San Francisco New Year's Eve Fireworks Show Canceled Over COVID Surge
San Francisco's New Year's Eve fireworks show has been canceled because of the ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases, Mayor London Breed announced Tuesday.
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San Francisco's New Year's Eve fireworks show has been canceled because of the ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases, Mayor London Breed announced Tuesday.
As COVID cases continue to spike in the Bay Area and California, Contra Costa County health officials on Tuesday issued a new health order requiring mask-wearing indoors in all public indoor places without exceptions.
The largest girls high school basketball tournament in the country is happening in Livermore this week. And there are some concerns it could be a COVID super-spreader event.
Santa Clara County health officials announced Tuesday that COVID vaccine boosters would be required for healthcare workers and workers in other high-risk congregate settings under a new health order.
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases attributed to the omicron variant, health officials in Sonoma County urged employers to require vaccine boosters for employees, as part of new workplace recommendations.
California became the first state to record more than 5 million known coronavirus infections, according to the state dashboard Tuesday, which was delayed by the holiday weekend.
While San Francisco is increasing the COVID testing capacity at one of its main sites, the high demand for drop-ins due to the omicron-fueled COVID case surge has many being turned away at the gate.
While the holiday surge of omicron variant cases continues to grow in the San Francisco Bay Area, the high vaccination rate appears to be doing its job, keeping the infections from advancing to the hospitalization stage, according to health experts.
Bay Area business owners worried about potential COVID-19 staffing shortages may find relief after the Centers for Disease Control announced new quarantine guidelines Monday.
With Christmas in the rearview mirror and New Year's Eve approaching, COVID cases in the Bay Area are soaring and so are concerns over the highly infectious omicron variant.
Americans who test positive for COVID-19 but do not have symptoms can stop isolating after five days as long as they continue wearing masks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Monday, halving the agency's previous isolation period down from 10 days.
The San Jose Sharks announced three players are entering COVID-19 protocols, as the team is set to return to the ice after an unscheduled pause last week.
Citing concerns about the omicron variant, Contra Costa County officials are requiring first responders and employees at homeless shelters to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster or to undergo weekly testing.
Hours after they squared off in a nationally televised Christmas Day matchup, Golden State star Draymond Green and Phoenix's Jae Crowder were both placed into the NBA's COVID health and safety protocols and will be sidelined for several upcoming games.
Workers in San Francisco's Castro District say it wasn't the hustle and bustle they dreamed of on the day after Christmas. The dreary weather also didn't help drive sales.
With dozens of flights canceled and hundreds delayed, boarding a plane at SFO then making it to your destination proved to be quite a challenge Sunday.
One of the most in demand Christmas gifts this year just might be a rapid COVID test as new cases of the omicron variant surge across the San Francisco Bay Area.
While many people seemed to embrace traveling on Christmas Eve, passengers from coast to coast had to deal with flight cancellations throughout the day.
After coming into contact with an aide who tested positive for COVID-19, Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative Friday, her office said.
State health officials said Thursday that 50% to 70% of new coronavirus cases in parts of California are the highly contagious omicron variant.
Millions of Americans are on the move for the big holiday weekend even as the highly-transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus drives a surge in cases.
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread across the Bay Area, many residents are taking precautions in the final days before Christmas, even as new treatments become available.
Health officials in San Francisco are continuing to recommend that residents get their booster shots as the COVID-19 omicron variant continues to spread through the U.S. after the first confirmed case of the variant was found in the city.
The omicron variant surge that health experts predicted would hit California has arrived, according to the state's data, and it comes just as millions of families and friends are expected to gather for the holidays.
