PLACE
PLACE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WE'LL TALK TOTALS AND TIMINGS COMING UP.
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>>> TONIGHT IN THE CORONA PANDEMIC GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS EXPLORING HOW THE STATE WILL
GET MORE RESOURCES AND WE ARE
HEARING FROM CONCERNED HOSPITAL
STAFF.
>> WE WANT TO START WITH
ABC10'S LENA HOWLAND IN ELK
GROVE.
JUST HOURS AGO THE DISTRICT
RELEASED A NEW PLAN TO MOVE
STUDENTS TO DISTANCE LEARNING
FOR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE COULD BE
THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
TEACHERS WILL SPEND THE NEXT
COUPLE WEEKS PREPARING AND
STUDENTS WILL START LEARNING
AGAIN FROM HOME MID-APRIL.
>> CONNIE McCONNELL HAS THREE
KIDS IN THE DISTRICT
WHO
WHO ARE
WHO ARE MISSING THEIR CLASSMATES AND TEACHERS. TODAY THE DISTRICT ANNOUNCED AN
ALTERNATIVE PLAN TO CONTINUE
LEARNING AT A DISTANCE.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE
TEACHER SOMEWHERE IN ANOTHER
LOCATION AND THE STUDENT IN
ANOTHER LOCATION.
THAT'S DISTANCE LEARNING.
>> DISTANCE LEARNING WILL START
DISTRICTWIDE FOR STUDENTS MID-
APRIL AND ALL STUDENTS WILL
MOVE TO THE TRADITIONAL
CALENDAR WHICH ENDS ON MAY
29th, THE FRIDAY AFTER MEMORIAL
DAY.
AFTER TWO WEEKS OF UNCERTAINTY
THIS BROUGHT PATIENTS A LITTLE
RELIEF.
>> I AM RELIEVED THERE IS A
GAME PLAN FORWARD.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD THAT IT
WILL BE ROLLING OUT SOMETIME IN
APRIL.
SO WITHIN THIS MONTH, YOU KNOW,
IF THEY WEREN'T GOING TO ROLL
OUT ANYTHING, THEN WE'RE GOING
TO JUST HAVE THEM BE OFF FROM
NOW TILL THE FALL I THINK THAT
WOULD BE A CONCERN.
>> BUT AS A PARENT OF SPECIAL
NEEDS STUDENTS, SHE'S WONDERING
HOW HER KIDS WILL CONTINUE TO
GET THE SUPPORT THEY NEED.
>> WITH THE DISTANT LEARNING
I'D BE CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THEY
ROLL THAT OUT AND BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AS WELL.
>> SOMETHING THAT TEACHERS AND
DISTRICT OFFICIALS WILL BE
WORKING ON OVER THE COMING
WEEKS AS TEACHERS GO BACK TO
WORKING FROM HOME ON WEDNESDAY
TO LEARN HOW TO USE NEW TOOLS
LIKE ZOOM, SYNERGY AND GOOGLE
APPS FOR EDUCATION BEFORE
DEVELOPING NEW LESSON PLANS.
SO
SO NOT
SO NOT EVERY FAMILY HAS A COMPUTER OR ACCESS TO THE INTERNET.
THAT IS WHY THE DISTRICT IS IN
THE WORKS OF DEVELOPING A PLAN
FOR FAMILIES TO CHECK OUT BOTH
CHROME BOOKS AND MOBILE
HOTSPOTS.
THEY SAY THEY'VE ORDERED 8,000
NEW HOTSPOTS FOR FAMILIES IN
NEED WHICH SHOULD BE HERE IN
THE BEGINNING OF APRIL.
>>> AS FAR AS OTHER SCHOOL
DISTRICTS GO, WE REACHED OUT TO
A HANDFUL AND FOUND OUT FOLSOM
CORDOVA UNIFIED IS
TRANSITIONING TO A DISTANCE
LEARNING MODEL.
THEY SAID THEY STARTED TRAINING
TEACHERS ON AN ONLINE LEARNING
PLATFORM ALREADY AND STOCK
UNIFIED AND SAN JUAN ALSO TOLD
US THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT MOVING
TO A DISTANCE LEARNING MODEL,
TOO.
SAN JUAN SAID BY APRIL 13th
THEY PLAN TO HAVE DISTANCE
LEARNING IN FULL EFFECT.
>>> THERE ARE NEW CORONAVIRUS
NUMBERS TONIGHT FROM THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
MORE THAN 1,700 PEOPLE HAVE THE
VIRUS AND 27 PEOPLE HAVE DIED
FROM COMPLICATIONS FROM THE
VIRUS.
THERE ARE NOW FOUR CONFIRMED
DEATHS IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY.
OFFICIALS SAY ALL PATIENTS WERE
OLDER THAN 70 AND HAD
UNDERLYING HEALTH ISSUES.
NOW KEEP IN MIND GOVERNOR GAVIN
NEWSOM SAYS THE STATE WILL NEED
AT LEAST 20,000 NEW HOSPITAL
BEDS AS THE NUMBER OF
CORONAVIRUS CASES CONTINUES TO
INCREASE.
HIS PLAN IS TO FIND THE
PHYSICAL SPACE FOR THE BEDS AND
EXPAND THE HEALTHCARE
WORKFORCE.
ABC10'S VAN TIEU EXPLAINS.
>>
>> Reporter: CURRENTLY CALIFORNIA'S 416 HOSPITALS ONLY HAVE
75,000
75,000 LICENSED BEDS, NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TO MEET THE PROJECTED DEMAND AS MORE PEOPLE
GET SICK FROM THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> OUR NEW MODEL SUGGESTS
50,000 IS THE NEW TARGET
NUMBER.
>> Reporter: YEAH, 50,000.
SO HOW DOES THE GOVERNOR PLAN
TO GET THERE?
HE SAYS 30,000 WILL COME FROM
HOSPITAL SURGE PLANS SUCH AS
SETTING UP TENTS IN HOSPITAL
PARKING LOTS.
THAT MEANS CALIFORNIA WILL NEED
20,000 BEDS OUTSIDE OF THE
HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
SO FAR THE STATE HAS LINED UP
3,000 BEDS LEAVING US WITH A
PROJECTED SHORTAGE OF 17,000
BEDS.
>> WE NEED TO START STACKING IN
TERMS OF RESOURCES.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR SAYS
THE STATE IS IT IDENTIFYING
PLACES LIKE CONVENTION CENTERS,
FAIRGROUNDS, HOTELS AND MOTELS
TO BUILD OUT TEMPORARY
HOSPITALS AND HE SAYS ONCE
THOSE PLACES ARE SECURED IT
WILL NEED STAFFED.
HE'S ALREADY ISSUED AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER TO RELAX SOME
RULES TO BRING BACK RETIREES
AND FAST TRACK FOURTH YEAR
NURSING STUDENTS INTO THE
HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM.
>> SOMEONE'S ALMOST FINISHED
GETTING THEIR NURSING DEGREE,
GET THEM LICENSED EARLIER,
BRINGING RETIREES BACK D
START ADDING THOSE RESOURCES
AND WE BELIEVE WE CAN MEET THE
MOMENT.
>> NOW WE ASKED FOR A LIST OF
POSSIBLE PLACES IN OUR AREA,
BUT THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN
PROVIDED.
ON TOP OF THE POSSIBLE
TEMPORARY HOSPITALS AND STAFF,
THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE'S WORKING
ON GETTING HOSPITAL WORKERS
MORE PROTECTIVE GEAR.
>> THIS IS WHAT THAT GEAR LOOKS
LIKE.
IT'S CALLED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT OR PPE.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE STATE IS
IT WORKING TO BUY BILLIONS OF
THESE TYPES AND TONIGHT WE HAVE
HEARD FROM NURSES ACROSS OUR
AREA WHO SAY THEY ARE ALREADY
RUNNING OUT OF PROTECTIVE GEAR.
ABC10'S KEVIN JOHN HEARD FROM
ONE KAISER WORKER WHO FEELS
ENOUGH IS NOT BEING DONE.
>>
>> Reporter: OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS WE'VE SEEN MULTIPLE PROTESTS FROM NURSES
WHO FEEL THEY AREN'T ADEQUATELY
PROTECTED ON THE JOB FROM THE
CORONAVIRUS.
I SPOKE WITH AN EMPLOYEE OF
KAISER PERMANENTE WHO REQUESTED
TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.
HER BIGGEST ISSUE?
SHE ALLEGES THAT KAISER IS NOT
ALLOWING THEM TO WEAR MASKS ON
THE JOB.
>> THAT'S HOW YOU'RE GOING TO
SORT OF PREVENT THE SPREAD OF
THIS THE MOST IS BY BALANCING
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED OR
POTENTIALLY EXPOSED, ESPECIALLY
WHEN YOU'RE DEMANDING THESE
PEOPLE STILL COME TO WORK AND
BE AROUND OTHER PEOPLE IN VERY
CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER
PEOPLE.
SO THAT'S MY BIG HE
BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH IT AGAIN.
>> Reporter: WHY WERE THEY
GIVEN DIRECTION NOT TO WEAR
MASKS OR PROTECT THEMSELVES?
>> ACCORDING TO MANAGEMENT, IT
WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE
ANTICIPATING A SHORTAGE OF THE
MASKS BEING AVAILABLE.
>> Reporter: I REACHED OUT TO
KAISER PERMANENTE AND IN A
STATEMENT THEY SAID, "WE ARE
PROVIDING OUR STAFF WITH THE
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT IS
ALIGNED WITH THE LATEST SCIENCE
AND GUIDANCE FROM PUBLIC HEALTH
AUTHORITIES.
I ALSO ASKED IF THAT INCLUDED
ALL DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS NURSES,
JANITORIAL AND RADIOLOGY.
THEY TELL ME THAT IT INCLUDES
ALL STAFF.
IN REGARDS TO THE MASK KAISER
TELLS ME, "NURSES ARE PROVIDED
THE APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT FOR THE PROTOCOL
BEING USED WHICH INCLUDES THE
APPROPRIATE MASK."
GOVERNOR NEWSOM ADDRESSED THE
NEED TO SUPPLY HEALTHCARE
WORKERS WITH SUFFICIENT
PROTECTIVE GEAR IN A PRESS
CONFERENCE TODAY.
>> WE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY
EXPANDING OUR EFFORTS TO
PROCURE ADDITIONAL SHIELDS AND
GLOVES AND GOWNS AND COVERALLS
AND THE LIKE.
>> Reporter: GOVERNOR NEWSOM
SAID THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF
SECURING 1 BILLION GLOVES, 500
MILLION N95 MASKS AND 200
MILLION SHIELDS FOR HEALTHCARE
WORKERS.
IN THE MEANTIME THIS KAISER
EMPLOYEE IS ASKING FOR OPEN
COMMUNICATION WITH THE
MANAGEMENT AND ADEQUATE
PROTECTIVE GEAR TO DO THEIR
JOB.
>> WE NEED TO BE ASKING WHAT DO
YOU NEED?
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP YOU?
>> Reporter: KAISER TOLD ME
APPROPRIATE GEAR IS BASED ON
THE INDIVIDUAL'S ROLE AND THE
LEVEL OF DIRECT PATIENT CARE
BEING PROVIDED.
>>
>> WE
>> WE SHOULD KEEP IN MIND KAISER SAID SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT THAT THEY ARE USING
ARE ALSO BEING USED BY HOSPITAL
SYSTEMS IN CALIFORNIA AND
ACROSS THE NATION.
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>>> TO
>>> TO MEET THIS MOMENT WE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR BEHAVIORS, ALL OF US, YOUNG AND HEALTHY, NOT
JUST THE MOST VULNERABLE
CITIZENS OF THIS STATE.
>> IMAGES OF CALIFORNIA BEACHES
PACKED WITH PEOPLE FORCING
GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM JUST
HOURS AGO TO RENEW HIS PLEA FOR
US ALL TO STAY INSIDE AND IF
YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST GO OUT, TO
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
>> THE YOUNG AND HEALTHY HAVE A
UNIQUE OBLIGATION TO THE
SENIORS TO KEEP THEM SAFE AND
YOU KEEP THEM SAFE BY
PRACTICING SAFE SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND YOU CAN'T DO
THAT AT A PICKUP BASKETBALL
GAME.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT WHEN YOU'RE
RECREATING AS YOU HAVE IN THE
PAST.
SO PLEASE, PLEASE LET US ALL
STEP UP OUR GAME.
>> IT IS A MESSAGE THAT IS NOW
BEING ECHOED BY THE U.S.
SURGEON GENERAL.
>>
>> THERE
>> THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY.
I WANT AMERICA TO UNDERSTAND
THIS WEEK IT'S GOING TO GET
BAD.
>> THE VIRUS IS NOW HITTING
YOUNG FOLKS AS WELL.
IN NEW YORK CITY 46% OF THE
CASES ARE IN PEOPLE 18 TO 44.
NATIONWIDE NEARLY HALF OF THOSE
FLOODING ICUs ARE 20 TO 64.
>> I WOKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE NIGHT AND HAD A LOT OF
NAUSEA.
>> 26-YEAR-OLD FIONA
LOEWENSTEEN WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
COVID-19, HOSPITALIZED AND PUT
ON OXYGEN.
>> I DEFINITELY DID NOT THINK
THAT IF I GOT HIT WITH THIS, I
WOULD END UP IN THE HOSPITAL.
>> THERE IS A BIT OF GOOD NEWS.
WHILE MANY ARE STRUGGLING IN
HOSPITALS, ROUGHLY 100,000
WORLDWIDE HAVE RECOVERED, BUT
LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL
LEADERS NEED US ALL TO DO OUR
PART TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE
VIRUS.
THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED TONIGHT
HE'S NOW CLOSING PARKING LOTS
AT DOZENS OF BEACHES AND STATE
PARKS.
HE HOPES THAT WILL HELP
DISCOURAGE THESE LARGE
GATHERINGS.
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>>> AND
>>> AND THE QUESTION HAS COME UP. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE
STATES WITH CORONAVIRUS
SPREADS?
THE GOVERNOR IS OPEN TO IDEAS
TO PROVIDE OTHER RELIEF AS LONG
AS IT DOES NOT WORSEN