so that's within the dph side. within our public health lab side. we're also working with private labs including quest diagnostics in our health network and that, again, is a dynamic in challenging. quest lab turn-around is three to four days and we're working to ensure that we get people tested who need to be tested. other test companies are telling us they don't have the capacity to except other tests and so forth. another part of this that we're working on are the partners with the ucsf, they're developing their own tests and it's exciting and i think it's a key part of the puzzle. they're working with global limitations with reagents. so, for example, on friday, i was informed that ucsf was going to be able to perform hundreds of tests a day, not just for gph, but through the ucsf system but then today, i'm told they can't get started because they don't have sufficient reagents. so they have the tools. so there are multiple different strains of testing and each strain has its own inherent challenges. we have such a national shortage of supplies

so that's within the dph side. within our public health lab side. we're also working with private labs including quest diagnostics in our health network and that, again, is a dynamic in challenging. quest lab turn-around is three to four days and we're working to ensure that we get people tested who need to be tested. other test companies are telling us they don't have the capacity to except other tests and so forth. another part of this that we're working on are the partners with the ucsf, they're developing their own tests and it's exciting and i think it's a key part of the puzzle. they're working with global limitations with reagents. so, for example, on friday, i was informed that ucsf was going to be able to perform hundreds of tests a day, not just for gph, but through the ucsf system but then today, i'm told they can't get started because they don't have sufficient reagents. so they have the tools. so there are multiple different strains of testing and each strain has its own inherent challenges. we have such a national shortage of supplies

so that's within the dph side. within our public health lab side. we're also working with private labs including quest diagnostics in our health network and that, again, is a dynamic in challenging. quest lab turn-around is three to four days and we're working to ensure that we get people tested who need to be tested. other test companies are telling us they don't have the capacity to except other tests and so forth. another part of this that we're working on are the partners with the ucsf, they're developing their own tests and it's exciting and i think it's a key part of the puzzle. they're working with global limitations with reagents. so, for example, on friday, i was informed that ucsf was going to be able to perform hundreds of tests a day, not just for gph, but through the ucsf system but then today, i'm told they can't get started because they don't have sufficient reagents. so they have the tools. so there are multiple different strains of testing and each strain has its own inherent challenges. we have such a national shortage of supplies

so that's within the dph side. within our public health lab side. we're also working with private labs including quest diagnostics in our health network and that, again, is a dynamic in challenging. quest lab turn-around is three to four days and we're working to ensure that we get people tested who need to be tested. other test companies are telling us they don't have the capacity to except other tests and so forth. another part of this that we're working on are the partners with the ucsf, they're developing their own tests and it's exciting and i think it's a key part of the puzzle. they're working with global limitations with reagents. so, for example, on friday, i was informed that ucsf was going to be able to perform hundreds of tests a day, not just for gph, but through the ucsf system but then today, i'm told they can't get started because they don't have sufficient reagents. so they have the tools. so there are multiple different strains of testing and each strain has its own inherent challenges. we have such a national shortage of supplies

including staff and expertise on long term care, infection control and infectious disease from our own dph system, but also reaching out to key partners, including ucfs and sutter health to strengthen our response. this strengthening will continue over the next few days and weeks. with things moving so quickly, i want to make sure that you get the facts straight from the source. i can confirm that as of yesterday there are 6 staff members and one patient at laguna honda who have tested positive for the coronavirus. all of them are in good condition. contact investigations are under way including testing and those units have been quarantined. yesterday, also brought news of a confirmed case of a staff member at zuckerberg general hospital. this person provides patient care in the emergency health care department and is self isolating at home. we're conducting a thorough contact investigation. it is concerning to hear about these cases. it will continue to be concerning as the cases in san francisco grow. we now, have almost 300 confirmed cases in san francisco and each person has someone wi

if there is a confirmed case of covid-19 at the school, dph will work with the school and district to determine the best measures including potential school closure. do not go to school if sick. if you have a child with chronic health conditions, consult with your healthcare provider about school attendance. equip all schools and classrooms with sanitizers and tissues. explore remote teaching and online options to continue learning. schools should develop a plan for county-wide school closures and families should prepare for potential closures. number five. transit. cleaning and projection. increase cleaning of vehicles and high touched surface areas. provide hand washing andtish anothers in station -- tissues in stations and in vehicles. number 6. avoid as possible to protect most vulnerable. long term care facilities must have acorhave a the coronavirus. long-term care must screen staff and visitors and turn away those with illness. general public should afvote going to hospitals, nursing homes and long-term care facilities. if you are ill call your healthcare provider ahead of time

so the importance of having this ordinance and working with our partners, like dph, abc, is essential in trying to make sure that these businesses are really in line. the other thing that i noticed when i got to tenderloin, they went to small businesses and illegal workereally worked withe community. because affordability is an issue. there were no fresh fruit, no vegetables and the healthier items that most grocery stores have, these small stores didn't. so they gave them refridge ration and ationand programs toe situation. one of the successes was dhalias and turk and jones. no, no, taylor. and so, there's some really big successions that we've seen -- and i don't know if the money -- i know it came through dph. i'm not sure if it came from the dao of funding but it is a successful thing that happened and they cleaned up that location, as well as up on ellis street. so a lot of this is about the partnerships that we've created to bring a lot of these businesses in min mind due to te violence. we've had stores on elly streets selling from the store and through their own video, we saw

yesterday we took additional steps to respond to the impact of the virus on the dph work force. because of their jobs on the front lines, many healthcare workers cannot abide by the stay at home order. they are essential, and in some cases their workplaces do not allow for social distancing. in fact, quite the opposite. several jobs in our healthcare system involve close contact with other staff members and vulnerable populations. for example, emergency room. psychiatric emergency services and urgent care center at zuckerberg hospital andlugana honda hospital and other settings where staff have prolonged contact with each other and high risk patients. they come to work every day at risk for transmitting the virus to each other and exposing the high risk population they serve. we have issued new guidance above and beyond cdc recommendations to provide isolation masks for people working in these settings in our healthcare system. we will provide isolation masks to workers and patients in many at risk settings. this is another way to protect both groups. we are doing our best to ba

so that's within the dph side. within our public health lab side. we're also working with private labs including quest diagnostics in our health network and that, again, is a dynamic in challenging. quest lab turn-around is three to four days and we're working to ensure that we get people tested who need to be tested. other test companies are telling us they don't have the capacity to except other tests and so forth. another part of this that we're working on are the partners with the ucsf, they're developing their own tests and it's exciting and i think it's a key part of the puzzle. they're working with global limitations with reagents. so, for example, on friday, i was informed that ucsf was going to be able to perform hundreds of tests a day, not just for gph, but through the ucsf system but then today, i'm told they can't get started because they don't have sufficient reagents. so they have the tools. so there are multiple different strains of testing and each strain has its own inherent challenges. we have such a national shortage of supplies

i want to thank the many stakeholders who have worked hard on this issue, including dph, leadership,r. colefax and greg wagner, the edgewood community including lynn dulce and the pane community advocates. so thank you, colleagues for your support and i look forward to moving this forward and moving forward the work to support edgewood and continuing these critical services for our youth. >> can we take this same house, same call? without objection, this resolution is adopted unanimously. role call, please. (role call). >> you're up to introduce new business. >> thank you. colleagues, today i am substituting a legislation we discussed previously this year regarding the border approved streamlining educator housing. i want to thank supervisor fewer for her leadership and passing prop e on the ballot in november and for bringing trailing legislation to ensure that the first ever educator housing project was able to benefit from the streamlining to get units on online. as i have previously discussed, i have very strong reservations that the unit mix proposed was not as family friendly a

this weekend dph will host an invitation only nurse hiring fair at san francisco general hospital and we will continue until all vacancies are filled. this will offer same day hiring and new nurses will be at work as soon as the following weekend. we are seeking to fill 100 are in vacancies with an emphasis on emergency and intensive care unit nurses we know will be needed. this process is part of our city's response to covid-19 and builds upon the hr improvements underway and sped up our plan in place which was to reach 45 days to fire. we understand that that is too long for an emergency which is why the mayor issued the declaration today. this will bring on 100 new nurses to staff or hospitals and clinics and allow us to employ permanent staff and use fewer agency staff. it will result in improved continuity of care for our patients and increase our capacity to serve patients as well. this is just part of the overall readiness we have been undertaking. this includes stocking supplies, meeting regularly to discuss planning, reducing patient volumes, reducing elective surgeries and n

recommended both by the cdc, center for disease control and prevention, as well as fight sf dph, two individuals clients were elevated risk for hiv. >> i actually was in the project here when i first started here it was in trials. i'm currently on prep. i do prep through city clinic. you know i get my tests read here regularly and i highly recommend prep >> a lot of patients inclined to think that there's no way they could afford to pay for prep. we really encourage people to come in and talk to one of our prep navigators. we find that we can help almost everyone find a way to access prep so it's affordable for them. >> if you times we do have opponents would be on thursday morning. we have two different clinics going on at that time. when is women's health services. people can make an appointment either by calling them a dropping in or emailing us for that. we also have an hiv care clinic that happens on that morning as well also by appointment only. he was city clinic has been like home to me. i been coming here since 2011. my name iskim troy, client of city clinic. when i first le

he was tested by the dph lab and the results were given to me this morning. patient number two is a woman in her 40s and she's hospitalized in fair condition. again, her results were provided to me this morning. to protect privacy is, san francisco will not be releasing further patient information or identifying the hospitals in which the patients are being treated. unfortunately, these cases of coronavirus in san francisco residents do not come as a surprise. given the virus has been detected and the bay area, california and increasingly across the country, san francisco has been preparing for the appearance of coronavirus in the community for many weeks. last week the city declared a local emergency to boost our prepared in preparation for the situation. the people who are sick are get ing the best care provided by our outstanding health care professionals. we do not know how they were exposed to the virus, which again suggests it's spreading in the community. we expected that to happen. we anticipated that. and our further investigating the circumstances o

have been reported the department of public health now post confirmed cases on its web site at sfa dph dot or and it is updated daily. >>nasa ames research center will temporarily going to mandatory tele work status after the center received confirmation yesterday that an employee tested positive for coronavirus research center says it believes exposure at the center has been limited but out of an abundance of caution it will go to a mandatory telework status until further notice the president the vice president members of the white house coronavirus task force address the outbreak again today this afternoon. they touched on the situation with the grand princess as well as testing possible economic measures to trump administration may take to try to stimulate the economy. the coronavirus outbreak at the stock market hard today, the dow jones sank 7.8%. at is its steepest drop since the financial crisis of 2008. the mounting alarm over thvirus combined with the crash in oil prices just sent a shudder toworld markets. the sharp drop triggered the first automatic halt in trading in 2 deca

recommended both by the cdc, center for disease control and prevention, as well as fight sf dph, two individuals clients were elevated risk for hiv. >> i actually was in the project here when i first started here it was in trials. i'm currently on prep. i do prep through city clinic. you know i get my tests read here regularly and i highly recommend prep >> a lot of patients inclined to think that there's no way they could afford to pay for prep. we really encourage people to come in and talk to one of our prep navigators. we find that we can help almost everyone find a way to access prep so it's affordable for them. >> if you times we do have opponents would be on thursday morning. we have two different clinics going on at that time. when is women's health services. people can make an appointment either by calling them a dropping in or emailing us for that. we also have an hiv care clinic that happens on that morning as well also by appointment only. he was city clinic has been like home to me. i been coming here since 2011. my name iskim troy, client of city clinic. when i first le

i met with dph and some other departments about -- we had an executive briefing on w.p.c., whole person care, which is something that has come out of the department of health for dealing with a lot of our really challenged folks on the street. some of them are housed but a lot of them are on the street, who may have dual diagnoses and early severe mental illness or physical illness. and we are collaborating with them on that. and our e.m.s. 6 is the best model for them that they want to use. so we are advocating for more resources in our budget for that, because we are pulled in other directions other than what our e.m.s. 6 medicine does, and we are happy to do it, we just need the resources. i met briefly with the chaplain committee to launch the process of putting together a chaplainsy program. as you may know, we have had father greene for the last i don't know how many decades. has it been 30 something years? he has been our own chaplain, and we have worn him down. and so we are looking at what the police do. the police have chaplains from every denomination and to sort of spread th

and i would like more information about, the extent to which, really, things can be directed by our dph as opposed to collaborative. we had an interesting call from st. francis people had with china. there were experts from wuhan, beijing and it was most instructive. what came through, there was a hospital council that had leadership and directed the others what to do and they worried about staffing. i'm wondering how you're thinking that through because obviously testing is difficult to come by and we read about the hospital in connecticut that had 200 nursing hours and some incredible number with one exposure. so i'm wondering how you as a group are thinking about how we're going to manage staffing? my personal experience is a lot of people call in sick for things that wouldn't necessarily be a sickness and now we're encouraging them to and i can see some decimated by nurses being out on quarantine. then if you could elaborate more about ppe, which i know you can't say much about or you may not know much about. but i know we certainly have inadequate ppe at our place. the real infrast

dph talked about delivery not covered in the california retail food code. that is not true if we deliver food we would be subject to regulation. it is what we talked about time, temperature and food handlers. there is a clear mark where there is a public safety maps and something that is not a level playing field for us. vicker mentioned temperature bags. one issue we belt with with another carrier, not post mates. after we had told them we didn't want to be on their site. they said there is a delay when you tell us and come down. we recommend you fill the orders because your customers may be upset. they directed the drivers not to come with bags because it has their trademarks on it so we wouldn't know that is what it was for, which we thought was predatory. there is a lot of discussion of the micro economic impacts. there is a big you are issue here. this is a new industry coming in with a ton of capital. it is disruptive but the hallmark to the bubble. it is something new. the way the delivery apps work, it should be that one emerges. in the interim they

i spoke to dph about that today and they say taking those donations can be complicated because, for example, those n-95 masks really need to be fitted to the individual. if you feel compelled to give, you can donate money at give to sf.org, and also if you're out and about, keeping your social distance and you notice someone or something that is not complying with the order, sfpd asks that you please call 311. we will have all of that information on our website, abc7news.com. live in san francisco, i'm kate larson, abc7 news. >> kate, thank you. a reserve officer at the san jose police department has tested positive for coronavirus. no other officers have tested positive that we know of at this moment. but eye number of them are self-isolating out of an abundance of caution. >> we are here to provide a service. we have a mission to keep our community safe. >> and, of course, the police department remains fully operational in san jose and everywhere else in the bay area. promising news for san jose, firefighters, amanda del castillo tweeted about it today. 12 firefighters in total tested pos

recommended both by the cdc, center for disease control and prevention, as well as fight sf dph, twoividuals clients were elevated risk for hiv. >> i actually was in the project here when i first started here it was in trials. i'm currently on prep. i do prep through city clinic. you know i get my tests read here regularly and i highly recommend prep >> a lot of patients inclined to think that there's no way they could afford to pay for prep. we really encourage people to come in and talk to one of our prep navigators. we find that we can help almost everyone find a way to access prep so it's affordable for them. >> if you times we do have opponents would be on thursday morning. we have two different clinics going on at that time. when is women's health services. people can make an appointment either by calling them a dropping in or emailing us for that. we also have an hiv care clinic that happens on that morning as well also by appointment only. he was city clinic has been like home to me. i been coming here since 2011. my name iskim troy, client of city clinic. when i first learne

it is not limited to zuker berg or a binary communication between ucsf and the dph. we're working with all hospitals and healthcare systems in our city for this surge planning. thank you. >> you talked about the surge, what are the latest projections in terms of the timeline for when it will peak? >> that in fact again, we will share that information as it becomes available. this situation is fluid. things are changing everyday. we're looking at those models and we will share as much information as we can when it's available. [inaudible] >> healthcare personnel are being tested for coronavirus based on c.d.c. guidelines. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> what are you doing to prepare emergency shelters? >> we're all concerned and i spoke about this in my initial remarks. specifically for the homeless population, we're doing a couple things. we are expanding our shelter capacity in new sites in order to create social distancing within our shelters, so the c.d.c. and state department of health guidelines, even prior to doing that however, we were in constant contact with our

if there is a confirmed case of covid-19 at the school, dph will work with the school and district toetermine the best measures including potential school closure. do not go to school if sick. if you have a child with chronic health conditions, consult with your healthcare provider about school attendance. equip all schools and classrooms with sanitizers and tissues. explore remote teaching and online options to continue learning. schools should develop a plan for county-wide school closures and families should prepare for potential closures. number five. transit. cleaning and projection. increase cleaning of vehicles and high touched surface areas. provide hand washing andtish anothers in station -- tissues in stations and in vehicles. number 6. avoid as possible to protect most vulnerable. long term care facilities must have acorhave a the coronavirus. long-term care must screen staff and visitors and turn away those with illness. general public should afvote going to hospitals, nursing homes and long-term care facilities. if you are ill call your healthcare provider ahead of time a

if there is a confirmed case of covid-19 at the school, dph will work with the school and district to determine the best measures including potential school closure. do not go to school if sick. if you have a child with chronic health conditions, consult with your healthcare provider about school attendance. equip all schools and classrooms with sanitizers and tissues. explore remote teaching and online options to continue learning. schools should develop a plan for county-wide school closures and families should prepare for potential closures. number five. transit. cleaning and projection. increase cleaning of vehicles and high touched surface areas. provide hand washing andtish anothers in station -- tissues in stations and in vehicles. number 6. avoid as possible to protect most vulnerable. long term care facilities must have acorhave a the coronavirus. long-term care must screen staff and visitors and turn away those with illness. general public should afvote going to hospitals, nursing homes and long-term care facilities. if you are ill call your healthcare provider ahead of time

yesterday we took additional steps to respond to the impact of the virus on the dph work force.ecause of their jobs on the front lines, many healthcare workers cannot abide by the stay at home order. they are essential, and in some cases their workplaces do not allow for social distancing. in fact, quite the opposite. several jobs in our healthcare system involve close contact with other staff members and vulnerable populations. for example, emergency room. psychiatric emergency services and urgent care center at zuckerberg hospital andlugana honda hospital and other settings where staff have prolonged contact with each other and high risk patients. they come to work every day at risk for transmitting the virus to each other and exposing the high risk population they serve. we have issued new guidance above and beyond cdc recommendations to provide isolation masks for people working in these settings in our healthcare system. we will provide isolation masks to workers and patients in many at risk settings. this is another way to protect both groups. we are doing our best to bala

i think that this situation n s necessitates a working group and need dph in the room and maybe the mayor'sbudget office. i'm going reach out personally to the mayor and her staff on this because we have to make this a number one priority. we just grot -- got an announcement today that a high school was shut down and they clerd the school. these things may be happening more. people were asked to leave to deal with people that have been exposed. these are our first line responders and we can get ourselves in a serious crisis more than it is now. i think we need to commit to putting together an aggressive plan to hire people in an expedited manner. i know we can do it. if we create the bureaucracy and i understand and respect the civil service process and i know the unions have been involved in that as well in ensuring it's fair and equitable but at the same time we have to put our heads together and figure out how to get people hired in 30 days or less into these positions. and this is years in the making. this is years in the making and sometimes it takes a crisis and a more exacerbated cri

yesterday we took additional steps to respond to the impact of the virus on the dph work force. because of their jobs on the front lines, many healthcare workers cannot abide by the stay at home order. they are essential, and in some cases their workplaces do not allow for social distancing. in fact, quite the opposite. several jobs in our healthcare system involve close contact with other staff members and vulnerable populations. for example, emergency room. psychiatric emergency services and urgent care center at zuckerberg hospital andlugana honda hospital and other settings where staff have prolonged contact with each other and high risk patients. they come to work every day at risk for transmitting the virus to each other and exposing the high risk population they serve. we have issued new guidance above and beyond cdc recommendations to provide isolation masks for people working in these settings in our healthcare system. we will provide isolation masks to workers and patients in many at risk settings. this is another way to protect both groups. we are doing our best to ba

distinguished members of the committee, it's my honor to appear before you today to testify about the work of dphs and what we're doing to respond to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 19, known officially as covid-19. let me first say i am proud of the work of the men and women of dhs and our partners in the department of health and human services and across the government are doing to contain the spread of the disease, slow the spread of the disease, and to prepare for a domestic response. the department's top priority is the safety and security of the american people, and we're committed to an aggressive, proactive, and preemptive, whole-of-government response in fulfilling that mission. as required by congress in 2018, president trump signed the first ever national biodefense strategy to build upon our ability to rapidly respond to and limit the impacts of bio incidents like the one we're facing now. we're seeing the strategy pay dividends as we implement a whole-of-government response to this disease. dhs is taking action at airports of entry to support hhs in slowing the spread of the novel