MUCH
MUCH SNOW
MUCH SNOW WE WILL START TO SEE. >>> WHAT A CONTRAST, THANK YOU CARLY.
>>> GROWING IMPACT OF
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK THIS
MORNING.
>>> TO UNLEASH THE FULL POWER
OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, I AM
OFFICIALLY DECLARING A NATIONAL
EMERGENCY.
>>> YOU HEARD MARTHA, PRESIDENT
TRUMP MAKING THAT ANNOUNCEMENT
JUST YESTERDAY.
NEW THIS MORNING, LAWMAKERS
APPROVED A FUNDING PACKAGE THAT
WILL HELP AMERICANS IMPACTED BY
THE VIRUS SO THE NEW AID
PACKAGE SENT TO PROVIDE FREE
TEST, ALL FOR ME, TO WORKERS
AND SUPPORT FOOD PROGRAMS.
>>> THE PLAN TO COMBAT THE
OUTBREAK IS INCLUDING $50
BILLION IN AID.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD ALSO
WORK WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO
SET UP DRIVE-THROUGH TESTING
FACILITIES.
>>> WE WILL START QUICKLY AND
HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO, IN THE
MILLIONS OVER A VERY VERY QUICK
PERIOD OF TIME.
>>> NOW, LET'S DIG UP TO DATE
WITH THE CORONAVIRUS CASES
LOCALLY, SAN JOAQUIN CALLIE,
VALLEY EIGHT PEOPLE SIX.
17 CONFIRMED CASES.
MANY OF YOU HAVE ASKED ABOUT
STANISLAUS COUNTY ONLY TWO
CASES THERE.
CLUSTER COUNTY HAS SEVEN
CONFIRMED CASES.
PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS SAY CASES
WILL GO UP AS THE VIRUS SPREADS
AND WE START TESTING MORE
AGGRESSIVELY.
>>> TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN,
EVERYTHING ORIGINALS CONFIRMED
CORONAVIRUS CASES WORLDWIDE.
THIS IS FROM THE CENTER OF
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
AT JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, YOU
CAN SEE MORE THAN 5000 DEATHS
TOTAL.
ITALY'S DEATH TOLL NOW
SURPASSING 1200.
THERE IS GOOD NEWS, MORE THAN
71,000 HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE
VIRUS WORLDWIDE.
>>> IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,
ORGANIZERS ARE CANCELING MAJOR
EVENTS IN LIGHT OF THE
OUTBREAK.
THAT INCLUDES THE ST. PATRICK'S
DAY PARADE IN ALL SACRAMENT.
SHARES CONCERT AT THE GOLD ONE
CENTER.
COMIC-CON, CIF STATE BASKETBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
AND SAN LUIS OBISPO
INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST.
FULLEST OF THE CANCELED EVENTS,
GO TO HTTPS://WWW.ABC10.COM.
>>> NCAA TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN
CANCELED.
GAMES HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED, AT
THE GOLDEN ONCE ENTER FOR NEXT
WEEKEND.
BUSINESSES ACROSS THE AREA AND
DOWNTOWN SACRAMENT OH, ARE
FEELING THE EFFECTS OF ALL THE
CLOSURES.
WITH THE KINGS GAMES, CONCERTS
AND EVENTS CANCELED OR POSTPONED
AT THE GOLDEN ONE CENTER.
BUSINESS OWNERS ARE STARTING TO
TAKE INTO THE REALITY OF WHAT
THIS WILL MEAN FOR THEIR
POCKETBOOKS.
>>> WE NEED A BIG STAFF, I HOPE
TO SEE IF WE ARE UNABLE TO WORK
, SOME FORM OF ASSISTANCE OR
SOMETHING.
I'M UNSURE, THIS IS SO NEW TO
ME.
I'M GETTING PRETTY WORRIED.
FOR A LONG TIME I THOUGHT IT
WAS CHINA'S PROBLEM CLEARLY IT
IS MORE THAN THAT.
>>> CITY COUNCIL VOTED YESTERDAY
ON A PLAN THAT WOULD HELP LOCAL
BUSINESSES DURING THE OUTBREAK.
A $1 MILLION ECONOMIC RELIEF
PACKAGE FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THERE WILL BE ZERO INTEREST
LOANS OF UP TO $25,000 FOR THE
PLAN INCLUDES A BAN ON
EVICTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND
BUSINESSES WHO CANNOT PAY RENT
FOR THE CORONAVIRUS RELATED
REASONS.
THERE IS FREE METERED PARKING
AFTER 4:30 P.M.
FOR 30 DAYS.
THAT IS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
VISIT RESTAURANTS AND OTHER
BUSINESSES, REMEMBER THEY ARE
CANCELING SPECIAL EVENTS WITH
MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE.
IMPORTANT, $250,000 CLEANING
SUPPLIES FOR THE HOMELESS.
>>> WE LEARNED THAT OAK BROOK
SCHOOLS WILL NOT RETURN UNTIL
APRIL 13th AT THE EARLIEST.
SCHOOL CLOSURES OVER CORONAVIRUS
ARE PILING UP, SIMPLY TOO MANY
TO MENTION HERE ON AIR.
WE WILL SHOW THEM SCROLLING AT
THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN
DURING THE SHOW.
CLASSES ARE CANCER FOR NATOMA
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT THE
NEXT THREE WEEKS.
THE DISTRICT SAYS, A STUDENT
SHOWED UP TO SCHOOL SHOWING
FLULIKE SYMPTOMS, THEY WANTED
TO DEEP CLEAN THE CAMPUSES.
SCHOOLS WILL BE SERVING FREE
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR
STUDENTS 18 AND UNDER.
>>> SEVERAL LOCAL COLLEGES ARE
MAKING CLASSES ONLINE ONLY.
SACRAMENT ESTATE IS CANCELING
ALL CLASSES NEXT MONDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY.
AND THEN GOING ONLINE ONLY FOR
THE REST OF THE SEMESTER.
LOS RIOS COLLEGES CANCELING
CLASSES TODAY.
AND WILL GO ONLINE ONLY
STARTING WEDNESDAY.
STANISLAUS STATE WILL BE ONLINE
ONLY STARTING NEXT THURSDAY.
YOU CAN TEXT, WE CAN TEXT YOU
THOSE LINKS AND CLOSURES IS TEXT
THE WORD UPDATE 29163213310.
LACK OF TESTING KITS HAVE BEEN
A MAJOR COMPLAINT FOR DOCTORS
AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, HOME OF
1,000,000 1/2 PEOPLE CAN ONLY
TEST ABOUT 20 PEOPLE A DAY.
THE PROCESS THEY TAKE TWO SWABS
OF EACH PATIENT ONE UP THE NOSE
AND ONE AT THE BACK OF THE
THROAT.
THOSE ARE FROZEN AND SHIPPED TO
EITHER CDC LAB, STATE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT OR COMMERCIAL LAB
REQUEST, OR LAB CORE.
TEST PROCESS WITHIN 3 TO 4 DAYS.
BEFORE THE RESULTS ARE SENT TO
YOUR DOCTOR.
>>> LISTEN TO THIS HEARING FROM
ONE WOMAN IN AMADOR COUNTY, SHE
SAYS TO GET TESTED FOR THE
CORONAVIRUS SHE WOULD HAVE TO
PAY $3300 AT THE HOSPITAL EVEN
THOUGH SHE'S SHOWING SYMPTOMS.
IS A FAMILY THAT ALREADY LIVES
ON PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK.
YOU CAN IMAGINE $3300 IS
SOMETHING OUT OF THE QUESTION.
ABC 10 LENA HOWLAND BREAKS
DOWN THE SITUATION FOR US.
>>> IT IS VERY CONCERNING THAT
WE CAN'T GET TESTED WHEN WE
NEED TO BE TESTED.
>> Reporter: 65 EARL DEBRA
TAYLOR WOKE UP ON TUESDAY
MORNING FEELING EXTREMELY UNDER
THE WEATHER.
>>> WHERE CAN I GET A TEST.
THAT DOES WORK AND ANYONE GO
FOR A TEST.
>> Reporter: WE TALKED WITH DEB
BIFACE TIME SHE SAYS SHE HAS
CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS INCLUDING
FEVER, DRY COUGH AND TROUBLE
BREATHING.
SHE IS ALSO INTO HIGH-RISK
GROUPS, OVER 60 WITH A
COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM, AS A
CANCER SURVIVOR.
>>> CALL YOUR DOCTOR'S OFFICE
IF YOU BELIEVE YOU MAY HAVE THE
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS.
>>> SHE CALLED HER LOCAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENT WHO SHE SAYS OPTED
HER TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL IN
JACKSON.
THAT IS WHERE SHE SPENT
THURSDAY MORNING.
THEY GAVE HER FLU TEST AND A
STREP TEST WHICH BOTH CAME TO,
CAME BACK NEGATIVE.
THE AFTER SHE TRAVELED
INTERNATIONALLY ARGUMENT
CONTACT WITH ANYONE ELSE WHO
TRAVELED INTERNATIONALLY.
TO WHICH SHE SAID NO.
>>> WHEN I ASKED, IF I'VE BEEN
TESTED FOR COVID-19 THEY SAID
NO.
IF I WANTED TO BE TESTED I
NEEDED TO PAY $3300.
>>> ACCORDING TO HER, FOR
TRAVEL IS STILL BEING USED AS A
PREREQUISITE FOR TESTING
DESPITE SYMPTOMS.
OR ELSE IT JUST $3300 FOR ONE
TEST.
AS A FAMILY THAT ALREADY LIVES
PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK, THIS WAS
OUT OF THE QUESTION.
>>> THAT IS RIDICULOUS.
I HAD UNDERSTOOD THAT IF WE
FELT WE NEEDED TO BE TESTED, WE
WOULD, THAT IS NOT THE CASE
HERE.
I SHOW EVERY SYMPTOM.
>>> WE HAVE RECEIVED A RESPONSE
FROM CENTER HILL, THEY SAY THEY
WILL NOT TEST PATIENTS WHO MEET
CDC GUIDELINES AND DISPLAY
CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS.
THEY'RE NOT TESTING IN-HOUSE
AND ARE WORKING WITH OTHER LABS
TO PROCESS TESTS. THIS TO THE
HOSPITAL IS NOT COLLECTING CO-
PAYS