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ON-LINE TOOLS TO SEE MORE OFTHEIR PATIENTS..AS PART OF OUR "WE'RE OPEN" KERNCOUNTY SEGMENT..

WE GOINSIDE AND EXAMINE THE LENGTHSPHYSICIANS AREGOING TO..

DURING THE COVID-19CRISIS.NEW WAIT TIMES FOR TEST RESULTSFOR THE CORONAVIRUS.

HOWRESIDENTS CAN EXPECT DECREASEDTIMES FROMACCELERATED URGENT CARE.AND -- A BAKERSFIELD MAN WILL GOBEFORE A JUDGE THISAFTERNOON -- FOR THE DEATH OF AN8-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

WE'LL TELL YOUTHE CHARGES HE'S FACING.GOOD MORNING... AND THANKS FORTUNING IN FOR 23ABC NEWS ATSIX A-M..

I'M MIKE HART.AND I'M DANIELLE KERNKAMP.(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)ONE OF THE MOST ESSENTIALSERVICES RIGHT NOW..

IS THEMEDICAL FIELD.WHILE SOME FACILITIES HAVESWITCHED THEIR FOCUS TOCORONAVIRUS TESTING..

MOSTDOCTORS OFFICES HAVE MADE MAJORCHANGES WHEN IT COMES TO SEEINGPATIENTS IN PERSON..BUT MORE AND MORE ARE REVIVINGAN OLD SCHOOLPRACTICE..

WITH A HIGH TECHHOUSE CALL.NATS - GETTING DRESSED..DOCTORS AND ASSISTANTS ATCENTENNIAL MEDICAL GROUPHAVE TO GOWN UP FOR EVERYPATIENT NOW WHO COMESTHROUGH THEIR DOORS..NATS -ANYONE WITH POTENTIAL SYMPTOMSOF THECORONAVIRUS ARE TOLD NOT EVEN TOCOME INTO THEIROFFICES.SOT :25 - ASKING THEM TO GO GETCHECK ATURGENT CARE...SOT - 2:00 - DON['T HAVE GOWNSFRONTOFFICE GIRLS..

WE'D RUN OUT VERYQUICKLY.INSTEAD..

DR. LARRY YOKOYAMA..AND MANY HEALTHPROFESSIONALS HAVE BEENPRACTICING TELE-MEDICINE..SOT - 5:10 - WE'VE BEEN DOINGTELEMEDICINE FOR YEARS..

ZOOM ISSOMETHING NEW..

15 YRS AGO..6:00 - MAKES ME LOOK BETTER THANREALLYAM..

HAHA...THE ON-LINE DIAGNOSIS IS USEDFOR MANY THINGS...3:30 - I DO BLOOD PRESSUREREFILLS..AND..

DR. Y NEEDS TO KEEP THATDISTANCE BETWEENHIMSELF AND HIS PATIENTS..

HE'SIN THE HIGH RISK CATEGORY FORCOVID-19.SOT - :55 - "I'M IMMUNECOMPROMISED, RENALFAILURE, HEART DISEASE, 65MEDICAL PROBLEMS..

I'M INCREASEDRISKCATCHING WHATEVER OUT THERE.LARRY SAYS HIS WIFE HAS ASKEDHIM TO START CURTAILING HISPRACTICE..

WHICH INCLUDESWORKING WITH HIGH SCHOOLATHETES..

BUT HE SAID IT'S NOTSOMETHING HE WANTS TO DORIGHT NOW.SOT - 1:10 - BEING A DR. ANDPHYSICIAN ISWHO I AM..AND..

EVEN WITH THE VIDEO LINKPROVIDING A SAFETY BARRIER..IT'S SOMETHING HE ACCEPTS..

FORNOW..

1:20 - THEY CAN SEE ME..CRACKING SMIL..TAKE CARE..

I LOVE YOU PERSONALCONNECTION STILL THERE.'WHICH HE SAYS WILL ALWAYS BE THECORNERSTONE OFHIS PRACTICE.IF YOU MADE AN APPOINTMENT AWHILE AGO WITH YOUR FAMILYPHYSICIAN FOR A ROUTINECHECKUP..

YOU SHOULD CALL THEOFFICE TO SEE IF THE VIDEOCONFERENCE IS AN OPTION...BUT IF YOU STILL NEED TO GO IN..FIND OUT IF THERE ARE PROTOCOLSIN PLACE TO PROTECT YOU AND THESTAFF AT THE FACILITY.HOUCHIN BLOOD BANK IS SET TOHOLD A DONATION DRIVE INTEHACHAPI TODAY.THE MOBILE BLOOD DRIVE WILL BEHELD FROM 11 A-M UNTIL 4 P-M ATTHE TEHACHAPI VALLEY RECREATIONAND PARKS DISTRICTASPEN GYM ON D STREET.ACCORDING TO TEHACHAPI OFFICIALS-- TWO DONATION BUSESWILL BE THERE TO ASSIST WITHSOCIAL DISTANCING.NUMEROUS BLOOD DRIVES HAVE BEENCANCELLED DUETO THE CORONAVIRUS --- SOHOUCHIN OFFICIALS AREENCOURAGING DONORS TO COME ANDOUT GIVE BLOOD DURINGTHIS TIME OF NEED.FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THEBLOOD DRIVE -- HEAD TO OURWEBSITE -- TURN TO 23 DOT COM.AND MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE BEINGTESTED IN KERN COUNTY AREGOING TO ACCELERATED URGENTCARE, WHICH HAS ADESIGNATED TESTING FACILITY ONCOFFEE ROAD.THE WAIT TIME FOR TEST RESULTSHAS DECREASED FROM7 TO 10 DAYS -- TO NOW 3 DAYS.THE TESTS ARE FREE FOR THOSEWITH INSURANCE, AND COSTS 55-DOLLARS FOR THOSE WITHOUT.IF YOU'RE FEELING SICK AND YOUWANT TO GET TESTED, YOU'LL BEASKED A SERIES OF QUESTIONSWHICH WILL DETERMINE IF YOUQUALIFY FOR THE TEST.THE FACILITY IS LOCATED AT 2-12COFFEE ROAD NEAR THEINTERSECTION OF STOCKDALEHIGHWAY.THEY'RE OPEN EVERY DAY FROM 8AMTO 6PM.AND MAKING NEWS AROUND THE STATE--- CALIFORNIA WILLPREPARE THIS WEEK FOR A SURGE INTHE CORONAVIRUS.LOS ANGELES MAYOR - ERICGARCETTI - IS WARNING THATTHE VIRUS MAY BECOME SOPERVASIVE --FAMILIES OUGHTTO PREPARE FOR HOW THEY WILLISOLATE THEMSELVES ATHOME WITHOUT INFECTING OTHERS INTHEIR HOUSEHOLDS.GARCETTI URGES THOSE WHO TESTPOSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUSNOT TO RUSH TO HOSPITALS UNLESSTHEY HAVE SERIOUSSYMPTOMS -- BUT INSTEAD TO "TAKEISOLATION SERIOUSLY."OFFICIALS HAVE WARNED THEINCREASE WILL BRING WITH IT ARAPIDLY EXPANDING NUMBER OFCASES.LONNIE FRANKLIN -- THE CONVICTEDSERIAL KILLER KNOWN AS THE"GRIM SLEEPER" WHO PREYED ONWOMEN IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES FORDECADES HAS DIED IN A STATEPRISON.CORRECTIONS OFFICIALS SAIDFRANKLIN WAS FOUNDUNRESPONSIVE IN HIS CELL AT SANQUENTIN STATE PRISON ONSATURDAY EVENING.ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATE PRESS-- AN AUTOPSY WILLDETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEATH --HOWEVER -- A CORRECTIONSSPOKESWOMAN SAID THERE WERE NOSIGNS OF TRAUMA.FRANKLIN HAD BEEN ON DEATH ROWSINCE AUGUST 20-16 FORTHE DEATHS OF NINE WOMEN AND ATEENAGE GIRL.POLICE SAID HE WAS ALSO LINKEDTO SEVERAL OTHER SLAYINGS -WITH WHOM HE WASN'T CHARGED WITHKILLING.

ACCORDING TO POLICE --HE MAY HAVE HAD AS MANY AS 25VICTIMS.A BAKERSFIELD MAN CHARGED FORTHE KILLING OF AN 8-YEAR-OLDGIRL WILL BE IN COURT FOR ANARRAIGNMENT THIS AFTERNOON.EARLIER THIS MONTH -- OFFICERSWERE CALLED OUT TO ANAPARTMENT ON SAN DIMAS STREETAFTER RECEIVING AREPORT OF AN 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL NOTBREATHING.CLINT MASON TOLD OFFICIALS LASTWEEK HE BEAT THE GIRLREPEATEDLY WITH A METAL WALKINGCANE AND BELT FOR SEVERALHOURS.MASON IS EXPECTED TO GO BEFORE AJUDGE AT 1-30 P-M.TODAY.HE FACES THREE FELONY COUNTSINCLUDING FIRST-DEGREEMURDER AND TORTURE.NEW THIS MORNING ---LOCAL LAWENFORCEMENTOFFICIALS HAVE ARRESTED ASUSPECT FOR AN OUTSTANDINGHOMICIDE WARRANT STEMMING FROM ADEADLY SHOOTINGBACK ON MARCH 11.THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICERESPONDED TO ABURGLARY ALARM ON VALLEY WESTROAD IN TAFT LAST NIGHT ATABOUT 6:30.WHEN THEY ARRIVED, OFFICERSFOUND A SUSPECT WHOWAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS 34-YEAR-OLD ANDREWNEHEMIAH BARRAZA.BARRAZA WAS ARRESTED INCONNECTION TO THE MARCH 11-THSHOOTING NEAR BRUNDAGE LANE ANDH STREET THAT LEFT ONEMAN DEAD.BARAZZA HAS BEEN BOOKED INTOKERN COUNTY JAIL.WE WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT 23ABCHAS YOU COVERED FOREVERYTHING CORONAVIRUS ON-AIRAND ONLINE..

WITHOUR NEW PODCAST ENTITLED --"CORONAVIRUS IMPACT."23ABC'S KARI OSEP AND MATTLIVELY ARE HOSTING THEPODCAST.EPISODE SEVEN IS NOW AVAILABLEAND INCLUDES AN INTERVIEW WITHREPORTER LEZLA GOODEN -- WHOJOINS THE SHOW TO DISCUSS HERSTORY ON THE FIRST DEATH FROMCOVID-19 HERE IN KERNCOUNTY.YOU CAN LISTEN TO ALL SEVENEPISODES ON OUR WEBSITE -- TURNTO 23 DOT COM AND OUR 23ABCFACEBOOK PAGE NOW.AND WE WANT YOU TO TELL US HOWYOU ARE MAKIN IT DURINGTHESE TIMES.ARE YOU WATCHING MOVIES?DOING ACTIVITIES WITH YOUR KIDS?ARE YOU DOING SOME HOMEPROJECTS?SEND US VIDEOS OR PICTURES ONOUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR EMAIL USAT NEWS AT K-E-R-O DOT COM.YOU MAY SEE SOME OF THEM RIGHTHERE ON 23 A-B-C.(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)COMING UP ON 23ABC N