francisco will top out at 62 degrees up in the no