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KRON KRON 4 News Weekend July 13, 2024

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 announcing in a week or so these numbers going back up. I dont think anybody wants to hear that i dont want to share that information but thats really lets up to me its more to all of you. And it was as you can see here a nice sunny day over lake chabot park in the east bay yesterday looking for similar conditions today, east bay, Regional Parks staff and police are going to be out by the way to enforce social distancing and face mask requirements youre going to see them wandering around the park. There are signs posted to remind you to make sure that you out again comply with the social distancing mortar said just forcing it into hours from now San Francisco and ucsf will start free coronaVirus Testing. To People Living in the densely packed Mission District yeah, this comes after it was discovered that the mission has the highest number of covid19 cases in the city and we have a map here showing you the for testing sites that have been set up include Garfield Park park in the new sony dose Leonard Flynn Elementary School and cesar chavez elementary and heres some video of other similar test sites in San Francisco seen kind of see what you might expect. 2 types of tests are going to be given out one to see if someone is actively infected with the virus and then the other test will determine if someone had previously been infected and has since developed antibodies against the disease. Anyone over the age of 4 is eligible regardless of symptoms that thats a big different is it safe eat every other drivethru test other than the little tiny town of bolinas threat has been you have to have symptoms you have to say this is just theyre testing the entire. They were because you know i compared to bolinas it is its own city is way more population. Now the thing is you will have to register for a slot to go so make sure you go to the link which we have on our website kron 4 dot com. Pick your slot and get out there and get tested if youd like so i think they want to kind of compare the tiny town of bolinas and you know more densely packed a place of San Francisco, yeah like the mission. And see what the difference is this push for testing is continuing as the u. S. Reaches now 51,000 plus coronavirus deaths and despite the risk of reopening, georgia did yesterday. They started lifting the stay at home orders and started opening businesses, yeah, but now new at home test kits could help the rest of the country in terms of a moving forward towards reopening we have not your merits planning how they work. The fda approved the first at home covid19 tests, casey and you may soon be able to test yourself at home according to the white house a test can email to a patient. The patient can perform self swag and then mail it back and get the result after that time. All under the guidance of a licensed physician earlier friday President Trump signed emergency aid for Small Businesses hospitals in coronaVirus Testing into law more help is on the way. Small businesses will be able to keep even more americans on the payroll. Democrats are already working on a new relief bill and there will be a bill. And it will be expensive ignoring republicans cautioning that lawmakers need to worry about the amount of money were adding to the national debt. Despite this business closures and exploding unemployment numbers are killing state revenues Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell is suggesting an alternative to bailing states out with federal funding, one that would allow them to file for bankruptcy in new york alone is expected to take a billion hit. Governor cuomo blasted mcconnells pitch as a quote really dumb idea passed the law i dare you. You want to send a signal to the markets. This nation is in real trouble. You want to send. International message. That the economy is in turmoil. Do that in washington nadia romero kron 4 news. Well just in this morning, the World Health Organization says that there is currently apparently no evidence that people who have recovered from covid19 have any bodies necessary to protect them from a second infection. There had been some speculation that if you had recovered then the antibodies in your blood stream would protect u n could give you immunity for a peak period of time anyway but according to this latest report. Currently theres not enough evidence to support that and i think doctor fauci had talked about the fact that with every other flu. He thought that this one will be the same most to lose you get them. You do have a certain amount of protection and thats part of what makes covid19 so mysterious is right now about right so theyre still investigating that looking at people who have been infected and recovered which is the vast majority, but as we know this has been very deadly in california with 41,000 plus cases and 1621 people dying. Covid. Bay area cases more than 7,000 and in the bay area. We have had 251 people. Di you can go to our website as we continue tracking. Kelvin 19 in the north say Solano Solano county is extending its stay at home orders until at least may 17th. Its the first bay area county to actually extend the order put a date on it. The county says this move was done because they have nearly 200 cases locally and the numbers and surrounding counties have not improved enough to safely ease restrictions. Meantime San Francisco mayor london breed says the stay at home order will likely be extended as well. Right now its supposed to go tell may 3rd. The mayor says it could be extended by a few weeks or even another month as of this morning, the city reported more than 1300 cases of covid19 and 22 people have died. The state there are more than 200 state Nursing Homes that have reported covid19 cases and 34 of those facilities are here in the bay area and across at least 7 counties in oakland, 3 residents have died from coronavirus at the xcel Health Care Center with crop forcefully to call now with more on that story. The latest data from the California Public Health Department shows at least 14 Skilled Nursing facilities and Alameda County have reported cases of Novel Coronavirus or covid19 excel Health Care Center in oakland says visitations at its facility are being restricted and Staff Members are being screened for the virus before the start of each shift. This after a covid19 outbreak was confirmed by the center. 3 residents at the facility on high street have died from Novel Coronavirus in all 36 residents have tested positive 27 of them are still receiving care on site 6 have been hospitalized 17 Staff Members have also been infected. In a statement a facility spokesperson says quote we know that this is an unsettling and scary time for our residents and their Family Members our absolute top priority is the safety and care of our residents and we are taking immense measures to safeguard those who are not infected. And isolate and treat those who are. The report issued by the state department of Public Health earlier this month says more than 200 state Nursing Homes have reported covid19 cases, 34 of those facilities are in the bay area across at least 7 counties. Alameda county has been hit particularly hard at least 102 Staff Members and patients have tested positive for the virus at gateway care and Rehabilitation Center in hayward and at least 13 people there have died a covid19 death has also been reported at east bay postacute Healthcare Center in Castro Valley phillippi of all kron 4 news on the peninsula of former president of Stanford University died from coronavirus. And he was at the gordon mann, a Residential Home in redwood city. What he prepared for me. Back when i was a kid. I could get back to him. At the end of his life and im. To have known him. Donald kennedy was among 10 people to die at the gordon manner or a facility there in recent weeks. The homes director tells us that kennedy suffered a serious stroke in 2015. He lives there for the past 2 years and then died of coronavirus in addition to the 10 deaths there. The director says about 20 residents and 7 staff have also tested positive at that home for coronavirus the San Mateo County health. Department is now providing round the clock support including provisional, personal protective equipment to try to stop the spread. Earlier this month, an outbreak at the Gateway Rehab Center in hayward killed at least 13 people and 60 people were infected there in Castro Valley, 23 Health Care Professionals and 27 residents tested positive. 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Only at olive garden. 7. 16 right now and a big morning is going to be sunny and nice out bridge i saw a couple of joggers and i thought my support of the park. They come from what does he know are people going to be trying to travel to you know play some ball and like you experience in the north bay police may be looking to make sure that only local people. Yeah are at these various parks by running license plates and of course if youre going to be out and about as johns can explain in a minute a lot of people might but remember to honor the social distancing guidelines because police are going to be out there making sure that you are john. Yeah, absolutely heads these days that are the most problematic almost though nice weather days that were also tempted to go outside and thats when you encounter those crowds and you just want to play it safe stay in your neck of the woods and then of course so practice social distancing and wearing those face masks today going to be another nice one out there we are still going to see some pretty hot temperatures though, especially for inland areas yesterday was easily hottest day of the year for some areas, but there is like concord on up to santa rosa and even livermore looking at daytime highs close to 90 yesterday. You can see the Golden Gate Bridge there. It is nice and clear and thats a sign of what weve got all across the bay area really clear skies to start the day a few high clouds that have drifted in from the north overnight and thats really the biggest change are noticing this morning for mild again to start the day of nice light jacket or sweater to start youll be able to shed that pretty quickly as these temperatures rise, pretty swiftly now we do have an impact of fog right along the coast tomorrow morning as a trump tries to break its way and this is also going to result in some of our coolest temperatures of the weekend tomorrow noticeable cool down today already a slightly cooler day than yesterday and you can see those clouds storm of showing up in stormtracker 4 tomorrow you wont notice as much cloud cover but youre gonna notice the cooler field to temperatures as youre getting outside to close out the weekend. So theres your clouds drifting in and out today, a partly cloudy to mostly sunny saturday had sunday tomorrow, theres your coastal fog that will be slipping in right along the coast. But what were going to be seeing for inland areas that still plenty of sunshine but just much cooler temperatures much more pleasant day for your sunday that might actually be the one where people are going to be most tempted to gets those parks and of course i just stay closer to home and dont forget the social distancing recommendations and orders that we do have as for temperatures today, we will be in the 70s for areas like Oakland Hayward and fremont redwood city and San Francisco while 80s do hold on and get a visa back for antioch napa and santa rosa, san jose youll be 3 today. A look at it tomorrow shows temperatures a little cooler is a promise to and monday actually bring some are coolest temperatures of forecast after that temperatures on tuesday will spike very comfortable with where we were at yesterday for inland areas that myriads near 90 degree highs. But we dont spend a lot of time there its back to the 70s for inland spots by wednesday thursday and friday with temperatures also milesburg coastal in bayside areas on the same days so were finishing out the month of april really more whether its dry conditions of nice weather just be careful and be mindful as you step outside to enjoy back to you guys in the studio. A north bay doctor is now recovering from his battle with coronavirus he was hospitalized in a coma for weeks actually before waking up kron fours dan thorn has more on what he went through. Doctor jerry cram is awake for the first time in weeks. Hes greeted by smiling nurses and doctors as hes taken out of icu doctor cram was in a wheelchair, but happily alive because covid19 almost killed him opportunity to keep on april 14th, the 74 yearold pulmonary specialist awoke from his coma at santa rosa memorial hospital. He says hes going to reflect a lot on what has changed over the last 6 weeks but thoughts are. About as coronavirus attacked his lungs, doctor cram spent 16 days on a ventilator and lost more than 20 pounds his memory of his time in the hospital so far has been hazy at best if i had to go through what you did. I wouldnt want to remember either doctor crams wife lilly says her husband spent so much of his life helping others she is grateful. The medical team was able to save him. These guys were amazing on not just the doctors us that its especially the nursing staff giving a wave and a thumbs up from his hospital room. Doctor cram knows just how lucky he is to have survived a fortunate. The doctor says hes ready to begin his life again with his wife lily the assailant and joy every second i i couldnt script a better ending. Well of course the story isnt over yet doctor cram is expected to be released on saturday at home he plans on taking it slow in order to get stronger and healthier and then hes going to get back to the work of helping others reporting in santa rosa dan thorn kron 4 news. In the south bay. Crime overall is down amid the pandemic in the city of san jose. Police and prosecutors say theyre seeing fewer Violent Crimes and property crime is trending down. But there has been an uptick in commercial burglaries officials emphasize 0 tolerance for their first hate crimes and i call on the public to report Domestic Violence and covid19 related scams too. The Alameda County da is also warning everybody to be on the lookout for a new scam. Residents have been getting calls from somebody pretending to be a Family Member whos gotten sick from covid and they need money for treatment. Breakers a quick live look outside of the richmond sandra fell bridge toll plaza camera the sun is up skies, nice and blue it is going to be a Beautiful Day out there today just remember to go outside to enjoy some fresh air make sure you do it near your house and if you are going to a park. Remember to honor the social distancing guidel im bad. Youre stronger than you know. So strong. You power through chronic migraine, 15 or more headache or migraine days a month. One tough mother. Youre bad enough for botox®. Botox® has been preventin

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