23abc News at 6 a.m. - April 8, 2020

We take a look at what you can do to help strengthen your immune system.

The City Council might be extending its Biohazard cleanup services.

CORONAVIRUS.

BUT HOW IS THISAFFECTING OUR HEALTH -- A LOCALHEALTH OFFICIALEXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OFMAINTAINING YOUR IMMUNESYSTEM DURING THIS TIME.AND AS THE GLOBAL PANDEMICCONTINUES -- OUR LOCAL AIRPORISSEEING A DECLINE IN PASSENGERTRAVEL.WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT TO EXPECT ASA NEW FLIGHT SCHEDULE COMESTO MEADOWS FIELD IN THE COMINGWEEKS.AND IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATEESSENTIAL WORKERS --ASTHEY STEP UP TO TAKE ON THEFRONT LINES AMID THE PANDEMIC.HOW YOU CAN TAKE PART INESSENTIAL WORKERAPPRECIATION WEEK.GOOD MORNING... AND THANKS FORTUNING IN FOR 23ABC NEWS ATSIX A-M..

I'M MIKE HART.AND I'M DANIELLE KERNKAMP.AND I'M MIKE HART..ITS GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US!WE'LL TOSS IT OVER TO ALYSSAFLORES WITH A LOOK AT TODAY'SWEATHER.(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)DURING THIS TIME, MANY OF US AREDOING OUR BEST TO STAYHEALTHY...BUT IS IT POSSIBLE TO ACTUALLYBUILD YOUR IMMUNESYSTEM ANY MORE THAN IT ALREADYIS?23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO GIVES USA LOOK AT WHAT ANINFECTIOUS DISEASE DOCTOR HAD TOSAY.INTRO:WE'VE ALL FELT IT..

"I FEEL LIKEI'M GETTING SICK"FOLLOWED BY A LOOK INSIDE THEMEDICINE CABINET FOR SOMETHINGTHAT WILL "BOOST" OUR IMMUNESYSTEM BUT ANINFECTIOUS DISEASE DOCTOR SAYSIT'S NOT ABOUT BOOSTINGIT'S ABOUT MAINTAINING.SCRIPT:"THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IS ALL OFYOUR BLOOD CELLS THAT ARE INCHARGE OF FIGHTING INFECTIONSFOR YOU SO I SEE IT ASSOLDIERS AROUND YOUR BODY THATARE IN CHARGE OF ELIMINATINGINFECTIONS OR FOREIGN BODIES"DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK,MANY PEOPLE ARELOOKING FOR WAYS TO BOOST THEIRIMMUNE SYSTEM IN ORDERTO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THEVIRUS."THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS TO SAYTO BOOST THE IMMUNE SYSTEMBUT THERE IS NO STRONG MEDICALEVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THAT"GROCERY SHELVES WITH PRODUCTSCLAIMING TO"BOOST" THE IMMUNE SYSTEM HAVEEMPTIED OUT.BUT ACCORDING TO AN INFECTIOUSDISEASE DOCTOR WHAT IS ACTUALLYPROVEN TO WORK IS SOMETHING YOUDON'T NEED TO BUY AT ASTORE.."BOTTOM LINE IS I WOULD SAYWOULD IT PROVEN TO WORK BEST ISA HEALTHY DIET, EXERCISE ANDTRYING TO RELEASE THESTRESS"AND STRESS IS THE LEADING FACTORKNOWN TO LOWER THEIMMUNE SYSTEM."FIND A WAY TO NOT BE CONSUMEDBY THIS TOPIC AND IKNOW ITS HARD TO DO WHEN YOUWANT TO STAY INFORMED"THESE GUIDELINES TO MAINTAININGA HEALTHY IMMUNESYSTEM ESPECIALLY GO FOR ANYONEWITH AN UNDERLYINGHEALTH CONDITION DURING THISTIME."PEOPLE WITH LOW IMMUNITIES DUETO MEDICAL CONDITIONS AREAT HIGHER RISK OF COMPLICATIONSFROM THE VIRUSAND USUALLY THOSE PEOPLE HAVEDIAGNOSIS OF CANCER ANDCURRENTLY RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPYOR HIV POSITIVEOR PEOPLE WITH AUTO IMMUNECONDITIONS"TAG:OVERALL, THESE PRODUCTS AREGREAT FOR PEACE OF MIND.BUT ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING TOGET YOUR MINDOFF THE VIRUS TOPIC CANLOWER YOUR STRESS LEVELS ANDTHEREFORE STRENGTHENYOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM.IN BAKERSFIELD I'M DANIELAGARRIDO 23ABC NEWSCONNECTING YOU.TODAY -- CITY COUNCIL WILLDISCUSS AFFORDABLEHOUSING PROJECTS DURING ASPECIAL MEETING.BACK IN NOVEMBER -- THE ECONOMICAND COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT STAFF PRESENTED AWORKSHOP ON THE CITY'SAFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.TODAY'S WORKSHOP IS AN UPDATE ONTHE CITY'S PROGRESS TOWARD THEDEVELOPMENT OF MORE AFFORDABLEHOUSING UNITS.IT IS ALSO AN OVERVIEW OFEFFORTS CENTEREDAROUND THAT DEVELOPMENT ANDFUNDING OPTIONS.THE SPECIAL MEETING IS SET TOSTART AT 4:15 TODAY.AND CITY COUNCIL WILL ALSODISCUSS EXTENDING THESERVICES FOR THE BIOHAZARDCLEANUP.IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR --CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLYVOTED TO PURSUE PRIVATE CLEANINGSERVICES IN DOWNTOWNBAKERSFIELD -- WHICH WEREHEAVILY IMPACTED BYHOMELESSNESS.IT WAS IN RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTSOF HUMAN WASTE INTHE AREA.TODAY -- THE COUNCIL WILL ALSODECIDE WHETHER TOEXTEND THE SERVICES FOR ANOTHER3-MONTH PERIOD.THAT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR5-15 P-M.AND LOCAL BUSINESSES WILL ALSOBE THE TOPIC OFCONVERSATION AT THIS AFTERNOON'SCOUNCIL MEETING.THE BAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL ISEXPECTED TO VOTE ON ANECONOMIC RELIEF PLAN FOR LOCALBUSINESSES AFFECTED BY THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC.THE CITY HAS IMPLEMENTED ANUMBER OF MEASURES TOAVOID THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS --WHICH HAS IN TURNAFFECTED MANY SMALL BUSINESSOWNERS AND EMPLOYEES.FOR A LIST OF THOSE PROPOSALS--HEAD TO OURWEBSITE -- TURN TO 23 DOT COM.UNITED AIRLINES AND AMERICANAIRLINES ARE REDUCING THEIRPLANNED FLIGHT SCHEDULES TOMEADOWS FIELD AIRPORT FORAPRIL AND MAY.THE U.S. AIR TRANSPORTATIONSYSTEM IS EXPERIENCING ADECLINE IN PASSENGER TRAVEL ASNATIONS ACROSSTHE GLOBE, STATES, AND CITIESLIMIT BUSINESS ANDRECREATIONAL ACTIVITY TO DETERTHE SPREAD OFCOVID-19.FLIGHT ACTIVITY HAS NOT CHANGEDIMMEDIATELY BUTIS PLANNED TO TRANSITION OVERTHE NEXT ONE TO TWO WEEKS.THIS HAS NOT BEEN COMMUNICATEDTO THE AIRPORTSDEPARTMENT AS A PERMANENT CHANGEIN SERVICE BUT AS ARESPONSE TO THE COVID-19PANDEMIC.MEADOWS FIELD AIRPORT OFFICIALSSAY THEY HAVE BEENDETERMINED TO BE AN ESSENTIALSERVICE PROVIDED BYKERN COUNTY.AND TO CONTINUE APPRECIATION FORESSENTIAL WORKERS, ASWELL AS FIRST RESPONDERS --- THEKERN RIVER VALLEY HAS DUBBEDNEXT WEEK --- ESSENTIAL WORKERAPPRECIATION WEEK - AND THEYNEED YOUR HELP!IT'S SIMPLE -- BRING IN A THANKYOU CARD..

FLYER OR POSTER ORWHATEVER YOU CAN COME UP WITHAND HANG IT ON A WALL ORWINDOW TO LET EMPLOYEES KNOWTHAT YOU APPRECIATETHEM.EACH DAY OF THE WEEK WILL BE FORA DIFFERENT ESSENTIAL WORKER.MONDAY -- GROCERY ANDCONVENIENCE STORE WORKERS..TUESDAY -- FOOD INDUSTRYWORKERS..WEDNESDAY -- CUSTOMER SERVICEEMPLOYEES..THURSDAY LAW ENFORCEMENT..AND FRIDAY --MEDICAL ANDPHARMACY WORKERS.SO, GRAB YOUR MARKERS, PENS ANDCRAYONS -- AND LET'SCELEBRATE ESSENTIAL WORKERS.CITY SERVE IS MAKING SURE THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC DOES NOT STOPLOCALS FROM HONORING PASSOVER...THE ORGANIZATION IS PARTNERINGWITH LOCAL CHURCHESAND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TOBRING BAKERSFIELD THEFIRST-EVER CITYWIDE PASSOVERPRAYER EVENT.THIS EVENT IS TONIGHT AT 7 P-MAT CITY CENTER ON F STREET.ORGANIZERS SAY THIS DRIVE-INSTYLE EVENT WILL UNITE US ALL ASWE PRAY FOR THE SICK, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, LEADERS,COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND CHURCHES.EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO STAY INTHEIR VEHICLES -- ANDPROMPTED TO TUNE IN ON 87-POINT-9 F-M FOR AUDIO.AND ANOTHER GOOD SOAKING ACROSSTHE AREA ON TUESDAY