As California’s validated cases of COVID-19 pushes near to the 34,000 mark, there was some great news. After the deadliest week yet in California, the death toll associated to coronavirus has actually slowed.
Gov. Gavin Newsom states the numbers are bouncing around, but shelter-in-place and social distancing procedures seem working to flatten the curve. Demonstrators calling for California and other states to resume are on the rise throughout the nation.
Stay up to date with the virus’ spread with our Bay Area county-by-county map and our California-wide map.
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Live updates:
While the variety of new coronavirus cases recorded every day has begun to decrease in Santa Clara County, Dr. Sara Cody, the county’s public health officer, told the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday that managing the infection will continue for many months to come.– Kerry Crowley, 4: 13 p.m.
President Donald Trump retreated from his Tweeted guarantee to stop all immigration into the country, stating the executive order he anticipates to sign Wednesday, will use only to people looking for permits and won’t impact workers going into the country on a momentary basis. The order will last 60 days.– CNN, 4: 05 p.m.
Alameda County supervisors beefed up its short-term moratorium on expulsions, supplying lots of people struggling to pay their rent a little breathing time. The revisions tighten policies to prevent evictions occurring without cause.– Peter Hegarty, 3: 56 p.m.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to go into specifics on how many COVID-19 tests require to be done prior to the state can safely be resumed and its residents launched from seclusion. That number is dynamic, the governor alerted, however it is among the concerns he will address on Wednesday.– John Woolfolk, 3: 45 p.m.
Netflix increased its subscription base, adding practically 16 million new customers in the first 3 months of the year. Need for the streaming services has risen as customers worldwide, ordered to shelter-in-place during the international pandemic, looked for brand-new sources of entertainment.– Rex Crum, 3: 30 p.m.
BART announced it will implement the order needing citizens to use masks when out in public. Beginning Wednesday, the mask order enters into effect in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and San Francisco counties.– Rick Hurd, 3: 26 p.m.
Small businesses in San Mateo County might get some financial aid from the county, which on Tuesday authorized the development of a $1 million relief fund, drawn from money collected through the 2016 voter authorized Step K.– Aldo Toledo, 3: 15 p.m.
Senate passed an almost $500 billion relief bundle for small companies and sent it onto the House, which might vote on it on Thursday. The bill aims to give extra federal aid to small businesses injured by the coronavirus pandemic along with aiding healthcare facilities handling great deals of seriously ill patients.– CNN, 2: 20 p.m.
With the number of brand-new cases and deaths from COVID-19, Gov. Gavin Newsom stated now is not the time to draw back on restrictions that have kept the state’s crisis from aggravating. The numbers continue to rise, even as the curve begins to flatten. Newsom will provide an update Wednesday on how the state is progressing towards reopening.– Kerry Crowley, 1: 22 p.m.
Hydroxychloroquine, a drug used to deal with malaria that has actually been promoted by President Donald Trump and others as a treatment for COVID-19, showed to be of little usage in trials carried out at U.S. veterans’ hospitals. More deaths were reported amongst those provided hydroxychloroquine versus basic care, researchers reported.– Associated Press, 1: 10 p.m.
Countless uninsured individuals in Santa Clara Count might get reduced or totally free medical care under a new strategy approved Tuesday by the county’s Board of Supervisors. The strategy will expand the income requirements for the county’s substitute insurance coverage plan, offering health protection for individuals in the “missing middle” during the pandemic and beyond, and decreasing the burden on regional emergency rooms.– Fiona Kelliher, 1: 04 p.m.
Bay Location cities, preparing budget plans for the next , are bracing for deficiencies triggered by coronavirus shutdown, which has cut deeply into sales tax earnings. Authorities anticipate the economy to come back when the shelter-in-place is lifted, but no one understands the length of time the healing will take.– Pete Hegarty, 12: 57 p.m.
Big business, many of which are publicly traded, received countless dollars in loans that were intended to assist small businesses having a hard time in the coronavirus economy. About 25 percent of the companies were in financial trouble before the crisis started.– Associated Press, 12: 25 p.m.
Donald Trump Jr. uses Twitter to blast Facebook over the removal of pages promoting anti-shutdown demonstrations. Trump calls the choice a violation of complimentary speech.– Rex Crum, 12: 01 p.m.
Here’s a take a look at the states that are loosening up the reins on coronavirus limitations despite the continuous pandemic. Their governors acknowledge the number of people exposed to the infection will likely increase, however hope the increase to the economy will deserve it.– CNN, 11: 15 a.m.
An arrangement on details of a nearly $500 billion coronavirus help bundle for small companies has actually been reached, and the Senate might vote on it later today. The aid plan would also include aid for health centers and more infection testing.– Associated Press, 10: 50 a.m.
And there will be chocolate. See’s Candy has reconfigured its production and circulation lines and restarted sales of sweet. A couple of shops have reopened, with social distancing restrictions, and restricted online sales have resumed through Oriental Trading Company.– Linda Zavoral, 10: 55 a.m.
San Francisco has actually ended up being the current city to close blocks on 13 miles of streets, allowing only pedestrians, bicyclists and local traffic. The closures will be rolled out at the rate of 8 blocks at a time.– Evan Webeck, 10: 47 a.m.
The state Department of Social Solutions released the promised list of nursing homes and centers with COVID-19 outbreaks, but it consists of just five counties. It likewise does not consist of any details on the number of COVID-19 deaths at the centers.– Thomas Peele, 9: 53 a.m.
Apple, Intel and Netflix stocks fell once again Tuesday as the marketplaces took a general dip, likely because the remarkable drop in oil costs have financiers anxious.– Rex Crum, 9: 11 a.m.
Bay Area employers are preparing to cut their work forces by more than 50,000, according to files submitted with the state Employment Development Department. Adding to that number is the San Francisco Giants, which is cutting 1,200 workers.– George Avalos, 8: 27 a.m.
Doctors are asking states with the capital punishment to provide shops of one drug used throughout executions, which could be helpful in dealing with coronavirus clients on ventilators.– Associated Press, 8: 10 a.m.
In an effort to protect themselves from coronavirus, some individuals are mistakenly poisoning themselves with cleaning items. Calls to state and local toxin control focuses tied to cleaners and disinfectants rose 20 percent in current weeks, the Centers for Illness Control and Avoidance reported, with more than 45,000 calls.– Bloomberg News, 6: 14 a.m.
Football superstar Tom Brady was cited for working out in a Tampa Bay park, which is closed because of Florida’s shelter-in-place order. Brady, who left the New England Patriots to become the quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, just recently moved to the Florida city.– CNN, 5: 08 a.m.
The Dallas-based company was required to momentarily close all 43 of its Neiman Marcus locations, along with 22 Last Call and 2 Bergdorf Goodman shops, leaving it almost $5 billion in financial obligation.– Kevin Smith, 4: 55 a.m.
A drug established by Bay Area-based Gilead Sciences, could be reliable in treating COVID-19, early screening shows. The drug, originally developed against Ebola and utilized for SARS and MERS, appears to stop the virus from replicating in the body, shutting it down.– Teri Sforza, 4: 31 a.m.
