At least 6 Bay Area counties to order shelter-in-place due to coronavirus
SANTA CLARA COUNTY (CBS SF) https://livestream.com/accounts/25723746/events/8522569/videos/203025648 Officials in Santa Clara County on Monday closed all non-essential services to bolster ongoing efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
At least six Bay Area counties are expected to announce a "shelter in place" for residents to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The order will direct everyone to stay in their homes until at least April 7.
More than 6.7 million would be impacted the order that involves Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties, a combined population of more than 6.7 million. It is to stay in place until at least April 7th
The directive begins at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
County authorities are expected to announce the move at 1 p.m.
“We are facing an historically difficult challenge,” County Executive Jeffrey Smith said in a statement Monday. “COVID-19 is something we haven’t seen before. We must respond in real time with thoughtful, aggressive action to protect the public and our employees.”
The news comes after California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday called for bars and nightclubs to close to try to protect public health and slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
“County departments will continue to provide essential services, but now is the time to avoid non-essential interactions in our county facilities,” Smith said.
