governor newsom with a monumental call to action. health officials, the bay area needs you. >> and labs able to analyze 1,000 covid-19 tests in 12 to 24 hours. i'll tell you where.epte fncis together, cheering on its front line home town workers. abc7 news starts right now. the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating tonight with more than 164,000 cases in the united states and more than 3,000 deaths. in california, the number of cases spiked today by about 1,500. and the number of californians hospitalized has doubled over the past three days with those in ip or tweekd. the bay area stay-at-home order is going to be extended until may 1st as officials try on stem

and pandemic and flatten the curve. >> because of what we've done in complying with social distancing, it has saved lives. >> reporter: fearing worst, governor newsom is looking to and fanld health care work force by tens of thousands of employees. he put out this call to help. >> if you're a nursing school student, a medical school student, we need you. if you've just retired in the last few years, we need you. >> the number of cases in the bay area shot past 2,000 confirmed today. santa clara county saw its cases spiked by over 200 and now has 848 cases. it reported three new deaths for a total of 28. marin county saw its deaths jump from one to four bringing the bay area's total tonight to 56. >> to our north, mendocino county is reporting four total cases. >> we're trackinging the bay area through a bell curve. you can see where we are. the curve was fairly flat at the

beginning of the month. last week we saw it really start to take shape with a surge in cases. it is obviously getting steamer and the verb you'll we're looking to is the line to start to flatten out which would mean the spread of the virus is spreading out. the flattening we hear about. that's what officials are talking about. now to a monumental call to action from governor newsom. >> he's requesting eligible medical students and recently retired medical workers join the health core. >> health professionals, california needs you. that message hard to miss on the new health core website. governor newsom putting pout monument all call monday. >> we need to you look at that health core we simpl steps. >> reporter: five steps to put the medical system on relieve pressure on the health care system. >> it didn't just say doctors

and nurses. it was kulg behavior health specialists, paramedics, medical technicians, the entire spectrum. being able to run an efficient health system require breadth of specialties. >> she said her pinning ceremony was scheduled for may 11th. everything changed in march. >> we're ready to go. where can we go? sinus up. >> currently there are 750,000 health care professionals across the state. according to governor newsom, more than 37,000 can be added by reaching those who recently got out of work force and those about to get in. at the school of nursing at sandal jose state, the graduating passes had to pivot. >> over the past two weeks instructors have implemented virtual simulations online to assess the nursing and the management of patients with peciromeah st w tmo >> erns,

workers. skeith many off camer about the risk. those who question what it might mean for their health and safety and whether enough supplies to meet the moment. >> i their kernels. i understand that. and i think one thing we need pay attention to is what the working environment will be like. most notably, safety. is there going to be adequate ppe, are we going to have enough gowns, gloves and masks. >> in a tweet, he called medical professionals the here oets of this moment. referring to it as an all hands on deck situation as we pre that i remember for what's ahead. >> in the south bay, in san jose an employee has tested positive at the safeway. the last time the employee was at the store was on march 24thsn

the store has been cleaned and sanitized. in the south bayh, the budget's impact has led to a hiring freeze. a few positions are except including ones the police and fire department. i will includes freezing overtime except for under avoidable purposes. it was effective immediately and are intended to help san jose deal with anticipated budget short falls. the massive nursing home is in a coronavirus crisis. the number of residents and staff who have tested positive is growing. at the same time, governor newsom is moving forward with the plan to move covid-19 patients into nursing homes. dan annoys has found that advocates -- >> channel 7. >> the campus is not open. >> reporter: laguna honda rehabilitation skrernlt on lockdown, closed to the media, to any nonessential workers. the coronavirus crisis is growing there. >> nine employees of laguna

honda hospital have tested si a. tting isenr fisse control and public health have sent infectious disease specialists to stem the tide. >> we know that long term care facilities are at most risk for coronavirus can outbreaks. therefore, we expect the situation to unfortunately get worse. >> reporter: on the same day, governor newsom told reporters, he's worked the find beds in the facilities. >> we are also looking to get some 1,000 skilled nursing facility units up and running. >> that idea frightens advocates. >> it is like sending a child killer to a kindergarten.

you're seconding the virus which is an extraordinary killer of older people and sick people which has only those people. >> the california association of long term care medicine passed this resolution saying nursing homes should not be f semihe covid-19 patients. and the louisiana department of health is prohibiting hospital to nursing home transfer of covid patients for at least 30 days. >> how can it be that louisiana is taking a more informed and progressive view than california? >> reporter: la good nigthere i action suit. for the imteam, abc 7 news. on the peninsula, a skilled nursing facility considered at risk of coronavirus casesa test. the i-team learned that pacifica nursing and rehab center had at

least 13 cases and one presumed dead. it is under clear if health care workers exposed to apparents were able to get tested. they said access to testing is the biggest concern. >> they are our vulnerable population. ensuring they have access to tests, not just today but ongoing. >> reporter: the abc7 news i-team dacted facility. staff wouldn't confirm cases but said when they learned about the threat, they put plans and protocols into place and took precautions to fight the spread. more than 1,000 covid-19 tests analyzed in a single day. what's those at uc berkeley say the robotics lab should be able to do by next week. j.r. stone is in the news room with details. >> reporter: i put the question out there and asked viewers on my facebook page, ty waited. some said 10 days,

something they call frustrating. >> the doctor said it was two to three days. on the 15th, i thought i would have results back. i had nothing. my first test was on the 11th. i did not get results until the 28th. >> she waited more than two weeks to find pout she didn't have covid-19. she did have another form of coronavirus called hku 1. but was told, that one is not the deadly one. >> still, having to wait so long to find out if you're infected and to be so isolated. >> but changes in parts of the bay area could be coming very soon. uc berkly analyzing covid-19 tests from the student health center in their robotic testing lab. >> we know we have the capacity for about a thousand per day. >> it's a pop-u labor with

scientists bke and uc. srtification by next be would allow them to analyze tests from nearby medical center. >> so we can get answers back within 20 hours. >> i took nine days. >> the anxiety alone if it. >> certainly important to address it. the question is, if you go for a test next week, where can you go to get fast results? those at uc b th.the tham ofast bay.certaibeonnued >> it certainly sounds like it. here are a couple of other

headlines you should know about. a second student at santa clara university has tested positive. >> stanford is asking out of state travellers to isolate. >> and the second ghost ship trial was supposed to start today for derek almena but it has been pushed back until at least may 22nd. in the east oakland. look temperature. police say about 450 people took part in two side shows yesterday. three people w erer released. officers say the police helicopter played a major role in breaking up the illegal activity. >> unbelievable. this thursday at 4:00, abc7 abc7 conducts hate crimes with a

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patients and a possible new treatment are some of the major headlines about the pandemic. also, a sign of recovery in the city where the virus was first reported. abc news reporter has the latest. >> reporter: in the u.s., president trum revse a earlier plan to open the country by easter, now extending guidelines to april 30th. >> every one of us has a role to play in winning this war. this is our shared patriotic duty. challenging times are ahead. >> when asked about the cyclical nature of the virus, anthony fauci saying our ability to test and trace contacts will be orders of magnitude better if the virus returns in the fall. >> what we'll be going through is more than lessons learned. >> in new york city, the epicenter. u.s. outbreak, a field hospital for covid-19 patients hack set up in central park. while the u.s. hospital ship comfort pulled into court there to ease the burden of already

stressed hospitals, plans are to treat coronavirus-free apparents. >> to me we're beyond staggering already. >> it was warned that the death tolls in the coming weeks could soar to 100,000 to 200,000. and for the first time since hurricane katrina, the convention center has been set up for spiking cases. >> we didn't sign up for this. >> health care workers continue to struggle to help their parables. >> i just came from a patient's room. he's actively dying. it was just horrible. >> internationally the u.k. testing a new breathing aid developed in part by the mercedes 1 team. >> i think it may save many lives by preventing patients from needing to to a ventilator. >> italy still struggling. roughly one out of every seven

cases in the world is there. and good news from wuhan. the original emcenter reopening its store fronts today. although customers were scarce after governor restrictions kept tens of millions of people home for two months. abc news, los angeles. a solid start to the week for stocks. all three indices closed higher. the dow closed higher. the nasdaq picked up 272 points while the s&p 500 gained 3.3%. >> new at 11:00, some rules are being relax in the california amid the pandemic. the governor signed an executive order giving small businesses an additional 90 days to file taxes and make tax payments. the same order allowed for mail-in dmv renewals. california is also waiving continuing education requirements for several

professions. the impact is being felt on businesses of all sizes. macy's will furlough most of its 130,000 employees. they will continue to pay health benefits and pay premiums. the gap employees will still receive benefits. kohl's is also furloughing staff. the ceo is not taking a salary. and disney's top executives have agreed to take pay cuts. the executive chairman is foregoing 100% of his salary. disney is the parent company of abc7. >> many expectant moms are rethinking their birth plan with only one person allowed in the delivery room, the decision isn't an easy one. melanie woodrow has the story. >> alina could give birth at any moment. >> a big bump. ready to go. she and her husband alex ryeback

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there are a few headlines in sports. most notably, the olympics have been rescheduled for july 2021. the ncaa will restore a year of eligibility. athletes at cal and stanford will now be able to have virtual meetings with coaches. >> today we started a new week under lockdown in the bay area once again. n e fersrea g trld.

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