‘Stairway To The Stars’ Still On As Some Nor Cal Schools Cancel Classes
Written by 991KBU on March 9, 2020
“We’re past the point of containment.”
That’s the blunt assessment of Dr. Scott Gottlieb commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration during the first two years of President Trump’s administration.
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams says shifting to a mitigation phase means communities need to start thinking about whether it makes sense to cancel large gatherings, close schools and make it more feasible for employees to work from home.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the number of Californians testing positive for COVID-19 jumped from 88 Saturday to 114 Sunday, but he emphasized that the number was expected to rise as testing became more widely available.
According to Newsom, California has testing kits for 8,000 individuals and that a private lab — Quest Diagnostics in San Juan Capistrano — will also have the capacity to run an additional 2,000 tests each day beginning Monday, if needed.
The BNP Paribas Open has been cancelled.
In just the last week, both Ultra Music Festival in Miami and Austin’s South by Southwest music, film and tech conferences have been called off over fears of the virus.
No word on Coachella and Stagecoach.
The State U-S Department is urging U.S. citizens to not travel on cruise ships.
And while school districts in Washignton and the Bay Area have cancelled all nonessential public events for the next two weeks. … it’s business as usual for large government agencies in Malibu.
No plans to cancel large meetings.
In Malibu … the Santa Monica-Malibu school district plans to bring more than 1,000 student musicians from all Santa Monica and Malibu schools together for annual Stairway to the Stars concerts next week.
About 300 to 400 kids each night will perform together in the auditorium at Santa Monica High School.
This will be next week.
No plans to cancel yet.
