Residents of San Francisco and several other Bay Area counties have been ordered to stay in their homes except for essential outings or to do essential work as of Tuesday, March 17.
Category: Coronavirus
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Pulmonary, Critical Care Doctor Prepares for Coronavirus Fallout in Health System
Dr. Monica Bhargava, a pulmonary and critical care physician, emphasizes that social distancing and other protective measures are crucial, but that the health care system is likely to be seeing effects for months to come.
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San Francisco Advises Homeless to Sleep One to a Tent During Coronavirus Pandemic
In an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus among the homeless, city officials are encouraging people on the streets to sleep only one to a tent and to keep at least six feet between tents.
Posted inCoronavirus, Law & Justice, Public Safety
S.F. Police Should Curb Enforcement as Coronavirus Spreads, Public Defender Argues
San Francisco’s public defender is calling on police to scale back enforcement of low-level crimes. With the city in a state of emergency due to the coronavirus, risk mitigation is paramount, the agency said.
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SFUSD Closes Schools for Three Weeks in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
San Francisco plans to close all public schools for three weeks as a containment measure against the coronavirus pandemic, according to Mark Sanchez, president of the San Francisco Unified School District board.
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Amid COVID-19 Outbreak, SFSU Students Received Conflicting Messages About Student Housing
Students at San Francisco State University are grappling with conflicting directions from campus administrators about student housing during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Nurses Say COVID-19 Guidelines, Poor Communication Increase Risk
Nurses around the country gathered outside hospitals today to call for a more decisive response to the coronavirus outbreak that now has more than a thousand confirmed cases and 32 deaths nationwide.