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Bay Area coronavirus update: Santa Clara cases jump, Hayward seeks volunteers
Santa Clara County health officials reported a one-day, 67-person increase in novel coronavirus cases.Read More
Bay Area COVID-19 update: delayed ship departure, widespread school closures, bans
The California Department of Public Health reported 198 confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, cases throughout seven California counties as of Thursday morning. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive...Read More
Executive order waives unemployment waiting period, allows emergency property commandeering
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a new executive order Thursday in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, which now has nearly 200 positive cases reported in the state. Newsom’s executive...Read More
Bay Area Coronavirus update: BART deploys hand sanitizer, events canceled as cases climb
Cases of persons with the coronavirus in California have jumped to 177 cases from 153.Read More
Bay Area coronavirus update: rising numbers, campus closures, cruise ship evacuation
San Francisco’s total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases, or COVID-19, jumped to 13 since the announcement of the first two cases by health officials last week. On Friday,...Read More
Coast Guard transports passenger from cruise ship for medical condition unrelated to COVID-19
Another passenger has been transported by the U.S. Coast Guard from the Grand Princess cruise ship to a hospital on the mainland for treatment of medical condition not related...Read More
Grand Princess evacuation expected at Port of Oakland Monday, agencies work out ‘enormous complexities’
A 10-acre site at the Port of Oakland is being prepared and secured for the anticipated arrival of the quarantined Grand Princess cruise ship and evacuations of passengers anticipated...Read More
City officials recommend canceling large events, other ‘aggressive’ measures to slow virus spread
San Francisco health officials are recommending the public and city departments take “aggressive” measures to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Friday’s press conference addressing...Read More