23abc news at 6 a.m. - April 9th, 2020

The Bakersfield City Council has voted on an economic relief plan for its residents.

We provide the best tips for cleaning your home during this pandemic.

THE UNANIMOUS DECISION AND THENEW MEASURES THAT WILL BE PUTIN PLACE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BYTHE PANDEMIC.AND... WE SPOKE WITHPROFESSIONALS ABOUT WHAT YOUSHOULD KEEP IN MIND IF YOU WANTTO CLEAN YOUR RESIDENCECORRECTLY DURING THE VIRUSOUTBREAK.GOOD MORNING... AND THANKS FORTUNING IN FOR 23ABC NEWS ATFIVE A-M..

I'M MIKE HART.AND I'M DANIELLE KERNKAMP.AND I AM MIKE HART.LET'S BRING IN ALYSSA FLORESWITH A CHECK-IN OF OUR WEATHER..A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMWILL LINGER OVER THEREGION TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORESLOWLY MOVING INTOSOUTHEASTCALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY.

WETWEATHER WILL CONTINUE FORTHE CENTRALAND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE AREAWITH LOCALLY HEAVYRAIN ANDMOUNTAIN SNOW.

HIGH PRESSUREWILL BUILD INTO CALIFORNIA THISWEEKEND FOR MUCH WARMER ANDDRIER WEATHER.(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)NEW DEVELOPMENTS -- THEBAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCILNEW DEVELOPMENTS -- THEBAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCILUNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AN ECONOMICRELIEF PLAN MEANT TOASSIST THOSE AFFECTED BY THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.AS PART OF THE ECONOMIC RELIEFPLAN, THE FOLLOWINGMEASURES WILL BE PUT IN PLACE:SUSPENDING ALL DELINQUENT FEESAND RELATED INTEREST FORCITY CHARGES FOR SERVICE ANDUTILITIES -- BOTH COMMERCIAL ANDRESIDENTIAL -- EFFECTIVEIMMEDIATELY, THROUGH JUNE30TH.DEFERRING OF PAYMENT OFTRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAXAND WAIVER OF LATE PENALTY FEES.AUTOMATICALLY AND UNIFORMLYENACTING THE EXTENSION OF THEPAYMENT DEADLINE FOR BUSINESSLICENSE PERMITSTO AUGUST FIRST.AND FINALLY -- FORMALLY DELAYTHE UPDATE OF THE CITY'SMASTER FEE SCHEDULE BY ONECALENDAR YEAR FROM MAY 6TH,2020 TO MAY 2021.FOR MORE INFORMATION -- ON THECOUNCIL'S VOTE -- HEAD TOOUR WEBSITE TURN-TO-23-DOT COM.AND THE CITY COUNCIL ALSOAPPROVED AN EXTENSION ON THEIRSERVICES FOR BIOHAZARD CLEANUP.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.AND YESTERDAY -- THE COUNCILDECIDED TO EXTEND THESERVICES FOR ANOTHER 3- MONTHPERIOD.DUE TO COUNTY BUILDINGS BEINGCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC THROUGHMAY FIRST -- THE PROPERTY TAXDEADLINE --WHICH WAS SLATED FORTOMORROW -- HAS BEEN EXTENDED TOMAY 4TH.COUNTY OFFICIALS SAYING -- FORYOUR OWN HEALTH ANDSAFETY, THEY DO NOT WANT YOU TOSTAND IN LONG LINES IN CLOSEPROXIMITY TO OTHERS.IN FACT, THERE MAY STILL BE ASTATEWIDE ORDER AGAINSTGATHERINGS THAT WOULD PROHIBITIN PERSON PAYMENTS.THEY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PAYONLINE, BY PHONEOR BY MAIL.FOR MORE DETAILS -- HEAD TO OURWEBSITE TURN TO 23 DOTCOM.THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ISMAKING MANY OFMORE AWARE OF HOW OFTEN WESHOULD BE WASHING OURHANDS AND CLEANING THE ITEMSAROUND US.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO SPOKEWITH A PROFESSIONALCLEANING COMPANY ON THE BESTTIPS IF YOU'RE LOOKINGTO DISINFECT YOUR SURROUNDINGS.DANIELA?GOOD MORNING,AS WE ALL SHELTER AT HOME IT ISOBVIOUS MANY OF US WILLBE CLEANING THE SPACE WE LIVE INBUT THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGSTO KNOW IF DEEP CLEANING YOURHOME IS SOMETHING YOUHAVEN'T DONE BEFORE ON YOUR OWN.AS WE BECOME MORE AWARE OF THEGERMS AROUND US, WEFIND OURSELVES DOING A LOT OFTHIS..SINCE MANY OF US HAVE BEENFOCUSED ON WIPING THOSEGERMS FROM OUR LIVES, WHY NOTSTART AT HOME?

23ABC SPOKE TOTHE EXPERTS FOR ADVICE.."WE ARE WHAT YOU CONSIDER APROFESSIONAL CLEANING SERVICEAND WE FOCUS ON CLEANINGRESIDENCIAL HOMES AND COMMERCIALSERVICES"ACCORDING TO MAIDPRO, THE BESTDISINFECTANTSFOR COVID-19 ARE ALCOHOL,BLEACH, AND HYDROGENPEROXIDE."YOURE GOING TO WANT TO DO SOMETYPE OF DILUTION WITH WATER THATIS VERY POTENT"DURING THIS TIME, MANY OF US AREPUTTING OUR HEALTH FIRSTMAKING SURE WE'RE DOING ANYTHING POSSIBLE TO PROTECTOURSELVES FROM EXPOSURE TO THEVIRUS.

THEREFORE, ITS AGOOD TIME TO WIPE BUT ALSOSANITIZE AND DISINFECT.."LETS JUST SAY PLEDGE IF YOU'REUSING PLEDGE ON YOUR WOOD 97% ONAVERAGE DIRT OR GRIME IS BEINGREMOVED SANITIZING BRINGS IT TO98% AND DISINFECTING BRINGS ITTO 99.99% IT SEEMSLIKE A SMALL DIFFERENCE BUT ITIS A BIG DIFFERENCE" .WHILE CLEANING, IT'S IMPORTANTTO KEEP CROSS-CONTAMINATIONBETWEEN ROOMS IN MIND BYSWAPPING WASH RAGS AND GLOVESTHROUGHOUT THE PROCESS."COLOR CODING TOWELS ISSOMETHING WE DO TO KNOW WHEREWE'VE BEEN SO WE DON'TCONTAMINATE WE USEWHITE TOWELS IN THE BATHROOM ANDDARK TOWELS IN THE KITCHEN"THESE RAGS SHOULD ALSO BE THROWNIN A HAMPER FORWASH IMMEDIATELY AFTER USE TOAVOID SPREADING THE GERMS ON IT.AT LASTLY, THOSE HARD TOREMEMBER PLACES.."ITEMS THAT GET OVERLOOKED AREDOORKNOBS I DONT THINK ABOUT THEGARAGE DOOR ENTRANCE BUT THOSEARE AREAS THAT SHOULD BE CLEANEDMORE THAN MOST AREAS"DON'T FORGET ABOUT THESE.."YOUR CABINET HANDLES, LIGHTSWITCHES, THOSE ARE THINGS OURHANDS ARE CONSTANTLY TOUCHINGAND WENEED TO CLEAN THOSE MORE THANANY OTHER AREA"THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE THINGSTO KEEP IN MIND IF YOU PLAN ONCLEANING YOUR HOME DURING THISSHELTER IN PLACE ORDER.COLOR CODED TOWELS ANDREMEMBERED TO WIPE, SANITIZE,AND DISINFECT WILL GO A LONG WAYIN REDUCING GERMS.THE SIKH RIDERS OF AMERICA ARETEAMING UP WITH RIVER LAKESCOMMUNITY CHURCH TO ASSISTBAKERSFIELD'S FIRST RESPONDERS.THE GROUP WILL BE MAKING FULLFACE SHIELDS TO BE USED BY OURFRONT LINE DOCTORS, NURSES,FIREFIGHTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENTPERSONNEL.ACCORDING TO THE SIKH RIDERS--THEY WILL BE MAKING THESHIELDS TODAY -- WHILE STILLADHERING TO SOCIALDISTANCING PROTOCOLS AT THE SIKHTEMPLE -- FROM 10 AMUNTIL 4 P.M.THE ORGANIZATION SAYS "THERE ISNOTHING MOREPOWERFUL THAN A COMMUNITY --WHENIT COMES TOGETHER TOHELP ONE ANOTHER IN TIMES OFNEED."AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANDHUMAN SERVICESHAS AWARDED 5-POINT-8 MILLIONDOLLARS TO KERN COUNTY HEALTHCLINICS ON THE FRONTLINES OF THEPANDEMIC RESPONSE.$3.3 MILLION HAS BEEN DIRECTEDTO CLINICA SIERRA VISTA -- ASPARTOF THE CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEFAND ECONOMICSECURITY ACT SIGNED BY PRESIDENTTRUMP LAST MONTH.THE FUNDING IS AIMED TO ASSISTHEALTH CENTERS PREVENT..DIAGNOSE AND TREAT COVID-19 --AND MAINTAIN CAPACITY ANDSTAFFING LEVELS TO ADDRESS THEEMERGENCY IN KERN COUNTY..A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMWILL LINGER OVER THE