MICHIGAN
at 79/100,000, Detroit ranks highest in the nation for Wuhan Virus cases according to the Detroit Free Press
Governor Witmere waited until Monday past to issue a stay at home order, according to AP, putting Detroit well behind the national 15 day stay at home guidance from the White House
https://apnews.com/159d38d92b14680b921da80376b08b46
CALIFORNIA - Clinical Trials
UC Davis Health launches 2 clinical trials to treat COVID-19
Researchers are testing antiviral remdesivir, which was previously tested on Ebola patients, and sarilumab, which is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, UC Davis Health said...
...The remdesivir study will involve up to 440 patients nationally, including about 10 or more from UC Davis, over the next several months. The patients must be over the age of 18, have tested positive for COVID-19 and poor lung function.
The sarilumab study will involve about 400 hospitalized patients nationwide that are over the age of 18 and have an acute COVID-19 infection.
BAY AREA -
Bay Area coronavirus cases climb as testing grows: 26% test positive at Hayward site
...The Hayward site is also one of the first in the Bay Area to offer free testing. The tests are only for people with a fever of at least 100 degrees and any of the following: shortness of breath, recent travel to Europe or Asia, exposure to the virus, a chronic condition, older than 65, currently or recently pregnant, or homeless.
The site can process up to 370 samples a day through Avellino Lab in Menlo Park. For people who test positive, results are shared within six hours or by the next day. The site also reports results to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and to county health departments where the patients live.
People can join drive-up and walk-up lines until 10 a.m. and again between 1 and 4 p.m. until the maximum number of tests are administered for the day. On Thursday, the center closed early and reduced the number of tests to allow Hayward firefighter-paramedics to conduct mobile testing to vulnerable populations. They may do the same Friday.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/bay-area-coronavirus-cases-climb-as-testing-grows-26percent-test-positive-at-hayward-site/ar-BB11Lkgs
FRESNO
Fresno mayor extends shelter-in-place order for two more weeks
Originally set to end on March 31, the extension asks Fresno’s roughly 500,000 residents to stay home and only leave for essential trips through April 12.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/coronavirus-fresno-mayor-extends-shelter-in-place-order-for-two-more-weeks/ar-BB11LbUx
STATEWIDE - DMV
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California’s Department of Motor Vehicles announced that beginning Friday it will be closing all of its field locations through the end of March due to the coronavirus to begin a move toward providing essential services virtually.
“Field offices will be temporarily closed to the public statewide beginning March 27 and reopen, virtually, on April 2,” the DMV said in a news release. “All in-office appointments at this time will be canceled. Customers are encouraged to check the dmv.ca.gov website for future appointment availability.”
CBS Sacramento
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/coronavirus-concerns-dmv-closing-all-california-field-offices-through-end-of-march/ar-BB11MaM3