Coronavirus Update: Sen. Kamala Harris Pushes To Close National Parks In State
Senator for California Kamala Harris is calling for the closure of all 28 national parks in the state during the coronavirus health emergency.
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Senator for California Kamala Harris is calling for the closure of all 28 national parks in the state during the coronavirus health emergency.
San Mateo Health officials announced Friday 34 new positive conornavirus cases and another death -- the county's fifth fatality from the virus this week.
California Shakespeare Theater announced Friday it was canceling its 2020 season and furloughing 65 percent of its full-time employees due to safety concerns and financial hardship from the coronavirus pandemic.
An Oakland man allegedly tried to avoid being arrested on suspicion of shoplifting by saying he was infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus, San Leandro police said.
Social distancing restrictions were still proving to be elusive at many Bay Area stores, despite attempts by shoppers and store owners.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Friday the city would be opening three new mobile coronavirus testing sites next week in Chinatown, the Sunset District and near Oracle Park.
Beds, medical equipment and other supplies were scheduled to arrive over the next few days at Alhambra High School in Martinez as county health officials set up an alternative care site to treat patients with "less complicated" medical needs during the anticipated surge of coronavirus cases, school officials said.
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State Department of Motor Vehicles officials closed their field offices statewide Friday, moving all operations online and to remote kiosks located across California until at least some time in April.
Two thousand people are estimated to die from COVID-19 in the next 12 weeks in Santa Clara county alone in what the San Jose city manager called the best case scenario.
Despite reaching the milestone of his 10th birthday, Windsor resident Aiden Lower could not have been feeling much lower as he contemplated celebrating the double digit birthday cooped up alone because of the coronavirus sheltering.
Patients who have recovered from the coronavirus are now starting to share their successful treatment stories.
An employee working in the 911 call center of the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a department spokesman said Thursday
A week after Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged thousands of hotel rooms to help the homeless survive the coronavirus pandemic, most of those rooms sit empty.
Major League Baseball stadiums sat empty Thursday on what would have been opening day amid the gravity of the fight against the coronavirus, and an unofficial national celebration came and went.
While still keeping their distance because of coronavirus sheltering, people across the Bay Area are coming together to organize donations of medical equipment for frontline health care workers.
Taxi drivers in San Francisco on Thursday asked the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency for relief as they say they're facing a dramatic decline in business, despite being an essential service.
All Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail train service was halted indefinitely early Thursday after a light rail operator trainee tested posted for the coronavirus, officials said.
Alameda County Superior Court Presiding Judge Tara Desautels this week ordered that eight low-risk inmates at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin be released early because they were deemed to be vulnerable to getting the COVID-19 coronavirus due to their age or health issues.
Bay Area residents still trying to replenish some elusive supplies during the COVID-19 outbreak may find their best bet for tracking them down is just around the corner from their house.
A Hayward fire station offering free COVID-19 testing was forced to turn many people away Thursday as organizers continued to refine their methods to process the maximum number of test samples and best serve the public.
Health officials announced 83 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Santa Clara County Thursday afternoon, now totaling bringing the total to 542 cases.
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley and county sheriff's officials are asking people to report novel coronavirus-related scams, price gouging, and non-compliance with health orders.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area announced Thursday that it will scale back services outside of visitor and resource protection in an effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry teammed up Thursday with Dr. Anthony Fauci for an online Instagram chat on the deadly coronavirus outbreak for at least 65,000 of his followers including former President Barack Obama.
