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ONE LOCAL BUSINESSMAN IS TRYING TO DO RIGHT BY HIS FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES ... MAKING SURE THAT WHILE THEY'RE WITHOUT WORK THEY ARE NOT WITHOUT FOOD. ACTION NEWS REPORTER CAITLIN CONRAD WITH THE STORY FROM MONTEREY. OLD FISHERMEN'S WHARF IS EMPTY-- A VISUAL CUE OF HOW MONTEREY'S TOURISM INDUSTRY HAS EVAPORATED ALMOST OVERNIGHT-- LEAVING THOUSANDS OF SERVICE WORKERS WITHOUT A JOB. ANTONIA RAMIREZ 50:38 IT'S TOUGH BUT WE ARE GETTING THROUGH IT AT FISHERMAN'S GROTTO THE RESTAURANT I STILL OPEN FOR TAKE OUT AND DELIVERY... BUT THE MEALS COMING OUT OF THE KITCHEN THERE ARE NOT JUST FOR CUSTOMERS BUT FOR FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES TOO. 44:00 WE FELT THAT IT WAS VE IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO EVERYTHING AS A COMPANY TO GET THEM THROUGH THESE DIFFICULT TIMES THAT HAVE JUST BEEN CATASTROPHIC CHRIS SHAKE HAS COMMITTED TO FEEDI NOT JUST HIS EMPLOYEES BUT THEIR FAMILIES TOO ... SEVEN DAYS A WEEK THEY CAN COME IN AND GET A GOOD MEAL HOT OUT OF THE KITCHEN. ANTONIA RAMIREZ 49:59 I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE TO GO ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND HAVE TO SUFFER THROUGH ALL THIS CRISIS THAT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES BUT SHAKE ISN'T STOPPING THERE -- HE IS ALSO FEEDING T WATERFRONT HOMELESS POPULATION BREAKFAST AND DINNER DAILY... AND THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SALVATION ARMY HE'S HELPING 25 OTHER FAMILIES IN NEED. BETWEEN FISHERMEN'S GROTTO AND SHAKES OTHER BUSINESSES HIS COMPANY EMPLOYS MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE... AND WHILE THEY'RE OUT WORK SHAKE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW HE IS THERE FOR THEM. 46:40 FIRST AND FOREMOST WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE TAKEN CARE OF THROUGH THIS PROCESS BY BEING THERE FOR THEM EVERYDAY IN MONTEREY CAITLI CORAD KSBW ACTION NEWS 8. ##

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The Monterey County Office of Education announced that schools would likely not return until May. Santa Cruz County Office of Education is expected to follow suit with an announcement Friday afternoon. Related | Monterey Bay Aquarium shares education activities for at-home studentsInmates at the Monterey County Jail have started a hunger strike to protest conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. The jail has released 17 people this week to help with social distancing for inmates. Related | Map shows coronavirus cases in CaliforniaMore cases are being reported on the Central Coast daily.Santa Cruz County: 34 cases, zero deaths.San Benito County: 14 cases, one death, two people recovered.Monterey County: 27 cases, one death.Local businesses have stepped up to say thank you to first responders and healthcare workers. Food was delivered to hospitals and free coffee has been offered to those on the front lines of the pandemic.SENIOR HOURS | Grocery stores offer senior hours to help protect them from coronavirusMonterey CountyAfter 403 people were tested in Monterey County, 27 of them have been confirmed having COVID-19.Related | Restaurants struggle to remain open while only providing to-go mealsThis includes:9 Travel-related8 Person-to-person transmission (contacts to known cases either in a home, business or health care setting)4 Community transmission6 Under investigationSalinas police officers are in isolation after an employee was found to have contracted COVID-19 and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office is beginning to crack down on unlawful gatherings while the stay-at-home order is in place.The city launched Operation Outreach in an effort to help older adults and those with compromised immune system.The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District announced Monday they will begin distributing meals to students Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to noon starting March 30.Santa Cruz CountyAs of Thursday morning, 34 people had tested positive for COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County. No deaths have been reported.The demographics of the first 25 cases of those who have tested positive are as follows:Male: 14Female: 11Age 18-64: 21Age 65+ 4Related | Santa Cruz health care facilities request donations of Personal Protective EquipmentOn Tuesday, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pass a moratorium on home and business evictions.The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office announced they will start handing out citations to people and nonessential businesses who don't comply with the statewide "stay at home" order.San Benito CountyThere have been 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in San Benito County. Two of those cases have fully recovered and one person has died.According to San Benito County, the there are confirmed cases from community transmission. In total:2 Travel related5 Person-to-person transmission3 Community Transmission4 Under investigationAs of March 27, 2020, San Benito County Public Health Services had received COVID-19 testing information for 170 residents (121 negative, 35 pending).Hazel Hawkins Hospital said they are working to develop their own COVID-19 tests so they can stop relying on the Monterrey County Health Department. In Hollister, nurses are volunteering their free time to shop for the vulnerable members of the community. This is about limiting the exposure for those at risk, such as the elderly and those who are immune-compromised.15 days to slow the spreadMonterey County Health Department | Santa Cruz County Health Department | San Benito County Health DepartmentThe White House released their guidelines for America to handle the COVID-19 pandemic.Listen and follow the directions of your state and local authorities.If you feel sick, stay home. Do not go to work. Contact your medical provider.If your children are sick, keep them at home. Do not send them to school. Contact your medical provider.If someone in your household has tested positive for the coronavirus, keep the entire household at home. Do not go to work. Do not go to school. Contact your medical provider.If you are an older person, stay home and away from other people.If you are a person with a serious underlying health condition that can put you at increased risk (for example, a condition that impairs your lung or heart function or weakens your immune system), stay home and away from other people.Even if you are young, or otherwise healthy, you are at risk and your activities can increase the risk for others. It is critical that you do your part to stop the spread of the coronavirus.Work or engage in schooling from home whenever possible.If you work in a critical infrastructure industry, as defined by the Department of Homeland Security, such as healthcare services and pharmaceutical and food supply, you have a special responsibility to maintain your normal work schedule. 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