9NEWS
9NEWS STARTS NOW. >>> TWO MORE ESSENTIAL WORKERS
ON THE JOB TO KEEP PEOPLE FED
HAVE NOW DIED OF COVID-19 IN
OUR STATE.
OUR STATE. AN EIGHTH EMPLOYEE IT THE JBS
MEATPACKING PLANT IN GREELEY
PASSED AWAY AND A KING SOOPERS
WORKER IN CAPITOL HILL'S
NEIGHBORHOOD ALSO DIED.
>>> THE UNION THAT REPRESENTS
BOTH OF THESE WORKERS HAS BEEN
CALLING FOR BETTER PROTECTIONS
FOR WEEKS.
FOR WEEKS. 9NEWS REPORTER SPOKE WITH THE
PRESIDENT ABOUT THE DEATHS.
>> THERE IS SUCH A NEED FOR
ENFORCEABLE LAWS IN THIS
COUNTRY IN REGARDS TO WORKER
SAFETY.
SAFETY.
SAFETY. >> Reporter: THE UFCW LOCAL 7
PRESIDENT HAS BEEN SAYING THIS
SINCE THE VIRUS OUTBREAK AT THE
JBS MEATPACKING PLANT IN
GREELEY THAT EMPLOYEES NEED TO
DO MORE TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES.
EMPLOYEES LIKE 60-YEAR-OLD TIN
AYE WHO PASSED AWAY SUNDAY
AFTER WEEKS ON A VENTILATOR.
>> SHE WAS A REVOLVE REFUGEE
AND WORKED FOR JBS SINCE 2008.
SHE WAS A KIND, LOVING MOTHER
AND NEVER GOT TO MEET HER
GRANDSON.
GRANDSON.
GRANDSON. >> Reporter: WE ARE LEARNING
MORE ABOUT THE KING SOOPERS
EMPLOYEE WHO PASSED AWAY WHO
HAD WORKED IN THE DENVER
GROCERY STORE FOR DECADES.
11 WORKERS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE
FOR COVID-19 AT THAT BUSY
CAPITOL HILL STORE.
SHE SAYS NOT ENOUGH IS BEING
DONE TO LIMIT CUSTOMERS OR
MANDATE MASKS.
MANDATE MASKS. >> THEY ARE TRYING TO GO BACK
NORMAL AND WE ARE ANYTHING BUT
NORMAL RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF
THIS PANDEMIC.
THIS PANDEMIC. >> Reporter: JBS AND KROGER,
KING SOONER'S PARENT COMPANY,
BOTH RESPONDING TONIGHT.
SENDING THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO
THE AYE FAMILY AND KING SOOPERS
SADDENED BY THE DEATH.
BOTH AT ONE POINT CLOSED AND
DEEP CLEANED THEIR PA FA
FACILITIES, BUT THE UNION WANTS
CLEANING AND DAILY TESTING FOR
THE WORKERS.
THE WORKERS. >> THEY ARE THE BACKBONE OF
THIS COUNTRY.
THIS COUNTRY. WE CAN'T HAVE ESSENTIAL BLUE
COLLAR WORKERS PASSING AWAY.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
>> JBS SAYS IT IS OFFERING FREE
TESTING FOR THE MEATPACKING
PLANT EMPLOYEES WHO WANT IT AND
KING SOONER PLANS TO TEST ALL
THE EMPLOYEES AT THE STORE AND
THE 11 WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE
HAVE SELF-QUARANTINED.
HAVE SELF-QUARANTINED. KING SOOPERS SAYS IT HAS BEEN
LIMITING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
WHO CAN BE IN THAT STORE AT ANY
GIVEN TIME.
GIVEN TIME. >>> 921 PEOPLE HAVE NOW BEEN
REPORTED TO HAVE DIED FROM
COVID-19 IN COLORADO.
THE STATE SAYS 1,224 PEOPLE WHO
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
HAVE DIED THOUGH THEIR DEATH
MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. THE STATE HAS CHANGED HOW IT IS
REPORTING DEATHS.
REPORTING DEATHS. LAST WEEK THEY CHANGED THIS TO
MAKE IT MORE CLEAR ABOUT WHICH
DEATHS WERE CAUSED BY COVID-19.
MORE THAN 22,000 COLORADANS
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE.
MORE THAN 129,000 PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN TESTED IN OUR STATE.
GOVERNOR JARED POLIS SAYS
COLORADO HAS ENOUGH TESTS FOR
ANYONE SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF
COVID-19 TO GET A TEST.
>> IT'S BEEN AN ALL HANDS ON
DECK EFFORT AND NOW THAT YOU
CAN GET TESTING, YOU REALLY
SHOULD GET TESTED IF YOU HAVE A
FEVER, DRY COUGH, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH.
BREATH.
BREATH. THOSE ARE THE MAIN SYMPTOMS,
LOSS OF TASTE OR SMELL.
>> THE GOVERNOR SAID THE STATE
CAN TEST UP TO 10,000 PEOPLE A
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. A
DAY. A MONTH AGO, THE STATE SAID
THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TESTING.
THE STATE TOLD PEOPLE WITH
SYMPTOMS TO STAY HOME AND SELF-
ISOLATE AT THAT POINT.
TODAY, HE IS URGING EVERYONE TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FREE TESTING.
THAT INCLUDES ESSENTIAL WORKERS
WHO DON'T SHOW SYMPTOMS.
THE GOVERNOR EVEN DEMONSTRATED
HOW QUICKLY THE TESTS TAKE AND
HE TOOK ONE TODAY WHICH LASTED
ABOUT 10 SECONDS.
HIS OFFICE SAYS HE SHOULD GET
THE TEST RESULTS BACK WITHIN 48
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. >>
HOURS. >> IT'S A LITTLE BRAIN MASSAGE.
>>> COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE
HAD TO CLEAR THE SWIM BEACH AT
CHERRY CREEK RESERVOIR AFTER
PEOPLE PACKED IN THERE TODAY
DESPERATELY SEEKING THE SUN AND
WATER AND A CHANCE TO INHALE
EACH OTHER'S RESPIRATORY
DROPLETS.
DROPLETS.
DROPLETS. THAT BEACH IS CURRENTLY CLOSED
TO VISITORS.
TO VISITORS. >>> LARIMER COUNTY IS THE
LATEST COUNTY TO OPEN, REOPEN
AHEAD OF THE STATE ORDERS AT
THIS POINT.
THIS POINT. THEY GOT A VARIANCE.
THE COUNTY SUBMITTED ITS
APPLICATION TODAY.
APPLICATION TODAY. IF THE STATE APPROVES IT, SOME
PLACES COULD ALLOW GATHERINGS
UP TO 50 PEOPLE IF THEY
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING.
RESTAURANTS AND BARS COULD
REOPEN, BUT WITH REDUCED
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY. HOW MUCH DEPENDS ON WHETHER THE
RESTAURANTS OR BARS HAVE
OUTDOOR SEATING OPTIONS.
GYMS AND CHURCHES COULD REOPEN,
BUT THEY HAVE STRICT
PRECAUTIONS.
PRECAUTIONS. >>> THE STATE HAS APPROVED NINE
ELEVATOR YANLSES TO COUNTIES
INCLUDING MESA, EL PASO,
RIOBLANCO, KIT CARSON, CHEYENNE
CUSTER COMPANIES.
CUSTER COMPANIES. >>> THE CITY OF DENVER TODAY
OPENED UP AN ON-LINE
APPLICATION PROCESS THAT WILL
ALLOW RESTAURANTS TO ASK FOR
MORE OUTDOOR SEATING TO
DISTANCE PEOPLE.
DISTANCE PEOPLE. 9NEWS REPORTER KATIE EASTMAN
SPOKE WITH TWO BUSINESSES READY
TO GET OUT THERE.
>> Reporter: OVERNIGHT,
CEREBRAL BREWING TURNED FROM A
TAP ROOM TO A FACTORY.
>> YOU CAN'T SEE ME SMILING,
BUT IT WAS PRETTY MUCH A 24-
HOUR TURN AROUND.
>> Reporter: THEY KEPT ALL
THEIR STAFF BY PURCHASING A
CANNING LINE AND PURCHASING
BEER TO GO.
THE TAP MANAGER WOULD LIKE TO
SEE HIS CUSTOMERS DRINKING IN
PERSON ONCE AGAIN.
>> EVEN HAVING SOME MUCH THOSE
PEOPLE BACK WITHIN A SIX TO 12
FOOT RADIUS WOULD BE NICE EVEN
FOR MORALE PURPOSES.
>> Reporter: THEY HAVE THE
OPTION TO APPLY FOR A MORE
PERMANENT VARIANCE.
PERMANENT VARIANCE. THE DENVER MAYOR'S OFFICE HOPES
TO ALLOW RESTAURANTS AND BARS
TO USE SIDEWALKS, STREETS AND
PARKING LOTS AS PLACES TO EAT
AND DRINK.
AND DRINK. >> HAVING THIS IS GOING TO PUT
US IN A BETTER POSITION TO OPEN
SAFELY THAN IF ALL WE HAD WAS A
SIDEWALK.
SIDEWALK.
SIDEWALK. >> Reporter: SPOTS LIKE BELL
WEATHER ON EAST COLFAX HAVE TO
GET A LITTLE MORE CREATIVE.
>> WE'VE BEEN CLOSED SINCE THE
MANDATE.
MANDATE.
MANDATE. >> Reporter: THE CO-OWNER
JUSTIN ANTHONY APPLIED FOR TWO
VARIANCES WITH THE CITY ON
MONDAY.
MONDAY.
MONDAY. ONE TO PUT A COUPLE TABLES ON
THE SIDEWALK AND ANOTHER FOR
THE PARKING LOT THAT WILL NEED
A LITTLE LOVE TO GET READY.
>> IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A
REALLY NICE PLACE TO HAVE A
DRINK AND ENJOY YOURSELF
OUTSIDE ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE
WHO ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT
BEING IN CONFINED ENVIRONMENT.
>> Reporter: WITHOUT A TIMELINE
OR GUIDELINES FROM THE STATE,
REOPENING IS STILL JUST TALK,
BUT THESE APPLICATIONS SENT TO
THE CITY GIVE SOME BUSINESSES
HOPE.
HOPE.
HOPE. >>
HOPE. >> HOPEFULLY, THIS IS AS
STREAMLINED AS THEY ARE
REPORTING IT COULD BE BECAUSE
IT COULD PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED
RELIEF TO A LOT OF RESTAURANTS
AND GIVE US AN ADDITIONAL
CHANCE TO EARN MONEY.
>> Reporter: IN DENVER, KATIE
EASTMAN, 9NEWS.
EASTMAN, 9NEWS. >> THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
EXPECTS TO GIVE RESTAURANTS A
FIRM REOPENING DATE NEXT MONDAY
WITH GUIDANCE COMING OUT BEFORE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. IN
THAT. IN DENVER, THOSE OUTDOOR AREAS
CAN BE OPEN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7
OR LONGER IF THE CITY EXTENDS
IT.
IT.
IT. >>>
IT. >>> HOPE FOR A WARM SEPTEMBER.
>>> THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SAYS IT
WASN'T HACKED, BUT A SYSTEM
GLITCH DID GIVE SOME PEOPLE
ACCESS TO THINGS THAT THEY
WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO SEE.
IT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY.
HERE IS A LOOK AT THE E-MAIL
THAT WAS SENT OUT OVER THE
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. OFFICIALS SAY THE DATA ACCESS
ISSUE LET A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE
WITHIN THE NEW COLORADO
PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT
PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE APPLICATION SEE
OTHER PEOPLE'S PRIVATE
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE IS NO
EVIDENCE THAT ANY DATA WAS
COMPROMISED, BUT IT IS OFFERING
12 MONTHS OF FREE CREDIT
MONITORING TO EVERYONE WHO
FILED AN UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIM.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCED
TODAY THAT HE IS TAKING HYDROXY-
CHLOROQUINE.
CHLOROQUINE. A DRUG THAT IS UNPROVEN IN
PREVENTING OR TREATING COVID-
19.
19.
19. >>
19. >> I
19. >> I GET A LOT OF TREMENDOUSLY
POSITIVE NEWS ON THE HYDROXY
AND I SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW THE
EXPRESSION I'VE USED, JOHN,
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE.
I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT FOR ABOUT
A WEEK AND A HALF.
>> DOCTORS HAVE NOTED THAT WHAT
YOU HAVE IT LOSE IS YOUR LIFE.
HYDROXY-CHLOROQUINE CARRIES AN
FDA WARNING NOT TO TAKE IT
OUTSIDE OF A HOSPITAL SETTING
BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE HEART
PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS. THE DRUG HAS BEEN HYPED BY THE