Last month Kern County's 4th District partnered with the California Farmworkers Foundation to get more farmworkers in our community tested - but there are concerns about data not being available and some farmers think they need help beyond testing.
HUNDREDS OF KIDS POUREDONTO ITS K-THROUGH-12 CAMPUSTHURSDAYMORNING DESPITE THE STATE ORDERBANNING IN PERSONINSTRUCTION.FRESNO COUNTY'S PUBLIC HEALTHDIRECTOR SAYS THE COUNTYWILL TAKE ACTION IF THE SCHOOLSTAYS OPEN - INCLUDINGGETTING A COURT ORDER TO CLOSETHEM.... AND EVEN PROSECUTINGTHEM FOR UNFAIR BUSINESSPRACTICES.FRESNO COUNTY IS STILL FIRMLY ONTHE STATE WATCH LIST BECAUSE OFTHE NUMBER OF DEATHS, NEW CASES,AND POSITIVE TESTRATE.[[THIS IS NOT ABOUT RELIGION.THIS IS NOTABOUT POLITICS.
HIS IS ABOUT ALLOF US IN ONE COMMUNITY TRYING TOPROTECTEACH OTHER AND JUST TRYING TO BESAFE.]][[CHILDREN HAVING IN PERSONINSTRUCTIONIS GOOD BUT IN THIS KIND OFSITUATION IT'S DANGEROUS TOEVERYONE AND THAT'SGOING TO TAKE PRECEDENCE.
AND ITHINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE SHUTDOWN ATSOME POINT IN TIME.]]THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HASREPEATEDLY RULEDCORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY ORDERS ARELEGAL, EVENWHEN THEY RESTRICT RELIGIOUSACTIVITY.THERE'S STILL MUCH MORE TO COMEIN OUR NEXT HALF-HOUR.COMING UP NEXT...THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILLMEET IN SEVERAL DAYS TOTALK ABOUT DISTANCE LEARNING ANDHOW THIS IS IMPACTING WORKINGPARENTS NEXT....THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THERANCH FIRE.CORONAVIRUS CONTINUE TO SPREADTHROUGHOUTCENTRAL CALIFORNIA.HOW FARMERS WILL GET TESTED FORTHE VIRUS.GOOD MORNING... AND THANKS FORTUNING IN FOR 23ABC NEWS AT6:30... I'M MIKE HART.WE'RE HEADING INTO AN INTENSEHEATWAVE WITH A FORECAST OF 106IN BAKERSFIELD TODAY, 108TOMORROW AND 106 SUNDAY.
INFACT, BAKERSFIELD HIGHS LOOK TOBE AT 105 DEGREESOR HIGHER THROUGH ALL NEXT WEEKTOO.
THIS ISN'TRECORD-BREAKING HEAT, BUT AFTERFIVE CONSECUTIVEDAYS OF TRIPLE DIGITS, WE'REUNDER AN EXCESSIVE HEATWARNING FOR AT LEAST THE NEXTSIX DAYS, MAKING THIS OURHOTTEST AND LONGEST HEATWAVE OFTHE SEASON.OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE80S, MEANING THERE'S NOBREAK FOR YOUR AIR CONDITIONERAND PG&E IS ASKINGHOMEOWNERS TO CONSERVE POWER ASMUCH AS POSSIBLE.SOME DESERT CITIES WILL BEPUSHING CLOSE TO 115 DEGREESTHIS WEEKEND!
WE'LL HAVE MOREPASSING CLOUDS AS SOMETROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TOPUSH INTO THEREGION, BUT THERE'S ONLY A 10%CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEARTHE KERN RIVER VALLEY THISWEEKEND AS WE SEE THE BUILD UPOF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ALONGTHE SIERRA CRESTNORTH OF THE KERN COUNTY LINE.THAT MOISTURE LEAVESUS FEELING A BIT HUMID STILL,MAKING THIS HEAT EVEN HARDER ONYOUR BODY.
IT'S HAZY IN THEVALLEY TOO, AS VALLEY AIRQUALITY CONTINUES TO CLIMB INTHE UNHEALTHY FORSENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE TODAYWITH MORE SMOKE FROM THELAKE FIRE PUSHING INTO TEHACHAPIAND MOJAVE.(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)KERN COUNTY WAS THE FIRST IN THESTATE TO PILOT A PROGRAMTHAT FOCUSES ON COVID-19 TESTINGFOR FARMWORKERSITES.BUT ONE MONTH INTO THE PROGRAM,MANY ARE QUESTIONINGIF THE NEW INITIATIVE WASLAUNCHED IN TIME AND WHETHER ITWILL IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR THEFARMING COMMUNITY.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO SPOKEWITH THOSE WHO STARTED THEPROGRAM FOR AN UPDATE.GOODMORNING -LAST MONTH KERN COUNTY'S 4THDISTRICT PARTNERED WITHTHE CALIFORNIA FARMWORKERSFOUNDATION TO GET MOREFARMWORKERS IN OUR COMMUNITYTESTED - BUT THERE ARECONCERNS ABOUT DATA NOT BEINGAVAILABLE AND SOME FARMERSTHINK THEY NEED HELP BEYONDTESTING.SAL MORETTI/KERN COUNTY DISTRICT 4:"I DO KNOW FARMERS ANDFARMWORKERS ARE GETTING A LITTLEMORE COMFORTABLE ABOUT WHAT HADBEEN A DARK VOIDIN TERMS OF WHAT WAS GOING ONAND NOW THERE IS MOREDATA ON WHAT IMPACT COVID MIGHTBE HAVING ON OUR FARMWORKING COMMUNITY"DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC,LOCAL FARMWORKERSHAVE HAD LIMITED ACCESS TOTESTING.
ONLY TWO WEEKS AGO,KERN COUNTY'S 4TH DISTRICTSUPERVISOR DAVID COUCH PARTNEREDWITH THE CALIFORNIAFARMWORKERS FOUNDATION PARTNEREDTO ADDRESS THISISSUE.HERNAN HERNANDEZ/CALIF ORNIAFARMWORKERSFOUNDATION:"I THINK THE STATE OF CALIFORNIAISSUING THE 52 MILLION TO THECENTRAL VALLEY AND LATINOCOMMUNITIES GETTINGIMPACTED BY COVID-19 THEY AREREALIZING THAT POPULATIONIS IMPORTANT TO THE STATE"THE LATINO POPULATION WHICHMAKES UP A MAJORITY OFFARMWORKERS HAS BEEN GREATLYIMPACTED BYCOVID-19.HERNAN HERNANDEZ/CALIF ORNIAFARMWORKERSFOUNDATION:"WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR POVERTYLEVELS, WE ARE ALWAYS IN NEEDOF HELP, SO THE STATE ANDFEDERAL GOVERNMENTNEEDS TO PROVIDE MORE FUNDING SOWE CAN HAVE COVIDTRACING"THE NEW MOBILE TESTING UNITLAUNCHED IN DELANO ON JULY28TH TO PROVIDE FARMWORKERS AMORE ACCESSIBLE OPPORTUNITY TOGET TESTED.SAL MORETTI/KERN COUNTY DISTRICT4:"SOMETIMES THEYRE JUST TOO BUSYWORKING TO GET TEST, THEYMIGHT BE UNWILLING TO GO TO ADOCTORS OFFICE ANDTESTING LOCATION BECAUSE THEYHAVE SOME TYPEOF FEAR OF PUTTING THEIR NAME ONPAPER, A LARGE NUMBERARE UNDOCUMENTED"ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIAFARMWORKERS FOUNDATION IT'SIMPORTANT TO ACT FAST ASPOSITIVE COVID-19 CASES CONTINUETO RISE IN THE FARMING INDUSTRY.HERNAN HERNANDEZ/CALIF ORNIAFARMWORKERSFOUNDATION:"MONTEREY COUNTY WE NOTICED OFCOVID 19 CASES30 TO 40 PERCENT WEREFARMWORKERS"SAL MORETTI/KERN COUNTY DISTRICT4:"ANECDOTALLY, I'VE HEARD OURPERCENTAGES ARE NO WHERENEAR 40 PERCENT, I'VE HEARD ITSABOUT 1 OR 2 OUT OF 30 WORKERSTESTED"THE KERN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC HEALTH REPORTED IN THELAST 17 DAYS, 147 INDIVIDUALSHAVE BEEN TESTED THROUGH THEMOBILE TESTING PROGRAM BUT THEYWERE NOT ABLE TO RELEASEHOW MANY HAVE TESTED POSITIVE."WE HAVE TO INVEST IN RENTASSISTANCE, BASIC UTILITIES,ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SO THERE ISA LOT THE STATE ANDFEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN DO TOIMPLEMENT THE POLICIESTHAT ARE GONNA BE BENEFICIAL TOTHIS VALLEY"FOR NOW THE COUNTY SAYS THEY AREALSO WORKING ONVIRTUAL TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENTSFOR LOCALFARMWORKERS TO SPEAK INCONFIDENTIALITY WITH A HEALTHPROFESSIONAL.LIVE IN BAKERSFIELD IM DANIELAGARRIDO 23 ABC NEWSCONNECTING YOU.THIS MORNING WE ARE EXPECTING ANUPDATE TO THE NUMBER OFTHEY ARE ALSO WORKING ONVIRTUAL TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENTSFOR LOCAL FARMWORKERS TO SPE
SUNY Oneonta is closing its campus for two weeks, after at least 105 people test positive for coronavirus since the start of the..
The tests are free -- and teachers and staff are eligible for testing every two weeks.
