This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateBay Area hospitals have reported their first cases of influenza, signaling the start of what could be a turbulent flu season with COVID-19 in the mix.The flu season doesn’t typically begin in earnest until December or January in California, but doctors already are bracing for a worst-case scenario of widespread influenza on top of the coronavirus and other respiratory viruses that may be circulating.Public health experts want as many people as possible to get vaccinated against influenza over the next couple of months to protect...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateBay Area hospitals have reported their first cases of influenza, signaling the start of what could be a turbulent flu season with COVID-19 in the mix.The flu season doesn’t typically begin in earnest until December or January in California, but doctors already are bracing for a worst-case scenario of widespread influenza on top of the coronavirus and other respiratory viruses that may be circulating.Public health experts want as many people as possible to get vaccinated against influenza over the next couple of months to protect...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTheir journeys began at about the same time, but California and New York immediately diverged down two very different paths during the coronavirus pandemic.California started in January, with travelers from China carrying a new virus into the Bay Area. New York was probably only a few weeks behind, its virus arriving from Europe.From there, California’s trajectory was a gentle upward bend in case counts, a long plateau, and then — the surge. New York’s was the classic curve: a sharp climb in cases followed by a long and bumpy...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTheir journeys began at about the same time, but California and New York immediately diverged down two very different paths during the coronavirus pandemic.California started in January, with travelers from China carrying a new virus into the Bay Area. New York was probably only a few weeks behind, its virus arriving from Europe.From there, California’s trajectory was a gentle upward bend in case counts, a long plateau, and then — the surge. New York’s was the classic curve: a sharp climb in cases followed by a long and bumpy...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe Bay Area blunted the impact of its first brush with the coronavirus, but infectious disease experts warn there are more outbreaks to come once the region eases shelter-in-place restrictions, and one looming event is of particular concern: the flu season.No one yet knows what to expect in the fall and winter, when the coronavirus may commingle with seasonal influenza. But even as public health officials battle the current COVID-19 outbreak, they’re bracing for a resurgence of cases and a potentially much deadlier situation in a...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe Bay Area blunted the impact of its first brush with the coronavirus, but infectious disease experts warn there are more outbreaks to come once the region eases shelter-in-place restrictions, and one looming event is of particular concern: the flu season.No one yet knows what to expect in the fall and winter, when the coronavirus may commingle with seasonal influenza. But even as public health officials battle the current COVID-19 outbreak, they’re bracing for a resurgence of cases and a potentially much deadlier situation in a...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateOn the last day of a very difficult year, San Francisco extended indefinitely its shelter-in-place and travel quarantine orders while the Bay Area recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic and public health officials made a final desperate plea for people to ring in 2021 quietly at home.The year-end totals of coronavirus cases and deaths painted a devastating portrait of the United States’ poorly handled battle with the pandemic. Roughly 20 million cases were reported nationwide, representing nearly a quarter of the global sum...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateOn the last day of a very difficult year, San Francisco extended indefinitely its shelter-in-place and travel quarantine orders while the Bay Area recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic and public health officials made a final desperate plea for people to ring in 2021 quietly at home.The year-end totals of coronavirus cases and deaths painted a devastating portrait of the United States’ poorly handled battle with the pandemic. Roughly 20 million cases were reported nationwide, representing nearly a quarter of the global sum...WW…

San Francisco ordered a mandatory travel quarantine Thursday that requires people arriving in the city from outside the Bay Area to stay home and away from others for 10 days.The order applies to anyone “traveling, moving or returning to San Francisco” from outside the Bay Area, which includes Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma counties. It takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday and will remain in place until Jan. 4.“This virus spreads through human interaction and social gatherings, including through people with no symptoms....…San Francisco ordered a mandatory travel quarantine Thursday that requires people arriving in the city from outside the Bay Area to stay home and away from others for 10 days.The order applies to anyone “traveling, moving or returning to San Francisco” from outside the Bay Area, which includes Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma counties. It takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday and will remain in place until Jan. 4.“This virus spreads through human interaction and social gatherings, including through people with no symptoms....WW…

Three Laguna Honda residents have died of COVID-19 this month as the San Francisco skilled nursing facility, the largest in the state, faces its first deadly outbreak of the pandemic.The city has been praised for months for at Laguna Honda and preventing deaths among its 715 vulnerable residents. The new outbreak, which has led to more than 50 cases among staff and residents this month, unfolded with heartbreaking timing: Laguna Honda starts vaccinating residents next week.“It would have been ideal if we’d been able to vaccinate a month ago, but the vaccines weren’t approved then,” said...…Three Laguna Honda residents have died of COVID-19 this month as the San Francisco skilled nursing facility, the largest in the state, faces its first deadly outbreak of the pandemic.The city has been praised for months for at Laguna Honda and preventing deaths among its 715 vulnerable residents. The new outbreak, which has led to more than 50 cases among staff and residents this month, unfolded with heartbreaking timing: Laguna Honda starts vaccinating residents next week.“It would have been ideal if we’d been able to vaccinate a month ago, but the vaccines weren’t approved then,” said...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAs coronavirus cases continued climbing alarmingly, two more Bay Area counties — — entered into the state’s most restrictive reopening tier, purple, which will cause the shutdown of most remaining indoor activities on Sunday and place residents under a curfew starting Monday night.Meanwhile, Santa Clara County, which is already in the purple tier, announced new restrictions starting Sunday that go even further than the state’s rules. That included a quarantine for returning travelers, extremely strict indoor capacity limits for...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAs coronavirus cases continued climbing alarmingly, two more Bay Area counties — — entered into the state’s most restrictive reopening tier, purple, which will cause the shutdown of most remaining indoor activities on Sunday and place residents under a curfew starting Monday night.Meanwhile, Santa Clara County, which is already in the purple tier, announced new restrictions starting Sunday that go even further than the state’s rules. That included a quarantine for returning travelers, extremely strict indoor capacity limits for...WW…

For the first time since the pandemic hit in full force, coronavirus cases among Latino residents — who for many months have borne the brunt of COVID-19 — are decreasing, while cases among white residents are increasing in parts of the Bay Area.The trend is emerging weeks after counties began easing restrictions in many places, including reopening indoor dining and increasing capacity at gyms and places of worship. That prompted many residents to let their guard down and expand their social bubbles, county health officials said.The shift began in at least two Bay Area counties after...…For the first time since the pandemic hit in full force, coronavirus cases among Latino residents — who for many months have borne the brunt of COVID-19 — are decreasing, while cases among white residents are increasing in parts of the Bay Area.The trend is emerging weeks after counties began easing restrictions in many places, including reopening indoor dining and increasing capacity at gyms and places of worship. That prompted many residents to let their guard down and expand their social bubbles, county health officials said.The shift began in at least two Bay Area counties after...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSan Francisco is pausing its reopening plans due to increasing coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, early signs that the surge that has swept over most of the United States is starting to spill into the Bay Area.Almost all activities that were scheduled to reopen or expand capacity on Tuesday are now delayed, city and public health officials said Friday. That includes indoor swimming pools, bowling alleys and gym locker rooms. Restaurants and places of worship must remain at 25% capacity instead of bumping up to 50%, as...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSan Francisco is pausing its reopening plans due to increasing coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, early signs that the surge that has swept over most of the United States is starting to spill into the Bay Area.Almost all activities that were scheduled to reopen or expand capacity on Tuesday are now delayed, city and public health officials said Friday. That includes indoor swimming pools, bowling alleys and gym locker rooms. Restaurants and places of worship must remain at 25% capacity instead of bumping up to 50%, as...WW…

A handful of business owners in Napa threw open their doors in recent days in violation of state and county shelter-in-place orders, saying six weeks without an income was too long and it was time for officials to relax the rules.A restaurant, a gun and outdoor gear store, a dog groomer and an art gallery were among the businesses to resume operations in the wine country city, challenging the mandated coronavirus closures with unlocked doors and blinking open signs.“Public officials: Know that we’re prepared to risk fines, arrest, or jail,” said Quent and Linda Cordair, owners of the Quent...…A handful of business owners in Napa threw open their doors in recent days in violation of state and county shelter-in-place orders, saying six weeks without an income was too long and it was time for officials to relax the rules.A restaurant, a gun and outdoor gear store, a dog groomer and an art gallery were among the businesses to resume operations in the wine country city, challenging the mandated coronavirus closures with unlocked doors and blinking open signs.“Public officials: Know that we’re prepared to risk fines, arrest, or jail,” said Quent and Linda Cordair, owners of the Quent...WW…