Coronavirus in the Bay Area: Your Questions Answered

Bay Curious

KQED

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4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

What are the recommendations for taking public transit? Should I go to work? Should I cancel upcoming travel plans? How long does the virus last on a doorknob? Can it be transmitted in the air? Will we be quarantined? Find the latest answers to these questions and more in this constantly-changing story. Additional Reading: Public Health Orders and Recommendations for Each Bay Area County Bay Area Hospitals Gear Up for Potential Surge in Coronavirus Cases Coronavirus: Public Health Experts Want to 'Flatten the Curve.' Here's What That Means Featuring KQED reporter Michelle Wiley. Produced by Asal Ehsanipour, Olivia Allen-Price and Katie McMurran. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Asal Ehsanipour, Katie McMurran and Rob Speight. Additional support from Julie Caine, Paul Lancour, Kyana Moghadam, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Bianca Hernandez and Ethan Lindsey.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:02.0	Hey everyone, Olivia Alan Price here.
0:06.0	This is Bay Curious.
0:07.0	You've sent in a lot of questions about the coronavirus,
0:10.0	and it's clear you're worried and you're confused. We are too.
0:15.0	We're going to answer some of your questions today, but first a quick look back at how we got to where we are in the Bay Area right now. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed a case of
0:30.4	novel coronavirus in California. The number of novel coronavirus in California.
0:32.8	The number of novel coronavirus cases continues to rise.
0:36.7	San Francisco officials have announced the first two cases among city residents.
0:41.2	157.
0:43.6	That's the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in California
0:47.0	reported by state public health officials.
0:49.2	To effectively contain the virus,
0:51.5	thousands of people need to be tested every day.
0:54.0	That is not happening in California or anywhere in the country right now.
0:57.0	What these emergencies highlight is our basic failure of our system to serve the most vulnerable amongst us.
1:05.6	People who are older who have underlying chronic health conditions,
1:09.6	homeless populations,
1:10.8	The biggest thing that the CDC or anybody has said is hygiene, hygiene, hygiene.
1:14.5	Santa Clara County has announced a ban on public gatherings of more than a thousand people
1:19.0	for the next three weeks in response to the virus.
1:21.7	What happens if, for example, I feel sick and call the public health department to ask for advice?
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