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PASSOVER HOLY WEEK AND EASTER. NEWS STARTS NOW. CASES OF CORONA VIRUS IN SAN DIEGO
COUNTY JUMPED BY 76 IN THE PAST
DAY, BRINGING THE TOTAL NOW TO
ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND
THIRTY CASES. GOOD EVENING AND
THANKS FOR JOINING. I'M
MARCELLA LEE. I'M CARLOS
MERCADO. THE DEATH COUNT HERE
IN SAN DIEGO NOW STANDS AT 36
WITH FIVE ADDITIONAL DEATHS
REPORTED TODAY. THE FIRST TIME
WE'RE ALSO SEEING A PRELIMINARY
BREAKDOWN IN THE NUMBER OF
CONFIRMED KOBE 19 CASES AND
DEATHS STATEWIDE. BROKEN DOWN
BY RACE NEWS IT'S RICHARD ALLEN
HAS MORE ON THAT AS WELL AS
LATE BREAKING NEWS ON A MEDICAL
TREATMENT FACILITY. CREW MEMBER
ON BOARD A NAVY IS A SAN DIEGO
BASED NAVY SHIP. WELL, THAT'S
RIGHT. WE LEARNED THAT A CREW
MEMBER ABOARD THE USS MERCY HAS
TESTED POSITIVE FOR KOBE 19.
THE MERCY WAS SENT FROM SAN
DIEGO TO LOS ANGELES LAST MONTH
TO LIGHTEN THE LOAD ON
HOSPITALS THERE AND THAT CREW
MEMBER IS NOW IN ISOLATION
ABOARD THE SHIP AND WILL SOON
BE TRANSFERRED OFF THE SHIP TO
AN ISOLATION FACILITY TO SELF
MONITOR FOR SEVERE SYMPTOMS.
THIS COMES AS GOVERNOR NEWSOME
OUTLINED THE STATE'S PLAN TO
INVEST ONE POINT FOUR BILLION
DOLLARS IN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT. WE MADE A BIG BOLD
BET ON A NEW STRATEGY AND IT IS
BEARING FRUIT. THIS NEW
STRATEGY USES MONEY FROM
CALIFORNIA'S DISASTER RESPONSE
ACCOUNT TO SECURE AN ESTIMATED
200 MILLION MASKS A MONTH AS
WELL AS GOWNS, FACE SHIELDS AND
GLOVES. WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING
INTO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
PICTURE AND BEGIN TO DISTRIBUTE
AT A SCALE THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO TO DATE. THE STATE IS
ALSO INVESTING IN CUTTING EDGE
TECHNOLOGY TO STERILIZE UP TO
80000 USED AND 95 MASKS EVERY
DAY IN ORDER TO SAFELY REUSE
THEM. THIS IS NEW TECHNOLOGY
THAT HAS THAT HAS BEEN
CERTIFIED BY THE FDA AND CDC
AND IT WILL BE HERE IN
CALIFORNIA HERE WITHIN THE NEXT
WEEK FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THE STATE ALSO REVEALED
THE BREAKDOWN COVERED 19 CASES
AND DEATHS BY RACE. ALTHOUGH
THE GOVERNOR CAUTIONED THIS
SAMPLE IS ONLY FROM 37 PERCENT
OF THE TOTAL REPORTED NUMBERS
REVEALING THAT 30 PERCENT OF
THESE POSITIVE CASES IDENTIFIED
AS HISPANIC OR LATINO 14
PERCENT ASIAN AND 6 PERCENT
FROM THE BLACK COMMUNITY OF
THE AVAILABLE DEATH TO CORONA
VIRUS HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
TWENTY NINE PERCENT WERE
HISPANIC OR LATINO, 16 PERCENT
ASIAN AND THREE PERCENT FROM
THE BLACK COMMUNITY. IT TRACKS
MODESTLY SO ALONG THE LINES OF
TOTAL POPULATION. MAYOR KEVIN
FAULCONER WEDNESDAY ALSO
HIGHLIGHTED A 25 MILLION DOLLAR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FUND APPROVED
BY COUNTY AND CITY LEADERS THAT
HAD BEEN IN THE WORKS LONG
BEFORE COVERED 19 STRUCK. AND
NOW IT WILL GO INTO EFFECT WHEN
THE NEED IS GREATER THAN IT'S
EVER BEEN BEFORE. AND THESE
FUNDS WILL ALLOW PROVIDERS TO
INCREASE THEIR SERVICES TO
THOSE DEALING WITH MENTAL
ILLNESS OR ADDICTION
PARTICULARLY HELPFUL IN
COMBATING THE ISSUE OF
HOMELESSNESS HERE IN SAN DIEGO.
DURING THIS PANDEMIC. BACK TO
YOU. THANKS, RICHARD. ACROSS
THE COUNTRY THE CORONA VIRUS
HAS KILLED MORE THAN 14000
AMERICANS. AT LEAST 430000
PEOPLE ARE NOW CONFIRMED TO BE
INFECTED NATIONWIDE. MICHAEL
GEORGE IS IN NEW YORK WITH MORE
ON OUTBREAKS BUBBLING OVER IN
THE CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS
RESTRICTIONS AIMED AT SLOWING
THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA VIRUS
COULD BEGIN TO EASE SOONER
RATHER THAN LATER. BUT IT WOULD
BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO OPEN WITH
A BIG BANG AND OPEN UP OUR
COUNTRY CERTAINLY MOST OF OUR
COUNTRY. THE CDC ISSUED NEW
RECOMMENDATIONS TO GET SOME
AMERICANS BACK TO WORK UNDER
CERTAIN CONDITIONS INCLUDING
TEMPERATURE CHECKS AND KEEPING
WORKERS AT A SAFE DISTANCE.
EARLIER NEW YORK GOVERNOR
ANDREW CUOMO SHARED WHAT HE
CALLED SOME GOOD NEWS BUT WITH
A WARNING WE ARE FLATTENING
THE CURVE BY WHAT WE ARE DOING.
IF WE STOP WHAT WE ARE DOING
YOU WILL SEE THAT CURVE CHANGE
,CUOMO SAID SOCIAL DISTANCING
APPEARS TO BE SLOWING GROWTH IN
NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS, BUT
THE STATE'S DAILY DEATH TOLL
HAS HIT A NEW HIGH OF SEVEN
HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE. ELSEWHERE
,LEADERS LIKE DETROIT'S MAYOR
URGED CAUTION. BUT AS SOON AS
WE START TO CLUSTER AGAIN,
THE VIRUS HAS A WHOLE LOT OF
PEOPLE TO GO TO AND IT SPIKES
BACK UP. DETROIT IS ALSO A
HOTSPOT AS THE VIRUS SPREADS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HIS
ADMINISTRATION HAS ORDERED SOME
500 MILLION MASKS TO PROTECT
HEALTH CARE WORKERS. THIS
INDIANA UNIT OF STERNO PRODUCTS
IS ONE OF THE AMERICAN
COMPANIES ALSO PITCHING IN.
IT'S NOT AT NINETY FIVE MASS
BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT
PATIENTS OR CLINICIANS CAN WEAR
WHILE THEY'RE HELPING PEOPLE
NOT IN A SURGICAL ENVIRONMENT.
THE COMPANY HOPES TO MAKE 100
THOUSAND MASKS. MICHAEL GEORGE,
NEW YORK JUST SOUTH OF THE U.S.
MEXICO BORDER A NUMBER OF
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ARE
BATTLING THE VIRUS.
THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
BAJA CALIFORNIA SAYS EIGHT
PEOPLE FOR DOCTORS AND FOR
NURSES HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR
KOVAC, 19. TWO OF THEM ARE IN
THE ICU. THE CONFIRMED CASES
ARE IN TIJUANA, MEXICALI PARTY
.THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IN
CONTACT WITH THE INFECTED
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ARE NOW
IN ISOLATION. THE BATTLE TO
FIND A CURE OR TREATMENT FOR
KOVAC, 19, IS TAKING A PAGE
FROM THE HISTORY BOOKS. DOCTORS
AND SCIENTISTS ARE HOPING THAT
VICTIMS TODAY CAN BENEFIT FROM
THE WAY THE PANDEMIC FLU OF
1918 WAS BROKEN. TAKING
ANTIBODIES FROM THOSE WHO HAVE
RECOVERED TO SHORE UP OUR
IMMUNE SYSTEMS. NEWS AIDE STEVE
FIORINA SHOWS US HOW THE NEW
PROGRAM BEING SET UP AT THE SAN
DIEGO BLOOD BANK WORKS. IT
WORKED AGAINST THE SPANISH FLU
A CENTURY AGO. MORE RECENTLY,
THE EBOLA VIRUS NOW SITES BEING
SET ON THE CORONA VIRUS.
THE SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK IS
LOOKING FOR PEOPLE LIKE JULIE
THALER. SHE'S A BLOOD DONOR WHO
MAY HOLD THE KEY TO TREATMENT
OF COVERED 19 HAVING JUST
RECOVERED FROM THE CORONA VIRUS
HERSELF. I AM ONE OF
THE SURVIVORS. IT'S A TOUGH
RIDE. I GOT VERY LUCKY AND IT
WAS A WAY THAT I COULD GIVE
BACK. THE HOPE IS THAT SHE AND
OTHERS HAVE DEVELOPED
ANTIBODIES IN THE BLOODSTREAM
AND CONVALESCENT PLASMA CAN BE
HARVESTED AND SHARED. THAT'S
THE LIQUID PORTION OF THE BLOOD
FROM PATIENTS WHO HAVE
RECOVERED FROM KOBE 19 AND WERE
ASKING FOR THAT BECAUSE THERE
IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THAT
PLASMA CAN HELP TREAT PATIENTS
THAT CURRENTLY HAVE AT 19.
THE FDA IS GIVEN EMERGENCY
CLEARANCE FOR THE PLASMA
TREATMENT TO BE TRIED OUT. MAYO
CLINICS ALREADY BEGUN CLINICAL
TESTS. WE WILL FIRST TEST IT BY
THESE NEW ANTIBODY TESTS TO
MAKE SURE THAT THAT DONOR HAS
DEVELOPED AN IMMUNE RESPONSE
AND HAS MADE ANTIBODIES TO KOBE
19. IF YOU HAVE RECOVERED FROM
THE CORONA VIRUS, YOUR URGE TO
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO DONATE
PLASMA THE BLOOD BANK WILL BE
GEARED UP FOR THIS NEW PROGRAM
NEXT WEEK TO DONATE
CONVALESCENT PLASMA FOR
THE CUBAN 19 PATIENTS YOU STILL
HAVE TO MEET ALL THE REGULAR
BLOOD DONOR REQUIREMENTS SO YOU
NEED TO BE ONE HUNDRED AND
FOURTEEN POUNDS AT LEAST 17
YEAR OLD OBVIOUSLY SYMPTOM FREE
FOR 28 DAYS AND JUST HAVE A
VALID PHOTO I.D. OUR
KINDERGARTEN TEACHER FROM NEW
YORK DID IT AND SHE'S GOT A
SUPERHERO VIBE GOING ON. I KIND
OF WALK AROUND FEELING LIKE
SUPERWOMAN A LITTLE BIT. I'M
HOPING THAT I CAN HELP PEOPLE.
THE SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK,
THE RED CROSS, THE ENTIRE U.S.
BLOOD COMMUNITY IS ON BOARD
WITH FINDING A TREATMENT MAKING
APPOINTMENT BE A SUPERHERO.
STEVE FIORINA NEWS 8 THANK
STEVE. LOCAL HEALTH CARE
WORKERS ARE CALLING ON
THE COUNTY TO APPROVE A
PROPOSAL TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR
THEM TO GET CHILD CARE DURING
THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC. A
COALITION OF CHILD CARE GROUPS
IS ASKING THE COUNTY TO APPROVE
A PLAN TO RE-OPEN CHILD CARE
FACILITIES TO CREATE A NEW
SYSTEM OF VOUCHERS SO THAT
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS. ANY CHILD
CARE PROVIDER WOULD GET PAID
THROUGH THE VOUCHER TO PROVIDE
CHILD CARE TO ESSENTIAL
WORKERS. THAT WOULD MAKE IT
FREE TO THE ESSENTIAL WORKER.
BUT WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR
PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE FREE CARE.
THE COUNTY HAS YET TO MAKE A
DECISION ON THE EMERGENCY CHILD
CARE TASK FORCE'S PROPOSAL AMID
A SHORTAGE OF ALL AROUND
THE NATION. RADY CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL IS NOW MAKING ITS OWN
PROTECTIVE GEAR. SCIENTISTS
TEAMED UP WITH RESEARCHERS AT
UC SAN DIEGO TO CREATE THESE 3D
PRINTED FACE SHIELDS. THEY WERE
ALSO ABLE TO WORK WITH DOCTORS
TO SEE WHICH DESIGNS WERE
THE MOST COMFORTABLE AND
OFFERED THE MOST COVERAGE.
THE BEST PART THEY ARE REUSABLE
REALIZING THAT THE SERVICE
WE'RE SEEING NOW WE'RE GETTING
MORE AND MORE HERE.
THE COMMUNITY IS DONATING SO
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT
OUR STAFF HERE ARE PROTECTED AS
WELL AS THE CANDY RADY
CHILDREN'S ALSO PLANS ON
PROVIDING THE FACE SHIELD TO
OTHER HOSPITALS. THE COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR BUILDING MAY BE
CLOSED BUT PROPERTY TAXES ARE
STILL DUE THIS FRIDAY. WE
REACHED OUT TO THE TAX
COLLECTORS OFFICE ABOUT A
POSSIBLE DEADLINE EXTENSION FOR
PEOPLE DEALING WITH FINANCIAL
HARDSHIP. BUT OFFICIALS SAY
THEY CAN'T. THEY SAY DELAYING
THE APRIL 10TH PAYMENT WOULD
TAKE TENS OF BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS AWAY FROM LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. SO FAR THEY SAY 72
PERCENT OF THE COUNTY'S
PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE ALREADY
PAID THE SECOND INSTALLMENT AS
TGT IS URGING CUSTOMERS FACING
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO APPLY
ONLINE FOR DISCOUNTS ON THEIR
BILL. THE UTILITY SAYS THERE
ARE MANY PROGRAMS PEOPLE MAY
NOT HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR IN
THE PAST BUT NOW MIGHT BE IN
THE WAKE OF LOST WAGES DUE TO
THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC. MANY
CUSTOMERS CAN GET DISCOUNTS OF
30 PERCENT OR MORE. THAT'S
SIGNIFICANT. SD JENNY SAYS
THERE IS A MORATORIUM ON
SERVICE