Bay Area authorities place strictest order in country: ‘Shelter in place,’ only essential businesses open in 6 counties
‘Shelter in place,’ only essential businesses open in 6 counties
Mayor London Breed announces that the Health Officer of the city and county of San Francisco has issued a public health order requiring that residents remain in place, with the exception being for essential needs only, in response to the heightened threat of the Coronavirus, during a press conference at City Hall in San Francisco, California,
Six Bay Area counties announced a “shelter in place” order for all residents on Monday — the strictest measure of its kind yet in the country — directing everyone to stay inside their homes and away from others as much as possible for the next three weeks as public health officials desperately try to curb the rapid spread of coronavirus across the region.
The directive begins at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday and involves San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin, Contra Costa and Alameda counties — a combined population of more than 6.7 million. It is to stay in place until at least April 7. Three other Bay Area counties — Sonoma, Solano and Napa — were not immediately included.
The above is from SFchronicle.com by taff writers Dominic Fracassa, J.K. Dineen, Joaquin Palomino contributed to this report.
The Associated Press also contributed.
Erin Allday is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: eallday@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @erinallday
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