New coronavirus concerns in two nearby California counties.
What health officials are saying about these newly confirmed cases.
Plus, when and where the cruise ship carrying more than 20 passengers with the virus is set to dock.
POPPED UP --- PLUS WHATLOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARESAYING.GOOD MORNING.THANKS FOR JOINING USI'M TORI COOPERWE'RE GOING TO START THINGS OFFTHIS MORNING WITH 23 ABC'SALEX BELL WITH A LOOK AT YOURSTORM SHIELD FORECAST.YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED MUCH COOLERTEMPERATURESHERE IN KERN COUNTY AND THAT'SBECAUSE A WEAK LOWPRESSURE STORM SYSTEM MOVINGACROSS THE REGION.TODAY, CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TOCLEAR OUT AND WE'LLRETURN TO SEASONAL TEMPERATURESIN THE 60S.THE SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY RAINAND A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THEMOUNTAIN AND DESERT AREAS.PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF ONEINCH TO ONE AND A HALF INCHESAREPOSSIBLE IN THE KERN COUNTYMOUNTAINS FROM LEBEC THROUGHTHEGRAPEVINE TUESDAY AFTERNOONTHROUGHWEDNESDAY MORNINGTHE STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TOMOVE SOUTHWARDWEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ANDWEDNESDAYNIGHT.
PRECIPITATION CHANCESWILL DECREASEWEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ANDWEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THIS STORMSYSTEM MOVES FARTHER AWAY FROMTHEFORECAST AREA.NEW THIS MORNING --- B-P-DOFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING AD-U-I CRASH IN CENTRALBAKERSFIELD THAT LEFT TWOPEOPLE WITH MODERATE INJURIES.JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT -- OFFICERSRESPONDED TO THE 23-HUNDREDBLOCK OF MYRTLE STREET FOR ANINJURY COLLISION.ACCORDING TO B-P-D --- OFFICERSFOUND A TRUCK ON FIRE AT THESCENE.THE DRIVER HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THETRUCK --- BUT TWO PASSENGERSWERE STUCK INSIDE.OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO GET THEPASSENGERS OUT.THE TWO PASSENGERS ARE CURRENTLYIN STABLECONDITION.THE DRIVER --- 21-YEAR-OLD KEVINARANDA --- WAS DETERMINEDTO BE INTOXICATED AND ARRESTEDFOR FELONY D-U-ICAUSING INJURY.HE WAS BOOKED INTO KERN COUNTYJAIL.B-P-D OFFICIALS ALSO CONDUCTED AD-U-I AND DRIVER'S LICENSECHECKPOINT LAST NIGHT.A TOTAL OF 688 VEHICLES WERESCREENED IN THE CHECKPOINT ONEAST TRUXTUN AVENUE.TWO DRIVERS WERE ARRESTED FORD-U-I.ONE STOLEN VEHICLE WAS RECOVEREDAND THE DRIVER WASARRESTED.ONE DRIVER WAS ARRESTED FOR APREVIOUS HIT AND RUN.A TOTAL OF 47 DRIVERS WERE CITEDFOR LICENSEVIOLATIONS.39 VEHICLES WERE IMPOUNDEDDURING THE CHECKPOINT.MOVING NOW TO THE CORONAVIRUS--- A CRUISE SHIPCARRYING AT LEAST 21 PASSENGERSWHO TESTED POSITIVEFOR THE VIRUS IS FINALLY SET TODOCK IN THE PORT OF OAKLAND.THAT'S ACCORDING TO PRINCESSCRUISES -- THE PARENT COMPANY OFTHE GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP.THE COMPANY TWEETED EARLY THISMORNING THAT A TIME ISSTILL TO BE DETERMINED FOR THEDOCKING, BUT THAT IT HASOFFICIALLY BEEN SCHEDULED FORMONDAY.PRINCESS CRUISES WILL BEGINDISEMBARKINGGUESTS WHO ARE IN NEED OFHOSPITALIZATION AND MEDICALTREATMENT.THOSE WHO ARE CALIFORNIARESIDENTS WILL BE SENT TO AFEDERALLY OPERATED FACILITYWITHIN THE STATE FORTESTING AND ISOLATION.NON-CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS WILL BETAKEN TO FEDERALFACILITIES IN OTHER STATES.THE CREW WILL BE QUARANTINED ANDTREATED ABOARD THE SHIP.FRESNO COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALSHAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR FIRSTCONFIRMED CASE OF THECORONAVIRUS.THE FRESNO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC HEALTHWEBSITE INDICATES THAT THECONFIRMED CASE IS TRAVEL-RELATED AND "NOT COMMUNITYACQUIRED."TWO TRAVELERS RETURNING FROM AGRAND PRINCESS CRUISEON FRIDAY WENT TO HEALTHOFFICIALS FOR TESTING,ACCORDING TO TO THE DEPARTMENT.ONE OF THE TESTS RETURNED APRESUMPTIVE POSITIVE CASE.THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE SAYSQUOTE "THEFAMILY OF THIS INDIVIDUAL ISSELF-MONITORING WITH OFFICIALOVERSIGHT AT THIS TIME."THE DEPARTMENT NOTED THAT "THEREIS NO IMMEDIATETHREAT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC."THE DEPARTMENT IS NOTRECOMMENDING ANY CLOSURES OFEVENTS, SCHOOLS OR BUSINESSESFOR NOW.AND MADERA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC HEALTHOFFICIALS ALSO CONFIRMEDSATURDAY THE FIRST KNOWNCORONAVIRUS CASE IN THEIR AREA.ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE BYTHE MADERA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICHEALTH -- THEY BEGAN MONITORINGA COUPLERETURNING FROM A PRINCESSCRUISE.
THE COUPLE REMAINEDISOLATED IN THEIR MADERA COUNTYHOME WHEN ONE OF THEM BEGAN TODEVELOP SYMPTOMS,ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS.THE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO MADERACOMMUNITY HOSPITAL FORMEDICAL CARE AND TESTING.PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS SAID THEPATIENT IS IN STABLECONDITION, AND "THIS IS ANISOLATED CASE WITH A KNOWNSOURCE OF TRANSMISSION."AS THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES TOSPREAD AROUNDTHE WORLD, EVENTS HAVE BEENCANCELLED OVER SAFETYCONCERNS.WITH CONFIRMED CASES ACROSSCALIFORNIA, AND MULTIPLE PEOPLEBEING TESTED IN KERN COUNTY,MANY PEOPLE ARE ASKING, IS ITSAFETO GO TO PUBLIC EVENTS?23ABC'S AUSTIN WESTFALL SPOKEWITH HEALTH OFFICIALS TO FINDOUT IF PEOPLE SHOULD HESITATE TOBE AT LARGE EVENTS --- ANDTHEY HAD A SIMPLE RESPONSE."NO.
AND WE'RE GETTING A LOT OFQUESTIONS IN OUR CALL CENTERABOUT GOING OUT AT PUBLICGATHERINGS.
THEREHAS BEEN NO GUIDANCE GIVEN THATWE SHOULD RESTRICT ANY OF THOSEACTIVITIES."THAT GUIDANCE COMING FROM THECENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROLAND PREVENTION, REMINDING THEPUBLIC THAT, AT THIS TIME, THEPUBLIC IS STILL AT LOW RISK OFCONTRACTING THECORONAVIRUS, BECAUSE THERE IS NOKNOWN CIRCULATION OFTHE VIRUS IN KERN COUNTY."SO WE WILL MODIFY OURRECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON CDCPROTOCOLS IF THAT WERE TOCHANGE,BUT AS OF NOW YOU NEED TO GOABOUT YOUR LIVES AS YOU NORMALLYWOULD."AND THAT MESSAGE BEING MIRROREDBY SOME OFBAKERSFIELD'S LARGEST EVENTVENUES.
23ABC RECEIVING ASTATEMENT FROM ASM GLOBAL --WHICH MANAGES MECHANICS BANKARENA, VALLEY CHILDREN'S ICECENTER, AND SPECTRUMAMPHITHEATER -- READING...AT THIS POINT, OFFICIALS SAY THEONLY THING LOCALS SHOULDAVOID DOING IS TRAVELING TOCOUNTRIES WHERE THE VIRUSIS WIDESPREAD.
THIS INCLUDESCHINA, IRAN, SOUTH KOREA ANDITALY."IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO FOR AVERYIMPORTANT REASON TO YOU, WHATTHAT MEANS FOR YOU IS GOING TOBEINDIVIDUAL, YOU SHOULD NOT GO.AND AS CORONAVIRUS CASES SPREADACROSS AMERICA,AN INFORMATION OVERLOADFOLLOWS... BUT NOT ALL THOSEFACTS ARE CORRECT.THAT'S WHY 23ABC AND THE SCRIPPSNATIONAL TEAMWILL BE AIRING A 30-MINUTESPECIAL NEXT SUNDAY, MARCH15TH AT 6 P-M."CORONAVIRUS: THE FACTS" WILLADDRESS IMPORTANTCONCERNS LIKE POTENTIAL ECONOMICIMPACTS AND YOU WILL ALSO SEEWHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE THE VIRUSAND BE STUCK INQUARANTINE."CORONAVIRUS: THE FACTS" -- AIRSRIGHT HERE ON 23 ABC -- MARCH15TH AT 6 P.M.IF YOU WANT TO BE MORE INVOLVEDIN YOUR COMMUNITY, HEREIS YOUR CHANCE!THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICEIS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS ASPART OF THE CITIZEN SERIVCEUNIT.THEY ARE A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERSTHAT WILL HELP WITH THE CRIMEPREVENTION PROGRAM, AND HELPWITH LAWENFORCEMENT.TO BE PART OF THE C-S-U --INDIVIDUALS MUST BE AT LEAST 21YEARS OLD, NO MISDEMEANORCONVICTIONS FOR THE PAST 2YEARS, AND PASS A BACKGROUNDINVESTIGATION.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED INBECOMING PART OF THE PROGRAM-- CALL THE VOLUNTEER SERVICESUNIT AT 391-76-59.THE GOLDEN EMPIRE HISTORICAL ANDMODELING SOCIETY IS HOSTING ITSANNUAL MODEL RAILROAD SHOWTHIS WEEKEND AT THE KERN COUNTYFAIRGROUNDS.
THE EVENTBRINGING THOUSANDS OF SQUAREFEET OF OPERATINGMODEL TRAIN DISPLAYS, AND PLENTYOF FUN FOR THE FAMILY.23 ABC'S AUSTIN WESTFALL IS LIVEAT THE FAIRGROUNDSWHERE THE EVENT WILL BE STARTINGLATER THIS MORNING,AUSTIN?GUYS THIS IS THE 27TH ANNUALSHOW PUT ON BY THE HISTORICALAND MODELING SOCIETY.
TAKE ALOOK AROUND.
WE'RE IN BUILDINGNUMBER TWO AT THEFAIRGROUNDS...IT'S FULL OFELABORATE MODEL TRAIN SETS,TOYS, VENDORS, ANDMORE.
IM HERE WITH LARRY SASLAW,THE PRESIDENT OFTHE TRAIN CLUB.LARRY SASLAW / PRESIDENT, GOLDENEMPIRE HISTORICAL ANDMODELING SOCIETYLARRYTHE EVENT STARTS AT 10 AND ENDSAT 4.AT THE KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDSAUSTIN WESTFALL23ABC CONNECTING YOU.KERN COUNTY AND BAKERSFIELD FIREDEPARTMENTS
23ABC News at 6 a.m. | Top Stories for March 31, 2020
The number of coronavirus cases in Kern County continues to rise. We'll have the latest numbers, plus a look at a facility where..
