stanford university roots. and it leads to guys like hewlett-packard, those guys. ey do bill the university. then he dies. and it comes out that he has been spending like crazy. roland: said the university, a memorial to him and then a senior who was living a very plush life. he did not take care of himself. he died in egypt 69. there's a shopping center there now. she takes over the task of salvaging it creates stanfordd university. but, the history from their gets a little sparse. what i do know is that she died in honolulu. roland: the main backup a little bit. she is they are one of the story. she is a hero of the story. she never really got her fair do. she is the widow of this great sand grand man. has never had any formal education and is very trendy in business. and suddenly, it turns out that is estate close to bankruptcy because he has been borrowing like crazy. and taking money out of these laundered corporations and the railroad. in the university will shut down and she couldn't even pay the heating bill. she rescues the university. [laughter]. she rescu

involved with campus ministry at stanford university, but it is wider than just stanford. you have a congregation at the university lutheran palo alto. tell us an thalle and bring to the community. >> there is a really wonderful energy in a campus ministry congregation, i think. in part it's an intergenerational community. that is something that, especially for students in college or graduate school, most of the intergenerational experience they have is with professors and their advisors or staff members. what being in an intergenerational congregation gives people is an opportunity to engage with someone in a nonevaluative way. in other words, they can exchange stories and thoughts and concerns with each other in a way that no one has to be concerned that they are being graded. students also find the intergenerational piece to go the other way. they encounter children that remind them of their siblings and who they have left at home. they have circuit family members, which i think makes a big difference when most of the time you are surrounded by people within just a few y

. >> reporter: and new research from stanford university suggests that the number of people infected could be 85 times higher than the official count. the study found up to 4% of those tested in one california county had covid-19 antibodies. >> my head is just spinning. >> reporter: 23-year-old matt newy from utah survived coronavirus he's skeptical of easing restrictions. >> i would say we really need to take this slow and be very cautious because, you know, this could easily get out of hand again. >> reporter: as america's death toll surpasses 36,000, today a moving tribute for newark police officer daniel francis. he was just 51 years old. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, new york >>> this is peter alexander after insisting governors would call the shots about lifting coronavirus restrictions in their states. >> it's going to be up to the governors. >> reporter: president trump encouraging demonstrators using their own language tweeting in all caps, liberate michigan, minnesota and virginia all three battle ground states have democratic governors and each faced protest for their stay-at-

university from '80 to '92. he expanded the school overseas. before working at stanford, he served as the commissioner of the fda. >>> in less than 24 hours most of the bay area will start enforcing mask requirements meaning you will have to wear some sort of face covering when you leave your home or go into any essential business. that requirement will be enforced in the counties that you see there in red. sonoma, san francisco, alameda, san mateo, marin, and contra costa. mendocino may be next on the list. the county leaders are considering a mask order. face coverings are still an option in solano and santa clara county but strongly encouraged. given that most of the bay area is requiring a face covering, you should also know that they are now a must if you ride b.a.r.t. the agency says it will not let a rider on a train without some sort of face covering or mask. riders also need to stay at least six feet apart. b.a.r.t. wants to remind people that not following the face covering requirement is a misdemeanor. >>> first oakland, now san francisco. the mayor is shuttin

dr jason long about this his directive for the center of a policy outcomes and prevention at stanford university he's via skype from palo alto in california thank you very much dr long for being with us so what are your thoughts on this method of prevention is disinfectant effective in preventing the transmission of call that 90. yeah i think that message spread or. probably will cause more harm. than good to the population one of the things that we know about this chemical is that it gets to the skin so it can cause skin irritation it gets to the lungs so it was slowed down the story motions in the lungs and they could in some cases the 2 asthma and some of the cases also showed that they could affect the eyes and so i think it's probably more psychological than actual benefit to the population if one were to use this chemical maybe in a more targeted area where you avoid the crowds for example in the content on a day in a hospital room where people could be touching the service i think that's makes more sense than a massive spread in in the population and finally able to come and personal hygi

. >>> stanford university says its former president donald kennedy died of covid-19 at the age of 88.rsity says mister kennedy joined the stanford faculty in 1960 and was known as an aspiring teacher of biology. he headed up the fda and carter administration before returning to stanford. he was named university president in 1980. he put a renewed emphasis on teaching and research. he is survived by his wife robin and four children. >>> miles of san francisco streets closed to through traffic, the orders in the name of social distancing and why it's already making some people angry. >>> and she went to great lengths to find her stolen dogs . the happy reunion orchestrated by police today, four months later. >>> we've got temperatures outside today that were warmer in this warming trend continues. you're going to like it, up into the 80s easily as we head toward the weekend. what we do now will forever change our tomorrow. so let's do the right thing, today. let's stay at home. let's wash up. let's always keep our distance - please, six feet apart at least. let's look after ourselves, a

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. >>> a new antibody study at stanford university suggesting the coronavirus has infected tens of thousands of people in the south bay. what researchers say about tests and other regions. >>> plus, how i cafe in the state is giving away masks as way to give back during the coronavirus pandemic. >>> alive look at the golden gate bridge. nothing. salads watching all of your traffic, but he is also pulling together some music for you in today's edition of traffic jams . that is coming, that is all here. ♪ ♪ when you need it, jack delivers: order on uber eats, postmates and grubhub. is so irresistible, you'll wanna eat them anywhere, so don't resist! pop 'em outside, or on the go, or on the way home! pop my 100% all-white-meat classic or spicy popcorn chicken combo for just $5.99. >>> good morning's on 2. more than 3300 people in santa clara county were. based on the number of participants who had a positive test results, researchers estimate between 41,000 and 81,000 in were infected in april. >> this epidemic is essentially more widespread than implies by the number of cases. >> blood tests c

you are codirector of the research innovation center at stanford university.ssor of medicine of health reach search and policy, and you are one of the most cited medical researchers ever, professor of statistics at stanford university, member of the u.s. national academy ofof medicine. research that you conducted and to others posted on april 8, you concluded that quote, based on the data until april 4 for the whole covid-19 fatality season, the risk of dying of a person 65 years old is equivalent to the risk of driving a distance of 9 - 415 miles per hour car by day. i had been saying and then i looked at your research that the numbers thrown around early on models that you're not really made available, the data would comprehend, maybe it's because it wasn't very solid, these huge numbers and millions of americans that would die and hundreds of millions of americans were going to die, i could never find the real basis for these numbers. there was charts on the monitors on the screens, every day, every day, every day, then i read your piece and it says wait a

here at stanford university, a number of epidemiologists, statisticians, try to figure that out. just does not make sense. we have half of the nations homeless, about 180,000 homeless. we have one third of all of the nations people in public assistance. one out of every three californians whose admitted to hospital as diabetes and prediabetes which is at risk factor of covid-19. we have the lowest number of nurses per 100,000 population. most number of doctors we have the lowest numbers of hospital goods almost in the nation per thousand population. 28 percent of the population, is that poverty level, 27 percent were not born in the united states and you put all that together and people looked at california and they said, it is not in a situation to resist. and more importantly, lax, san diego, and these direct flights from china and they're bringing in five and six and 7000 today, 15 - 20000 are in the united states pretty 23 direct flights and during this period to them from wuhan and so people thought, and is going to be terrible prayed and gavin newsom, i think three weeks ag

.>>> developing this morning, an antibody test developed at stanford university could be released as soon as this week. the test uses a blood sample to see if someone has been exposed to the coronavirus. antibodies develop in the blood is the immune system fights off irises and infection. >> is all part of figuring out whether or not people have immunity, people have the kind of antibodies that will allow us to process new protocols in order to get people back into the workforce or at least back into society in more traditional ways. >> it is one of a number of tests being developed around the country. uc berkeley is one of those stews lips a school studying the antibody test. >> the problem is not all antibodies are protected so you might have a positive antibody test and not be protected, or you might have a positive test and then the antibodies might go away over the next six months or year or two years. >> it could help inform the development of a covid-19 vaccine. >> san jose leaders will consider freezing rent for lls.le struggling to y their under new osal, re payments will be

people have died from coronavirus over the past few weeks, including a former president of stanford university. thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 5 i'm justine waldman the outbreak of infection at gordon manner is the latest nursing facility hit by covid-19 and we talked with the senior home about what it is now doing to stop the spread. >>a pandemic condition. the perfect storm of difficulties. you know with this population 10 residents ed gordon matter a well-regarded care home in redwood city have died from complications from the coronavirus the director confirmed around 20 residents and 7 staffers have also tested positive for covid-19. >>and it's been a depressing time at the family run business. it's been a really hard 2 weeks. for 3 weeks. orman. >>we've been under lockdown my main concern is for my residents. and you know they're my friends, caring for them has been a real privilege. and i want to continue to do that as best they can under these conditions, san mateo county help is now providing personal protective equipment and support to help stop the spread of

so it's not the feeling of being in battle that we had, say at stanford university for the shutdown. >> victor, here we are in the year 2020. over half of the americans have been told to stay at home. business and then told by government whose essential to his doctor people been told to keep their distance from each other and is no siebel into this. maybe the end of april, maybe the end of may, , june, july, wo knows when? if you go back and look at a virus that struck the united states in 1957, the hong kong flu, we could use a politically incorrect term back then called the hong kong flu, but the economy did not shut down in 1957 when we went through that string. if you go back to 1918, president woodrow wilson did not hold a daily press comforters to talk about the influenza epidemic. congress did not do massive spending bills and response and economy did not come to a halt. why are we doing things differently in 2020? >> there's a variety of reasons. one, is where much more technologically sophisticated interconnected population so we do it because we can do it. we had television

. >> tucker: a promising new study out of stanford university offers additional evidence that this virus be more common and much less deadly than we thought. details on that next. plus, a top coronavirus vaccine researcher is saying things on social media that make you question her ability to prosecute legitimate science. we will let you judge just ahead. ♪ this virus is testing all of us. and it's testing the people on the front lines of this fight most of all. so abbott is getting new tests into their hands, delivering the critical results they need. and until this fight is over, we...will...never...quit. because they never quit. ♪ >> tucker: a few days ago we had a genuinely interesting interview with the stanford university professor who was researching whether the coronavirus may be far more common whe than we initially assumed. the result of that study have just come out. fox news correspondent trace gallagher has that story for us. hi, trace. speak of the studies trying to give us better information on how many people have covid-19 which would give us a r denominator, a number whi

kennedy was a former president at stanford university. >> he would smile and we would sing songs together, and it was just a very special time, and i knew it was special, because i know with every one of my residents, it's just for a limited amount of time. >> reporter: the director said that her patients are part of her family. >> it's been a really hard two or three weeks, or a month, that we've been under lockdown, and my main concern is for my residents, and, you know, they're my friends. >> reporter: nursing homes have been hit extremely hard by covid-19. the state of california says more than 200 facilities have been infected. more than 5,000 workers and residents have tested positive, and more than 500 have died. no vaccine and no treatment. all they can do is isolate the seniors, separating the negative from the positive patients. >>> a nursing facility in san francisco is battling one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the city. 65 employees and patients at central gardens have tested positive for the virus, and four senior residents have died. that's out of the 22 confirmed d

let's bring in doctor lloyd, stanford university school of medicine dean, thank you for coming on.st heard from our reporter david lee miller that was outside mount sinai hospital in new york city where they are using antibody from patients who have recovered and giving that to severely ill patients and are you developing a similar test, if so, how effective has it been. >> thank you lauren, it's good to be with you, we have validated and implemented a test to identify antibodies associated with exposure to or infection with the virus that causes covid-19. that test is being rolled out here initially to healthcare workers, will be expanded and it's one of the components that we need to make the decision or to inform the decision about when policymakers can release the shelter in place or reduce the shelter in place or commendation and start getting people back to work. it's also very important as you pointed out in identifying potential donors for that convalescent serum that can be used to treat severely ill patients from the coronavirus infection. >> i'm asking about the accuracy

kennedy was a former resident at stanford university . >> he would smile and sing songs together and it was just a very special time . i knew it was special because i know with everyone of my residence, it is just for a limited amount of time . >> reporter: the director says it has been physically and emotionally draining to looser residence . she says they were part of her family . >> it has been a really hard three weeks or month, we have been under lockdown and my main concern is for the residents and they are my friends . >> reporter: nursing homes have been hit extremely hard by covid-19 . the state of california says more than 200 skilled nursing facilities has been infected . more than 5000 workers and residents have tested positive . more than 500 have died . as for dennis, he is hoping his mom and aunt won't be part of that statistic . >> they care so much, they are always cleaning, feeding, snacks, drinks . it is a caring place . >> reporter: no vaccine and no treatment, all they can do is isolate the seniors, separate the positive from the negative patients right now . the

scott atlas, former chief of neuroradiology at stanford university medical center. doctor, thank you very much for being here. why should we stop the panic an end the total isolation in your opinion? >> i think we are in a different position now than we were a month ago. that position is we have a lot of evidence, we don't need to just simply emphasize hypothetical projections. we can combine that empirical data instead of ignoring it, we can combine that with our knowledge of fundamental biology, decades we've known a lot about viruses, a lot about infections. and for decades, even about this family of viruses. and then we can thoughtfully combine that evidence with the way to restore the country in a safeway. >> martha: so you say that most people in this country are not in danger of dying from covid-19, explain. >> elsewhere, these are some of the key facts that we learn. point number one is at the overwhelming majority of people do not have any significant risk of dying. this has shown all over the world, what induced the panic was this overestimation of what is

center for policy, outcomes and prevention and associate professor of pediatrics and medicine at stanford universityhe is joining us from the stamford area in california. professor, thank you so much for being with us. lay out the story from the beginning. december happens. there is the coronavirus outbreak in wuhan. what happens next? what specifically does taiwan do?? just next-door. >> so last year, there was a rumor of a new coronavavirus. the taiwanese government said some doctors from their cdc to investigate in wuhan. they noticed this could lead to an epipidemic -- now a a pandem. so they were on high alert and vigilant. as early a as january 1, they to check on the symptoms and signs ofof passengers comimg on flights, if they had fever or respiratory issues. later on they stopped all flightss fromm wuhan and also other level 3 other areas. triageeaged to papassengers in the airport. so if somebody is coming from level 3 other area, they are asked to do 14 days of quarantined, during which time the government brings them food and checks up on them three times a day. and if they get sicker, t

♪ ♪ >> tucker: a few days ago, we had a genuinely interesting interview with the stanford universitysearching whether the coronavirus may be far more common than we initially assumed. the results of that study have just come out. fox news correspondent trace gallagher has that story for us. hi, trace. >> hi, tucker. the study is trying to give us better information on how many people have covid-19, which would give us a better denominator, a number which could tell us how many people have immunity to the virus, and the mortality rate, meaning the percent of people who die. and as one of the authors of the story told tucker this week, the death rate is crucial. watch. >> if it's 3 in 100 you act differently than if it's 1 in 1,000. so i'm hoping to get back, when we get some numbers in place, we will be able to quell the fear that is out there. >> so to get more accurate numbers, dr. and other researchers focused on northern california santa clara county, one of the first places where community spread was detected. they tested 3,300 volunteers and found that anywhere from 2.5% to 4.2%

. >> reporter: that's when they teamed up with stanford university. >> we'll be able to have a look at how extensive covid-19 is throughout a bunch of cities throughout the united states. >> reporter: the single test looks for things called antibodies in your blood. your body makes these when it fights an infection. >> they're also sampling, not just athletes, but employees, regular people who work for the mlb. concession workers, security workers. >> reporter: a nationwide test like this could normally take months or years, but in this case, the numbers are already coming in due to the mlb's help. >> they realized what was going on, and they said we can absolutely, you know, use our nationwide coverage to continue to that. >> we'll start to know much better what we're dealing with very, very soon. i hope this will lead to an ability to lift up the economic caps in a safe way. >> reporter: researchers tell me the final data set is coming in tonight. they'll be doing a lot of number crunching and analyzing before the final results of the study are released to the public within the next

. >> reporter: she is weeks from graduation from stanford university. a huge accomplishment in and of itself but it means more to her family. she is the first to finish college. >> it has been a dream to be able to demonstrate to them that, like, this is a feasible thing to do. >> reporter: but her class will have to wait for graduation day. the commencement weekend is postponed because of covid-19. the university plans to recognize students in june at a distance. >> it is disappointing. >> reporter: she is far from the only student in this situation. high schools across the state are also postponing. >> at this point it is expected and it is very upsetting to acknowledge the fact it likely won't happen. >> reporter: she is a senior at monterey high school. her school canceled senior trips and then prom. >> knowing everyone else is going through it is comforting. >> reporter: she saw trips to visit college campuses canceled as well. >> made the decision where to go a lot more challenging but hopefully we will get to go to college our first semester. >>

stanford university researchers say smart watches that monitor your heart rate, and blood oxygen levels could provide the earliest warnings that you are fighting infection. perhaps even covid >> you can tell if they are ill and that is a big deal for the pandemic >> with millions people wearing the smart watches, the data could alert communities to how quickly a disease is spreading. vital information of covid-19 makes a return tom costello maryland. >> up next, meet the boy who is inspiring america with familiar words. . - communities of color have always been underrepresented in the u.s. census. let's change that. it's critical that you participate in the 2020 census to ensure fair funding for public services in your community. to participate, go to census.gov. >>> finally with thousands of schools closed, one young boy is keeping an american classroom tradition alive. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag -- >> reporter: when his staten island pre-k closed, c.j. kept up his morning routine. >> that includes the pledge of allegiance and his class sings "my country tis of thee". >> report

. >>> a former stanford university president has died in redwood city. donald kennedy was a neuro biologist who served 12 years at the helm of stanford beginning in 1980. he is credited into turning stanford into a top research entity, he was forced to resign due to a scandal in 1982. >>> better together with some inspiring messages with those working on the front lines of this pandemic. >> thank you, police officer and doctors. >> thank you. >> gracias. . >> our best super hero teachers. >> thank you for everything. >> i want to be a super hero to keep you safe. >> so cute. these are some of the students at the strat ford school in sanbruno, thanking the hospital workers. >>> supermarket is reopening just in time for mother's day, but only open to vendors and they must follow the social distancing policies. for now plower market badge holders, mainly designers and floral shop owners can order ahead and pick up the orders curbside. the new hours are 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. monday through friday. >>> the ceo who took the reigns of pge last year now says he will

the former stanford university president donald kennedy, died yesterday ofovid-19 and kennedy became stanford's eighth president in 1980, the university credits him with health transform stanford into one of the nation's top research university. he spent the last two years at a long-term care facility. he was 88 years old . >>> san francisco supervisors unanimously required an ordinance for certain companies required to provide protection from coronavirus including grocery stores, pharmacies and on-demand delivery services. the ordinance expands the workers rights package. employers have to provide personal protective equipment, paid time when drivers clean their cars and wash their hands, no contact options during delivery and a retaliation clause. >>> it's 5:16 am and the shelter in place orders have dramatic the reduced bay area traffic. how several agencies are using this time to speed up road projects. in downtown san jose these are the signs of the times. but for caltrans crews including this one on highway 17, the work continues. since the shelter in

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scientists at stanford university are testing a theory that many of us here in the bay area were exposed to coronavirus many months ago when we didn't know what it was. that could help explain why california hasn't had as many cases as we are seeing overwhelm new york. here's a graph at what is happening in our state. 14 bay area and surrounding counties. one senior fellow at stanford's hoover institution thinks it's possible coronavirus has been in our state since the fall. victor hanson says in the fall, doctors reported an early and vicious flu season. during that time, the state was welcoming as many as 8,000 chinese visitors daily at our airports. >> something is going on that we haven't quite found out yet. when you calculate, as well, that there were people on direct flights to san francisco and lax from wuhan, ground zero of the otbreak. you'd be naive to think that the california population wasn't exposed. >> so, if that's the case, that means a portion of our cld n may ausal her immunity. a stanford study is looking further into this possibility. the conclusions are expected to

california governor, gavin newsom, said today a test being developed at stanford university may be released as soon as this week. the test uses a blood sample collected typically with a finger poke. >> all part of figuring out whether or not people have immunity, people have the kind of antibodies that will allow us to process new protocols in order to get people back into the work force or society in more traditional ways. >> the test, also being developed at ucsf and under study at uc berkeley, looks at a person's antibodies. the proteins the immune system makes to fight the covid-19 virus. it doesn't look for current infection, but instead detects who had it in the past, whoever they know it or not. >> the problem is not all antibodies are protective. so you might have a positive antibody test and not be protected, or you might have a positive test, and then it might, the antibodies might go away over 6 months, or year, or 2 years. >> dr. reingold is part of the team doing the research on the antibody test. the tests could also help inform the development of a covid-19 vaccine. as far as

at looegs ten people have died in gordon manner, including a former president of stanford university.obert kennedy is among those who passed away this week. the county brought in their own clinicians to help take care of the seniors. the director says she is used to taking care of seniors in the final moments and this virus has made this process so much more difficult. >> in this pandemic, our able to to connect with each other and be with each other is impaired by the masks, the ppes, the distance, the contagen. up and we e haven't been able to experience it. >> all residentses there and the staff are now being tested. our investigative unit looked in past inspections and found they had a good record. the shower water too hot and missing bed rails. no

already new york state is ramping up production of the test kits similar efforts under way at stanford university and north carolina the results available in minutes >> and we're hoping that will ultimately get more insights for the health department of how it's being spread and what the true presence of covid-19 is in the population >> reporter: the fda has given emergency approval for a test with widespread testing as soon as may. >> we can test people to see if they've been exposed, immune and go back to work and a combination of that kind of test with the current kind of test we have now as the whole of america opens back up. >> reporter: but testing september always successful. the u.k. ordered 4 million antibody test kits and found them to be unreliable. germany is considering issuing work permits to people who test positive for the antibodies, but that could be months away importantly the antibody test is not the same as the test to determine if you currently have the virus. >> but as we're working on the crisis of today we're looking to the future to ensure we have the systems in place to

stanford university was set to receive about seven and half million dollars.y comes amid pressure at harvard to return million dollars in relief funding. stanford has $28 billion in endowments. many other schools are accepting the taxpayer money. private schools, santa clara university, university of san francisco, those college in st. mary's. center university, which reportedly has a $1 billion endowment, would receive three and half million dollars in relief funds. now, most, if not all focus at san jose state university could be taught online. the semester is set to start on august 17th. thursday provost told the chronicle that the school would likely limit large gatherings because of social distancing. a few classes such as art and dance could be held in person. is one of the first colleges to publicly announce its online plans for the fall. the universities would likely follow. >>> happening today, the bay area authority is suspending weekday congestion rising on the bay bridge due to the coronavirus pandemic. start this morning, two axle vehicles crossin

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said the test will also the courage to tell what your immune status out this particular viruin stanford university virology professor robertsiegel says at this int we don't know the answer to that. >>but having antibodies does not necessarily mean you can't get a virus again for measles you have and ice that means you are. >>our mune to measles and you won't be affected again. >>if you take the example of hiv if test you if your test positive for and by said hiv. the vis in the end of ice coexist, so that mean that you are jack bird a if you have antibodies you're actually at higher risk for infection with a different strain of dengue a so so having antibodies may actually not protect you it may actually mean that you are at at more risk for more serious coronavirus is so new medical experts are learning on the job. >>for the st 2 weeks stanford's antibody test has been used on health care workers and patientand they've learned several things. >>we've got is at if we look in the first week effort section. it takes me about a quarter to a 3rd of people are truly infected develed expertise as you wa

stanford university scientists for surgical masks -- actually, no, these were n95s. they say 70 degrees centigrade oven for half an hour to get rid of the virus. oppose paper, i don't know if it's going to degrade the paper. grab yourself a bedsheet, kitchen towel, t-shirt you don't need, cut it up or bandana. i'm sure we've all got a piece of cloth we can do without. >> all right, jeremy, we certainly do. hang on. don't go away. we're going to take a short break on air but we're going to take our conversation to facebook and our live streams. so short break and we'll be back on air as well. join the conversation on for most patients that have sensitivity it's very common to have a gum health concern as well. but if you have sensitive teeth, you probably aren't going to brush your teeth as effectivity because it causes pain. and if you see blood you should do something about it. you know, i talk to dentists every day and they're able to recommend one product, new sensodyne sensitivity & gum, to address both conditions the other, the patient's mouths is never going to

that includes former stanford university president donald kennedy. >> i'm incredibly honored to have known him. >> reporter: at least 20 residence departments and 7 employees tested positive for the virus at gordon manor, and at least 10 residents have died. the facility continues to operate as the department of public health steps in to help contain the virus. >> caring for them has been a real privilege. i want to continue to do that the best i can under these conditions. >> i wouldn't want to be there, and i wouldn't want my mother there right now. if you have 10 people who have died? how many others are infected. >> reporter: but nursing home advocates, including those who have called for reform at facilities for years, say sweeping changes need to be made before more lives are lost. she says currently the all size fits all regulations are failing. >> they're not like nursing homes. they're not trained. they don't have to have staffing ratios or health personnel. they don't have to have the kind of infection control and procedures we need in nursing homes. >> it's awful, but it h

the smart watch you're wearing may provide you with the first clue that you're getting sick stanford university researchers say smart watches could provide the earliest warnings that you're fighting an infection, perhaps even covid-19. >> we think you might be able to tell if you're ill and they're asymptomatic which is a big deal for this pandemic. >> researchers say the data could alert communities to how quickly a disease is spreading vital information of covid-19 makes a return >> new efforts are underway to expand coronavirus testing nationwide at the epicenter of the u.s. outbreak in new york city the latest results of the state's anti body testing program show that nearly one in four people tested positive for covid-19 anti bodies. despite the increase in testing there's much work to be done before the nation can reopen >> a new analysis by harvard researchers found that 31 states and washington, d.c. will have to significantly step up their testing to even consider starting to ease stay at home orders after may 1st 19 states including texas and washington state are already doing enough

one top official suggests that collegiate levels including the 49ers to the sharks, and stanford university sports may not return before thanksgivvemy all my bay area teams. but i think at this time, until we get the vaccine. >> we will have to think very carefully about how we give back get back, how safe it is and how we do it.>>> it is the county health directors that make decisions on stay-at-home stat the sap center declined to comment but the 49ers released a statement saying in part while there is much debate regarding the appropriate time for return to sports, our intent is to exercise great patience and make the most informed decisions.>>> a much different easter this sunday with social distancing and virtual worship replacing traditional church services. but as laura podesta reports, some congregations may push back. >> easter sunday celebrates the resurrection of jesus christ. president trump once hoped to mark the resurrection of the u.s. economy and the return to work for many americans. >> i would say by easter we would have a recommendation and maybe before easter. >> is the

. >>> a study by stanford university has found that one-third of covid-19 patients reported gastrointestinalymptoms. it's one of the earliest studies of u.s. patients with the virus. a third of patients reported a loss of appetite, thauzia, or vomiting and diarrhea. more common symptoms, shortness of breath and fever. researchers say it is possible health care workers screening for coronavirus are missing a significant number of cases. they also recommend that people exposed to the virus with g.i. symptoms should be tested. >>> helping those who fight at the front line of this pandemic wherever we can. one of the latest ways to help, getting bikes to them. advocates in san francisco started what they call bibke match, an online service connecting people with extra bikes to health care workers, first responders, and other essential workers who could use one. this comes as public transportation like muni and b.a.r.t. drastically cut back their service. >>> if you've been having strange dreams lately, you're not alone. between getting essential information about the pandemic to beating boredom

stanford university began performing them last week. >> we think they are the main line of defense that would prevent you to get reinfected if you are exposed in the future to the virus.>> the presence of antibodies indicates previous exposure to covid 19 and possibly some measure of immunity and the rush is on target these tests to market and abbott laboratories in illinois and houston which of close to 1 million tests this week and 4 million by the end of april.>> these are serology tests and they will be the next seven battling this virus. >> but not all tests are created equal and in fact more than 90 companies have told the fda telling tests and the association of public health laboratories said many of them are ineffective giving both false-negative and false- positive.>> it varies a lot and the problem is there is no consumer reports summary of which of those portable devices are reliable so it is a wild west situation right now. >> and reliable tests are extremely important in the theory has been that as more people have immunity more can get back to work and right now they are

reporter: guys, the results from the first antibody nationwide antibody test study coming out of stanford, university, expected any day now. the results bring questions about how to interpret them. >> suggesting the infection rate in santa clara county could be 85 times larger than the actual number of confirmed cases. he >> so far what we see seems to give consistent message that people can't recognize they are infected. good news and bad news because it's a more mild infection in general but it also means that it's very difficult to contain. >> test studies have been conducted in miami, and new york. it the mlb study is the first to look at infection rates across the entire country 27 teams distributed an estimated 300 test each to see how many of us field crews players and

>>stanford university virology professor robert siegel says with certain viruses like measles antibodies to give you immunity but with others they don't. >>so given to buy so one of the proteins that that is the the surface protein than your meal. if you have any advice to that caps and protein, a core protein than you may you or you may still be infectious so so it's so we're still trying to figure out what the posit antibody test for coronavirus me siegel says well antibody tests are starting to flood the market not all are equal in reliability. >>40 degrees and says challenges on the testing front are being worked out in real time. >>it was challenging certain be symptomatic when the community because it seems like these they will probably have to listen to the locals. so that to know. jones that many of us are still trump rolls. >>and in terms of whether those antibodies provide immunity stanford is now working on a second test to help determine that answer live in san francisco. dan kerman kron 4 news. >>a globally there are now more than 2.5 million reported cases of the coronaviru

. >> stanford university has created an app to protect front line responders. it's called the first responder covid-19 guide. it connects first responders with stanford medical experts who will answer their medical questions and determine if they should be tested. stanford health care is offering priority drive through testing in san mateo to emergency workers. >> attitude for everyone on the front lines of the covid-19 battle. use the hash tag better bay area to show us how you're saying thank you and we'll share the love. >> fremont is cracking down on visitors to the city's most popular park. starting tomorrow, several parks will be closed. it's an effort to decrease drive in traffic by 6 # otomaybe as much as 9 o% and leave the park uncrowded for neighbors. parking restrictions at other parks are being evaluated. >>> in less than an hour, all santa cruz beaches and parks will be off limits to reduce the spread of coronavirus. the order is set to end on april 15th. >> it was a breezy day probably at the beach today. >> breezy and maybe some sun coming. sandhy

new information out of stanford university shows there may be 50 times more coronavirus cases than are on record. those results come from the antibody tests that we've been telling you about. stanford researchers recruited volunteers on facebook, 3,000 people were tested for antibodies on april 3rd and 4th. based on those results, they estimated that 2.5 to 4.2% of the people living in santa clara carry the covid-19 antibodies, and estimated the virus may have infected 48,000 and 81,000 people by the beginning of april. the study has not been peer doctors which is a process of outside the study. >>> there is a new covid-19 testing site. this is to see if you have the virus. this time in san francisco. city test sf soma is located at 600 7th street in the soma district. testing began today. the site will test 200 people a day. it is by appointment only. you have to have symptoms in order to get the test. >>> the lack of testing continued to be a major problem in the battle against this virus. today another heated battle involving the white house and many lawmakers. in a teleconference w

is far more widespread than thought stanford university find the infection total could be $50.00 to $85.00 times higher than what the government says it is more than $3000.00 californians in santa clara county were tested in the 1st large scale study of its kind scientists say further tests of healthy volunteers should be carried out to better understand the spread. scientists worldwide are searching for a vaccine but developing one within a year would be regarded as unprecedented so what existing drugs could be repurposed for covert $900.00 treatment and be ready within weeks rob reynolds reports. scientists at the quantitative bio sciences institute at the university of california san francisco have been working nonstop since january their goal identifying existing medications that make human cells resistant to attack by the corona virus we're trying to do is to repurpose those drugs and compounds to help fight this corner viral infection it's called host directed therapy the host in this case is us 1st scientists had to extensively map the viruses genetic code in the parts of human cell