THE
THE CRISIS. WE TAKE A LOOK AT ONE GROUP ESPECIALLY AFFECTED SAN DIEGO COUNTY SEES ITS
LARGEST INCREASE IN KOBE 19
CASES SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN.
GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US. I'M CARLOS CATTO.
AND I'M BARBARA LEE EDWARDS.
THAT TOTAL HAS NOW SURPASSED
1000 WITH ONE THOUSAND ONE
HUNDRED TWELVE CASES NOW
CONFIRMED ONE HUNDRED FORTY SIX
MORE THAN YESTERDAY. ALTHOUGH
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE ACTUAL
NUMBER IS MUCH HIGHER, ONE MORE
LOCAL PATIENT HAS DIED BRINGING
THE DEATH TOLL IN THE COUNTY TO
17. THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
REPORTS THAT FOR SHERIFF'S
EMPLOYEES AND ONE INMATE ARE
AMONG THOSE WHO'VE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS. AND
EFFECTIVE TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT
ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO DEAL WITH
THE PUBLIC SUCH AS FOOD SERVICE
AND GROCERY WORKERS WILL BE
REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK OR
FACIAL COVERING. IT'S NOT
MANDATORY FOR THE PUBLIC. BUT
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS,
THE CITY AND THE CDC STRONGLY
RECOMMEND YOU WEAR A FACIAL
COVERING IF YOU LEAVE HOME.
NEWS VIEWERS ARE CONTACTING US
WANTING TO KNOW HOW THEY CAN
PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM
THE VIRUS ON PACKAGES DELIVERED
TO THEIR HOMES AS NEWS DAVID
GOSFORD SUN REPORTS. THERE ARE
SOME SIMPLE SOLUTIONS THAT CAN
HELP KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE.
ANYTHING THAT YOU BRING INTO
YOUR HOME THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE
CONTROL OVER YOU SHOULD
PROBABLY LOOK AT CAREFULLY. HOW
CAN YOU PROTECT YOURSELF FROM
CORONA VIRUS ON PACKAGES?
THE COUNTY'S MEDICAL DIRECTOR
OF EPIDEMIOLOGY OFFERED SOME
ADVICE. I OPENED MY MAIL EVERY
DAY AND I ABLE TO LOOK AT IT,
THROW AWAY WHAT I DON'T NEED
AND RECYCLE SOME AND I ACTUALLY
MOST. AND THEN I WASH MY HANDS
AFTERWARDS BEFORE I DO
SOMETHING ELSE. DO PACKAGES
REALLY POSE A RISK? WE ASKED AN
INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT WITH
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE. YOU
KNOW IT IS POSSIBLE FOR OBJECTS
TO GET CONTAMINATED BY VIRUS
FROM THE HANDS OF SOMEONE WHO
JUST HANDED YOU AN OBJECT. AND
HOW LONG CAN THE VIRUS LIVE ON
PAPER AND CARDBOARD? WE THINK
THAT THE VIRUS CAN SURVIVE ON
THE SURFACES OF PACKAGES AND
OTHER OBJECTS FOR AT LEAST
SEVERAL HOURS SO THAT IF YOU DO
GET AN OBJECT DELIVERED TO
THE HOME OR BRING AN OBJECT
FROM OUTSIDE THE HOME INTO
THE . YOU CAN TRY TO DISINFECT
IT REALLY DISINFECT YOUR MAIL.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? SOME
PEOPLE ARE PREPARING SPRAYS OF
COMMON HOUSEHOLD DISINFECTANTS
OR EVEN DILUTED BLEACH. OK. I'M
NO EXPERT. SO WHAT'S
THE RECIPE? IF YOU WANT TO MAKE
THE DILUTED BLEACH THE FORMULA
IS FOR TEASPOONS OF BLEACH AND
A QUART OF WATER. THAT SEEMS
EASY ENOUGH. I FOUND SOME
BLEACH IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM.
FOUR TEASPOONS, ONE COURT SPRAY
BOTTLE A SPRAY THE AMAZON BOXES
ON MY BACK PATIO. THEY GOT WET
BUT IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR
THE PACKAGES TO DRY. YOU CAN DO
THE SAME THING WITH THE LETTERS
IN YOUR MAILBOX AND THE MAILBOX
TOO FOR THAT MATTER. OK SO I
SPRAYED MY MAIL DOWN. I GOT MY
PUPPY HERE AND WEEKENDS COMING
AND I FEEL GOOD BUT I CAN'T
CARLO STOP THINKING THAT WE'RE
JUST LUCKY TO HAVE A JOB. WE'RE
GETTING A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS EMAILING US CALLING US
SAYING THEY CAN'T GET THE LOANS
THAT HAVE BEEN PROMISED BY
THE GOVERNMENT. SO CARLA, YOU
AND ME ARE REAL LUCKY. I'M
RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. I CAN'T
IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE STREET
RIGHT NOW AND FOR THOSE
BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE
STRUGGLING. SOME OF THEM ARE
TELLING US TO RIGHT NOW THAT
THE BANKS ARE ACTUALLY MAKING
IT KIND OF DIFFICULT FOR THEM
TO APPLY FOR THOSE PPE LOANS.
RIGHT. EXACTLY. WE'RE GONNA BE
FOLLOWING UP ON THAT. BUT WE'RE
GET WHAT WE'RE HEARING THAT
THE CREDIT UNIONS ARE TURNING
THEM DOWN. AND THE BIG BANKS
ARE ONLY OFFERING THOSE LOANS
TO THEIR EXISTING CUSTOMERS SO
THAT SOME OF THE BUSINESSES
THAT HAVE THEIR ACCOUNTS WITH
CREDIT UNIONS, THEY'RE JUST OUT
OF LUCK. SO WE'RE FOLLOWING UP
ON THAT WHERE WE'RE TALKING TO
THE CREDIT UNIONS AND WE'RE
GONNA GET A RESPONSE AND LOOK,
MAYBE NEXT WEEK WE'RE GONNA
HAVE AN INVESTIGATION ON THAT.
IF NOT THIS WEEKEND. WELL, PART
OF IT IS BECAUSE THEY DON'T
QUALIFY. THEY DON'T CARRY THOSE
SBA LOANS TO BEGIN WITH.
CORRECT. THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS
TO THOSE FUNDS. EXACTLY.
THE CREDIT UNIONS DEAL MORE IN
REAL ESTATE LOANS. BUT IF YOU
DON'T HAVE AN EXISTING ACCOUNT
WITH A BIG BANK AND YOU'RE A
SMALL